Evening star., 1933-04-03
SPEED SPECIALISTS
| IN AS NEW GARDEN
Will Miss Simmons, but Club
Will Stick With Yanks
to Wire, Says Pilot.
BY TOM DOERER.

ASAe AAoAAu 1dSG~>Ddu ulau, as the
leaders, will be Connie Mack's ace
card with which he viii make a
bid for the American League
bunting this season.
while the Athletics team is sure
to miss the telling hitting of AL Sim
mons in 1933," Connie said at Balti-
more yesterday, "I am confident that
the hurting my staff of pitchers
promises to give me this season will
be sufficient to keep us right up along
side Of the Yankees all the way to
the wire"
Mack has IA regulars and rookie
moundsmen at present. Four of the
rocks will be farmed out within a few
days. The unlucky quartet likely will
be composed of Edward Kislosh. big
right-hander who played independent
ball last year; Hank Mcdonald. with
Portland last season, now sporting a
sore arm; Ed McKeithan, of Duke Uni
versity and John Merena, who played
with Bridgeport in 1882.
EOUR more rook hurlers win stick
l. to bolster up the vet sextet COM
posed of Rube Walberg, Nose
Grove, George Earnshaw, Tony Freitas,
Lew Krausse and Roy Mahaffey. The
yearlings will be Merritt Cain, Gowell
Claset. Bill Dietrich and Jim Peterson,
a southpaw and three right-handers.
Carrying but 28 players from Fort
Myer to Philadelphia, Mack will have to
prune away only one more player, other
than his four rook hurlers, and that
youngster will come from the flock, of
seven infelders. Either Ed Cichocki
cr Ed Kershner, the former playing
with Harrisburg and the later with
Drexel Institute last year, will go.
Comics present plans are to pack
10 hurlers, 6 infielders, outfielders and
catchers.
I'm going light on backstops," says
Connie, because there is always Jimmy
Foxx to depend upon behind the plate.
ed Madjeski, with US last season, is
hitting and fielding excellently, and
Mickey Cochrane is as fun Of fire and
pep as ever. Heving has been sent to
Toronto.
with Foxx behind the plate, Ed
Cramer can play good game at first.
II pick up another catcher 1t viii
not be because I planned to do so at
the seasons start
My outfeld is the fastest I have
seen in long while. Cramer, Lou
Finney, Bob johnson and Ed Coleman
are sweet hitters and the last word in
speed. expect to be pleasantly sur
prised by their work in the coming
season. And l think the enemy u
going to be surprised, too. Then there
IS Bing Miller, great player.
'.ERANK HIGGINS, who replaces
L Dykes at third, has shown me
world of speed and great hitting.
Eric McNair is ready for a good year,
DID Williams is set Bishop is as
sprightly as ever and Foxx is going to
belt out plenty of long hits in an at
tempt to crack Babe Ruth,s best mark.
Either Kcrshner or Cihocki will stick
to make the third utility infielder."
In substance, other than his top
heavy hurting staff, Mack is going to
put all of his pennant hopes in the
speed and spirit of youngsters.
In yesterdays ball game at Baltimore,
which the Elephants won by the score
of LIS, neither Earnshaw nor Grove
pitched good ball. Both were hit freely,
but the lax hurling was forgotten when
johnson began playing tunes with the
Baltimore pitchers offerings.
II 'OASANAG MANN announced L0dL the
~ Athletics infielders and outfielders
would get only three weeks train
ing next season, with four for the bat
terymen. Only 10 exhibition games win
be played. Twenty-Five were booked for
this year. mot economy" said Mack,
"just sound reasoning. All of us are
getting our players down too fine be-
fore the opening of the season. Three
weeks Is enough" But Comics men
practice twice day The Senators get
two-hour morning drill.
Earl Mattingly, former washington
sandlotter, is going great with the
Baltimore hurting staff. Baltimore's
scouts picked Earl over Bud Thomas
two years ago. =
Charles Knapp, president of the IN
ternational League, and president of the
Baltimore Base Ball Club, fears the
gate" in the Int loop during the COM
ing season. He thinks the next playing
year Is going to be a severe test for
base ball.
Toe CAMBRIA rushed to a telegraph
j Office at Baltimore yesterday to
wire Uncle Clark for first crack at
Bud Thomas and Cecil Travis. These
two players will help me out at Albany"
said Joe, land need them more than
does Joe Engel." Albany is training at
Norfolk
Bob Grove hurt his arm at training
camp, according to the PHILADELPHIA
writer's with the club He slipped In
fielding ball. That, they say. accounts
for his being hit so frequently In the
citrus belt combats.
Little Tony Freitas. the soutbpav
Will get the call for opening day against
Mack's players believe
Gen. Crowder seems to be Joe Cronin,s
choice.
Mack's players, like the Yank team.
believe, Cronin has taken on a tire.
nendous task in assuming the mama
yerlal role while trying to maintain his
sood playing at short. I'm hoping he
MAKES the grade" said Jimmy Foxx,
but he's got q man-sized iob."
Connie Mack tried to persuade
Charlie Knapp to place Eddie Rommel
IS manager Of the Orioles. But Knapp
cnose Frank MCGOWAN, an outfielder,
VINO Is making good both in the field
ana as a pilot. Eddie does not seem
70 be popular with his home town fans.
THERE Is a real feud on between
L the Mack and the Yankee players.
Both sides have been doing a lot
u gassing about one another at camp.
as result the two teams will wage
bitter warfare ON the field next season.
lccording to those IN the know, ana
he i'll feeling between the two clubs
ylves the Senators q break. Uncle
Clark and his team refuse to enter
nto the tussle. although the Yanks
nave taken verbal filings at Grifith for
lis Winter trades and his appointment
IT Joe Cronin as manager.
Despite the attraction of seeing
ormer Oriole playing greats In action
With the Athletics, their own teams
irst appearance at home, and q beau
iful Sunday afternoon to see all Of
I In. but a handful Of Raltinaore fans