The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-31
Red Sox Have Men to Win Pennant
Contends Manager 6ucky Harris
Mentor Believes Nine southpax
HurIers viii Help Keep
Club IN Race
~ BILL BRAUCHER
NEA Service Spoetg Eaihor

Sarasota, Fla. March 3l.-1uclu
Harris Is . new manager IN . strange
town. with . lot Of players gathered
together from other teams n ths biz
leagues. TO pick his team, the Red
sox, = chronic tailender, to win .
pennant In his first year 1t the hahn
may sound foolhardy. But that's
just what Bucky Harris Is doing.
We've got the ball players hero
who can win . pennant." he told mo
Is we watched his assorted athletes
In action. And II they think they
can as hard as think they can, ven
fool the others just as the Giants
fooled the National League last year."
An infield was working out. On
first was Eddie Morgan, making Z
comeback after being sent by tho In.
dams to New Orleans last year. At
second was Max Bishop. late Of tho
Athletics. At short was BIZ Cissell,
traded to the sox by Cleveland after
having suffered m indifferent year.
At third was Bill Walters, fresh from
the Missions Of the Coast League.
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"All those fellows are ball players, I
know that" said Bucky. looking out
at his lineup. TITS moro . matter Of
getting them acquainted with one an
other than anything else, Is zee It."
Five outfielders are on the Red Sox
roster now. Besides his regulars-
Dusty Cooke, Roy johnson, Carl Rey-
nolds-Bucly has In reserve Bob
Seeds and q new man from Balti-
more, Julius solters, who hit 1851 In
that league last year.
Harris thinks he has IN the outfield
the kind Of regular and reserve
strength needed for any kind Of
pitching. Cooke and johnson hit left
handed. The other three are right.
handed batsmen.
Rick Ferell, one Of the best catch.
ers IN the league" said Harris, lis 70
do most Of the work Gordon Hiukle
and Eddie Connolly viii do reserve
ana bullpen duty. Young Hinkle We
got from Rochester, and he appears
to be . fine prospect. I like his hit.
ting.
In the infield, besides those fel-
lows out there, we have Joe judge Is
reserve first baseman, and Fred Null
er and Bill Werber. One Of them even
may beat . regular out Of . job"
why all the left-handed pitch
ers?" Bucky was asked. At the time
there were no fewer than nine SOUTH
paws In the camp, and only four right
handed hurlers.
The answer is that II left-handers
are good we'd as soon have them a.
any other kind" said Harris. But
I don't think there will be more than
five lefties on the club when the sea-
son opens-Grove. Walberg, Weiland.
Pennock and young Ostermueller.''
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Ostermueller is the pitcher Boston
bought out Of the chains Of Cardinal
slavery, picking him up at Rochester,
where he won Is games last year. His
training camp appearance has been
convincing.
Against the southpaws, the Red
Sox have righthanders Henry john
son. George Pipgras. Gordon Rhodes
and John WEIGH.
Il have seen teams in this league
win with lefthanded pitching strength
alone" said Harris. and I have seen
right-handed stats do the same thing.
Perhaps most Of the hitting strength
In the league bats from the lett side
OF the plate. which shouldn't hurt US
. bit with all these lefties around.
Another thing about this team.
We haven't lot Of kids to fool with.
These men are all developed bali
players who have reached, or should
reach this year, their peak.
with Grove leading the staff, I
don't see why We can't fight our way
to . pennant In race that promises
to be plenty loose. The men are there.
II We can get them to playing 6 Q
unit. we're going to b . winning ball
club.
"Of course, that last Is my lob" ho
finished. with 4 grin.