The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-22
WILSON COUNTS ON
SECOND Year men
TO ELEVATE team
Manager Of Philadelphia Club
Sees Cards and Giants as
Class of Circuit
holsters PITCHING STAFF
Addition Of George Watkins
Should Add Batting Power
in Pennant Chase

Bradenton, Fla. Feb. (NEA)-
Jimmy Wilson believes that ~ new
faces make the Phillies far less futile,
and speaks OF the first division.
Wilson has given Philadelphia Ma
tional League followers. If any. a new
deal. and then some. in rebuilding.
Only Fidgety Phil Collins. Hansen.
ard Pearce, pitchers. and Catcher
Todd remain Of the players who were
on hand in 1885 when the brilliant
catcher was brought over from the
st. Louis Cardinals as manager.
Wilson bases his hopes for a rise on
pitching. added punch, speed, and
hustle.
I'VE have young players who can
get over the ground" says Wilson, who
is wintering here. "Dolph Camilli,
Chiozza. Bucky Walters. Ethan Allen,
Johnny Moore, Curt Davis, and Fuel
Moore all came to us last year. and
with the experience Of playing to-
gether it is felt that they will do much
better this season.
The club as whole is satisfactory.
Like the great majority Of man
ayers I am concerned most about my
pitchers. have four who really know
what it is all about in Davis, Fuel
Moore. Collins, and Sylvester johnson,
and hope to get one or two good ones
from among quite few who are COM
ing up from the minors with first
class regulations.
Pitching Prospects
I also am counting strongly on Joe
Bowman, obtained from the Giants,
and Hansen, the left-hander.
"Of those graduating from the
minors. have lot of faith in Or
vile Jorgens, brother Of Arndt Jor-
gems, the Yankee catcher: Jim Bivin
and Harry Gumbert, from Galveston;
Pearce, recalled from Buffalo: and
Parks. Penn State collegian, all
right and Pezzullo, a south
paw obtained from the Giants.
Jorgens is wild, but has a vast
amount Of stuff.
Bivin was farmcd out by Pittsburgh
q couple OF times. He allowed Fort
Worth only four hits in winning
10 game in 1884.
Gumbert is nephew Of Ad Cum
bert, a.mound star Of the '00s. Gum
bert, with five years of minor league
experience at "a. bagged Is and lost
IL last season. He worked in AZ con-
tests. and completed II of them. His
earned-run average was 500. He
weighs $50 pounds and stands frac-
ton above 6 feet inch.
Pearce hurled splendid ball for
Buffalo.
Pezullo copied is games out Of 20
for Richmond before moving over to
Nashville to capture two and drop
one. He comes highly recommended
by the veteran Jimmy Hamilton, vice
president Of the Volunteers.
II Watkins Clicks
Wilson processes to believe he
strengthened the Phillies in the deals
that sent Dick Bartell and George
Davis to the Giants in exchange for
George Watkins. Johnny vergez,
Blondy Ryan, Bowman, Pezzullo, and
cash.
He hopes that Vereez and Ryan will
regain the fine winning spirit that was
theirs as Giants In 1888.
Wilson realizes that he lost good
men in Bartell and Davis, but rea-
sons that in order to land something
good club must give something good
in return.
Watkins ought TO find the short
right field fence of thePhillies park to
his liking. The Texan hit $40 for the
Cardinals not SO many years ago. II
Watkins regains his batting eye, the
Phillies will have a corking outfield.
Johnny Moore and Allen each hit $50
in 1894. Like Watkins they are ac-
complished players defcnsively, and
fast.
Philadelphia catching, with Wilson
and the huge Todd dividing the as.
signment. Is second to none in the
majors
Wilson rates Chicago with st. Louis
and New York as the outstanding
teams. He sees the remaining five on
an even basis. and hopes to get suffi-
Gent breaks to land In fourth place.
Wilson IS opposed to night baseball
as a player on account Of the physi-
cal strain, but asserts that II the GUS
toners want it, the Phillies will be
only too happy to do their part.