Evening star., 1936-03-17
REGARD EX-G|ANT !
ASFLAG CL|NCHER
He, Deans and HaIIahan to
Form Big Four of Ten.
Man Slab Staff.
fThis Is another of a series out.
lining major league prospects.I
BY PAUL NICHOLSON,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Associated Press Sports Writer.
~ RADENTON, Fla, March IL
x That gas house gang" from
st. Louis, strengthened by a
tough guy" from Coogans
Bluff, will be the team they all will
have to beat for the 1886 National
League pennant.
The tough guy" Leroy Parmelee,
has made such an impression in the
Cardinal camp that the gang can't see
how it can be stopped in the pennant
drive.
In him they see the one important
pitching cog that was missing last
year, when the 21-in-a-row Chicago
Cubs beat them out in the final series
Of the campaign.
Coupled with the two Deans, who
are certain to come to terms before
the club starts on its northward jour-
ney, Parmelee, obtained from the New
York Giants in the deal for Second
Baseman Burgess Whitehead. is ex-
pected to give st. Louis all the pitch.
ing strength it needs.
Even Frisch Enthused.
EVEN such a hardened campaigner
- as Manager frankie Frisch is ex-
cited about Parmelee, whom he calls
the answer to a managers prayer.
"Parmelee appears to have what We
want" says Frisch, land that's every
thing. With the two Deans, Parmelee
and Bill Hallahan, who looks better
than he has in several seasons, we
should have pitching staff second to
none in the league. Lack of pitching
never made pennant contender.
Il don't say We are cinch to win
the flag, but you can paste it in your
hat that we are going to be the team
| to beat"
Frisch, who doesn't like to work the
Dean brothers any more than neces-
sary. expects to carry 10 pitchers this
| year until he can round out winning
staff. Besides his probable '1big four"
the Deans, Parmelee and Hallahan--
he is counting on Bill Walker, Jess
| Haines, Bill MCGEE, Ed Heusser, DOM
inic Ryba and Nelson Potter, a prom
ising right-hander obtained from the
Sd4 VI dG f1OuStOQ.
A Worry to Himself.
ERISCH'S biggest worry, however,
is Mr.. Frisch. It's almost a
cinch frankie can't go through at
top speed for an entire season at
second, although he claims he's in
extra good shape. --'
Pat Ankenman, 133-pound fielding
wizard from Columbus, may do it,
but it is doubtful if he can fill Frisch's
10-acre shoes.
Third base is the other big prob
lem. Right now, Charlie Colbert
| looks like his old self on that hot spot,
| but he himself doesn't think he can
play more than 130 games. Ripper
| Collins and Leo Durocher fill the bill
nicely enough at first and shortstop,
respectively.
Loss of Bill Delaney weakened the
catching staff, but Frisch isn't fret
ting about that department with Vir-
gil Davis and Bruisie Orgodowski an.
| other Columbus farmland, at the
post.
New Catcher Impresses.
0RGODOWSKI has impressed
Frisch so much that the pilot
hardly thinks about the backstop sit
uation. The same is true of the OUT
field, consisting of Terry Moore, Ducky
Medwick and Pepper Martin. who is
back where he figures he should be.
There isn't another outfield like
that in base ball." commented Frisch.
There should be plenty of utility
strength. notably with Johnny Mize
in the role as the chief pinch hitter.
But If the Deans don't sign, you
can forget about the gas house gang"
for 1886 and 1887. They've got to
have them in there