The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-29
OF '|FS'
 SURROUND SET
 UP OF PHILLIPS
Camilli Still Out; Walters Star Pitcher-MOOre
 Is Ready
Editors Note: Following is the 16th of series from the Major League spring training camps:
BY GEORGE KIRKsEY


 United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Iinter Haven, Fla, March 29.- (UP) The Philadelphia Phillies' hotel here is across the street from a funeral parlor.
 Don't let that fool you," says Manager Jimmy Wilson, we're far from dead. We're very much alive kicking. Let all who confine us to the cellar beware. We're going af- ter fifth place and let our if players come through and we'll put up a whale of a battle for it."
 The Phillies If" players are Herschel Martin Ono relation to Pcpper, young center fielder who hit .298 for Houston last year; the second base combination of Del Young from Oklahoma City and George (Tom) Scharein from Nash vile; and two. southpaw pitchers, Bob Burke, formerly with Washing ton who comes up from Albany, and Wayne La Master from Louisville.
 Lacked Left-Handers
 Last year the Phils were notori- ously weak around second, where Leo Norris and Jose Gomez alternat- ed jobs from time to time, and cen ter field, where four players, Allen, Sulik, Bashora and Chiozza, per- formed. Wilson says failure to have a southpaw who could go in for an 'ring or two and handle a string of left-handed hitters cost the Phils f m 10 to IS games. -.,~
 Martin looks like he's ready. He covers 8 lot of ground and has a rife on his shoulder for an arm. Young handles himself well af1eld, an,l is a switch hitter, the same as Martin. Wilson says the only thing tn t can keep Scharein, obtained via the Giants in the Chiozza deal, from becoming star is failure to hit. Ee batted .258 for Nashville last season.
 The Phils' battery department doesn't have any "last place" tinge about 1t. Some rank the catching staff of Manager Wilson, who fig- ures on catching about 75 games; Bill Atwood, a dangerous hitter and Earl Grace as the leagues best.
 Pitching Fair
 The pitching staff is far from feeble, with "big four" of Bucky Walters, Claude Passeau, Joe Bow IT. en and Orville Jorgens. They won 39 games last season. Wilson figures with an improved defense behind them, the should go over 50 this year. Walters is the ace. The Phils could sell him on a minutes notice fo upwards of $50,000.
 The other pitchers are Hugh Mulcahy, Pete Sives, Harold Kelle- h :, Syl Johnson, No. l relief man, and the two southpaws, Burke and La Master. Burke pitched no-hit, no run game against the Red Sox in 1881 when he was with Washington. SiSesS is a wise-cracked on the Dizzy Dean type. If his sore arm comes around, he may make good.
 ne inf1eld is all set except at first b. ;e. Dolf Camilli Is 8 holdout. Wilson says the club has offered him a 50 per cent increase over last year, but that he wants his salary tripled. He is believed to have made $500 last season. Negotiations are at a standstill. Gene Corbett from Iiazelton is now playing first, but he q ssn't look like he can make the grade. Young at second, Scharein at short and Pinky Whitney at third TO ,ni out the infield. Norris is the utility man.
 Moore Certain Starter
 Johnny Moore in left, Martin in cente and Chuck Klein in right are the outfielders, with Fred Tauby, who hit .310 for Dallas and Morris Ar.iovich, who hit .32e for Hazelton reserves. Klein is over his back ail- ment and in good shape. He ex- rects to boost his batting average back np near his life-tim mark of .341 after slipping to .306 last sea- son.