The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-12
CINCINNATI REDS MAY MAKE FLAG BID SAYSBOSS
Dressen Popped Up on
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BY GEORGE KIRKsEY United Press Staff Correspondent

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 Tampa, Florida, March l2. - (UP) = Hustling, hard.working Charlie Dressen has the Cincinnati Reds knocking at the door of the first division of the National League. Tn two years under Dressey1, the Reds have come up from eighth to fifth and the big question now is whether they are ready to crowd their way higher.
 Dressen says he has 6 first divis- ion club. The players think 50, too. On paper, the Reds look formidable. They are hustling in training like Q team going some place.
 And if we crack into first divis- ion," Dressen said, i've have a chance at the flag. The way the National League race is set up any team of first division skill will be Q contender"
 Remember?
 And those who think Dressen is talking through his hat only have to go back to the standings of last July {. On that day the Reds were only four games back of the Cardinals in first place and a half Q game ahead of the Giants, the ultimate winners.
 Prom that point on our luck was all bad" Dressen recalled. "If we have as much good luck this year as we had bad last season, we will be plenty tough. And when I say tough mean Q team that will have pennant aspirations"
 The Reds squad of 36 is the big gest in any National League camp. Seventeen are rockies, several of whom are definitely ear.rnarked for stardom.
 In a nutshell the Reds shape up this way: Pitching, great; catching, excellent; infield, big problem; out field, improved.
 The six pitchers from last years club on whom Dressen is counting are Paul Derringer, Curt Davis, Gene Schott, Al Hollingsworth, Bill Halla- han and Benny Frey. Derringer will be the big gun. He says he'll win 2S games, six more than last year. Big things are expected of Davis and Schott. If Hoiiingsworth's sore arm Is completely healed, he may reach stardom.
 Of the youngsters, Dressen is bank ing on Lloyd Moore, Lee 0rissom and Johnny Vandermere. The lat- ter two are southpaws. Bill Terry says he never heard of Moore, who won 70 games for Fl Dorado last season. Dressen says Moore will make Terry's eyes pop open when he sees him in action. Vandermeer, who won 10 games for Durham, was picked as the No. outstanding minor league player on the basis of his strikeout record of 295 in 214 innings. 0rissori1 and Vandermeer are two of the fastest rockies Dres- sen says he's ever seen. Dick Bar- rett, who won 22 games for Seattle, Is another promising pitcher.
 The Reds are heavily stocked with catcherS - Ernie L,ornhsrdi, who hit .333 last season, Virgil Davis from the Cardinals, Bill Campbell and Dee Moore, who hit 400 in six games last season for the Reds.
 DfesSen is worried about his inc field. He's confident Les Scarsella, who hit .3l3 in his first season last year, will be big improvement this year at first. Billy Myers, recovered from an operation, will perform at short.
 In the Air
 But second and third are ques- ton marks. Alex Kampouris, Char ley Qelbert from the Cardinals and Eddie Miller, fielding flash from Toronto, are competing for the sec- ond base job. Lew Riggs, whose play slumped last season. Jimmy Outlaw, who hit .330 for Nashville, and Ed Joost, who hit .286 for the Missions (Coast League) are In @ battle for the hot corner.
 The outfield probably will be com posed of Big Phil Weintraub, e .s7l hitter from Rochester in left, Kiki Cuyler, who shows no signs of slow. ing up, in center, and Iyal Goodman in right. Goodman, bothered by out- side annoyances last year, is likely to be much improved player this sea- son. Weintraub played under Dres- sen at Nashville in 1884 and hit. 40l, an all.tlme southern association record. Other outfielders are Hub Walker, Jack Rothrock, back up for another trial from Rochester, and Double Joe" Dwyer from Nashville. Babe Herman is 6 hoidout. and A..