The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-15
PITCHERS MUST PULL PHILLIPS
 THROUGH 1888
Wilson Hopes to Battle for Fifth PlaCe-BrOWne
 Succeeds Camilli
Editors Note: Following is the second of a series from the major league spring training camps.
By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Biloxi, Miss, March 15-(UP)- When dusk falls over the quite little town of Biloxi, Jimmy Wilson "nd John Lobert sit at table in little room overlooking the Gulf of Mex ico. They usually quench their thirsts after a hard day in the sun with a few tall cold ones.
 They don't rave and rant or fume and foam although they have every right to because they form the Philadelphia Phillies' board of strat- egy. And the Phillies have the sor- riest looking baseball club training in the south this spring.
 The sale of first baseman Dolf Camilli to Brooklyn for a reported $6C, ,0OO left the Phillies without a single outstanding star outside of the pitching staff and one of the clubs ace pitchers is quite likely to be sold to a pennant contender be- fore mid-June.
 For what he has to work with Wilson is perhaps baseball's most optimistic pilot. When his boss sells a player Wilson goes right along and makes the most of what's left. He never bemoans his fate. He and his assistant, Lobert, keep on trying to bring a collection of minor league players up to major league standard. All those people who condemn the Phillies to last place may be fooled" says Wilson. T think the race will be about the same as last year with the Giants, Cubs, Cardinals and Pi- rates in the first division and the others fighting for fifth place. And I believe the Phillies have as good chance as any other club of finish ing fifth"
 Wilson didn't cali for a crying towel when they told him Camilli had been sold. He put Earl Browne on first base and .;uessed that "this fellow may fool a lot of you.'
 ''The loss of Camilli won't make lot of difference" says Wilson. If we were pennant contender it would hurt but Browne will hit almost as well as Camilli and the loss in field ing strength won't be major blow. Camilli will help Brooklyn all right"
 In taking about his club Wilson prefers to skip the infield and out field and dwell on pitching.
 I've really got the best pitching I've had since started managing the Phils in 1934," he says. Its the first time I've had more than four good pitchers at one time"
 He names Bucky Walters, Claude Passeau, Hugh Mulcahy, Wayne Lamaster, Al Smith, Bill Hallahan, Si Johnson and his youngsters, Pete Sivess and Bill Ehrensberger, as a commendable collection of pitchers. Walters and PasSeau won IA games each and Lamaster, the little south- paw, copped IS last season, his first year up. He expects big things from Mulcahy..
 But Wilson may wake up one fine morning and learn that Passeau or Walters has been sold. The Phils are willing to dispose of Passeau to the Cubs right now for $75,0O0. The Giants also may flash a checkbook on President Gerry Nugent now that Slick" Castleman seems likely to be lost for the season.
 The catching staff is okay with Bill Atwood, the No. man, backed up by Wilson and Wally Stephenson, eX-Cub.
 The infield will be Browne at first, Rookie Frank Morehouse from Rochester or rookie Emmet Muel- Ter from Houston at second, George Scharein at short and Pinky Whit ney at third. Scharein is one of the leagues fashiest fielders and could become a star if he could do some- thing about his .241 batting average.
 In the outfield will be Morris Ar novich, the Jewish star in left, Her schel Martin in center and Chuck Klein in right. Klein has slowed up considerably but Arnovich and Martin are coming. There's not much power in that group.
 The Phils' hopes of getting above 7th or 8th, where they've languished for the past five seasons, rests en- tirely with the pitching staff.