The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-07
OLD TIMERS IN BOSTON BRAVES
 CAMP NUMEROUS
Holmes and Fernandez Seem Best of Rookie
 Crop; Miller at Short
BY GEORGE KIRKsEY

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 United Press staff COrrespondent)
 Sanford, Flan April 7--(up)-It's the same old story with the Boston Bravcs--too many veterans who'Ve gone over the hill and not enough young blood of the right kind, The Braves have made some efforts to- ward rebuilding last years seventh place outfit but they still have too many old-tlmcrs in their ranks,
 The Braves opening day lineup will have these well-seasoned and over-rlpe veterans sprinkled on it-- 40-year-old Johnny Cooney ct first, 3b-year old Tony Cuceinello ct see ond, 9e-year old Paul Waner in right field and S4-year old Ernie Lombar- die behind tho bat, At any rate the Braves don't have to worry about Uncle Sam eovetlng these standhys,
 The rookie crop has some promise and at least half c dozen of the newcomers have earned regular jobs, more or less, Best of the rockies appears Co be Tommy Holmes, who hit ,302 for Newark last season and led the International League in making hits and scoring runs. He'll start the season in center field, flNnked by Max West in left and WNner in right, When Q lefthander goes NgainSt the Braves, Manager Casey stengel is likely to send two right-handers, Chet Ross, trying Q comeback after R broken ankle last season, and Frank Dem0ree to left and right Instead of West and Wa her, left-handed hitters.
 Another rookie who's made tho grade iS Nanny Fernandez, who hit ,32T for San Francisco last season and led the Pacific Coast League In runs batted in. Although he played short last season Fernandez has been shifted to third, Fernandez has shown considerable promise as 6 hitter but has been cratic Nfield
 Miller At short
 Eddie Miller, rated by many as the Braves best ball player, will hold forth at short again and team up with aging Cueeinello around sec. ond. Cuccinello, who managed Jer- Sey City last year, Is expected to play for about two months until the weather becomes hot and the dia. fnonds fast. After that young Sihby Sisti, who played third last year, is likely to take over. Young Buddy dremp will back up Cooney ct first.
 ono Of the Braves most formid- able spots Is catching, where Phil MaSl, who caught e7 games last sea- son, Is now the third-stringer. Er- nie Lombardl, 20 pounds lighter than last season, may give the Braves at- tack some authority If he can hit back to his best years with the Reds, Clyde KluttE, who hit .336 for Sac- ramento last season, looks like the real thing and will force Lombardi hard to hold the No, spot, KluttS Is an extra.base hitter and has 0 strong and true arm,
 Although the Braves have lost l9 out of their 10 exhibition games this spring their pitching hasn't been to blame. Al JaVery, i0-game winner last year, and Rockies John Sain from Nashville, Lou Test from Hol- lywood, and Willard Donovan and George Dlehl from Evansville have flashed good form,
 Last years best fingers, Jim To- bin and Tom Barley, and the king pins of i040, Manuel salVo and Dick Erriekson, have been slow rounding Into form but ErrickSon's last effort against the Browns was q good one, Rookie southpAws Warren spahn and Jimmy Wallace have been han dleapped by wlldneSS but spahn, who won 10 and lost c at EVanSVille last season, may stick, George WaShburn, bought from the Yankees on q conditional sale, has been the widest man in camp, John Huteh- ings, who won only one game last year, is battling to hold on and Prank Lamanna, another holdover, iS doing likewise, Art Johnson, last years top Boston lefty, has been handicapped by sore shoulder,
 TOMORROW = Chicago White sox),