| Show SLUGGER lei FLAGSTEAD WINS REGULAR JOB rookie got into lineup line une up when shorten was injured hag haa played excellent ball in all departments part ments and Is hitting above mark not expected that he ha will fizzle ira ringstead ring strad who nho was secured by the th detroit tigers from the chattanooga team of the southern assoria where he gained a reputation of being a contI consistent stent hitter bitter went well during the training stay nt at macon lacoa and subbed dubbed in center in the early games before cobb joined the club then he mi iras s on the bench and he was expect al ye YX 1 ira flagstead ed to stay there to be ready tot fo emergency duty in the outfield the rest Is an old story shorten injured his leg near the end of the training trip got in the opening game against cleveland and then was forced out of the lineup when his leg again gave him more trouble Flag flagstead stend got three hits in that second pame game against the indians has bag excellent ball in all departments ever since and now Is the clubs regular right fielder lie he has been hitting more than most of the time much of it in pinches shortens Sh ortena misfortune was his good fortune many other ball players with batting marks almost as mg big as flag have come from the minors and failed in the majors where here they found the pitching too good ira may also tall fall for the same reason but there seems little chance lie ile has faced the best pitching in the league and hit far above the average in fact that Is why he Is sticking in right after starting there as a substitute sti tute many minor league phenous have been curve balled out of 0 the majors but flagstead lias has shown no we weakness aLness against this kind hind ot of pitching lie Is fast on his feet covers a lot of ground and has a strong arm ue he has faced several trying situations and ills his judgment at those times has been good |
