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Show CONNIE MACK , WON'T REBUILD Only 11 New Men On Athletics Ath-letics 19o2 Roster; Some ' Good Ones. CHICAGO, Pee. 22 dMV-Any intention in-tention on the part of Connie Mack to break up the Philadelphia Athletics, Ath-letics, dethroned world champions, as he did his li14 team after losing to the P.oton Eraves isn't reflected in the lii of new p.aycis acquired by the li'2!-0-:U Amei iean league litlohoiders. Add Only tl 'ion. A compiiatiim of the new players for llXi2 shows the Athletics have added only 11 new men to the team .which showed signs of deteriorating deteriorat-ing in the world se-.ies agains! the St. Louis Cardinals.' Detroit and New York." each with 22 new players, top the list, while the Athletics' small group places them sixth. St. Louis is last, having only added four new men. While Connie Made hasn't gone in for quality, he has picked four playc-.s who are expou-d to bolster the Athletics. It would not he a surprise to see two, or even three, of this new quaitet move into regular regu-lar berths, - - Three, of the four were with the Portland Pacific Coast league club last season and the other with SI. Paul. American association champions. cham-pions. The A's purchased Outfielder Out-fielder Kddie Coleman and Joo Bowman, right-hand pitcher, and recalled Outfielder Bob Johnson from Portland. From St. Paul they bought First Baseman Oscar Uoett-ger. Uoett-ger. The other seven new players acquired by the A's are decidedly, uncertain quantities. Rocttger, who batted .357, made 217 hits and drove in 121 runs, may win the first Hrtsc job with the A's, with Jimmy Foxx moving to third. If Roettger makes good and Foxx goes to thiid, Jimmy Dykes may be shifted to short, giving the A's three-fourths of a new infield combination. com-bination. Coleman Vs. Miller With the 37-year-old Bing Miller slowing up, there is an excellent chance for Coleman, who hatted .358 and was the runner-up for the Pacific Coast league battle title, or Johnson, who batted .331 to win the right field. Bowman, who completed his third season in organized baseball last year -and won 18 games and lost 11 for Portland, may hang on to the pitching staff which again will depend largely on Grove, Earn-shaw Earn-shaw and Walberg. 1 |