Show Cincy Reds Are re I Termed Mystery i of Coming Year CINCINNATI Ohio Dec Dee 31 31 Cincinnati's Reds are the mystery team of the 1925 N league circuit One as to where they will finish Is about as good as another's an an- others other's I Theres There's considerable ability on the I team enough to make the Reds I strong pennant con contenders possibly pos 1 pennant winners I That also was true of last seasons season's team which finished fourth after alter II IIa a run of ot Injuries Plenty of preparations pre to insure I a IL better finish are being made mad for forthe forthe forthe the 1925 1921 race by the management Grover Land battery coach of the I Pirates last season has signed a contract to assist Jack Hendricks In that capacity next summer Derby Day Bill Clymer Is slated to don a Red uniform as a coach and work on the base lines with Land operating at the other end of the diamond Hendricks plans to remain on the bench almost entirely next season Jake Daubert Is dead BO so there will be a IL new man on first base Rube Bressler who pl played first quite a bit last season now appears the best bett bet for the Job but has a formidable rival rhal in Frank Brower obtained from Cleveland on waivers George Burns and end Pat Duncan veteran outfielders also have been separated from the payroll but I neither played very regularly last summer In their places Hendricks has taken on Elmer Smith formerly former former- Ily ly of the Cleveland and Boston American league teams and Brower Brow Brow- er who has played more in the outfield outfield outfield out out- field In recent years ears than he has hal at first Tho The regular outfield likely will be Roush Curt Walker and Smith with either Brower Brow r or Bressler fIllIng fillIng filling fill- fill Ing in Tho The infield in is more mysterious than the outfield Although Bressler Bressler Bressler Bress Bress- ler appears to have the call on Daubert's Daubert's Daubert's Dau- Dau berts bert's Job Harry a It young first sacker is on the roster rOMer al although although al- al though the he club has not ceased tryIng tryIng trying try- try Ing to corral an experienced man manfor manfor manfor for the sack Hughey Critz seems a a. fixture at second base with Sam Bohne Bonne Jimmy Caveney and Boob Fowler Kowler booked to fight It out forthe for forthe forthe the job at short Babe and Charley chancy Dressen are booked to scrap for tor the third base Job Lew Fonseca again Is booked for utility rolls Behind the bat Bubbles Hargraves liar Har- graves and Ivy Wingo will hold holdforth forth Carl Mays Eppa Rixey Adolfo Luque Pedro DIbut Pete Donohue Rube Rubo Benton Tom Sheehan and Jakie May of last seasons season's pitching staff are booked to make the Southern South South- ern trip Major John L L. Griffith high commissioner comm commissioner com com- m missioner of the Western conference confer- confer ence advanced a a. plan at the foot foot- coaches ball ban ball coaches coaches' dinner which caused some of ot the mentors to think deeply He lie suggested the appointment of ot a committee to rule out nut coaches who violate coaching ethics and indulge in tactics of character character char char- acter In their mad desire to win games sames i |