Show Farrell farrel Gives vs Athletics Chance to Grab en nt Former Portland Catcher Mickey Cochrane Looks Better Than Ever This Year By HENRY L Lr FARRELL United Press Presa Staff Correspondent FORT MYERS Fla Fia March 18 Sitting on the corner of the bench benh benchin in the Athletics' Athletics training camp his knees crossed and his hands holdIng holdIng hold- hold Ing lag the inevitable score card Connie Connie Connie Con Con- nie Mack Macle the veteran Philadelphia pilot looked up with a a. wide smile when the question was put to him your our cl club b going to do this year Ask the kid over o there there he an an- Kid Gleason former manager of the Chicago White Sox Sax w who Wio o came out of retirement to coach the Athletics Athletics Athletics Ath Ath- with Mack looked ed ov over r from the other end of the bench with a n smile Just as wide and delivered Were In and he talked as if he lIe didn't mean maybe Neither Mack Macit nor Gleason had any ny whys in support Just look em over they s said id The Athletics have a fine looking team and one that looks like a rival of equal rating for the champion Washington Senators and the promising Si St. St Louis Browns There wasn't much for Mack Mackto to do this spring b beyond yond reaching a decision on wh what t good players he would have to leave out of the regular regular regular reg reg- ular lineup There was really only one rookie in camp and he was the veteran Joe Pate from Fort Worth The only Worry that has both both- ered Mack Is about Joe Hauser hi his star stat first baseman who was out of ot the game all last season with a fractured knee It may be that h he will have to use Poole again at first Chick Gall Galloway way Is a sure shot for shortstop but two play players rs are fighting It out for the other Infield positions OM Bill the veteran Cleveland st star r of the 1920 worlds world's series and Max Bishop are battling tor Or second base T Tie The e same holds goo good gooel a for third base where Jimmy Dykes and Sammy Hale are fighting fight fight- jag ing for the regular job Lamar Simmons Miller and French al aie e cinches for tor the ou outfield and Mack is satisfied with them I The real star of the team who I Is credited with putting the club In the race last year looks better better better bet bet- ter ter than ever this year He is Mickey Cochrane the best catcher In the major le leagues gues and the biggest biggest biggest big big- gest star within years Helping Cochrane will be Cy Perkins a regular reg rag ular lilar catcher on any club dub but he will not have to d do much helping There are aie a raft of fine Cine pitchers on th the club Groves club Groves Rommell Har- Har riss Heimach Walberg Valberg and Baum- Baum gartner If the first four named work as Well ell as they have been doing in training camp the Athletics Athletics Ath Ath- ics are almost a cinch as pennant winners |