Show New w Infield Carries Title TUe Hopes of f Macks Mack's Athletes PHILADELPHIA Jan 24 APA APA AP- AP I A A new infield built around Eddie Collins his star stal baseman of championship days carries th the pennant pennant pen pen- nant hopes of f year 64 ConnIe Mack lack in his twentY seventh season as manager of the the- Philadelphia I Athletics Returning to the same post he occupied in Macks Mack's famous infield combination sixteen years ago Collins deposed leader of the White Sox will have new Philadelphia Philadel- Philadel phia coworkers on both right and left Connie has Indicated Replacing ReplacIng ing Galloway as shortstop will be beJoe beJoe Joe Boley acquired from the Baltimore Baltimore Balti- Balti more Internationals while at first base will be Dudley Branom Bi hard hitting star from the Kansas City club of the American association Jimmy Dykes again is slated for third base With the combination as a starter start start- er Mack will vill have probably the best equipped reserve infield in organized organized organ organ- baseball with Poole for first base Bishop second Galloway short and Hale third The changes have been made primarily manly marily to bolster one of the weakest weak weak- est eat hitting clubs of the 1926 American Amer- Amer iran ican league campaign In Collins and Branom he has obtained two I last players who hit well over year Boley also climbed into the I select group of the International One more heavy artilleryman forthe for tor I the lineup was obtained in the signing signing sign sign- ing of the veteran former Brooklyn outfielder Zack Wheat who for years ears finished among the National league batting leaders Zack Zack appears appears ap- ap pears slated to patrol left field with withAl withAl Al Simmons in center and Walter Valter French West Vest and Wilson from Waco Vaco Tex and Metzler letzler of Wichita Falls will seek to displace the veterans while Mack also may find room for Bill Lamar The pitching staff holding over from last year includes Howard Ehmke Sam Gray Ed Rommell and Jack Quinn and Grove Willis Villis Valberg and Pate southpaws and nd Hunter from Dallas Shores from Wichita Falls and Yerkes a Philadelphia product also are possibilities Mickey ey Cochrane Cy Perkins and Jimmy For ox again will handle th the catching assignment Weve done everything possible to strengthen the team Mack lack saidI said I figure it will be a tough race but I have a hunch we will 1111 be leading leading lead lead- ing the procession next October It If not Im I'm still ready to try again the following year |