Show 5 jk OUTSTANDING OUTSTANDING ROOKIES ROOKIES TOUTED f TO 10 LAND REGULAR F e BERTHS IN N MA I PILOTS SURE I NEW PLAYERS I WILL DELivER Late Fall Arrivals Show Enough Class to Get 1929 Backing ElV Feb 4 coaches tell you OU that a a. few weeks of spring practice give them ample Information about the newcomers to the squad and enable them to start practice In September with an accurate accurate ac- ac curate Index of oC the strength th the team wIll In the tho tall fall games They look at a lot of oC duds In these few tew weeks and often overlook some fellow who comes through unexpectedly edly In September but they dont don't miss often Most of them usuallY know after a few weeks weeks' workout In the spring the men they will start in the seasons season's opener BASEBALL MANAGERS ALSO KNOW TRICKS The baseball managers also have havea a a. way ot of learning the capabilities of their rookies other than what the record books and tho scouts tell they assemble at spring training camps That Is by clustering cluster cluster- ing their home ground late each season sea sea- son with newcomers for a a. few weeks of oC observation and trial Like tho football co coach ch a a. major league baseball manager often callS call time the turn wrong on the thc youngsters y lIe may see flashes of oC gr greatness on on the part of some that arouse high hopes for tor next season only to have these same rookies fizzle out on greater trial The books are arc filled with instances Instances In- In stances ot of fellows who played sensationally sen sen- for a few tew weeks and then failed but they also include many cases of fellows who broke in with abang a abang I bang and then continued In capable fashion for many years LATE ARRIVALS LAST FALL FIve youngsters about to start south for training camp were late arrivals in the majors In 1928 but showed their bosses enough ability t to warrant the belief bellef that they were were up in the majors for many yearn year to come They may not last the season but each one Is considered a potential regular now Th They y are Outfielders Outfielders' Stone with Detroit Dorman with Cleveland Klein with the tho Phillies Pitcher Hubbell with the Giants and FIrst Baseman Shires with the White Sox Of aU all the rookies who were given givena a glance late last Jast zummer ummer they seem the best Because of oC the fact that Clove Clove- land has two costly outfielders In InA A Averill erm and Porter Dorman will have a a. tough time getting in fn reg- reg but his batting average in twenty twenty five ive games last year assures as- as him every possIble chance chanco to tomake tomake make the grade lie He came up from froma a small league in Texas set setting ling his bosses back bacle only Neither Porter nor Averill who each cost around ten times Umes as much will ge get him out of the way easily HARRIS BACKS JACK STONE Bucky Harris expects Jack Stone to continue at th the same gait he showed in twenty six games for the Igers last summer Stone Stono batted in 24 games and drove in 21 runs It If he continues that record for or a a. season he will be right night up among the leaders Stone looks very every Inch a f future ture star Art Shires also came up from Texas and played in three thirty games arnes for tor the White Sox last sum sum- ncr mer lie He enough ability to o give the Sox owners reason to believe he will take care of first base ase satisfactorily this season He Ha batted in fn those four weeks of oC Play lay Chuck Klein had more ot of a test than han the others and never flinched a I. I bIt He arrived from an infant and yeI ver low minor league and mediately made a hit He played In 64 4 games compiled the neat batting average of and was responsible for or 33 runs He is with the tho Phillies and md Is considered one of their best best- HUBBELL SHOWS PLENTY OF STUFF Carl Hubbell tho big southpaw leGraw deGraw acquired from Texas and used sod in fn many games last summer also showed plenty of stuff lie He Hewon won on 16 games and lost 10 and never neer yelped at the opposition He had Lad had previous trials with Detroit but soaped escaped somehow McGraw looks 01 him to be a regular this season and nd a consistent winner If these five youngsters prove proe lashes flashes of oC only a few weeks there nh be five very disappointed man gers agers I Westminster College Adds to Gymnasium Two cross CoUrts for basketball ha have been een added one court for tor volley ball has b been en Installed and permanent locker equipment has been put In the new Westminster gymnasium Besides this a large number of oC chairs has been placed around the main gym to accommodate accommodate date more spectators More lore improvements will adorn tho gym as additional money is re re- I I I |