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Show BOSTON SOX SEE HIGHER POSITION Recent Deals Expected to Improve Standing. Bolstered in the intield and catching catch-ing departments by several deals, the lied Sox have higher hopes of success than they had last season, when the club trailed the American league pack. Among the infield prospects are Era-mett Era-mett McC'ann, obtained from Portland of the Pacific Coast league ; Ramon Herrera, Cuban star, who displayed his ability at the keystone bag in the closing part of the 1025 campaign, and Fred Haney, late of Detroit. The battle for infield positions centers cen-ters about second and third bases, for Phil Todt at first and Dudley Lee at short, last year's regulars, are favored to retain their jobs. Herrera, if he meets expectations, likely will get the keystone portfolio in preference to McCunn or Bill llogell, a regular most of 1925. Haney will have a rival for the third base post in Chet Fowler, drafted from Minneapolis. The baekstopping brigade has been strengthened by the acquisition of Alex Gaston, formerly of the Giants, from Toledo. I'icinich, Bischoff, Stokes and Bill Moore, Kansas City product, are other receivers available. The Bed Sox have their veterans, Ehmke, Huffing, Wingfield and Zalin-iser Zalin-iser as a nucleus for a pitching staff. Del mar Lundgren, right-handed pitcher, pitch-er, has been drafted from the Birmingham Birming-ham club of the Southern association. The outfield is well fortified with Flagstead, Carlyle, Rosenthal and Jenkins, Jen-kins, besides two rookies Elton Lang-ford, Lang-ford, who was bought from Des Moines, and D. W. Shaner, purchased from Lincoln. |
