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Show FOUR PITCHERS ARE PLEMTY, I SAYS MANAGER ROGER BRESMAHARI "1 TN the opinion of Manager Bresna-han Bresna-han of the St Louis Nationals, four pitchers llko Harmon, Sallee, Golden and Steele Bhould Bhoulder the burden of a team. In other words, Roger believes be-lieves that his quartet of heavers Is not being overworked. As long as the team docs not run Into another long string of doublo headers he will rely on the big four to carry tho Cardinals through While Roger would welcome the addition ad-dition of another first class dcpondablo twirler. a man who could go In and save a contest when some fellow mate Is fading, ho Is satisfied to worn' along with Harmon, Sallcc, Golden and Steolc with hopes that Jake Ooyer will develop de-velop Into the desired fifth man. "Harmon, Sallee, Goldon and Steele aro strong enough to take their regular regu-lar turn on the mound," said Roger recently. re-cently. "I bcllovo a pitcher should be worked regularly to show his best rc-aulta. rc-aulta. A follow 'like Harmon should be iworkcd7 even' third day, which would give him bno day less rest than he now obtains. Golden and Steole are powerful power-ful men and can stand a season's york w Ithout any III effects. Of course a frail man like Sallee couldn't do that. But Salleo Is best when ho Works every fourth day." In the threo yars' time that Brca- I nahan has been In chargo of tho Cardinals Cardi-nals ho has made some wholesale changes Of the players who were members of the team when ho took hold only Sallee, Koney and Bliss re-muln. re-muln. That means that he did some thorough hou&eclcanlng. The results aro ploaslng. Eresna-han Eresna-han knows where he Is strong and where he is weak. He knows what players could make his club a factor In the race, but first clats players can- I myt not bo purchased theso days. They iRf' have to be developed, and Roger has ?S done remarkably well In that reapcit SS Hls outftold, although not of cham- plonshlp caliber. Is fairly good. Tho M threo players camo to Roger as mere ' f5 "kids," but he has taught them much. j 95 He also developed Arnold Hauser Into ' 52 a sensation, while tho work of Golden , JJS and Steele shows that Bresnahnn knew i" M something when ho fired Willis, Lush. t SS Corrldon ot al. '; S?i |