Show w TIGERS INVITED TO RELAY CARNIVAL M 2 90 1 FLETCHER FACES FACES REAL REAL JOB PHILADELPHIA CREN I Eighth Position Looms F For or Club in Annual Gon Gon- Gonfalon Gon- Gon Gonfalon Gonfalon falon Race Racen I no n BILLY r EVANS 1 March 23 D NewYork John McGraw and ilia hi ht New York Glints need have no te fear lr of the Nationals Tho The Phi Illes after hy 1 at the tho ry ery latest the tho should hould bw b comfortably resting In the tho th cellar berth with Ith tho mental re removed re- re moved mated for the Test rot of the tho ho year lear ear Only the Boston Braves Brave threat en n to annoy the In the theu u possession ot of the tho boob booby boob honor honors Manager A Art rt Fletcher great shortstop In his day knows hi his stuff tuff but Fletcher can t make baso hits score runs run and stop the tho batting rallies of the th opposition In all probability Fletcher will get gel e possible out of ot the tho material at hand but such uch a state stat statement ment meet t cause causo much en- en en enthusiasm In ln dearold Philadelphia The Tho it tale Isn t there thre SORT 01 UI FOR MALITY Playing out the th schedule has been moro more mor or Ie IC less n II formality of the Philadelphia Nation mIs lis il tor for sos sos- sev several eral oral years and this season hardly promises to be an exception home Heine Hein Sand who ho shined shifted from the sport sheet to front page head bead headlines line lines headlines when he e exposed posed the attempt to bribe hint him by certain members ot of the New York GIants appears to be the tha only infielder of o lat yea yeal s a team certain to start at as a a I regular I Send bond Is to open at shortstop but the rest rost of the Infield will be bo made up of ial acquired from rom the majors and minors While It may ick experience and cohesion Fletcher undoubtedly feels that It will be an Improvement over the tho many combinations thit at nt various times list lest eason jeason essayed to play pIli tim th Infield for tor the Some sear var ear ago ato the New TonIc brought a 0 highly tout tout- touted touted tout touted ed outfielder by the name of Hawks Hawk who bo erv ery naturally was 0 nicknamed Chicken Ho He a was I fast a and could u hit b but t tP was no tr tw I great t ta tickler fielder I I and dh had a P h arm aria In those thos das day a strong cural ac-cural ae ac- ac acCurate curate whip a was more or less lees an I Moet aset for tor a major leaguer leagur I la Is was finally turned adrift a as Just a bit shy tho the major league I In drifting around tor for several years oars ears ho he was wasco I co Into a first baseman Ho Hm back hack to Co the majors in that i ole mm with tilt the Iho At third looks by tar far the tho best beat and on present form formIs formIs Is certain to start at that Won po-Won I I Ho He attracted the tho attention ot of the tho scouts 1 by y his lila work worl In the Texas league le iu with Ith Beaumont alter alter Kimmick who several everal leans back gao o much promIse as asa asa asa a member o of the Cincinnati Red Reds is certain to start at second Kim Kim- Kim mick wa w a from Vernon I 1 rate rat him a pretty good infielder KimI I and was w as sui sum wh when n he was waived out o ot of the National league The veteran vetran Jimmy Ring fling n II great pItcher who never neer quite reached the 1 heights of which ha he I Is cap cap- capI capable capable cap capable able la ls the tile aco ace ot of the tho I staff state Hubbell Hubben who ho was as a 0 a hold hold- holdout holdOut holdout out when hen I visited the camp I Is about due du to be b a win win- winning win In I ning pitcher In th the National league After floundering around for tor soy soy- sevi several sev several i eral years ears jut just nn an n outer and and In he had Imad a good year last despite his rather r ordinary er a aver aver-aee 1 ag age and I Is about due du to win III con con- con consistently If It lie he b sets gets the breaks In an era ra here southpaw pitch pitch- pitch pitch-ine mug carries carrie so neat eat a punch 10 letcher I Is licking itching I ha hav Ins Ine only two t lel the veteran Mitchell Mitchella a spit baller and the undersized Ray Pierce who ho his has seen service with the tho Cubs l There here Lon Ian t thin thing thine about the th Phil Phil- Phillies Phil Phil-He lies play to make you ou think thick they are going anywhere auy here this No o mental strain of a race raco tor for then them |