Show Flag Contender Cont InI Two Changes Loom In I Roster of Club for New Campaign Jan 7 By I ByI Associated Only Press OnlY Only two changes are ore In prospect for the theP P Philadelphia Athletics runner up runner runner up In the American league race last lase season In Tn the tha right fl field ld Waller French erstwhile all round all round Army star who played brilliantly toward the close of of 19 1323 1925 25 Is slated to succeed BIng Miller Joe Hauser whose broken br ken knee cap early last spring forced him out of the game is expected to return to first base Otherwise Connie Mack lack lck 64 old 64 year old leader stands pat pat on the tho outfit that set d a sensational pace paco In 1925 until September Mack expects stronger opposition from nearly all the clubs this year ear but butIs butis Is confident his hie combination of youth and ind experience by additional s seasoning will make a strong pennant bid Besides one ot the hardest hit hit- hitting hitting hit hitting ting outfields in the game and an Infield quartet of more than average ability Mack possesses unusual battery strength Mickey i Cochrane was the 1925 sensation behind the plate The Athletics have another promising catcher catch r rIn In Foxx the year old recruit THREE STARS STAns Mack has three star rl right ht handers hand hand- handers hinders ers In Sammy f ammy Gray Eddie Rom Rom- Rommell Rom Rom-mell mell and and Slim Harriss In addi addi- addition addition tion ion to the veteran Jack Quinn Lefty Grove a invest invest- investment investment ment failed to meet expectations last las year ear hut but convinced Mack that het he has the stuff with which to tomake tomake make good this season The other port side talent includes Baum Baum- Baumgartner Baumgartner Baum gartner gartner and Helma Heimach h veterans Joe Pate Pato year old draft prod prod- product product I of Fort Worth and Willis I recalled from Wilkes lIkes Barre Darre I Jimmy Dukes will have the preference over Sammy Hale Halo at third while Chick Chick- Galloway and Max rax Bishop will again hold down shortstop and ond second base respectively with Bill BUI ob- ob obtained ob obtained from the Red fled Sox as chi chief Utility ma man n SIMMONS IA FAVORITE AI Al Simmons the club heaviest hitter in 1925 Is a fixture In center cent field Bill La La- La Lamar mar La-mar mar Is to patrol left lert field again Miller Iiller and Welch both seasoned ea placers pia will be held In reserve Georgo George OBrien O'Brien young fly chaser from Dallas Is a prom prom- ising king promising rookie Kid Gleason former White While SO Sox manager will be coach and mem mem- member ber berof of Macks Mack's board or of o which already includes Ira Thomas rhomas battery tutor and the managers manager's son Earl Mack |