Ogden Daily Standard | 1918-03-25 | Page 12 | Changes in Lineup of Both the Boston Ball Teams

Changes in Lineup of Both the Boston Ball Teams NEW YORK, March 24. Boston fans will scarcely recognize their two major league clubs this summer as the ones that finished the season of 1917. Changes in the personnel of both teams, largely caused by conductions brought about by the war, have made many changes necessary, and tho Red Sox, in particular, will present a strange front to the fan in the Hub. Starting from the top, with Ed Barrow Bar-row in place of Jack Barry, the Sox have been rehabilitated. Then" there is Johnny Evers, formerly of the Braves, but now Barrow's "first lieutenant. lieu-tenant. Bush, Schang, Strunk and Mclnnis, in Red Sox uniforms, will look strange to the Boston fan, and there are others, oth-ers, Including Hack Elbel, from he Richmond club, a first baseman; Paul Smith, Montreal outfielder, and George Whitman, veteran minor league outfielder, out-fielder, purchased from Toronto. The Braves, with Charley Herzog ' acting as first deputy to George Stal-Hngs, Stal-Hngs, will also look strange. In addition ad-dition the Boston Nationals have secured se-cured Outfielder Al Wickland from Indianapolis; In-dianapolis; Jack Henry, the former Washington catcher; Jimmy Smith, secured from the Giants in the Her-zog-Doylo deal; Dick Conway and Jack Nealon, infield recruits, and two new pitchers, Murray and Brumeistor. Barry, Shorten. Shore, Lewis, Mc-Nally, Mc-Nally, Bentley, Pennock, Walsh, Ba-der. Ba-der. Janvrln, Wilder and probably Del Gainer will be missing from tho Red Sox. All of these players are either in ihc service or eligible. Gardner, Cady, Walker, Thomas, Gregg and Kopp, who were all tho property of the Sox last winter, will spend 191S with tho Athletics. The Braves lost a pepperbox in Rab-bitt Rab-bitt Maranville, R'co a catcher and Schreiber. an infield recruit, aro also in tho service. Tyler and Barnes, two seasoned pitchers, havo been- swept away by player deals, and Art Wilson will don the mask and protector for the Stallingsites. Kelly, Powell and Rheg of last year's outfield, arc comparatively com-paratively new players to Boston fans.