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Show Boston Is figuring on using Joe Dugan. acquired from the Athletics, at shoil stop. Manager Duffy of the Red Sox fig-Ures fig-Ures he has a mighty good Infield wlih Foster at third. DUSTSH at short. Pratt at second and George Burns at nrsf . . . On paper it ls a mighty good looking look-ing Infield. Shortstop, however, Is the questionable position Joe Dugan is a great third baseman. , He has a brighter future than any ! other recruit Infielder In the Amerl- can league. Dugan likes to play third base. That i fact, coupled with his remarkable ability, has made him tho most talked I about youngster In the American ! league Joe Dugan doesn't like to play shortstop. Connie Mack ha needed a shortstop ever since tho departure of Jack Barry. Mack tried his very I best to develop Dugan Into a shortstop. short-stop. At times tho youngster gave flashes I of his remarkable ability as an infielder. infield-er. However, Joe never liked the position po-sition He has often remarked to mo when I was umpiring on tho bases: "I am a third baseman, not a short-stop. short-stop. A fellow has too many things to do at this position to suit me." e Joe ls rather temperamental. If he doesn't like- a thing well, he doesn t like it. Joe. is a willing young man If Hughey Duffy decides to use him at short, lie will give him his very I best However. It will be spoiling n great third baseman for an ordinary shortFt o p i, If Joe should acceptably till the bill at short. Duffy will have a mighty good Infield. It Is an infield that combines ,i pretty good defense with much offensive power. I However, Duffy is protected, should he decide that Joe Dugan should be played at third rather than short. Ho has Frank OlRtkWke, secured from Washington, to fall back on O'Bourkc is a mighty Intelligent ball ' player If nature had only endowed him with 8 stronger throwing arm. he would easily win a berth as a big league regular A rather weak arm i has held him back. . . The quickness with which he gets the hall away helpi his weak arm considerably. con-siderably. Only on double plays requiring re-quiring a speedy throw he is greatly handicapped. He Ls a mighty good ball player to have around, and Duffy Ls sure to find him very useful. oo |