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Show MANAGER HARRIS WILL STAND PAT Seeks Only Outfielder to Complete His Team. Substantially the same team that won the American league pennant last season again will take the field for the Washington Americans this year. Aside from the possible retirement of Inflelder Everett Scott and Allen Russell, relief pitcher, and the possibility possi-bility of the trading of outfielders Leibold and Yeach, no changes have been forecast. Manager Stanley Harris, two-year manager with two league pennants and a world series victory to his credit, intends to keep his infield intact in-tact along with his 1925 catching staff, but he would like to have a capable ) outfielder to work between Goslin and Rice. The infield combination of Judge, Harris,' Peckinpaugh and Bluege. which for two successive seasons, has excelled all others in double plays, will start the season. Buddy Myer, youthful infielder obtained from New Orleans, is slated to be Peck's understudy. under-study. Indications , are that Johnson, Coveleskie, and Ruether, who together won 56 games last season, will form the backbone of the pitching staff again. Marbarry, relief hurler, who participated par-ticipated in 5o contests last season) although he made no starts, again is destined for the rescue assignment. Harris wants one more experienced pitcher. He has looked with covetous eyes upon Hoyt of the Yankees, Ehmke of the Red Sox and Bush of the Browns. Alex Ferguson is ex- Manager Stanley Harris. pected to qualify for a regular pitching pitch-ing assignment, while Lefty Thomas, Harry Kelly and Win Ballou, Southern South-ern association recruits are likely prospects. Tex Jeanes, erstwhile Southern 'association 'as-sociation gardener, is the most likely candidate for the third outfield assignment, as-signment, but Veach and Leibold, if they remain on the roster, will receive re-ceive consideration. It is probable that Joe Harris will be retained as relief man for Judge at first base. Shirley and McGee, recruits, will receive re-ceive tryouts at the post. Myer and Stuffy Stewart, another Southern association as-sociation product, complete the list of Infielder reserves. The catching staff with Ruel getting get-ting first call and Severeld and Tate his assistant, remain the same. |