Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 115, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1917 — BROWNS CAUSE WORRY [ARTICLE]

BROWNS CAUSE WORRY

Fielder Jones Expects His Team to Bother Contenders. ' Statement Is Made In Other Camp«£| “The Team That Wins the Flag , Must Beat the Browns"—Pitching Staff Uncertain. Fielder Jones’ St. Louis Browns will make all the other clubs in the American league travel some this season. Not so strong On paper as the White Sox, lacking the fire and pep of the Detroit team and the crabbed tightness of the Boston Red Sox, the Browns have a mixture of alj and have something more —one of the greatest managers in baseball. Fans who remember how Jones won the world championship with the White Sox in 1906, after winning the American league flag from teams stronger in almost every department, can realize why Jones has the other American league managers worried. And they are worried —you hear in the other the statement: “The team that wins the flag must beat the - Browns.” The pitching staff is not what it might be. Koob is a youngster of great possibilities, although his record last year with the Browns was nob prepossessing. Plank is pretty old —and as usual a. mystery-~You“ can’t giiess on Piank. Weilman is consistent and should produce. Earl Hamilton kept himself in shape by playing winter ball in Cuba. From the Southern association Jones has two finds—Kerr of Memphis and Rogers of Nashville, each of whom won 24 and lost 12 games. Both are considered iron men. Other recruits of the hurting staff are Sothoron of Portland, who won 39 and lost 17 games; Pennington of Nashville and Park. The catching staff is led by Severoid with Hartley second choice, then Hale from Rochester and White from McAll ester. The 1916 infield is Intact Staler, Pratt, Lavan and Austin, with Kenworthy, who led «Ping Bodie in batting in 200 games on the coast last year; Paulette, from Memphis, and Bigler ofGettysburg college trying out.