Evening Star Newspaper, March 15, 1922, Page 30

THE EVENING' STAR, WASHINGTON, D: C., vWEDNfESD'AY‘, ‘MARCH -15; Five Recruit Pitchers Impress Manager Milan : Gianis and Brave WEEDING OUT OF HURLERS ALOYSIUS BASKETERS WHO AIM TO TAKE ‘TITLE AWAY PRESENTS DIF FICULT TASK ' = : T Phillips, Gleason, Miller, Francis and Brillheart Lead Now, But Woodward, Turk, McGrew and Digges Still Arc in Running, - SPORTS. * Have Many Backstops |GOWDY OF BOSTON TEAM MAY FIGURE IN A TRADE SPORTS." 1922. ‘ BY JOHN B. FOSTER. ERTAIN ball clubs think the Braves and Giants have more catcheis than they need. The Giants surely have, but most of them are beginners. There is no doubt that they will retain Snyder, Smitl C and Gaston for the coming season. If there is one thing more than an- other on which McGraw will try not to be nipped it is in catchers. His- tory tells the tale of how the Giants had a lot of misfortunc in other days because their supply of high-class catchers suddenly went 1o the hospital. Gowdy, O'Nelll and Gibson aro witn) & call for Fred Mitchell at St. Peters: urg. In addition to the three who have becn mentioned. Mitchell has two kids, Wilson and O'Reagan. but mno (Continued on Thirty-first Page.) BY DENMAN THOMPSON. AMPA, Fla, March 15—\While final judgment on the ab Nationals® recruit pitchers will not be passed until the closc of the spring training season, some naturally have impressed Pilot Milan T subject of a suitable trade has caused | two or three managers who are not strong on the catching end to put in more favorably than others. Those who have caught the” managerial eye and enlisted his .particular interest are Phillips, Gleason, Miller. Francis and Brillheart. With the make-up of the regular team practically settled upon before a ball was tossed. the most important responsibility faced by Milan in his initial effort at leadership is the selection of flingers to sup- plement the cfforts of the veterans on the staff. and the estimate he has formed of their worth is, therefore, stage. Discussing the to first time since he assumed direction of the club, Milan stressed the point that he has reached no definite con- clusious in regard to how many of the recruits will he retained, nor their identity, but he did commit himself to the extent of saving that of the nine now in camp the quintet listed above may be considered the leading contenders. Furthermore. he intimag- ed, they rank as about in the order named. although he hastened to add that Woodward, McGrew, Turk and Digges have by no means been elim- inated from consideration. and em- hasized that present ratings are sub- ect to radical revision. S Milan asserted that observation of the boys in action for more than a Week has. served to strengihen his original impression that the Nation- 31s have one of the finest rookie hurl- tng squads a team ever took south. He explained that tentative top-rank- Ing accorded Phillips is based more on what the New Orleans graduate accomplished when with the team Jast fall than what he has shown down here. “With Phillips it is more a question of physical fitness than anything else,” Milan said. “He already has demonstrated_that he knows how to pitch. His arm 1s not yet strong. but he can muster the same amount of tuff that he had on tap last S Ber, he is assured of a job. It is Hps' experience which gives him an edge on the, other recruits. Some of the younger ones may prove to have greater speed or wider breaking curves, but if they lack the ability to £ the ball over the plate or are de- cient in flelding their positions or Rolding runners on the bases their value is greatly reduced. $“Next to Philllps, it seems now that Gleason should be regarded as most likely to deliver without fur- ther seasoning. He has taken on weight since he was with us a couple of seasons ago and acts as If he new what he was out there for. e _employs a motion that -involves Httle strain on his arm and_fields his positionsin excellent style. Miller, dlthough he has been handicapped §r the last few days by a sore agrm, oks promising. Any left-hander ith his unusual degree of control ust be given consideration. Francls Mas a mighty strong whip and is gmgressing in knowledge of how to ake the most of his matural ability. If he displays a hook that is more than a wrinkle he must be rated a fine prospect. despite the fact that Re has many rough edges to be &mootked off. 3 Beillheart Has' the Stufr. ! “This youngster Brillheart has thore stuff than any man in camp Row, in addition to possessing almost rfect form: He is_a dead ringer §r Claude” Willtam§, the former Vhite Sox star, in ome respect—the batsman facing him always seems to Be under the ball, which rises as it approaches and makes it very Rard to judge. Brillheart's youth is Dis greatest disadvantage. He is an x!ophl:tlcaled boy who lacks the ell of wisdom to protect him from the wiles and’ gibes of the case- Nardened athletes he would have to qentend with in fast company. $oMcGrew has displaved -speed of a Blgh order since returning to his nat- i wral method of delivery, and. if he bas a curve that approximates his fast ball, should develop into a most effective pitcher, although he is so een now that it seems a year, or even two. will be required to fit him for fast company. He is only a young- gler. just twenty-one. and can well afford to acquire seasoning before wmeking his debut. ‘What a hurler shows in merely tching for batting practice does not - give you a true line on his ability. peed. curves and control in practice ave some significance, of course, but unless they can be emploved when there is something at stakq they amount_to little for practical pur- ses. How the recruits will measure up in the essentials of holding run- mers to their bases and fielding their pesitions, in addition to deceiving Patsmen, will be brought out in the mes with the Braves and between the Regulars and Yannigans, which will be a daily feature, starting next week. We will have them all pretty well catalogued by the time we break damp, and in the meanwhile all will De considered as in the running.” *As was anticipated in midwinter. when the make-up of the Nationals became virtually assured, following the acquisition of Peckinpaugh, the question of how to distribute his today for thel of great interest, even at this early iVERSATILITY OF ROOKIE PUZZLES BRAVES’ PILOT T. PETERSBURG, Fla. March i——Mannger Mitchell of the Braves is in 2 quindry what to do with Jahn Cooney. The Ind pitches well, mnkes difficult stops and throws in .the infield and dazsiing one-hand catches as an outflelder. Hix father played on “Pop” Anson' Chicago team and the Braves players call him a “ball hawk.” batsmen to obtain a maximum of ef- fectiveness is giving Milan food for much thought. He is faced with what | practically amounts to an embarrass- ment of riches in hitting strength, there being mo weaklings with the willow from one end of the list to the other, excluding the pitchers from | consideration. Zeh belleves he has the most ad- visable arrangement now with Judge leading off, followed by Peck. Milan, Rice. Goslin, Harris, Shanks and Gharrity. He would prefer to drop Judge a few notches and is willing to take the lead oft job himself, but | the frst baseman s so convinced he is betfer at the top that he will be permitted to remain there. Peck is such a shifty customer with the | bludgeon and so experienced at per- | forming in the second hole that he |is assured of this assignment, the ! debate revolving around the remain- | ing six. Because of their speed Milan and Rice both belong near the top, while Goslin is regarded as the ideal type [for clean-up man. Harris seldom fails in a pinch and usually can be depended upon to get on the bases, if nothing else, while Shanks drives in as many runs on an averageasany body on the club and Gharrity right is considered as good a hitter as the team boasts, although, like Shanks, | somewhat deficient in speed of foot. One advantage in having Judge at the top of the list is that he fre- quently will be in a position to score the relatively slow Shanks, Gharri jor a pitzher with the long drives he | pas a penchant for. Milan's tentative batting order appears hard to im- prove on and there is every.likelihood it will remain unchanged. Conalderable travellg and time will be required of the Nationals for their first game of the season against the Phillies at Leesburg tomorrow. En- training at 7 o'clock in the morning, they wiil not arrive there until noon, }and returning ir motor cars directly after the contest, they are not dus to get hers until 10 o'clock at night at the earliest. Some of the regulars rot being in condition yet to play, the team will be a makeshift affair, the batting order having been announced as follows: Milan, left field; Harris, second base: Brower, first base; Rice, center fiel Goslin,_ right field; Lamotte, third base; Bleuge, shortstop; Torres and Picinich, catchers. ' Courtney and Gleason probably will split the work of pitching, although Francis also will_be taken along. Needless to.say, Nick Altrock will be a member of the party, in addition to the newspaper men. Nat Turk made a fine impression in his iniital werkout yesterday. He | has a side arm motion similar to that | employed by the famous Grover i Cleveland Alexander, and probably | will be given a lot of attention after finishing his preliminary _muscle- | loosening work.® i Judge and Brower both took it casy at first base in' the infield drills y terday. Judge had not entirely reco ered from his collapse of the day before, and Brower still is nursing a pair of tender hands. Miller pitched to the batters for the first time since his shoulder began to trouble him. His ailment is yield- ing to treatment, but he was not per- mitted to work hard. Milon was all in after yesterday's sessions. He relieved Altrock of the task of hitting for each infield prac- tice in addition to superintending both drills and taking his own cus- tomary workout. “I know my job now is easy compared with what it will be when the Wolves get after me in the regular season, though.” Zeb smilingly observed as he fingered the blisters on his hands. Val Pilcinich surprised everybody by his splendid physical condition. With- out any premilinary work, he did his full share of toil in his first day out, including a regular session back of the plate with mask and protector for batting practice. R R car, so far as aisticss plants. - T is well worthy of empha- sisthatnoother American. we know, is manufactured in its own planttothedegreeth’at Nash cars are. In exact figures, "93% of each Nash car begins and is carried through to eomplefioninthegrcatNash land the Owls ot nineteen. Dykes and LEFT TO RIGHT, STANDING SITTI , DUFFY 1 HOLBROOK, HAY! McNANEY, CAPTAIN; FOLLIARD A YANKEES SUSPEND ROTH; | RUTH IS NAMED CAPTAIN EW ORLEANS, March 15—B been indefinitely suspended b: N many liberties. George Herman Ruth will act as coming season.. Ruth had been playing in the outerworks, but has aspired | to cavort around first base, and his give him a chance to come in closer to the umpires some time during the ensuing campaign. Cobb to Hustle Tygers. AUGUSTA, Ga., March 15.—A hard er practice than usual- was on the Detroit Americans' program today. Manager Cobb wishing to make up for time lost yesterday when the team i knocked off early to be the guests. along with Base Ball Commissioner Landis, at a Rotary Club barbecue. The players are on edge for the be- ginning of the exhibition games and something in the way of competition. In addition to testing out some of the recruits these games will give Cobb a better opportunity to observe the re- sult of his coaching in aggressive base running. The Georgian has for the past week been instructing the better batters of the club in the art of “hit- ting the dirt.” Hawks Claw the Owls. EAGLE PASS, Tex., March 15.— There was much bat music in the Athletics’ camp yesterday, as the Hawks defeated the Owls, 19 to 17. The Hawks made twenty-two In Johnston were the only players to go hitleds. Browns' Work Pleases Quinn. MOBILE, March 15.—Tne St. Louls Americans were anxious 0 win their third straight exhibition game today with the local Southera Associatlon team. Bob Quirfn, vice president of the club, says hg is much impressed with the team's showing in practice. Indians Again Are Retarded DALLAS. Tex. March 15—The Cleveland'Indians were forcer into an- other day of ldleness, except for & short workout chasing fly | IDEMONT There’s a square cut simplicity in the lines of ' Idemont that appeals to men of taste. | obby Roth, Yankee outfielder, has | y Manager Huggins for taking too field boss of the Yankees during the appointment as field marshal rhay | | ing catch, yesterday. The infleld was| a veritable sea of mud irom Mon- | day's rains, necessilating the calling| off of a game between th> yanuig.n: and regulars. The pitche~ 2 the recruits are most ufie weather. With nineteen in do not have an opportuni: thelr arms, even in batti The weather has permitt y one| yvanrigan game and only four or five short batting session White Sox Entertain Gl SEQUIN, Tex., March 15.—The Chi- rtain the The White workout ves- Sox had only a light terday. Harper of Reds Much Better. MINERAL WELLS. Tex., March 15. —George Harper, Cincinnati recruit pitcher, who «deevioped pneumonia following an attack of influenza, is much improved. He probably will belbeen working from dawn to dusk, |camp. ASSISTANT MANAGER: COLLI ND FITZGERAL DODGERS SIGN GRIMES TO TWO-YEAR CONTRACT JACKSONVILLE. Fla, March Burleigh Grimes, Brookiyn pitching ace, and the last holdout, hax signed a two-year cenmtract with the Dodgers, Manager Robin- son anmnounced today. Robinson would not discuss the terms. able to leave his bed by the last of the week. Dallas and the Reds are scheduled to play an exhibition game today. Eppa Rixey will start for the Reds and go two or three rounds when he will give way to Victor Johnson and possibly another of the recruits. Rain Does Not Stop Pirates. HOT SPRINGS. Afk., March 15- The Pirates paid no heed to a heavy rainfall yesterday, Gibson sueceeding in putting the players through a double work-out. Weather permitting, Manager =on expected to send the Regulars against the Yannigans in the initial practice game of the season today. Cardin S d Complete. ORANGE, Tex., March 15.—The St. Touis Cardinals’ roster has been com pleted with the arrival of First Base man Jack Fournier, Willlam Sherdel, pitcher, is suffering with influenza ! and Catcher Vernon Clemons has been effiicted with a boil Cubs May Shift Infleld. CATALINA ISLAND, Calif., March 15.—The Chicago Cubs, who have , ROBBINS, MANAGER, AND HOUHLIHAN. Manager George | were put through another hard drill yesterday. Manager’ W. 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