The evening world., 1912-02-02
Weakest Department OF New
York National Is Staff
of Box Artists.
BY BOHEMIAN G.

HE uppermos. thought in John
McGrsw's mind as he starts for
Marlin, Tex, this month will be
the development Of at least one good
pitcher to add to tho present STAFF.
That's tho one thing needed to 're-cop"
the nsg.
Good infelders and outheidors are al
ways worth looking over. especially II
they are crack hitters; but TO keep the
Giants Up to championship caiibre
somebody has got to 20 out and dig up
another strong twirier. without such .
help the manager OF the Giants Is going
to have q tough time holding on to the
title. The weakest department Ut the
team ,s the pitching stan.
Las. season M~athewson. Marauard and
the ever reliable Doc Crandai, had to
carry the entire pitching burden. and
that Ii . little too much to ask Of them
again this season. Ames and Wiltse
may be better than they were last
summer. but neither Of them ID grow
Ing any younger. II Maruuard should
have q bad year the old peanut"
would so ~a-x1immering.
So certain Il McGraw Of his catching
stan that he has made no effort to try
out a new man. He 10 quite we'll salts
fed with Meyers, Wilson and Hartley.
He had a crack youngster by the name
OF Johnson, but he feels SO strong In
his backstop department that he gave
him 10 st. Louis. Eugene Paulet 10 q
catcher. but that younyster will prob
ably be sent to Little Rock for another
49,. - .AaSnpfn~ .,nAae thu ettAolaCa
OF Mike Finn, one Of the Giants scouts
The infeld and outfleld of the team
Is very likely to remain Just as II Is.
That leaves only the pitching depart
ment for serious consideration. Nc
Graw has scraped the country with a
ine-toothed comb for another twirler.
and at the last he may be
forced to make q trade 70 as to secure
the man he wants. He has a string Of
new twirlsrs n yard long. but /. Is
doubtful IL any Of these make good.
or the newcomers. McGraw pins a lot
Of hope on resreau. Munsell n Rob-
inson. They arc all men OF gigantic
stature, and the former did so we'll in
the Eastern League that he Is being
recalled. Even II these youngsters
should make good. 1t will be at least
a year before they can be depended
upon to WORK regularly. Therefore. It
IL UP to the old pitching stan to come
across with the goods.
M'GRAW STILL HAS CONFIDENCE
IN DRUckE.
Though McGraw has had little TO say
on the subject, Il Is known that he still
has hopes OF developing Louis Drucke
into n winner. Drucke did remarkably
we'll his first year out. but last season he
was hurt in a subway accident and
was Of no value to the club all sum
mer. While the Giants were ut Pitts
bursh on tho asst Western trip. Drucke
and Wiltse were sent to Bonesetter
Reese for examination. The famous
bone specialist declared that Drucke
would be IN shape to work as we'll as
over this spring.
BY the way. when Drucke told Josh
Devore that he was going to see the
bone expert. Josh made the one bright
quip of his life by asking: whats the
matter, Louis? Have o got . head
acheT"
It was intimated to McGraw that
Drucks might be in better shape than
no pretended. but the manager refused
to believe that. He said he would take
no chance on working the Texan and