New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-07
Will Enter 1916 Race with
Almost Same Team That
Won Cellar Title.
NEEDS A CATCHER
AND AN OUTFIELDER
Leader Of Giants Still Expects
Thorpe to Come Through as
Great Hitter.
By JEROME BEATTY

Sadde-ed D, dam thoughts Of a ms
srcn: summer. Che Now York Giants,
who finished an utter las; ia the Ma
,ionsl League. haze 'nis thought 90
cheer them thro3- ..c winter: The
gang viii ali bc g.. iIn. Tex. next
spring
John = NcGiot 10 a"isr
we'll I'd iu thc trs' leN' 50"
son with pvac. callf '. .'ir team ma
brought him such sorrow ms year. tie
believes hc has q strong c.lo and taa'
Al. he needs is auotrc. catcher ana an
outGclder. The pitching staff VIII
stand about as So is and the nhcId
viii remain intact
NcGrav s;ili has great confidence IN
Jm Thorpe. once tho worlds creates
athlete. who thus far has been a dlsap
poiatmcut 10 thc Giants. Thorpe is
ono Of Tho fastcs' men ir baseball anc
is dependable oltielder But he
can't DOB. curve ball.
"NcGraw expect Thorpe 20 be a
regular uc,; year" said John 3. Foster
Sccrctary OF the Giants. yesterday.
"Jm's trouble has been that he hasn't
waited for the curves 20 break. He
ALWAYS wants 20 KIN the ball and he
pulls away as he hits A. Marlin next
spring you will see Jim practising bat
ting left handed When Brainard came
10 the Giants he pulled away, but tow
ard tho end OF the season he tried
batting from the other de o. the plate
and he immediately began 10 show m
pIovcmeu. 'u hitting.
Thorpe was trying it after he re-
turned 10 Us last September. and II
brought him luck. he also was taking
batting prsctlce with his back against
fence so he couldn't pu'I away ana
be wa mcctn" cave balls as ocCu-
rate. as a1ytotv lou ever saw. Nc%
vear. unless l'm n mighty Lad Judge
Jim Thorpe VIII De regular.
All OF which win be comforting news
20 Heywood Broun. the original jim
Thorpe man. .,t .,..
More than thirty-iEc men VIII report
70. practice AT Marlin next spring "C
first practice VIII see NerkIe al hrSl
base. DOYLE at second. Flctchci Ut
shortstop and Lobert az third. with no
particularly prom sing younGS'eF5, ~
inc TO Dust them from their JOBS. hdGIe
Grant and Fred Bralnard VIII be me
utility inneiders. IL.
field and Robertson IN right win jim
Thorpe probably in centre.
t,.. rtt,hc~> NcGraW VIII nave
Na.nevsor. PcI;itt. Benton, lesreau;:
stroud. Schupp. SClauer ana hit'eI, %
his years team. and FOR catchelS Nii''i
Movers and Wendell. ..,,.u...
The rrcculars viii be as 1oIio"S
Pitchers: Emillano P9Imero' ene
votu. Cuban southpaW. VINO mas oe."
~ Marlin with the Giants TWO ye~IS'
but who has not worked himseil mo "
regular position. He Is sara ~ w
ready nov. 49,. 1.nco,,-
,cr and Fred Herbert. bought from
Tororfo. are tho only other young
nit1bers nov under contract 10 '"J
Gi.,ts Several others may be plcNeu
M before the training season opens
onttelders: Sharman. drafted from
portsmouth. Ohio; Kelly, from an
on,.cr ,cbo was with the club the last
month of the season; jacobson, from
tho Brockton club OF the ColonIal
League: Becker. from Lewiston n.y.
DobiuCton. from Brown UhiNersI.!
Farrell. drafted from fortlahu' ,r re.'
and Harrison, bought from DaI'as' a.
lnfeldcrs: Ben Dyer. tormeI!y .nV
yi'b ST Paul: Carroll, third oaSei ilt,.
Cror Fordbam; and Howard Baker
third bascman drafted lro" h'''''
Rock. ..,..a 49,,
Catchers: Robert Schang, plcked up
on a waiver this season, ana hooHoi'
drafted from Toronto. i'll.
Kocber played scvcral games VIII,
~ Cior.e and looks as If he would
we Me 20 stick. The New York fans
,'voSsbiv viii see little next year OF
,be irregular iutielders. and VIII Ee'
not more than a glance or two AZ H'e
q Uarrv \. Hampstead. owner OF the
vew York club. believes his team Just
had an oF,ycar. and that the Giants
will come back strong next season. 81
They certainly can't do any worse
;,,feticallv