New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-26
BEST Young Hitter | Have
Seen in Years." Says
Scout for Giants.
EDDIE HOLLOWAY
PUT ON SHELF
Little Second BaSeman Strains
Ligsment in Practice at
Training Camp.
3, HEYWOOD RROUN.


Marlin, Tex, Feb. 25.-Dick Kinsella
beamed. The sinister scout OF the
Giants was actually smiling as he re
garded one Of the recruits at batting
practice to-day. Like all collectors OF
experience. Kinsells is loath to certify
the genuinensss Of any work OF Art
upon scsnt scrutiny, but at length be
was forced TO give voice 70 MS en-
thusistm. ,
THAT 10 the best young hitter l
have seen in a great many years he
said.
Bob Marshall was batting. The re-
eruit showed q fine impsrtislity IN Al
tending 20 everything served. lie
svurg a. q knee-high ball and rattied
me rich, field fence. Another when
came m close. was sent spinning Just
inside of first, and a ball across ms
shoulders landed deep IN left.
yes" said Dick, 1T looks ike ne
can nit"
The good showing OF Marshall com
pheates the catching situation OF the
New York club. In addition TO smith,
Johnson and Marshall, who are al
ready here, there sre Meyers, Mclean
and Wendell TO be considered. Meyers
and Mclean are regulars, OF course,
md smith may be said 20 have made
the team last year. II there IS 70 De
fourth catcher on the team II is al
most certain TO be Marshall, and, O.
course. il is possible that he might
beat out Smith or Mclean. Hickory
Johnson is not likely 70 be retained
but he is sure TO find n good berth In
IN. minors, which probably VIII sun
him better than bench warming at the
Polo Grounds. $500,
Eddie Holloway. the little second
baseman from the Three League, was
nut on the shelf to-day by a strained
figam.nt in his thigh. He kept al
orsctice Yesterday in spite OF the IN.
jury, but it finally became too palniul
Sor rim 20 keep II secret any longer
and he was told TO take a rest. ne
SQUAD now lacks an infelder, ana hlr-
MAYER, a pitcher, was drafted for sec
ond base duty to-day.
I, the warm weather continues the
recruits will probably get down TO real
baseball on Saturday and play a hYe-
inning game.
Homer Glass. the Indian pitcher and
Marshall have both served on the ships
OF Uncle Sam. Down here they are
known as the marine battery.
In swapping stories yesterday OF
leAguers. big and small, a recruit from
the Three ! related the following yarn
about Sheldon Lejeune, the champion
long distance thrower, who goes TINS
season from Sioux City to Pittsburgh:
"Leieune and his teammates were
husily engaged at dinner in an unpre-
tentious hosiery in Omaha, when
waitress who brushed by in a great
hurry tripped over Lejeune's chair,
pouring a plateful Of hot soup down
bis neck The player was scalded so
badly that il was necessary to take him
20 a hospital, and there he lay for a
week Each day the contrite waitress
went TO find out how he was progress
sing, and on the day he left tho hos
pit8l they were married
and. would you believe IT," the mar
rator added; seven men were scalded
with SOUP and one with coffee in that
very same restaurant the next week.
The squad Of Giants here includes a
number OF men from the Three |
League. and none is enthusiastic about
Clarence Rowland. who has been
chosen 10 lead the White SoX. There
was no trick too rough for Rowland
20 work" said Marshall. Good hitters
who went up against his pitchers al
ways had to dodge to keep from being
beaned."
Ii may he borrowing trouble, but one
cannot help bordering az TO what will
happen when McGraw sends his Holke-
Huenke- X irmaycr- Ritter combination
out 20 play special game on March
II in honor Of ST. Patrick.
Nike Flanagan is so hagrantly Irish
that he may prove sufficient lesven for
the lot
As matter Of fact, the situation Is
worse than We expected, for upon in
quiry We learned that Hickory John
sou also must be classed among the
hyphenated as he comes from Penn
sylyRnia Dutch stock
The diamond Of Henry Fabian is now
in such y remarkably fine condition
that he plans 10 leave il Fat within a
day or two and let IL shift for itself.
Baseball Wa,