Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-03
.MATTY NEEDS |NF|ELDERs
OLD MASTER BUILDING UP
WONDERFUL TEAM FOR 1917
With tho season Almost GUuc. Tic Is
Trying out All Promising
Youngsters.

NEW YORK. September 2.-Christy
Mathcwson. peering out OF the gloom
cf the Tcncr cellar. sees before him
bright and prosperous days for him
self and his Rhineland athletes in 1917.
The new leader Of the Reds. rcaliz-
inc tina, ii is an almost hopeless task
this season Ia try 10 lift his club up
TO more ethereal heights. is directine
his energies now "a building for the
season shat is 20 come Matty is try
ing out NOW all the highly touted
Noune that have come up'to him
from the bushes. During the balance
-. the year he viii continue his expert
ments.
And in this way I hope to get u
line on al! the material have before
tho l?l1 spring training begins. said
Big Six recently. The usual plan Of
waiting until sprinrtime 10 Try out .
She major portion Of the newcomers
,iocsnt appeal 10 me. | want TO know
before We =" south Just what each
man on tho roster can do--and can
NO; do. Then the spring season can
be devoted 70 p.rfcotinc team play.
Mathew right now has the nu-
clcus tor a srand baseball machine.
Here and there . few ccES are missing,
hut tho veteran .lalmau hopes 10 ind
them among the raw material thar j.
hcinc shipped to him from the bushes
ii. the purchas" ana draft route
The lh;t Red outfleld probably will
holG Owe, 10 l"i7 ,i,tless some phenom
uncovered griffith. Nealc and
'.ouSch AL al. youngsters and each
Il coming along with faster strides
ach day Tho experience Eousch i
Getting NOW il ius, what is needed ="
transform hir into IN outiieding star
ur the first water The same thing is
~
.-raduatc, who has dashed som" pretty
ork all wear. Griffith * a zeal ball
r.ayer. fine ;hrower. An unerrine
+ ldei and normal 800 s'icker.
Listed among The rookie candidates
f,r tn. i.t7 Hcdlaui "uthrid is Cmeto.
q cuban. who has been hittins around
- foy the Portsmouth tNaD cluh. ,
- ut that club IL listed among the /,
81, mote minors. and II ISN'T any real
81 ok TO hit at such clip there Eui .
II res something for reflection: tueto, I
I.i1yinc "a the cuban League during !
IT, past ,wo winters. has been the .
i t,iuc champion ON both ccca sionS
rI'hbne for two-ycar average .
az .und $50. topping Marsans and Con .
.cS. the big league satellites
Ntthewsons biggest task will he to :
nd two real inficldcrs In Groh he /.
r ono az HE =randcst third hasers !
b., the game. while at first he pos (
RI, .scs The still peerless Hal chase. Ru' I
:. -hor,Storpcr and second basenan al
Fl. ! worth must lac shared from among
Tho group Of "rooil les" because neither
~ Ecir,lucr nor I.ondrn seem TO have
.' '!icien; kick "
Tohhs. secured from DAYTON. is get
i: q tryout at short now lie has
rpvu fielding skill but hasn't done
., u.h with the biudscou. However. he Z
quite mace artist in tho minors
rsA may get into stride real soou. II
~" does. he has good chance OF he I
-prJiiic q regular ~ fast tho other
Youngsters report. they Viii be inject
r- into the lineup and cnioncd to I
ti.oiay theiI wares.
.Iutty is browsing around for a
ptnc. hard -httimc hackstop TO act
uudcrstudy TO IVY WinGo ana Tom
~ rko. n he lands him lie won, need
80 worry further about the catching
.artncnt
he Reds win lure from the tall
-. before the season ends. at least
hrlfdozcn twirlcrs who will be given
"'crN possible chance TO show wha, .
'A1' can TO. Two or three landed in /
'rry ierrnanu's net are referred to I
world i,c.ters' by their former as
i+'"s Bowman. SHARED in South
.. N.s the pitching sensation ia
'o- GUc. lie i :. husky chap OF The
-u-nau" type aud gives promise Of
able 10 stand the hiS league caff.
Saff bach 81 the enemy batsmen
edition.
I'm hopeful. very much 80. abou,
-. declares MattN IF | can plug
f." two or three ot our present weak
is--well, just watch us"