The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-31
Matheuson Is
Building for
1917 Season
Reds Manager Trying Out Re
Cruits Now Seeks Two
0utfielderS,
BY FRANK G. MENKE.

NEW YORK. Aug. 81 -- thrlsW
MathewSon, pccring ont OF the gloom
OF the Tener cellar, see, before hnl
bright and prosperous days tor hmScli
and his Rhlnclaud athletes IN l9l1.
The new leader of the Reds, real
ling that it is an almost hopeless task
this season TO try to litt his club mp to
more ethereal heights, is directing his
energies now To building Tor the sea
son that is to come Matty Is trying
out now all the highly toutcd young
stcrS that have come mp TO HIM from
the bushes During the balance OF the
year he will continue his experiments
"And in this way hope to get linc
on all the material have before the
1917 spring training begins SAID Big
Six" recently THE usual plan ot
waiting until Springtmc to try out the
major portion 'ot the newcomers doesn't
appeal 10 nc | want to know before
we go south just what each man on the
roSterccan and cannot-do. Then the
spring season can be devoted TO per
fcctinR team play
Nucleus for Great Team,
Ma,,hewson right now has the nu-
clcus for grand baseball machine
Here and there few cogS are missing
but the veteran Slabman hopes to find
them among the raw material that IS
being shipped to him from the bushes
via the purchase and draft route
The 1910 Red outiicld probably will
hold over to 1917 unless some phcnom
is uncovered Griffith, Neale and
Roush ali are youngsDcrS-and each !,
coming along with faster strides each
dav. The experience RouSh i, getting
now is lust what Is needed TO tran,
form him into an ouliicldlng star OF
the first water The same thing s
true OF Ncalc. the recent bush" grad
uatc. who has flashed some pretty work
all year. Griffith is a real ball player
fine throwcr, an mcrring fielder anl
normal 800 stickcr
Listed among the rookie caudidatc'
for the 1917 Rcdiand outiicld is Curto,
Cuban, who has been hitting around
400 for the Portsmouth, Va. club. True,
that club is listed among the remote
minors and it isn't any real trick to hit
at such a clip there But here's some
thing for reflection Curto. PLAYING in
the Cuban league during the past two
winters has been the batting champion
on both occasions, clubbing for two
year average around .5S0, topping Mar.
sans and Gonzales, the big league sa-
tellltcs
Must Find Two Infieldcrs
Ma,hewSon's biggest task will be tC
find two real inilcldcrs In Groh h,
has one OF the grandcs, thrdbaScrs il
the game, while at first he po,scSSc
The still peerless Hal Chase But ,
shortstopper and Secondbascman ot rca
worth must be shared from among IN,
group OF "rookcS' because neither Me
kctchnle nor Londcn seem to hav'
sufficient kick"
Hobbs, secured from DAYTON, is get,
ting ttyout at short now He ha
shown fielding skill but hasn't don
much with the bludgeon However, h
was quite a mace artist in the minor
and may get into stride real soon |
he does he has good chance Of be
coming a regular. As fast as tho othc
youngsters report, they Will be lnicCtc
into the lineup and enjoncd to displa
their wares.
Matty is browsing around Tor
young, hard hitting hack,top to act q
underStudy to Ivy Wingo and Ioi
Clarke II he land, HIM he won't nee
to worry about the catching depart
mcnt
The Reds will lure from the IA
grass before the season ends at lea.
half dozen twirlcrS who will he give
every possible chance to show Wh.
they can do Two or lhtcc landed /
Garry Hermann net arc referred
as world hcatcr| by their former a,
SoclatcS. Bowman. shared i'm Nout
BEND, was the pitching sensation IN hi
league He is husky chap oi the "iro.
man type and give, promise of bcin