The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-10
Manager Griffith Boosts Ying-
ling and Dumont, Coming
From Minors.
PITCHERS REPORT MARCH l
Nick AItrock Likely to Manage
Second Team on Its
Trip Homeward.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Neither George Dumont nor Earl
1ingling will ever go back to the
Minneapolis club, IL they do as well
as expect" said Manager Griffith
today. 81 count on both of them 70
be on my regular pitching staff next
season.
Put ten or fifteen pounds on Du-
mont, which means strength, and he
can hold his own against the hardest
hitting club in the big leagues. His
courage matches his pitching skill.
too, for he's the nerviest youngster I
ever saw break in with a major
league club.
"Yingling knows how to pitch,
which means a lot. He is a bear at
fielding his position, and easily one
of the best batsmen in the game.
Being a lefthander, he starts of on
the winning side in this league. The
American League is a cinch for q good
southpaw, as records prove"
Begin work March 1.
Seven righthanders and five south
paws will constitute the pitching
squad that will begin training at
Augusta, March 1. Walter johnson,
always in shape, will be excused from
reporting until the regulars arrive,
about March 10.
The southpaws will include Earl
Yingling. Claude Thomas, Jack Bent
ley, Charlie Jameson, and Harry Har-
per.
The orthodox fingers will include
noI-
liza, of last years outfit, with the fol-
lowing youngsters: FIaherty, Dumont,
Craft, and Goodwin.
Nick May Manage.
Nick Altrock is likely to be select
ed as manager Of the Yannigans, who
will return to Washington by way of
the Carolinas and Virginia. His
team will be almost as strong as the |
first team, and, with him on the |
coaching lines. should be a good at |
traction wherever II appears.
The players, aside from the pitch !
ers, win have about three weeks OF I
wort before beginning exhibition |
gaErA Al, the South with the Cincin-
e7fas1ager Griffith IL now arranging |
games to be played q. Birmingham,
Memphis. Chattanooga, Louisville,
and Cincinnati.
Local Season short.
Only four games will be played
here before the curtain goes up on
the Griffmen and the Red sox. worlds
champions, on April IL. Georgetown
IL likely to get the date of April 4.
Then Will come the Phillies for three
days-April 6, and o. A rest will |.
be given the players before the sea
son gets under way.
az am satisfied to play only a few
games here this spring owing to our
home opening" said Manager Griffith
today. The fans will be all the more
anxious to see US"
Boosts MenOskey.
The Old Fox believes that he has
picked up q future star in Mike Me-
noskey, the Minneapolis outhelder,
who played a few games with the
Grifmen toward the close of the 1916
''Menoskey will go to Augusta with
us" said Griff today, land ] look for I
him to rush right to the front. As '
false swing. he'll be a terror with
the stick. His speed is wonderful,
and his fielding is up to the mark"
Menoskey played against the Mack
men and the Yankees in the conclud-
ing week OF last season. holding down
center field. Some of his running
catches In Philadelphia equaled the I
best Zeb Milan ever showed. His
hitting was fair, while his speed on
he bases, especially when going {
around ahead of a batsmsn, showed
him a dangerous competitor for a
regular berth. p