New-York tribune., 1918-01-17

"n'ic the enrolment Of the thrss
veteran players proved very satjsf,o
tory to the head Office, the docums,.
of young Waite Hoyt was consider.a
quite as seriously. Hoyt is only
boy still in his teens. but he is bein,
counted upon for serious service unds,
the McGraw banner next season.
Hoy. it viii be remembered r.,
shared by the Giants about a wear ,sa
after he had achieved one of the ms.,
remarkable records ever known 70 lo.,l
schoolboy baseball. With Erasmus III
High School, of Brooklyn. he was nrss s'
tically invincible. For this school h.
pitched three no-hit games in one se..
SON.
Too Green Last Year
Hoyt was just a bit too young and
too green last year for regular ssr
vice in the big show He was farmed
out to Memphis. of the Southern Asso
citation, and finished the season with
Montreal, Of the International Leapue
He carried himself SO well in thess
fast minors that McGraw recalled hin
after the end of the lnternationa
League season
Hoyt is pretty husky youth for his
years, has grown well since trans.
planted in the sticks. and. in the onin.
ion of those who watched him las,
season, is quite ready for seriors
trial in the big time. The fact thar
he is a right-hander enhanced his loca
value. for the one apparent weakness
Of the champions through 1917 was
lack of good right-handed pitching.
The addition Of Jess Barnes has
partly remedied that weakness. and 4,
is doubtful if McGraw will call upon
this phenomenal boy regularly. II is
not his system to crowd budding talent
Still. in all probability Hoyt will be
nursed along with tho club. after the
same fashion in which Ferdie Schupp
was nursed If ne sticks around he viii
get his chance TO do relief work. with
perhaps start every once in a while.
Rariden Winters Well
Boshter Bill Rariden writes from his
farm near Bedford. Ind, that he has
wintercd we'll The lad who gave Eddie
Collins and Heinie Zimmerman a clear
rack for their celebrated sprint hope.
to have his spring wheat planted il
time to join the Giants at st. Louu
on their pilgrimage to Marlin. Dem
aree IS wintcring in Chicago and Holks
the first base slasher, in St. Louis.
BY resorting to old-fashioned meth
DDS of placing pitchers in the outfed
the Giants to-day might present for
mldable lineup. Benny kauff is the
only outtielder under contract. but all
the other positions are pretty well for.
tl!led by seasoned performers already
under contract. The intield is intact.
with Holke. Doyle. Jimmy Smith.
Fletcher and Zimmerman. The two
veteran catchers, Gibson and Rariden
have swung into line. The eligible
pitchers include Tesreau. Anderson,
George Smith. Schupp, Benton, Dema-
rec and Waite Hoyt
Business Manager Walter Hapgood
of the Boston Nationals arrived last
night from the South where he has
been battling the frosts and arranging
an itinerary for the Joint exhibition
tour northward of the Braves and Yam,
KEGS next spring. Hapgood is on the
committee, with John A. Heydler and
John B. Foster, which was appointed 70
deal with government officials on q
plan to collect war taxes at major
icdSue UdI PARKS next season.
This committee. which will perform
its office in Washington next Monday
is to meet in this city to-day to talk
matters over and prepare a number Of
suggestions to the proper government
officials
While no official notification of the
1act has been received at the Yankee
offices. there is a possibility that Mil
Ter Huggins has lost the services o.
Outiielder Kane. drafted last fall fror
the Rochester club of the Internationa
League.
When Business Manager Harry Spar
row mailed the Yankee contracts TO
1918 week ago he included one fo
Kane, OF course. A letter from Kane
nome was received yesterday sayn
the registered mail had been forwards
TO him at Camp Devens. Aver. Mass
" neither Kane enlisted. was drafted o
went TO Devens in the capacity of plan
civilian is not known here. Kane ha
not communicated with local headquar
ters since the time of he draft. h
was not notified to report to Huggin
until time for the next spring trainin
trip.