The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-14
MANY NEW FACES
ON LOCAL TEAMS
War Vacancies Have Managers
Continually On the Hop for
Additional Players.
GIANTS RUN TO YOUTH
McGraw Looking Toward Flu
ture, While Higgins Spe-
cializes in Veterans.
by sHoRTsT0P.

Women have been asked to I'LL the
posts 81 men gone into Uncle Sans SER
vice, but SO far they have not been
sailed upon by the baseball leagues. The
minors. college ranks and semi profess
sonal fields have been fine combed
while veterans have been placed in dry
dock for repairs and put back into COM
mission.
With two pennant contenders in New
York, McGraw and Higgins have had
hard task filling the places OF men now
wearing the khaki of the army or the
blue OF the navy. There have been
plenty OF new faces on all three local
clubs since the start OF the season
faces which under ordinary circum-
stances never again would have been
seen back on the big league trail
McGraw always has made It a custom,
not TO put unframed youngsters into the
game unless they have had plenty Of
seasoning and imbibed a lot OF baseball
on the Giant bench. But things that
used TO so do not 60 any longer. The
drafting OF Benton and Barnes, the
jumping OF Tesreau and the inability Of
schupp to take his regular turn in the
box have forced the Giant manager to
call on some of his unframed youngsters
Several boyish faces have been seen
in Giant regalia. The newcomers are
Jack Ogden. George Ross, Bill Ryan.
"dtc my dllu CSuult SithlnE. VI tneSe
the first four named are pitchers.
Ogden Looks Good.
Ogden's name has appeared fire.
quently in Giant box scores and almost
invariably he has handled himself in a
worthy manner. He showed the stun
that he is made of in the Fourth OF July
morning game on the Polo Grounds be-
tween the Giants and Brooklyn. Ander-
son was taken Ill while pitching and
walked out of the box in the ninth in
ming with the basis full and only one
out. With practically no warming up
ogden was sent into the box and re-
tired Hickman and O'Mara on infield
pops
Ogden learned his baseball at Swarth-
more College. and the Giants had had
their eyes on him for some time. He
was signed over a year ago. Ogden isn't
big fellow and resembles Rollie ZeideP
somewhat. though he is taller aid
heavier.
Ross is left hander. purchased from
the San Antonio tea~. He pitched good
ball against the Giants when New YORK
was down there In the spring, and
though he has lot OF undeveloped abil-
~ he seems too raw at present for big
league service. He got a chance In Il
game at Boston but was too free with
his bases on balls and had to be taken
out
Ryan is q pitcher who attracted lot
Of attention at Holy Cross and several
clubs were after him. Ryan Is a right
handler and though only a youth should
grow to he a big, strspping fellow. So
far he has done most OF his pitching In
batting practice, but McGraw thinks
well oT him and is unwilling to send
him III until the youngster picks up u
few big league tricks.
Hoyt. the former Brooklyn high schooi
pitcher. came back to the Giants when
the Southern Association blew up. Hoyt
stu is kid in his teens but already
has knocked around IN most of the big
minor leagues and has picked UP a lot
Of useful baseball knowledge.
S'cking is young inielder Just out
~ his teens who did fine work substitute
ing for Doyle. In any other year for
tune hardly would have smiled so
ouicSly OF Eddie. Sticking looks promiS-
'-g, and he probably will be groomed
IN take Doyle's place, even after condi-
t''rs get back to normal. McGrsw saw
~, las. spring while the Giants were
pa, ing exhibition games in San An
'on'o. aud when Rodriguez failed 10
MEASURE up rs a hitter the Giant leader
thought of the kid in San Antonio and
purchased his release.
While the GianfA have been going in
for youngsters. Higgins. in his efforts
70 brace up the Yankees for their PEN
nart drive. has brought back a lot Of
former big league veterans and men
who In their former big league trials
tust missed making good. All of the
men taken on by the Yankees In recent
weeks belong TO this class. The club
first experimental with Joe F1nneran
turned bark by Detroit this spring. Joe
had been with the Phillies and was
Brooklyn Federal League pitcher He
Vas proved a valuable acquisition.
Hugh Bedient. the former Red Sox star,
was unable 10 show any OF his former
ability.
More Veterans Acquired.
The club has brought back Ray Keat-
Ing and Dazzy Vance. former Yankee
pitchers, and Hank Robinson and Ham
Hyatt, who formerly played in the Ma
tonal League with the Pittsburg and
s.. Louis clubs. All but Hyatt are
pitchers Ham was bought so that the
club would have hard hitting first
baseman after Pipp is called into the
army. So far Hyatt has accomplished
next to nothing with the Yankees.
heating should welcome his oppor-
tunl'y to stage comeback with the
faunees. When Ray first came to the
club In 1912 he looked as though he
"ouId develop into star. Early IN
1915 when Chance had the club. keat-
Ing was the only Yankee pitcher who
showed anything, and Chance and rival
managers sang his praises to the skies.
But "Keat' found II easy to eat. drink
aHd be merry in New York. and soon
became as fat as young hippo and de-
Neloped an unhappy faculty of blowing
up in the eighth inning. However. he
showed flashes of skill and remained on
the Yankee payroll at big salary un-
vi 1915, when the club let him out. first
70 Richmond and later to Toledo.
Heating is now married and has
EounSstcr, SO he Is taking his work more
Seriously
Robinson looked as though he had the
makines OF a splendid pitcher when he
HTst came TO Pittsburg in 1918. but he
never lived UP to his early promise. He
figured in the big 1914 deal between
Pittsburg and st. Louis by which Hank,
Dots Miller. Chief Wilson. Cozy Dolan
and Art Butler became members OF the
Cardinals. Later he drifted into the
minor leagues. and now Higgins. for
whom ne pitched in st. Louis, has
brought him back. Robinson pitched
one good game against Chicago. though
ne lost 1t on poor support.
Vance has been with the Yankees OF
and on since 1918, but never has been
employed regularly. He Is a pitcher of
considerable natural ability. but his be-
na'tor under fire has always been ques-
noned. Pittsburg also experimented
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