Evening star., 1919-01-23
Signed Contract Received.

After much difficulty Brown was
located at his home in Buffalo ana
negotiations were opened Whlch re-
suited today in the receipt at the of
s-nces of the local club of d signed con-
tract for this year from Brown. duly
executed by his next friend. ETC.
this legal formality being necessi-
tated by the fact that the player has
not attained his majority.
lust what Browns capabilities are
will be demonstrated on the spring
training trip. According to Casey
the youngster is an embryo compos-
ite of Herman Long, Freddie Parent
and Hans Wagner. Casey has been
in the game long enough to know
ball player when he sees one. and
Griffith could not help being Impress
ed with the unbounded enthusiasm
the catcher voiced in extolling the
virtues of this phenom.
According to Casey young Browns
greatest promise lies in his batting
ability. Brown is now only eighteen
or nineteen years old, and Casey does
not contend he is ready for the big
show, but asserts with conviction
that he possesses natural ability in
such generous measure that with
proper coaching he can be developed
rapidly.
Il know nothing of this kids abil-
ity." Griffith said today, except what
Casey has told me. Ball players have
a tendency to become overenthusias-
tic about youthful prospects. This
may apply in this case. But IL Brown
his half as good as Casey thinks he is
il win be we'll worth our while TO
take him south and look him over"
Dates for Games With Giants.
Managers Griffith and McGraw
finally have reached an agreement as
h u n
seven contests having been booked
McGraw was reported to be angling
with the BOSTON Red Sox for, games
down south. but passed them up to
take on the Nationals. AS result,
Benny Kauff and several other OF the
Giant sluggerS, who have been labor
ing under the idea that they have
faced the greatest pitchers ever in the
National League, may be disfllusioned
when they face Walter Johnson this
spring In the Giants the Nationals
will be meeting one of the best clubs
showing will give them confidence
and prime them for the opening of
the season.
Manager Griffith is figuring on leav-
ing his camp at Augusta about Aprf
l2 and the first game of the series
with the Giants probably will be play
ed at Rocky Mount. n. c., April II.
The next day they will stop at Peters
burg. Va, for a game and then journey
on to Norfolk for contest on APRIL
l16. The following day they are to-
clash again at Portsmouth, and Fri
day, April IS, they will perform at
Richmond.
Saturday, April 10. local fans will
get their first peek of the season at
the Nationals in combat With the
Giants at American League Park. For
the next day, Sunday, the last of the
series, great crowd may be expected.
as the Giants. irrespective of New
Workers resident here. always have
had a host of followers in this city.
These games, aside from those here.
have not yet been definitely arranged
for, as negotiations for the use of the
ball parks in the Carolina and Vir-
ginia cities have not been completed.
Manager Griffith will close with the
owners of the Norfolk and Richmond
diamonds. while it will be up to Sec
retary Foster of the Giants to make
sure that the parks at Rocky Mount,
Petersburg and Portsmouth are avail
able.