The sun., 1919-03-31
GIANTS CONDITION
PLEASES M'GRAW
Players Well Advanced, De-
clares Manager-Has High
Opinion of Earl Smith.
Special Despdtch 10 TIE suS.

GINEsvILLE, Fla, March 30-After a
week OF as beautiful training weather
a New York team ever encountered, the
Giants to-day are further advanced than
usually is the case after only a fortnight
OF training. 81 had to push the fellows
last week." said McGraw tonight. and
| am well pleased with their condition.
j guess we are further advanced after
week OF training than any club l
ever managed. With a short training
season there was nothing for us to do
but get right In and hustle. In the old
days Of the long training trips to Mar
lin we usually put in the first two weeks
In knocking around. and we didn't try
to play until after we had worked out
for a fortnight"
/. Asked what he thought of the team SO
far. he said the men looked very good
and continued:
Earl Smith, the new catcher. has not
yet let himself out. but he meets a ball
well, and l think he will make quite a
ball player. I am well pleased with Hal
Chases's showing. So far he seems as
fast as ever. and certainly gives us
another thinking player in our infeld."
In discussing the most important fac
tor In the teams development the pitch
ers, the Giant leader says he thinks
the pitching problem will adjust itself.
Satisfied with Pitching stan.
"We have three high class men to
start with in Benson. Barnes and
schupp. Schupp looked very good In
last weeks practice pitching and l think
he will come back. Toney will be with
us in the latter part OF next month. He
has written me that he will report ft, so
we are assured OF his services. Then
George Smith and Steele are two handy
pitchers to have around. Steele did
very we'll after he reported TO the club
last summer and Is an able left handler.
Smith has been threatening to break
into the star class for several years and
this may be his year.
"Of the new pitchers It really is too
early to Judge. 1 would not try to pass
judgment on any OF them after only
week Of training. Some OF these kids
try to show all they have at once, while
the moro cagey ones take things easy
and hold back. ! am OF course expect
Ing Winters to come through. He looked
very good when we had him last spring
and he went strong in the American As
ISOLATION before he entered the army.
Il like the way Jones has been han
ding himself. He Is smart and knows
a lot OF baseball for a young fellow. He
also seems to have pretty curve ball
Lyons has shown n fne fast ball and In
time he may amount to something. He
needs to be let out a year to some fast
minor club league"
Reconciled to Loss of Perritt.
Tho officials OF the club are not say
Ing much about Poll Perritt They
seem reconciled to his loss. Judging
from remarks OF his fellow players. Per-
rift Is not trying to holdout but Is at-
tually in a position where he can make
A..
remaining In the sport. Some OF the
players draw a parallel with tho case
OF Pratt OF the Yankees and point out
that Del came back, even though he had
splendid all the year round Job. With
good salary and good prospects, they
believe that Poll also may be lured back
II the hook Is baited enough.
Practically the entire Giant team took
hundred mile automobile ride to-day
through tho heart of Florida to the
famous Silver Springs on the outskirts
OF Oceala- Ten cars took the party over
10 the Springs. and the boys got their
training humping around in tho cars as
rival drivers OF the town tried their
best to break oil Florida speed records.
McGraw Troubled with sunburn,
In the afternoon the party wss taken
LoE ten milo rae dOwn the Silver
River. The boys all voted oliver Springs
as one OF the most remarkable sights
| OF their experience and gave quite
departing cheer to w. l.. Carmichael.
the host Of the Springs
After their adventurous day most of
the boys were more tired than II they
had taken two full workouts Manager
McGraw did not accompany the s1pe-
dition, as he had considerable trouble
with sunburn and preferred to remain
In the shade of the hotel porch rather
than expose his face TO tho sun and
wind.
Ferdie Schupp. Jim Thorpe and Red
Causey. the crack fisherman OF the
Giants. preferred a trip TO Lake Loeb
loosa TO the Silver Springs trip. Hav-
ing caught Ave pound bass last Sun
day Causey was ambitious to duplicat to
the experience. Schupp and Thorpe also
had the angling fever and wanted TO
get FISH bigger than that which Causey
caught