New-York tribune., 1920-01-15
Jeff Tesreau
Calls at Office
OF the Giants
Big Pitcher Is Still on Me-
Craw's Reserve List and
MAY Return to the Team
By w. /: Macbeth

Dig Jeu 1cSicdu, q 1cW yColS Viz
anchor of McGraw's pitching staff. paid
his respects to Secretary Joe O'Brien
at the National Exhibition Offices, 200
Fifth Avenue, yesterday afternoon
Tesreau was closeted with the Giant
official for more than an hour. But
both he and O'Brien declared there
was no significance to the visit.
The secretary Of the Giants stated
that so far as he knew McGraw had
made no effort to entice back into good
standing this man mountain of the
Ozarks. jeff, on his side, declared that
things were coming too easily for him
to tie himself down to the toll and dis
clpllne of major league strife.
Tesreau said he made far more money
last season than he ever received from
major league contract; that his earn
ings, in fact, equalled those of cham
pionship year with the Giants. He was
coach of Dartmouth's baseball nine last
spring and will coach it again this year.
After the college season ended Tesreau
in 1919 found regular employment with
Empey's "Treat EN- Roughs," local
semi-pro aggregation that played Sat-
urdays and Sundays at Dyckman Oval
Fabulous prices (for semi-pro ball)
were Forthcoming to major leaguers
who were able to take part in these
Sunday games.
Still Comparatively Young
The fact remains, however, that Tes-
reau is still on the reserve list of the
Giants and that with hitting power as
McGraw mustered last year he might
be able to turn in good many vic
tories through the summer Tesreau
is still comparatively young man. He
is a spitball pitcher and would be al
lowed to daily with the moist delivery
irrespective of what may be done about
freak pitching.
AS gamble, Tesreau should prove
as alluring a proposition as Phil Doug
las, who was recently reinstated at the
solicitations of the Giants. McGraw
seems to have the material for one
of the very strongest pitching depart
ments in the National League. Good
pitching is more than half the battle
championship for the Giants, with
the worlds series strung out to nine
games would mean a share for every
participant equal to a generous sea
sons salary. 1t is easy to realize that
such prospect might we'll tempt Tes-
reau back
Colonels Rupert and Huston in
vested wisely, no matter what they
may have paid for Babe Ruth. Pro
vided this slugger meets with no in
jury the investment will be returned
with interest long before the end o1
the next championship season.
But pitcher Scott Perry is a horse
of an altogether different color. II
has been intimated that the Yankee
ov owners propose to pay Connie Mack
$4,000 for his recalcitrant pitcher
Connie no doubt would jump at such
bargain. But the Yankees would
only be inviting trouble to take Perry
as gift. Here is player who seems
to have absolutely no notion whatever
of what discipline means. One can
readily picture his fate if turned loose
on the Great White Way.
Certain circumstances might excuse
a club offering big money for Percy.
At one time last season he doubtless
could have won a pennant for Cleve-
land. But Huggins has no such ex-
cuse. He has eight or ten better
pitchers than Perry-or such as Perry
always has been to date. What Hug
gins needs very badly is high class
catcher and at least one more out.
fielder of worth. He can easily afforc
to part with pretty fair pitching
Fifteen Exhibition Games
Provided they get favorable breal
in the weather the Yankees and Giants
will mingle in at least fifteen exhibi
tion games during March and April
prior to the opening of the major
league campaigns.
The city of Jacksonville, Fla, has
guaranteed each of these clubs sum
almost sufficient to defray training ex-
penses to entice them back. For this
guarantee the Chamber of Commerce
gets the gate money for all exhibitions
played in Jacksonville and has the priv.
ilege of booking the big leaguers as
often as it desires.
The Jacksonville authorities have
served notice that they plan at least
seven games, and possibly more, during
the stay of the Yankees and Dodgers in
their city. Harry Sparrow, business
manager of the Yankees, is in the
South at present arranging an timer
airy for the joint tour home. He plans
tive games en- route. Three games will
be played at Ebbets Field after the re-
turn.
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