New-York tribune., 1920-02-19

Armando, according to Pipp, Is in as
fine physical condition as he ever was.
even when he jumped the Reds to cast
sans, so Pipp says. covers quite as
much territory in the middle pasture
as. he did in the heyday Of his major
league career and his arm Is as strong
and true as then. He packs the wallop,
too, though he is no longer the excep-
tional base runner he was five years
ago.
Marsanss leg, which was broken in
the first game of double header
against Cleveland at the Polo Grounds
in 1917. shortly after the Cuban had
come to "Wild Bill" Donovan in ex-
change for Lee Magee, has mended with
out leaving trace Of stiffness or lame
ness. Marsans has slowed as base
runner only because Of the deliberation
which always comes with age. He Is
no longer colt.
Higgins Due Tomorrow
Manager Huggins will reach the city
tomorrow. He is coming East to
corral those Yankee athletes who still
remain beyond the pale. He doubtless
will get in touch with Marsans imme-
diately and set in motion the legisla-
tion necessary. for the reinstatement
Of the Cuban.
While he is on the reserve list Of the
New York Americans, Armando Mar
sans is not in good standing in pro-
fessional baseball Toward the middle
Of the season of 1918, disgruntled be-
cause he was not favored for the center
field position over Elmer Miller, the
temperamental Cuban departed secretly
for dear old Havana.
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it will be necessary for Marsans to
seek reinstatement by the National
Commission. The triumvirate, how
ever, has been very lenient with other
players who quit their posts during the
big war year. If Marsans is as good
as Walter Pipp believes him, he would
guarantee to Miller Higgins high
class fielding garden trio and one pos
sessed of a wicked wallop as we'll.
While none of the officials Of the
Giants would discuss the possibility, 1t
has been established on what appears
reliable information that Milton Stock,
of the Cardinals, may guard the third
corner for McGraw the coming season.
Heine Zimmerman and catcher, pre-
sumably Lew McCarty, are to be passed
on for the midget, who was turned
back by McGraw, virtually without
trial, only to make good with a VEN
geance for the Phillies.
But for the fact that he is handi-
capped by partial deafness Stock might
have developed into as formidable q
player as Heinie Groh, who, by q
strange coincidence, was a rookie Giant
when Milton was with the local club.
Chase in the Movies?
McGraw is expected to leave Havana
for San Antonio early next week in
order to reach the spring base by the
time his players are mobilized there
His big problem is the infield. 1t
is said now that Hal Chase is likely to
be absent. Chase has an opportunity
embrace, as he realizes his baseball
career has almost run its course. He
is thirty-six years of age.
The owners Of the Giants and Yam
KEGS will hold a conference to-day in
order to draft new scale of admis-
sions in keeping with the will Of the
joint meeting in Chicago. There is lit
tie doubt the tariff will be increased
for the covered seats. The big question
is whether or not to raise the price for
the sun gods of the bleachers. An an
nouncement has been promised before
nightfall.
It is expected that the official sched-
ule Of the New International League
will be given out for publication early
next week. The draft of dates, as sub
changed in certain particulars relative
to holidays. The revised edition has
been mailed back to the printers.
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