New-York tribune., 1921-02-27

been his custom when his hands were
not swathed in National League red
tape, plans an old-fashioned trip Of the
peunants to the metropolis during the
years 1911-13, inclusive. Counting
himself, assistant manager Hugh
Jennings and Coach Jesse Burkett as
players (and all will be active in unf-
form, McGraw will have no less han
forty-two athletes at San Antonio when
all answer the roll cali. OF these, no
less than fifteen will be pitching can
didates; there will be five catchers, ten
infelders and nine outfelders.
Assistant business Manager Eddie
Brannick will have charge of the dele
CATION which is to depart from the
Grand Central Station at 8:45 this
morning. Coach Jesse Burkett and his
ton, Leo ". Kane, Robert l., Grody,
Raymond Barefoot and q dozen news
paper men will comprise Bra@cick's
retinue. The following additional pill
grims will be picked mp at ST. Louis
tomorrow evening:
Walter Henline, Fort Wayne, Ind;
Arthur Nehf, Washington. Ind; Roy
Grimes, Minerva; Lee King, Monoogah,
. w. Va; Vernon Spencer, Wixom,
Mich; Edward M. Brown, Ohio, Neb.;
Joseph Rapp, Cincinnati, and Benny
Kauff, Lancaster, Ohio.
First Practice Wednesday
These players will go direct TO San
Antonio from their winter quaNers
snd all are expected to be at camp IN
time for the first practice Wednesday,
George Burns and Miguel Gonzales
Havana, Cuba) Earl Smith (Hot
Springs, Ark.); Fred Toney (Bessemer,
(Circleville, Kan.); j. G. (Rube) Ben
ton (Clinton, N. CO; Wilfred d. Ryan
Stockton, CALI; w. D. (PolD Perritt
shreveport, La; c. Raymond Evans
Elizabeth City, N. CO; George L. Kel
" (San Francisco, Calif0; David J.
Bancroft Superior, Wis.); John A.
Monroe (Houston, Tex.); Jess Winters
(Abilene, Tex.); Curtis Walker (Bee-
VILE, Tex); Ewell Gross (Mesquite,
Wyo.), and Lance Richbourg Gaines
vile, Fla.)
Six Giants are already in San An
tonic with Assistant Manager Hughle |
Jennings. Outfelder Ross Young and !
Catcher Frank Snyder, of the Giants,
wintered there. Pitchers Slim Sallee,
Pat Shea, Claude Davenport and Olin
Voight reported week ahead OF the
rockies so as to be ready to serve some
thing like pitching for the first batting
practices.
McGraw, who boasts of the strongest
catching staff in the National League:
will have his three big aces in Fred
Snyder, Earl Smith and Miguel Con
zales. He has in addition two prom |
ising recruits: Alex Castor, of Tea
neck, N. j., was purchased from Mil |
waukee, of the American Association,
and Walter Henline, of Fort Wayne, |
Ind, was bought from Indianapolis.
Six Pitchers Are Veterans
Six of the fifteen pitchers are tried
and true veterans, they being Arthur
Nehf, Fred Toney, Phil Douglas, !
Rube Benton, Jess Barnes and Harry |
Sallee. Of the nine rockies Shea comes
best advertised. The Giants paid S12,- |
600 for this fellow. With Toronto, of
the International League, he proved
one of the very best right handlers IN
the minors last season.
Jess Winters, Virgil Barnes and w.
d. Ryan have all been associated with
the Giants before, during spring train
ing at least and it is believed they are
now ripe for thorough trial Grody is q
New York semi-pro and Evans New
Jersey freq agent. Davenport was
purchased from San Antonio and
Voight came from Rockport, Ill Gar
ton, who was South with McGraw last
spring, was recalled from Shreveport,
La.
OF the inhelders Kelly, Frisch, Ban
croft and Grimes are too we'll known
to require special mention. The other
FIVE are all second base candidates.
Joseph Rapp, in prospect, Is the most
seriously considered He cost McGraw
$4,000. Rapp was with Cincinnati
year ago and was farmed out with st,
Paul, of the American Association.
piece of bungling in the Office of the
Reds cost Cincinnati its claim on this
player. He showed such sterling worth
in the association that practically
every big league club bid for him.
Monroe was purchased from Beau
mont, Tex; Gross from San Antonio
and Kane from Hartford, Conn. How
ard Burkett is going South on the rec
ommendation of his father, Jess.
Lance Richbourg, who played third base
for the University of Florida when the
Giants trained at Gainesville, Fla, in
1919, made a great impression on Me-
Graw, who believes the young man is
now ready for the big leagues.
Five of McGraw's eight outfielders
are we'll known to New York fans
George, Burns, Bennie Kauff, Ross.
Young, Vernon Spencer and Lee King.
Of the others Curtis Walker was pur-
chased from Augusta, Edward w. Brown
was bought from San Antonio and Ray
mond Bancroft, who halls from Law
renee, Mass, was free agent before
signing with McGraw.
Ward Quits HoId-Outs
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Feb. 26.--
Aaron Ward, third baseman for the
New York American League baseball
club, announced here to-day that he
had signed contract for this season
and had mailed it to Yankee headquar-
ters. Ward was reported to be hold
out.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Feb 26.--Hugh
Jennings, who will be field leader of
the New York Giants, arrived here to-
day to take charge of the fast-growng
Giant camp. Twelve Giants, including
Ross Young and Snyder, of the regu
lars, were at work this morning. Jen-
nings was accompanied here by Ryan,
Nehf, Benton, Evans and Winters.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 26.-Joe Aulbach,
of Louisville, leading semi-profes- |
sional pitcher in this section last sea-
son, has signed with the New York |
Americans and left to-day for the |