The Washington times., 1921-03-27

not good practice for pitcher.
Brewer has proved that already.
Today Brewer is not the worst
coking pitcher in the world. He has
perfect build for the job and is
easy and loose in his actions. He
! assesses a fair curve ball and also
good slow one. He has been try
ing to develop a fast ball to mix with
his delivery His control seems
ather good and II he acquires that
fast ball, he may become a capable
pitcher. in that case Mcbride woulu
have Brower's wicker wagon tongue
In the game every few days. II
Brewer fails as a pitcher, bench duty
will be his lot. This may cause him
to lose a lot of his ambition and fall
off in batting prowess.
Where George McBride's soul Is at
reace is in connection with his out =
held and his receiving corps. Lewis,
Rice and Milan make up a most
formidable set of gardeners. AZ
:ielders alone, they are almost in.
v.ncible. though Milan is yet to ac-
custom himself to playing right field.
Milan and Rice are sure to be above
the 800 mark, while Duffy Lewis is
valuable because of his long drives
when they are needed most.
AS extra men Bing Miller is a
good fielder, a fair runner and a
slugger of parts. Eddie Goebel is
fast as a track man, a ball hawk in
the garden and a promising batsman,
while Hank Shank's ability Is too
well known to require description.
STRONG CATCHING STAFF.
Mcbride has a strong catching sta Il.
now that Val Picinich has come out
of his 1920 trance and Tony Brott-n
has Joined the team. Pat Charity
will continue to be known as the first
string catcher. but Brottem and Pici-
mich are going to crowd their way
into the lineup more frequently than
Charity may expect Furthermore,
Torres, the Cuban catcher, looks like
a better hitter than any of the others.
If he were more aggressive it would
be hard to keep Torres on the bench.
Summing up the situation facing
George Mcbride as he breaks camp
here and begins the exhibition trip
that brings him up to the opening of
the regular season, the Griffmen have
a first-class catching staff, lively set
of infielders who can hit, first-class
set of outfielders and a decided WORRY
as to pitching stan.
without knowing exactly what the
other teams in the league have been
doing in Dixieland. we might say that
George McBride's gang should make
a good showing at the start. II team
weaknesses exist, they should appear
before June 1. When they do appear,
President Griffith gives his word that
he will do all in his power to obtain
new players.
RESPONSIBLE FOR TEAM. -
George Mcbride is the manager
OF the Washington club. He is re-
sponsible for what the team does
on the field" explains the WASH
ington magnate. III he decides that
this player or that won't do, it'll be
up to me to find other players for
him. l expect to do quite a bit of
scouting this season, anyway, get
ting players for next year. l hope
that George won't find many failures
in his present lineup and that his
team will surprise a lot of wise guys
IN New York by being in the race
from start to finish"
Here you arc for the low down
on the GriHs for 1921 as they
break training camp and start
home. They don't shape up like
the greatest team In captivity.
hut they are also far from being
the worst. They nre not over
crowded with tempernmentnI stars
Of the profession, neither are
they without hiRh-class perform
crs.
Given an earnest, hnrd-work-
ing. aggressive leader In George
Mcbride, n wcll-baIanccd inhcId
md outheId with n fair turn of
speed, IL seems 10 he up 10 the
stars to keep the Grirmen in the
race. II tho pttchcrn deliver the
goods, there In no reason to
think the team will not give
considerable trouble and finish
last In the Arst dfvision, which
win be an Improvement over