The Washington herald., 1921-02-22
Big LEAGUE TEAMS
READY FOR JAUNT:
TO SUNNY SOUTH
Veterans and Batterymeh
Have Already Started
Light Work.

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-wher
the baseball clubs send their play
ers South for the spring training
trips it's a sign that the "winler,
leagues" have disbanded. -
II Is also about this time that
the fans abandon their post-mor-
TENS Of last years championship
races and venture forth with dis
cussions OF what may be expected
Of the coming season. with predic-
tions about the results for the new
baseball year. Usually these fore
casts as to the next pennant win
ners in the two major leagues are
about as numerous as the clubs
which compose these organizations
This spring. however, the prophets
Of the game are more limited in
their prophecies, for Il is generally
conceded by q big majority Of fans
that neither race will be an open
one. And IL IL admitted, almosa as
generally, that New York's three
representatives in the next cham
pionship races have excellent
chances of finishing in front. w
Already Going south.
While several members OF tn.
Giants. Dodgers and Yankees are
already on their way 20 camps in
the South the main bodies Of these
three squads will be well started
on their journeys within the next
few days. Almost by this time nrNt
week the players will have arrived
at their camps ready for tho siren
uous work OF conditioning for the
coming season.
Hughie Jennings. former leader Of
the Detroit Tigers. is now on his
way TO San Antonio. Tex. where he
will have charge OF the Giants until
the arrival OF John McGraw. The
Giants will begin their preparatory
labors on March and Jennings
will assist McGraw in managing the
team throughout the season.
The prospects of the New York
Nationals in the coming race arc
brighter than they have been for
years. with the exception OF Larry
Doyle. who played at second base
last year. the Giants will start IN"
battle with practically the same
men as last year. Thus far all ci-
forts TO strengthen the team with
new players Of big league eK-
perience has failed.
But the Giants have an abundance
Of new material in the youngsters
who have come up from the minors
The hole at second is expected TO be
creditably filled by Joseph Rapp. oh
tained at a cost Of SIS 600. And then
there are Roy Grimes and Lance
RichbourG, who arc expected 10
show some OF the class which would
make them wonders in the lesser
circuits. with Benny Kaun and
Vernon Spencer in line, neither is
McGrsw worried about the center
field position. Then, too. Nehf Is
sure to perform with more consts-
tency than marked his efforts last
year. with the former Brave at his
best. the Giants will have A for
midsble pitching department.
May Keep shea and Ryan.
Both Bill Ryan and Pat shea, who
were topnotchers with Toronto last
season, are among the new twiriers
under contract and both may be re-
tained.
The Dodgers are regarded every
bit as dangerous as last year, when
they won the pennant. II was sthe
pitching that pulled Uncle Robbie's
boys through in that race and his
pitchers may be relied upon again
To the several star performers oi
the mound who did such excellent
work in the thick Of the last cam
paign has been added Walter Reu-
ther, the former Cincinnati south.
paw. Buster Cation will prove a
valuable addition to the Dodgers
infield, even IL he is used only as a
utility man. The Dodgers are weak
behind the bat and unless this dc
feet can be remedied, the veteran
Otto Miller will have to bear -ths