The Washington herald., 1921-03-02
FINDING REGULAR
JOB FOR BROWER
PROBLEMFORM MAC
Fence Buster Eligible for
Mound or Infield
Position.
BY JACK .NYE.

BY JACK NYE.
When Clark Grifith wrote a
check last summer as payment in
full for the services of Turkey"
Brewer, then known as the Babe
Ruth of the Minors, he delivered
himself of these remarks: :;
I've looked this bird over. He
Isn't a good outfielder and he's only
fair performer at first. He can
pitch some. But one thing he can
do is HIT. He sure takes a healthy
wallop. don't know where I'll use
him but he ought TO be handy
man to have around"
Since that time full winter has
waxed and possibly waned and Mr..
Grifhth Is more convinced than ever
that the $4,000 was money well
Invested.
"rurkeyo Frse.a IN Need.
Some weeks ago the Old Fox a.
lowed that he would probably use
Turkey as a pitcher this year. but
that was before. Joe Judge Joined
the ranks of holdouts. Now that II
takes a Ouija board to decide the
future of Frank Baker. the lanky
Virginian assumes. added irnpor-
tance. He might be converted into
third sacker in a pinch.
The possession of Brewer n the
thing that probably prevented Grffl
from being thrown into q panic
when Judge flung down the gaunt-
let. .I -.
Not only was he able to snap his
fingers at the nrst-sacker's demands
but he let 1t be known that II Judge
didn't. play first this year a gentle.
man named Brewer certainly would
All of which must have had q psy-
Geological effect on Joe for lates,
reports are that he Is ready to call
of the dispute and drop in on the
team at Tampa
Hope of seeing Baker at the hot
corner is fading, following the an
nouncement that he has accepted
the New York terms
Should the Trappe slugger fail tc
join the Mats, however, II is almost
a certain bet that Mcbride will be-
gin experimenting with the former
Reading slugger at the warm cor.
ner.
Griff has had q hunch ever since
he first laid eyes on Turkey" that
he might make a whale of a third.
sacker some of these days.
Hes got a good arm and hnt
pair of hands" the boss observed
"And he's not as slow as his size
leads one to believe. Maybe he car
hold down third after all and / al.
ways did like to see husky or
that job"
So the future Of Mr.. Brewer 1,
still in the hands of fate He's q
fixture with the team but is a pic
ture without a frame.
II all the infield vacancies arr
filled he will probably be used a.
a slabber. He started out as 6
| HEAVIER and Is said to pack fancy
assortment of stun.
He Can Bust 'Em, Though.
Turkey" demonstrated that h
could hit major league pitching las
year when he Joined the team lat
in the season and maintained a 81.
\ average in thirty-five games. In IL
times at bat he gathered thirty
seven hits. Of which seven wer
doubles, two three-baggers and on
home run, which sailed SO far out
| side a the st. Louis grounds tina
the money spent for the horsehid
was Immediately entered on tn
books as a total loss.
That was pretty good hitting TO
a youths first attempt in the ma
jors, but 1t was nothing like hi
record in the International. In tina
circuit they couldn't put the parl
fences back far enough to keep hin
from losing the pill. He got s.
many home runs that 1t took al
adding machine to count 'em. The.
still maintain in Reading that Bah,
Ruth is puny slugger..
One Of Manager McBride's bil
jobs is to fnd a way to utilize tn,
batting prowess of this heavy ar
tillery expert. He packs too mucl
INT in his bludgeon to sit supinel,
on the bench. Perhaps, when tn
team reaches Washington in com
pany with the Giants on April {
Mac will have discovered the solu
ton Of the problem. Here's hoping