The Washington herald., 1921-09-09
mesPhillips, With 25Wins,
Secured From New Orleans
Star VIII Join Nationals Sunday Mcbride to
Be Supplied Material to Bolster Weak
Staff In 1922 =
~ JACK NlE

II George Mcbride can take q
team with q weak pitching staff
ana Keep it In third place for the
greater part OF the season. one Is
prompted to wonder what he might
do Eith an efficient bunch Of slab
berS
Ia Ansrer to this riddle will
Frohasav hs known next season, II
the fatss are kind TO the popular
WaShinEtna manaEe-.
Long since determined to get
soDe real pitchers or bust the treas
my President Griffin has been
lsaAfnE sp vim promising minor
ls.E1ers for some weeks Nine or
tsn koxmsa have already teen added
- ths- roster of the Griffs In pre-
par1t1Da for the 1879 campaign
LAnA ss.fA>r. Star.
james Philips. leading pitcher of
ths S11fhen Association. Is the
htesx nioor leagls s1zr 10 become
tn Fsp1U Of Warrington Presi-
o>zt GrifftA an1ounced last night
ma h had closed . deal with
Jshrny DoSes for this pitcher. who
vfn rr9ort to Manager Mcbride
SEnazT
PhEnzrs II 4 Highlander, and
d ~ senza15on Of his league this
seEssA He already has twenty
ffEe Erfpr5es IN his credit and
thersAy hangs u tale
EAca Griff1th urged that Phil
Ifps be s>at to Washington some
dAys aga he vas informed by
DosAs that there must be . delay Of
several d.JA
Fhi1i1s L. within one game of
ueanE the Southern Association
reou-d for total Victories said
DoseR -.1d $s are goinE to give
hin n ch.nns To do IT"
nree years ago Phillips was with
Tie 0eveland Cluh. but was sent
rack b tee bushes for further de-
reaopnent His inability 70 control
tho h.n il said to have been cured,
s.A - In now looked upon as a
fzt.hed product
The price paid for the New Or
leans product has not been given
out. bot h said to be . large one,
and incladss several players TO be
delivered later.
D0eA Of View Pitchers.
with All Of this new talent COM
ing On. there are just three MEM
bers OF the present pitching stan
here who are sure OF their jobs.
Walter johnson. John Thomas Zach
ary and the reliable George Mo-
gridge are the parties. The other.
are going to have the stiffest kint
Of opposition next spring. II they
hang on that long, and IL these new
corners live up to expectations there
will be q bunch of new faces around
when the team gets back from
Tampa
Here are some Of the minor
league pitchers from whom a win
ming STAN may be moulded next sea =
son: Frank Woodward. from New
Haven, who reports today: Francis.
star southpaw of the Seattle Club
Of the Pacific Coast League: Turk.
former Oglethorpe University star,
from Columbia, South Atlantic
League; McGrew. big Highlander
from Galveston (Texas) League:
McIlree. semipro from Wisconsin:
Don Burdette, pitcher for Boyd in
the Montgomery County League
and Shore. a product of Guilford
College, North Carolina.
In addition to Phillips, outfelder
Goslin, the Sally League outfielder.
who was bought after personal in
spection by President Grifith, will
report SundayA and Immediately
get into the lineup.
Grifith expects much from this
lad. He gives him credit for being
q sweet hitter. with only q few
fielding faults to be corrected. Low
balls seem to worry him. but Grif-
nth saw for himself that he could
70 back and to the side with speed
and eclat.