The New York herald., 1921-03-17
M'GRAW NAMES HIS
MAIN GIANT SQUAD
Relegates Benton to Second
Division Team and Moves
Shea to the First.

Special Despatch 10 TIE NEW York HEHALp
SAN ANTONIO, Texas. March 10
While an anxious lot OF players STOOD
about the lobby Of the Menger this eve
ming John McGraw announced the
names Of those who would go with the
main squad Of the Giants and those VINO
are to leave with the second team.
The first division will break camp
here on Friday night and win leave for
Dallas for stop Of three days. the
second team. with Jess Burkett acting
as manager and Dick Kinsella in the
role OF traffic executive. will entrain
for Waxahachie tomorrow night. They
are to play the White Sox there on Sat
urday and Sunday. while the big team
plays. the Clevelands at Dallas.
In other days assignment TO the sec
ond division Of the Giants was regarded
as the forerunner Of a release to some
minor league club. but this year condi-
tions are different. Quite a number or
men whose places on the club are safe
have been assigned to the second squad.
They do not like 1t, but McGraw cannot
carry too many players with the main
section.
Perhaps the most surprising feature
OF the personnel Of the second team may
be found In the robust and left handed
form OF Rube Benton. the pitcher. This
spring Benton has been very backward
in his development and he has been
moved from the big team to make way
for young Pat Shea. who was bought
from Toronto last fall for $4,000.
Bob Grody. tho only New York prod
uct among the pitchers, also will move
on with the regulars Grody has had
only one chance to show what he can
n 4 "a I'm
day and suffered from stage fright, not
10 speak Of the effects OF home run
by Burns off the second ball he pitched.
AcGraw apparently wants to give Grody
a thorough try out before deciding what
to do with him.
The main squad viii have two centre
fielders--Ed Brown. who will work
against left handed pitchers, and Curtis
Walker who will 20 in when the opposi-
ton flinging Is right handed. Brown was
with san Antonio last season and looks
like a real find. Walker has speed and
q great arm and has shown signs OF
hitting ability too.
Lee King who worked against LETT
handed pitchers last season and who has
been doing very good work here. is go
ing with the second team. This does
rot mean that King has been ousted as
wants more time to look over both
Brown and Walker.
An idea as to which will be on the
regular catching staff Is given by the
backstop selections for the first squad.
They are Earl Smith, Fred Snyder and
Aleck Castor, the newcomer from Mil
waukee Henline and Gonzales will 30
with tho seconds.
The makeup OF the main division Of
twenty players, which will be under the
direction OF McGraw and Hughey Jen-
nings. with Eddie Brannick acting as
secretary and Cozy Dolan as extra coach,
is as follows: Burns. left field; Ban
croft, shortstop; Frisch, second base ;
Young, right field Kelly. first base;
Brown and Walker. centre field; Rapp,
third base: Snyder. Smith and Castor,
catchers: Toney j. Barnes. Douglas,
Ryan, Nehf. shea, sallee and Grody,
pitchers, and Howard Burkett, utility in
fielder.
The second squad, consisting OF nine-
teen players, is as follows: Monroe. sec
ond base Spencer left field King, CEN
tre field: Grimes, second base; Kane,
third base: Gross. short stop; Bancroft,
right field Henline and Gonzales,
catchers Rem Kelly, Virgil Barnes. Car
ton. Perritt. Davenport, Voight Benton.
Evans and Winters. pitchers, and Flana-
gan, utility outfielder.