The New York herald., 1921-04-19
GIANTS IDLENESS
DISPLEASES M'GRAW
Pat Shea Receivers Use Of
Pitching Arm After Visit
inc Bone Setter.
BY DANIEL.

ny DANhESs
Special Despatch to TaE NEw yoaK EEsALD.
BosToN, April 1s.-Snowflakes chased
each other around the bases at Braves
Field this afternoon and raging torrents
gushed in the outfield IT was mean
down East weather at it's meanest and,
Of course. the first meeting of the Giants
and the Braves was out Of the question.
The clubs will be lucky TO get in one OF
the two games scheduled for tomorrow,
Patriots day.
Coming after the sunday rest in New
York. the Giants idleness to-day was
particularly dfspeasing to McGrsw, as
the men need all ~" work ther caI get.
Ross Young still limps with a bad knee
and II is extremely doubtful II he will
get into the game tomorrow. McGra W
wants TO take no chances with the right
fielder
With Curtis Walker playing the game
of his life there is no oecas sion to rush
Young back before he is ready. Walker
is no Young when il comes TO catching a
fly, but he is proving power with the
stick. Walker showed his grit last Sat
urdsy when Lee Meadows OF the Phllies
tried to dust him off the plate. Meadows
came within a cats whisker OF beaning
the outfielders but Walker came right
IL
ties for the day.
shea Receivers His speed.
The pleasing bit OF news Of bad day
came from Pat Shea, the Young right
hander. Shea got sore arm down in
Dixie and was sent 10 bonesetter Reese
IN youngstown. The bonesetter found
4 . couple OF ligaments in Shea's pitching
arm crossed and snapped them back into
place Last Saturday Shea tried out
his arm for the first time since his trip
= Reese and found thst he had lost The
soreness and recovered his speed and
his curve.
'T postponed that trial for . Few
dsys. as ! was afraid 70 face the posi-
Die fact that my trip had been FOR
nsusht. said Shea this evening. "On
Saturday in Philadelphia I decided that
i was about time that found out where
stood. so ! went out and burned them
over. ! worked for twenty minutes and
at the end wasn't a bit tired. | had
everything 1 had before my arm went
bad
Shea's news will be mighty welcome
10 the club, for when ne is right Pat IS
4 pitcher of parts. lie was the star or
the International League with Toronto
last season and Won something Ike
good for a least ten with the Giants
even II he u not put on the regular
pitching schedule.
Boston seems 10 be sliding from the
Red Sox 70 the Braves. The Iocni press
is considerable 'het up over the show
"a much displeassd over the work or the
irg OF the National Leaguers and quite
Red SoX. The Braves look az IL they
might make some trouble. Hughie Nc
Quillan OF Brooklyn Is due 10 pitch
AGAINST the Giants tomorrow. with Art
Nehf the New York selection
Dodgers May. Surprise Critics.
Giants and Braves sh'ag thar the
Dodgers arc about doue. The BroolSlrn
club was a winner mainly on pitching
last season and the hllilers are not
showing anything nov. However. might
few pitchers are goial we,l ~ cither
inejor league ard the Dodgers MAY
work one o. their surprises before long.
kilduffs injury VIII hurt tneG more
than may be imagined.
Major league pitchers did not SHOW
TO advantage in the first series OF the
season. Half OF the clubs avera ged
better than ten hits a game. while in
fourteen contests the opposing outfits
totalled at least ten runs. The hitting
is heavy and most OF the pitchers are
slow in rounding into form
The Giants point 10 the fsc, that
they have thc leading home rfir htttcs
o. ~. Young season. Tho hero i
George Kc ly. who 20 = couple of fout
base walops ii Ph'ls,lelph'a. Babe
Ruth has made Only one homc run this
sea son. but let there be no alarm over
his failure 10 land more. Ills swing
still is a bit short a. his wrist has not
recovered entirely from the recent In
jury.