The Washington times., 1921-03-23

llOrlando next week Playing baseball
issthe best practice for baseball play
ers--there's no gainsaying that
Uncle Nick Aitrock has been ap-
pointed manager Of the rockies, who
are to be strengthened with the best
pitchers, with Picinich behind the
bat and with Bins Miller and Hank
Shanks in the garden. replacing
''Scotty" McHugh and Dinwiddie
Tucker. So far as the latter are
concerned they max as well go home
Fight now. They are completely out
Of the running, il they. were ever in
it.
BRowER AND MOGRIDGE-
=. TwIRLERs.
The rockies will have Brewer and
Mogridge twirling for them today,
Acosta and Zachary climbing the hill
for the regulars. When not OF the
mound Brewer will attend first base.
giving away to a catcher or to Nick
Altrock, when he taxes up the fling
ing job.
The two pitching laggards, Harry
Courtney and Jim Shaw, have run
into difficulties. Manager Mcbride
rapidly began climbing Shaw in yes
terday's drill. Mcbride is not at all
satisfied with the Pittsburgher's slow
ness in rounding into shape and tells
him about 1t at every opportunity.
Yesterday the boss kept Shaw pitch
ing to batsmen until he could hardly
stand UP. Only when utterly ex-
hausted was Shaw permitted to seek
the cooling showers
President. Griffith sat in the press
coop with the war correspondents and
W Wofchad lo1 81 q ,f,,u ~,
He noted that all the southpaw was
using were. slow hooks and slower
ones. Finally Griff could hold his
horses no longer. Down he clambered
from his perch and marched out to
Courtney,
Put something on it," advised
Grin, who used to be a pretty fair
sort Of pitcher himself once, back
In the dim ages. "If you can't go
in and take off that uniform"
COURTNEY SHOOTS 'EM OVER.
Then, for the first time in at least
two weeks, Courtney began pitching
fast balls and, when ready to relieve
shaw. went to the hill and threw a
lot OF them for the batsmen to smash.
Both Managr Mcbride and President
Griffith stayed right on the scene
and watched that the slender south
paw did not let down in his work.
IF Courtney Is going to start the
season. he's got to do a lot of pitch
ing between now and then" said Man
ager Mcbride. "There isn't going to
be any Sinking by him or anybody
else. He's just got to be ready. that's
all.
With two bosses setting on his
back, Courtney seems in for many
strenuous hours before the curtain
rolls up and doubtless there'll be
even more after that The long left
handler has been in this country now
moro than two months, yet he Is alb
solutely without ambition, quite lcon-
tent to don a uniform and play round.
He seems to think he can step right
into major league game and pitch
high class ball without any prepara-
tion. IL this Is his idea, he is in for
some sudden changes. IL Manager Nc
Bride carries out what Is now In his
mind. ,-.p
Bing Miller is making an excellent
impression here. He hits the ball
hard and has a springy running style
that promises speed on the bases.
Bulky of shoulder, he possesses tire.
mcndous power when he swings on
hall and should be sure death for any
fast ball pitcher. Just how he will
look against a clever slow ball Pitcher
like Jack Quinn. OF the Yankees. or
against Stanley Coveleskie's spitterJ