New-York tribune., 1921-03-03
Hugghie Enrolls
81 Candidates
At First Call
Deluge Slows Up at Night
fall and McCraw Squad
Hopes for Practice To-day
By Charles A. TAYLOR

Father Hard Luck seems to be hot on
the heels Of the Giants. Just when
practically the entire squad Of baseball
tossers had been assembled here this
morning the boasted tropical sunshine
of the Alamo city sprang a leak. It
was more than a leak. 1t socn de-
veloped into regular old-fashioned
Northern ralnstorm, and Assistant
Manager Jennings actually rained tears
himself as he called the roll Of his
charges after breakfast
"Just as We were ready to get down
to business" walled Hughe, "this
tempest had to break upon our heads.
and after four weeks Of perfect weather
down here, too. Bat it cannot last.
know from five years experience in this
climate that the San Antonio sun can
not desert US long, so you boys better
prepare for business tomorrow morn
ing"
1t would appear that Jennings is
some prophet, for late in the afternoon
the solar system adjusted itself to
baseball conditions, and blue skies
rapidly chased away the gray leaky
ones.
1t will be most imposing array in
deed that will besiege the ball park
the fans it may be well to state that
thirty one athletes answered Hughes
roll call this morning. The list com
prsed fifteen pitchers, four catchers
SIX outhelders and SIX inhelders.
Many Pitchers on Deck
The pitchers on deck include: Jess
Barnes and his brother, Virgil Claude
Davenport, Phil Douglas, c. NJ. Ray
mond Evans, James c. Carton, Arthur
Nehf, Poll Perritt, Pat Shea, Bill Ryan,
Slim Sallee, Owen Voight and Jess
: Winters.
The catchers are Leo Dixon, Alexan-
der Alphonse CASTOR, Walter Henline
and Frank Snyder
The outfelders include Edward
- Brown, Raymond Bancroft, Lee King,
Vernon Spencer, Curtis Walker and
Ross Young.
The infielders present were Howard
Burkett, Frank Frisch Roy Grimes,
Herbert Hunter, John A. Monroe and
Ewell Gross.
/ The following we're reported miss
ing; Manager McGraw, who is expect
ed late tonight Or tomorrow morn
ing; Rapp, Bancroft, George Kelly and
/ Rlchbourg; iniielders, Toney, Reynolds
and Kelly outfielders, Burns and
:, hauif; catchers, Gonzales and Smith
together, newspaper men and all, it
e VIII constitute the largest aggregation
mat the New York National League
Club has ever had in the South. The
staid and stolid, not solid, Henr
tablan was amazed at the host Of
5 ROCKIES which hocked about him as he
aescrlped every square inch of sod on
= the pail grounds he has been manicur-
2 ing here. Largest audience | ever
mad, summed up Henry.
S The versatility Of Jennings was IL
lustrated this noon when he addressed
: luncheon Of the Lions Club. COM
posed OF San Antonio's leading busi-
ness men, Nughie Won his hearers
rlght Off the bat BY remarking that he
ieIt it a wonderful compliment as an
eI- ilger 10 be called upon to eat with
: d lo1 OF hons Hughes serious vein
= was Of the same high caliber.
Goldie Kapp Expected To-dav
Goldie Rapp. the long-awaited IN
IeIder, IS on the way from St. Louis.
ana IS expected 20 reach camp some
: tlme today; Nothing has been heard
OF Lance Richbourg, the youngster
VINO won McGraw's fancy as the third
baSeman OF the college team at Gaines
VINE, ria, two years ago All who
nave seen the college lad in action
agree that he is destined to become a
great player.
' Ihe fine condition in which Slim
'sallee and Rube Benton presented
f., themselves at camn last week is AZ
! fording much delight to Jenninrs - Tho 'il
5 assistant manager said tonight that
poth southpaws had reported ut their.
Dest weight and with nary 4 kink in
ffelr arms. 4ughe had the two
warming up Monday afternoon.
fhu Douglas and his presence Of
NINA winch may have averted q seri-
Gus wreck IN the last one hundred
miies Travelled by the Giants special
on ITS way to San Antonio Yesterday
was popular topic of conversation IN
; the hotel lobby to-day.
: me special was speeding along a
rev miles out of Austin. When Phi
passing from one car,to another. saw q
nan tall from the PLATFORM The first
'nstlnct would have been for Phil 10
Pun the bell rope for a sudden stop
: iiad he done so the Katy Express.
% mmicn was following close behind the
special, doubtless would have crashed
INTO the Giants train. but Doaglas. If
appears, had some railroading expert
ence before he made baseball ana farm
ing ms pastlmes, and promptly Notified
.hc conductor, who brought the train
70 stop, but only after making sure
''u e, haly Express was warned.
sup was made at the town of
hyle, some eighty miles from san An
tonic, and handcar dispatched TO
search for the victim of the accident
IN about half hour the car returned
VT" With the man, who turned out to be
Nnarles Waldren, Pullman conductor
OF the special. He was conscious and
aside from bruises about the lace and
limbs was apparently not badly in
]3red: He was taken to the San Ros.
Hospital in San Antonio. '
IL, rank r rlsch and Phil Douglas spent
she rainy day in a bowling allev. where
they, proved easy victims for walter
deniine and Lee X. King Frank said
Henline was just about the best bowie
ne had ever seen, as he never once
1ahed to roll at least 200. '.If he's as
good a catcher as bowler Friscb re-,
marked, 'some of our veterans will
nave JOB on their hands to hold their
places as backstops." -
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