New-York tribune., 1921-03-29
Frisch Ready
ToPlay Again;
Rapp Improves
Rookie Intielder Expected
to Rejoin Team Friday;
Rain Keeps Squad Indoors
By Charles A. Taylor

MOBILE, Ala, March 2S.--Thc Giants
are chanting Down Mobile" to-day to
the accompaniment Of batterinp rain
drops. For the second time since the
New York baseball tossers left their
training quarters at Ssn Antonio an
exhibition contest has been called off
because of undue moistness. This af
ternoon was to have been the occasion
for the meeting of the Giants and the
Mobile Bears, but steady drizzle
through the morning hours put the
field into such condition that a game
was impossible.
The lull gave Manager McGraw an
opportunity to check up on his hospital
list, involving Goldie Rapp. Frank
Frlsch ana Dave Bancroft. A telephone
report from the Tuoro Infrmary Mt
New Orleans conveyed the pleasing in
formation that Rapp was improving
rapidly and would join the team here
by Friday at the latest.
Frank Frisch, upon being consulted
BY McGraw as to whether he would
feel fit for combat tomorrow. replied
that ne was readv. OF course. Frisch
rs not In trim to play his best game.
but tho long delay in the necessary
operation for tha removal Of Dave Ban
croft's tonsils made it essential that
Dawes case should be attended to as
soon as possible.
Bancroft to Undergo Operation
The fact that Frisch can return gives
the desired opportunity and Bancroft
will be operated on tomorrow morn
ing. According to the opinion of the
physicians, Bancroft will be ready to
play within week at the most. BY that
time, Rapp, too. is expected to be in
uniform, so when the team starts
northward Saturday night every regu-
lar should be at his most
Manager McGraw expressed himself
tonight as much encouraged at tho
way the Giants triumphed over tho st.
Louis Browns at New Orleans. The
two southpaws, Nehf and Salleo. more
than lived up to McGraw's hopes and
during this week the other backward
members Of his twirling staff will show
similar Improvement.
The Giants will meet the Louisville
team of the American Association here
tomorrow. Two former Giants are with
the Colonels-Kocher, a catcher, and
Schepner, an infielder.
Milton Stock, the Cardinal infelder,
is still perssting in his hold-out and
has been training here with the Louis
vile club. Stock is more than willing
to come to the Giants and hopes that a
trade bringing about his transfer NAV
result before the New Workers. leave
Mobile.
Sisler Disappoints Douglas
Phil Douglas had his first glance at
George Sisler In Saturdays game and |
Phil was much disappointed. "Why | |
consider Sisler about the most awk-
ward first baseman l ever saw" said
Douglas.
"The records show that he is some
hitter, but you noticed he didn't con-
nect safely once in our game with the
Browns"
When asked what sort of balls he
served Sisler, Phil declared he used
nothing but his old splitter.
The Mobile club, which the Giants /
will meet Wednesday, is managed by
Herman Bronkie, who was in the big |
leagues for a short time, playing with
the Cardinals and Browns.
Bill Ryan and Jess Barnes probably
will be McGraw's pitchers in to-mor-
rows game with Louisville. Barnes
has had difficulty so far in retaining
HIS effectiveness for more than three
or four innings. Ryan, on the other
hand, has been at his best in every
game he has worked.