Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-03
SCOTT MAY BE ACE IN
4 HOLE FOR THE GIANTS
Farmer Bra Ue Hurler
Sho,ved Class in First
Start Of Year; Cards Haze
Suffered Much From In.
j,xies
RACKS STOP BROWNS
~ JOSEPH T. LABRUM

"a southpaw, ana the ih'uries euhereu
!. usinie Groh going to keep the Giants
~ winning the National League fng? =?
Ss.t "a the question New York fans
-. - asking each other these days. The
~, straight reverses suffered by Nc
n..w,s nets at the hands of Bill Nc
x..hnie,s ambitious Pirates have been
.,tributed to poor pitching and the in
.hr,tv Of Heinie Groh to hit because Of
lii long layof.
N.hf with twelve victories in three
80. over Pittsburgh, was unable to
..oose the Bics in the recent series.
nntbam scribes point to this fact as
~ the reasons for the clean sweep
- the Smoketown aggregation: Groh,
who came to the Giants In the deal that
s.nt George Burns to the Reds. mas
Seen Of little use to McHraw th's
The diminutive third baseman was
.,t ~ the game for almost month
o. os,ly in the season, and on the day he
s.tn,ned out in Chicago injured his
~. ali over again. Up until last Mon
Az he sat on the bench doing pinch
Ttt,nr now and then, but not daring to
s..rt game. He is forced to favor the
;s;ured member so much that he has
.owed up in both fielding and base run.
ninr, Just when the two are needed
the most.
In addition TO Nehf's illness and
C,roh's injuries, the Giants. have also
Ss.n worried over Phil Douglas. From
ne bright light district comes the re-
mort that Shuflin' Bill has taken on an
ctber of his periodicals, and that Nc
Graws scouts have been unable to 10
cate him.
last year in the heat of the race
T,opplas did n Joe Dugan here, leav-
ins The team fiat and hieing himself to
unknown parts. If Douglas, who was
niaced on the auction block early in
ne season, is absent from the peak any
length of time the Giants will be in
bad way.
THE addition of Hugh McQuil-
Ian, ,oho Is e1pected to take
lis regular turn on the mound In a
abort time and the acquisition OF
Scott, the former Brace. should
evoble the Giants to make better
sko,cing In the future.
CCOTT will be remembered as the
y former Bostonian who went to the
Rsds In the trade that sent Marquard
% the Braves. Because Of lame arm
Cincinnati gave him his unconditional
release after making efforts to have
The trade nullifed. The trainer Of the
Giants took Scott in tow and appar.
entity has brought him around in good
Slape. He pitched two innings against
the Pirates on Tuesday and showed con.
siderable stuff.
Was Star Last Year
with the Braves than did McQuillan,
who brought so much money. Last
year the young right handler performed
In forty seven games. winning fifteen
and losing thirteen. In 1920 he toiled
IN forty -four games, with ten victories
and twenty -Onc defeats. Ninety -one
games in two years is enough to make
any pitchers arm 60 bad. The rest he
has had up until Tuesday may have
been sufficient to bring him around.
AT any rate. McGraw is too wise
when 1t comes to pitchers to sign up
Z man like Scott without having some
knowledge of his condition. If the
new Jersey boy can show anything
IKE his 1921 form with the heavy hit :
nng Giants in back Of him he might
nant drive.
Scott will replace Toney on the Giant
san as the man mountain. He stands
ieet two and one. half inches and
MMe'gns slightly in excess Of 200 pounds,
ne half inch taller than the Ten d.
pounds more. eA'
aae GIANTS aren't alone suffering be .
use OK injuries. The Cardinals have
~ nshting along a great part Of the
Hsoh with several stars out of the
- 'up. Clarence Mueller, who came
sn ~e cards from Syracuse last wear
n"r. Immediately made good with his
"siel savs1 hitting and sure fielding, has
fhis fhieu I'm IN ABOUT one-third of the games
.,,s, In addition, McHenry, the brillian,
lyin. IEardher I and 300 hitter, has been
Shiis l" at MS home in Ohio for a Ions
proha according to reports, be viii
n"ra nu.vDaoly be out of the game severaj
TEE los, Of McHenry .ou, O ,..
cere blow TO tho team ;,o,
maoA as he .oas the clean.un III.
~ ana in sirtv-tu0 0ames bnd
Sen S,n In forty three runs ana ,ras
st"o stno ,oeN over the mark thai
"arfs the select class. '" '"u'
ADDITION to McHenry and Muel
...Mr, the Cards have b..n witbout th,
,t;s..lces Of Tubby Clemons "ifnous fos snn, tn'
: as. He plays only now and tben I, ~
m,,h ,.uit of badly injured hand. Ain
Sraitn, the seconi- str;nn AN
playing only infreauently.
bss. RACK, whose great piayinp bs
up n Instrumental as In keeping the Card
la,,n me race, has been WORKING regm
has bs.a win a severe charley horse tha
Haded to the list ia Dr. Johnn,
N. fn, f, whose shortstopping is ono O
dent;.t ;t'Ires OF the Cardinals play. Th
tbis co. mas been playing infreGuentI
ssason because Of illness md onj
lins.nn returned regularly to tn
nsoy on All Twelve
run ysers IinI Hornsby. the National home
10 plan ana leading hitter. continue
be.pp pay on all twelve. Had Hornsb
NH VIII injured the plight of tbe Card
~o an their none too good nitchiny sta,
binn biTSa have been pitiable. Schultz sub
bnliH ,or Mcienry, has been hitting th
when Imavagely, while Specs Torporce
hitter "'I paying regularly acts ns pine
Of wh, II, seventy three games, in mos
Ios which @ he acted as pinch hitter. Tor
age or f".pped aIa the horsehide for an aver
,na,L mai aadition to the Giants and Cards
mn"h er hrst division team has suffere
Chica,aar rom IN Juries this season. Tn