The New York herald., 1922-01-28
RYAN AND SHEA IN
THE GIANTS FOLD
6. Mcfarland, Right Handed
Pitcher, Purchased From
Springfield Club.
UMPIRES FOR THE SOUTH
Hart and Walsh Get a Billet
UMPIREs FOR THE SOUTH
Hart and Walsh Get a Billet
Yanks' Pcnnant Raising
Sport Gossip.
BY WILLIAM b. HANNA.

BY WILLIAM b. HANNA.
The Giants are gathering them In.
Wilfred Ryan. the robust pitcher. drifted
In from Worcester. Mass, yesterday and
Manager McGraw that he be allowed to
attach himself TO the Hot Springs d.
vision, and his request was granted. He
will report there on February 1s with
Toney, Douglas and Bancroft. Ryan
had trouble with his arm last season
and SO far as Hot Springs will contrib
ute to that desired end will take time
by the forelock and try to avoid the
trouble this year by taking the baths.
Pat Shea sent in his signed contract.
Shea lives in Holyoke. whence have
hailed more than one first class ball
player of Celtic blood, and wrote that he
has been doing road work and taken to
himself some weight. Also that with his
world series money he has built home
for his mother. Which shows thai Pats
heart is in the right place.
l.. j. Benton, dexter paw pitcher
purchased last year from the Ports
mouth. Va, club, Is another whose
signed contract was received. and the
Giants have added still another In the
person Of George Mcfarland, whose
purchase from Springfield Of the East.
ern League has just been completed.
"AIcFarland," announced Secretary
Tierney with touch Of JUNCTION which
carried due weight, elves in Pittsburgh.
in the shadow of Forbes Field" Living
IN the shadow of Forbes Field. II 1t had
no other value, would come I'm handy
on a hot day.
Mcfarland Hit 1903.
Mcfarland is right handed pitcher.
Last year with Springfield he developed
sore arm and laid off for a while
He says he is all right again and fit as
can be. 1t seems he can hit bit. His
batting average for twenty-eight games
was .393. and he made five doubles and
two home runs while piling UP that gen.
erous percentage.
Bob Hart of the National League um-
pire staff has asked permission from
President Heydler to accompany the
Braves and Senators on their spring
trip. The Boston club wants him. and
1t is probable that he and Ed Walsh,
Comiskey's former spitball king and
newest arbiter in the American League
will umpire this series. which Will begin
in st. Petersburg, Fla. March 81. Grif-
fifth thinks the experience would come
in handy for Walsh for the regular sea-
son.
Bin KLEIN accompanies the Giants
White Sox tour with his American
League colleague yet to be named by
the Sox, and Moriarty and Sentell will
have the Brooklyn series. Seek
ing a job on the National League stan
is Joe Cailiope Burke of the broad and
fertile South. The "caniope' part OF
the name is his. Tonal qualify. observed
Mr. Hcydler on reading the application,
in an umpire has it's value. but the
main thing is to call 'em right. Be-
sices, his staff is full-complete.
Col. Huston Of the Yankees favors
the home opening day. April 20. for
the raising Of tho championship pennant
at the Polo Grounds. and that day
probably will be chosen. ITS the first
remnant we ever won." he explains.
'and ] don't see why 1t shouldn't be up
there from the start.
John McGraw leaves for Cuba to-
day. He will go from Havana to San
Antonio and won't be back this winter.
"unless." he said with a smile. "Roush
or somebody like that is on the mar
kct"
Eddie Eagan at Harvard.
Eddie Eagan. champion A. T.. +. and
intercollegiate boxer in his class, 1t at
Harvard now taking a graduate course
Hence the possibility of his being
member of the Harvard team if the
existence of such a squad to meet Yale
is sanctioned at Cambridge. At Yale
Eagan boxed with great success. and
played football with Just as much
earnestness but with not as much sue
cess. If he should become a member
of the Harvard team. the question Is
whether ne would consent to don the
padded glove against his alma mater.
Willie Hoppe rs playing billiards
here this week as IL there never was
anything the matter with his stroke.
His stroke was sadly awry In the Chi
cago tournament. 1t hitched and I'D
died, and Of course its effectiveness
was interfered with. notice this
week, however. that the trouble has
Just about disappeared. Hoppe himself
says it has. Not even defeat by
Schaefer robbed Willie of his polse and
aplomb. qualities in evidence this week.
and a return OF the finish and case
characteristics of his play when all is
well with him.
Yet he makes no alibis for his de-
feat by young Jake. Hes a real
champion" Willie says: n great bill
Hard player. I shall keep up my ex-
hibItions with Charlie Peterson until a
week before my match with Jake In
Chicago In March. then ease UP and be
uuict for "a few days. Well probably
put In that period In st. Louis. When
tho match comes ] hope to show my
friends that I'm not a back number.
Certainly I don't think / am. ContL
trc rrcnchman. has as much class as
euro and Fournii. French stars who
have played here. and although Hore-
mans's playing In the tournament was
a disappointment, think you'll hear
from him IN a year"