The Washington times., 1922-04-08

Connie Mack deliberately wrecked
q club that was too good for his
25-cent town after the upstart Bos.
ton Braves had humbled him in
four straight games in the world
series of 1914. Eddie Collins, Frank
Baker. Jack Barry, Chief Bender.
Joe Bush. Bob Shawkey and a host
Of others were thrown on the mar
ket for the highest prices they
would bring. Mack got a wealth of
money in the lean war years, when
the future Of baseball was a hoarse
whisper Of a guess. He has paid
the piper ever since.
Some are mean enough to fnsin-
uste that Mack doesn't care a
great deal; that he is content TO
run as cheapIy rs possible, in the
meantime living on the fortunate
clubs, such as New York, Cleve.
land, st. Louis and the like.
While II is true that Mack made
more than enough money with New
York alone to pay all of last years
expenses and leave a dividend for
the stockholders, II is likewise true
that since 1914 he has experimental
with more than 400. and that he
has spent on recruits, or alleged re-
cruits, as much money as any rival,
barring only the Yankees.
Perhaps one of Mack's greatest
troubles during the agonizing throes
of his cellar occupancy has been too
much experimentation. He has hopes
OF getting out of the cellar this year.
And he is favored above other years
of recent memory in the fact that he
will present a lineup approximating
veteran talent. Every position but
one will be filled with a player who
can be placed in the veteran list.
Connie will carry ten pitchers.
Half of these were with the club
throughout the 1921 campaign. The
right-handers are Ed Rommel, Slim
Harris, Bob Hasty and Rollie Nay
lor: Roy Moore is a southpaw. Hasty
and Naylor are not so much to brag
about: they are being given their last
chance to make good.
Heimack, a left-hander who Joined
the club at the end of the last sea son,
has made a most favorable impress
sion upon Mack, who has had a few
of the greatest southpaws of history
Waddell and Eddie Plank
among their number.
Yarrison, who comes from Rocky
Mount and who throws an under
hand ball q In Carl Mays, has won
q home in Comics heart. So has
Sullivan, Of Moline.
With Ralph Perkins as the back
bone Of the corps Connie has little
occasion tO worry over his catching
Perkins is just about the best back.
stop living. Johnny Walker and
Furham seem able understudies.
Comics infield will be comprised
Of Doc Johnston, secured from Cleve-
land, at first; Dykes. second; Gallo
way, shortstop, and Galloway. third
base. He has Hauser for first IL
anything goes wrong with Johnston.
Barrett. who is fighting with Gallo
way for short field, is a versatile in
fielder Of worth as substitute.
BRAZIL, another first baseman, has
a bad arm just now, but should do
yeoman service, as a pinch hitter.
from Hartford, has proved himself a
wizard defensively. He has the rep
utation Of never manhandling a ball
solutely nothing with the stick.
Mack's outfield will be as last
year: Tilly Walker in left, Welsh |
and Miller in center and Witt in
right. MCGOWAN, who played in |
Newark last year, will probably be
carried as an extra. He is a grand |
ball hawk. but has shown little apti- |
tude in hitting, even against Con-
v,io'a t,tfchors