The Washington herald., 1922-03-14
YOUNGSTERS GETTING BULK
OF MGRAW'S ATTENTION
Pitching Department Chief Concern of Giant
Leader -Outfielder Needed.

one position. he could. if he so de-
sired. name the men. including the
pitcher. who will be in the line
up on opening day. His only pre-
dlcament Is to find a man to fill
George Burns shoes in the outfield.
beyond that, he can do nothing ex-
cept to wonder whether his pitch
ers Will hold up on another pennant
dash.
II the Giants possessed four con-
sistent hurlers and a couple more to
NIL in, McGraw could feel safe n
having tickets printed for the 1922
world series. The trouble is that.
instead of four. he has only two
men who can be counted upon to go
IN there regularly and give a good
account of themselves. win or lose.
These two are Jesse Barnes, who
ascended the pinnacle of fame by
his work in the last worlds series
and Art Nehf. the lefthander.
Phil Douglas and Fred Toney will
hang on. but they aren't the pitch
ers they were a couple of years
back. They have been hiking along
the big league trail for a number
OF seasons and can't be expected to
go on forever.
McGraw's real hopes rest in two
or three OF the many young hurIers
he has down here. Cecil Causey,
the former Philly pitcher. is with
the team. but he cannot be counted
on for much. One of the promising
youngsters is Pat Shea. who was
farmed out to the International
- OF In
turned a greatly improved artist
and has an excellent chance 10
break in for keeps The same can
be said for Wilfred Ryan. the for
mer Holy Cross College pitcher.
who spent the better part of last
season on the Giant bench. 1t was
good schooling for him
McGraw has so many other young
pitchers that he himself probably
does not know where they came
from The best of this assorted
lot, no doubt. is Virgil barnes,
brother of Jesse. Virgil was
farmed out to Milwaukee last sea-
son. and McGraw counts on him to
show something. The only other
worth mentioning is Claude JON
nard from the Southern Associa.
ton He is a tall. lanky cuss.
For the place left vacant when
Burns was shipped to Cincinnati
there was a flock of possibilities,
but McGraw will have to give the
matter considerable attention be-
fore making a decision, and even
then he may have to change il. The
matter is complicated by the fact
that it is a center fielder who Is
missing. That's a job that requires
a speedy as well as skillful
athlete.
There are seven outfielders on
hand and probably five will be re-
tained. For all-around ability Ross
Young is the choice of the lot, and.
barring the advent of a fly chasing
sensation. the center garden may
20 to him. Irish Meusel is almost
certain to grab one Of the other
outposts.
Three Fly Chasers Promising.
Three of the young outfelders
came up with excellent regulations
as minor leaguers. Bill Cunning
ham is a Coast League product
and fast stopper. Then there is
Ralph SINNERS. purchased from In
dianapolis. The third one is Ike
Boone. who seems too ponderous to
h''SN
ever. he may prove a hitter.
With George Kelly. Frank Frisca.
Dave Bancroft and Heinie Groh on
hand, 1t is not reasonable to sup
pose any upstart is going to come
along and change the complexion
OF the inield. The fact that Nc
Graw purchased Mcconnell from
Frisco and has been trying Boone
and Howard Berry. the great Penn
sylvania varsity athlete. at the first
corner. indicates some dissat'sfac-
tion with Kelly's work, but VIII .E
the bell rings the tall boy who hits
homers occasionally is going to be
out there reaching for whatever
comes his way.
There will be no change in the
catching department. Frank Sny-
der and Earl Smith will continue to
carry the burden
Taking the team as a whole, Me-
Graw will not be any stronger than
last season. His aggregation. may
be a. bit weaker because Of the
pitchers wearing down What
strengtS was added by Groh's ac-
QUESTION was Offset by Burns' de-
parture. In fact. many people be-
lievc that McGraw lost more than
he gained In the deal