The New York herald., 1922-04-09

McGraw would not let him go for good
better ball player than he was when he
came to the Giants from the Phillies last
season. He is handy hitter in pinch
and as game a scrapper as they have
in the majors. Any infield out of which
Rawlings is crowded must be indeed a
great one.
McGraw also has a likely youngster
In Edwin Hale, football hero from
Mississippi College. Mac says that while
Hale is not quite ripe there is no telling
how great an infielder he may be with
a years schooling on the bench. just
now Hale has a habit Of setting himself
for ball in a bad position. He fixes
his hands so that he cannot change their
position fast enough to meet an unex-
pected hop But he is willing and anxious
to learn and he is doing that. He looks
as If he ought to be hitter.
Let us go into the outfield. McGraw
has two standbys-Ross Young. q great
right fielder and great hitter. and
Emil AIeusel, man whose slight short
comings as a fielder are more than COM
pensated for by his terrific hitting.
Meusel has been going great guns and we
predict for him the greatest season of
his career,
SINNERS a Ball Hawk.
Now for the much discussed SINNERS.
He is a husky young man who broke
into baseball from Marquette University
with Indianapolis in 1920. He is a
right handed hitter, a ball hawk, fash
on the bases, altogether one Of the finds
of the year. We look for him to be a
sensation. He stole 55 bases iE the
American Association last year and when
he reported at San Antonio showed that
he had done that on great natural
ability rather than any finished style.
McGraw and Hughey Jennings have
taught him a lot. He hit .342 last year
and should be 800 man in the Ma
tional League.
Cunningham gives the Giants a first
class spare hand in the outfeld. He
is fast and can hit, too. Then Mac
has young Giant by the name of Ike
Boone, a natural hitter who was bought
from New Orleans. where he hit 1888
and led the Southern League. Boone Is
| a left handed hitter who makes them
lsing on a line. He is a raw fielder,
but McGraw will use him in pinches
against right handlers. Stengel also
will be on deck. W N
The big question Of course has to do
with the pitchers. The Giants have
quite q few veterans, and these are
question marks. Fred Toney. who had
a severe illness, has not regained his
full strength, and we doubt II he will
be of use much in April. Phil Douglas
looks good to us. far better than he
looked last season. II that big fellow
will learn to hide his stun he will be
as good a pitcher as there Is in the
league, particularly since it looks as
IL he will behave.
Nehf. Pitching Ace.
Art Nehf, left handler par excellence.
IS the ace. Then there Is Jess Barnes,
who did not have a great season in
1921. but went like wildfire in the
world series. He ought to be stronger
tran he was last season. Bill Ryan con-
tinues a problem, while Pat Shea and
lied Causey will have to show us In
league games before we can pass on
them. Causey Is said to be in to make
up for the temporary loss of Tonev
end to add to the strength Of the statc
McGraw has a great youngster In
Virgil Barnes. brother Of Jess. Virgil
was with Milwaukee last season and
n ade a great record in the American
Association. He has shown US enough
to warrant the belief that he will sti *
with bells on. Claude Jonnard Is
another newcomer, a right handler WIN
terrific fast bali. who will be great