The New York herald., 1922-03-09
Much Good Material Among
Rockies in Giant Camp
at San Antonio.
BY DANIEL.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
| SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March S.-Having
rushed the Giants for the last week at
record and relentless pace and brought
them along just a bit too fast, John
McGraw to-day ordered only a single
session at League Park, and that one
OF comparative ease McGraw himself
was confined to his room with a cold
while Dave Bancroft kept him company
with a sore throat and Ralph SINNERS
Joined them on the hospital list with a
game leg and strain which he feared
was indicative of an attack of appen-
dictis.
| Leaden skies, which from tiEie to
time sent down sprinkes of rain, made
1t far from pleasant. but for the play
ers it was an afternoon in heaven as
they lolled about and rested their sore
muscles and tired feet.
Even Billy Gilbert. star of the Giants
back In 1905, does not remember a
spring when McGraw drove his players
as hard as he worked them this last
week. The climax of this regimen came
yesterday when. instead of going only
the usual six easy innings In the first
formal game of the year, the Giants
galloped along for nine rounds with
the pitchers putting everything they
had on the ball and their supports let
ting loose in every department. Last
night every man on the squad showed
signs OF great fatigue as well as varied
minor physical complaints. The pace
could not be maintained, so to-day they
tapered off. But tomorrow 1t will be
two sessions once more, and at the
same old rafting gait.
VIII Drive Team Into shape.
1t is apparent that McGraw believes
that he has team which can be driven
into shape. Last year the Giants got
away to a bad start owing, In some
measure to the fact that nearly all
the pitchers and a good many OF the
others we're not truly ft when the open
ing gong sounded. This time he is
sending everybody along at the best
speed he can develop. The veterans are
working almost as hard as the recruits.
and as for the new men. they are setting
mark for earnestness and ampition
which we never have seen approached
in training camp.
To this we may add that McGraw
also has the best looking squad or re-
cruits We have had the pleasure OF
watching at a camp. II might be Wen
to sum up the work of the week at this
time and give you All intimate line on
the capabilities OF some OF those VINO
stand out among the newcomers.
OF course, interest centers In the fight
which Cunningham, SINNERS and Boone
are wsging for the open berth In center
field and all three candidates are be-
ing watched closely At this time we
favor Cunningham. He is an accom-
plished fielder and, we believe, a hitter.
too. SINNERS seems to be better all
Ike has tremendous potentialites as
batter and is one OF the best natural
hitters McGraw ever has had under his
wing.
SINNERS Is fast in the field and on
the paths and Is q ball hawk. He stole
fifty-four bases for indianapolis last
season and also proved himself n hitter.
Like Boone. he Is spending only MS
third season in professional baseball
and like Boone he has lot TO learn.
SINNERS Is not as expert as he might
be on a ground ball but he Is learning
fast McGraw has him out at short
stop every morning taking hot ones and
he is overcoming a tendency to take all
grounders to n side. He also Is learn
ing how TO slide back to a bag. trick
which Jack Hendricks evidently ne
elected TO teach him in Indianapolis in
the two seasons which Ralph spent
there.
Boone. who came from New Orleans
and was batting champion OF the South
ern League, still IL about twenty pounds
overweight that after taking Off about
ten pounds In a week. He is no Roush
when II comes to Judging ball but
we VIII have to wait until he works
himself into condition before passing
final Judgment on his fielding. But
how that bird can sock that ball! He
hit 3S9 last season.
Jack white. an outhelder. who came
from Livingstone Manor, y. r., un-
heralded and wrongly labelled as an
nhelder. is one Of the surprises. Gil-
bert says that White ooks better 10
him now than Speaker looked when nc
broke into the American League. The
New York Slater is a ball hawk and
natural slammer. He viii go, but with
strong string attached
The player with greatest potentialities
among the rockies perhaps Is Edwin
Hale, third baseman from Mississippi
College. who came TO the Giants also
| wrongly labelled. as n ritcner Hale,
who starred In fo1baii and mada the