The New York herald., 1922-03-10
Cunningham Likely to Get
REGULAR Berth on Giants
McGraw Uses Him in Center Field in Lineup-Dave
Bancroft May Be the Lead Off Man-Rookies
Pounded All Over Lot.
BY DANIEL.

Special Dispatch TO THE NEW York HERALD.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex, March 9.-If you
are inclined toward entertaining your
selves with interesting conjectures
you might take it that John McGraw
this afternoon gave Eis valued opinion
on two timely topics which have to do
with the well known Giants. You
might say that he has about decided
to play Billy Cunningham Il the
roomy brogans of the departed George
Burns in center field and that he has
settled on Dave Bancroft as the lead
off man.
Twas thus he placed these athletes
when he sent the regulars into the field
against the rockies In a six inning game
which before long took on the lurid
complexion of a slaughter of the inno-
cents. The world champions of 1921.
with Ike Boone at first in place of the
absent George Kelly, and Heinie Groh
forcing Johnny Rawlings into the rook-
les. won by IL to 1, thirteen hits to five.
For Bancroft, who had been out with
sore throat for several days, it was
the first tussle of the season and he
comported himself like the same old
Bannle, one of his contributions to the
gaiety OF the afternoon being a triple
and another a snappy inaugural Of a
double play.
In the opening round. after Kopf hao
singled, Bannie dashed over toward the
bag to scoop up Rawlings's hot bounder.
He jumped onto second to retire Kopt
and then made a smart throw to Boone
to complete the double killing. Then
the captain turned to Manager-Umpire
McGraw and shouted. Pretty, what?"
MAC" made laughing admission that
1t was something like that.
Throwing conjecture aside. 1t would
not be quite fair to Ralph SINNERS to
say that Cunningham already has beaten
him for the center field berth. After a
days layoff due to a game leg and a
strain, SINNERS was back in uniform.
but he took no part in the game. As for
the lead off proposition, we are inclined
to believe that McGraw will do bit of
experimenting before he decides just
who will face the enemy first and sac
rifice about fifteen points In his batting
average for the common good.
on Day for Rockies.
The rockies had an off day both In the
field and with the bath. This may have
been due to the fact that among the
spectators, eagle eyed and eager to pick
a couple of players still due in the
SINNERS deal, was Jack Hendricks.
manager OF the Indianapolis club. He
was accompanied by William Smith,
owner OF the Hoosiers. Hendricks was
out at the park early In the morning
and spent the entire afternoon there.
too.
He appeared to take a liking TO How
ard Berry and had McGraw put the old
football star through his PAGES for his
particuIar benefit. Tonight Berry was
seen moping about the Mengcr lobby,
solitaire and dfsconsolatc. From time
70 time he murmured, Gee whiz: In
dianapoiis! Gee Whit Some OF the
other young men display a greater and
keener interest In the prospect of going
to a class "A club
To revert to the ruthless shelling of
the Pecans, as Cozey Dolan calls the
rockies, the nuts never had chance.
They managed TO put together three
hits, a double by Kinzella and singles
by White and Gillenwatcr for their lone
run In the second inning Off Cecil Alger
non Red" Causey, making his first APP
pearance OF the year. Against Perce
Malone, the pride of Altoona, who
pitched the last three innings. the
Pecans got just one hit, a triple by
Kopf in the sixth session.
Only eleven men faced Malone. An
other safety would have been regis
tered against him In the fourth, when
Stengei tried TO drop a teaser behind
second. Frisch made one Of the star
plays OF the day with a great run and
sensational catch.
Regulars bunch Hits.
Johnny Albertson and Dick Proctor
divided the fiinglng for the Pecans, each
going three innings. The first named
was hit for eight drives and six runs.
Proctor gave Ave hits but he suffered
from poor support. Four OF the regu-
lars tallies came In the second inning,
which saw Bancroft and Young hit
triples. and F'risch, Meusel and Boone
get singles Two errors helped. All the
action was staged after Berry and