New-York tribune., 1922-11-29

| fhd4ch dG Sotiic pace ftOt yet stated.
names, pedigrees and preferred oct
acquired talent to a palpitant public
Alphabetically speaking, John Ander-
son, of Beaumont, Tex. Is the Abou
Ben Adhem of the recruits--his name
| leads all the rest. This is not the
| famous John Anderson whose "bonnie
brow was brent" nor yet that still
more notable "Long John" who stole
second base on an auspicious occasion
when all the bases were full. This par
ticular specimen of the genus "Andcr-
/ son" is alleged to be an all-wool, non
/ shrinkable catcher. whose chief claim
to fame at this stage Of his career is
that he is the only able-bodied citizen
| in organized baseball who has been
drafted by the Giants this year.
The next ambitious youth is one Joe
| billiard, right-handed pitcher hailing
from the classic shades of the campus
at Southwestern University, somewhere
! in Texas, down by the Rio Grande. Joe
comes up touted as nothing less than
! wonder, phenom, lad who can
cut his initials in the air with his
curve ball. His fast one has hop
that would make the ordinary or gar
den variety Of grasshopper green with
envy. Just what else he learned at
college is not stated.
Then comes Frank Fuller, from San
Antoine itself He pines for nothing
less than an opportunity to push Frank
Frisch right out of the second base
Job for the Giants, which is just as
simple as trying to make the East
River run over instead of under the
Brooklyn Bridge
Higbee, the "Socker," Is Listed
Mahlon Higbee, outfielder, from Ken
lucky and the bluegrass region, made
his bow to the Polo Grounds public in
several of those "rookie" games against
the Boston Braves just as the sun went
down on the National League season
Bleacher fans have already tagged him
as one who, in the words of the i'm
mortal Ping Bodie, "can sock that old
apple to fare-y -ye-well." Travis Jack
son, shortstop. flched from Kid Ell
terfeld's Little Rock stone wall infield,
also put in an appearance. With the
rockies against the Braves just before
Henry Fabian barred the gates to ball
players for 1922.
Several more on the list belong to
that same category. including Fred
Johnson, a port-sided finger from San
Antonio, and Mike Cvengros, alias
"Seven Gross" the Little Rock pitcher,
who did pretty we'll in his one start at
the Brush Stadium. johnson is cred
tied with the loss of two games for the
Giants last seaon, but McGraw still
thinks that a couple of dozen runs
might have given him chance to bring
home victories on those occasions.
The Lucas boys are on the list
Chpsfar meas fror,, of bn
Virginia League, and Fred or "Rcd'
Lucas, from Nashville. on the same cir
cult. Larry Doyle is responsible for
the carrot-topped member of the Lucas
tribe. These two gentlemen are right
banded pitchers by trade Some time
ago the Giants owned Olin Voigt, a
left-handed twirler, but they lost him
in the bush. He eventually found his
way. TO civilization again and the
worlds champions have been forced to
buy him all over again. Testifying
under oath, Jim Tierney admitted that
it was tough to buy the same ball
player twice and then get only left
handler.
Pitchers of All Descriptions
Another nomination for the mort
sided flinging staff is George Wallberg
from the Portland team of the Pacific
Coast League. Earl Webb a right
handed pitcher from Memphis. com
pletes the legal list of Giant reserves.
but Guy Morrison, from Bloominpton
of the ThreeI circuit, will be handed !
meal ticket for three squares for !
rlght-handed pitcher in any hotel IN
the exhibition circuit just as soon as
some other athlete is weighed. regis /
tered and shipped collect to linton I
lnd:.' OF Seattle. Wash, for further sea- i
soning IN the great open spaces where /
men me-, are men and left-handers are I
lsegal except by special permission
OF the postal authorities.
! can always find time to denv
runaors," said Secretary Tierney anenSs
Robertson has not been let out bv thss /
club and will be with US next season (" /
Davy droped into headquarters a few I
Gays ago and whiled away an hour or !
Two IN casual conversation.
Inc latest scandal is that Bob Shaw
Key IS sporting that type of moustacbo
winch is recognized as "le dernier cr;n
"hen worn to the accompaniment ~
monocle and a swagger stick. Rob
was seen at the Army Navy game Md (
ing behind the disguise. He had ius.
returned from hunting quail VIII,
Ernie Shore in the Carolinas.
>, Eddie Collins and Joe Dugan were
aa.2, aiso IN Philadelphia for the gridiron
the Detroit Tigers will be danrarnns
animals ANIMALS IN the American League nest
season II Kip Collins comes through
Robinson Is Elected