Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-30
To DOPE
PIRATES PLANS
President Dreyfuss Begin
ming Belated House
cleaning.

Hot Springs, Ark, March 30-After
the mess the Pirates made Of their
flag quest last season it is a risky
matter to dope them for the coming
race.
When the Pirates pennant hopes
mer President Dreyfuss Immediately
announced he was going to clean
house. He did nothing. However,
release, paper were recently handed
to George Whitfield. 1t is said Dave
Robertson, who has not reported. will
be given similar medicine. Perhaps
this is the belated housekeeping.
Whatever it is. it is leaving a vacant
outfield post and Manager Gibson is
busy looking for new talent.
One Good Prospect.
The best prospect for the right field
vacancy is Ray Rohmer. He is a left
hande n hits in convincing style.
1t is a cinch that he has the edge over
the recruits, who arc Walt Mueller, a
highly recommended lad from Joplin,
Mo-: Homer .Summa of Rochester,;
Harry Brown of Ogden, Utah, and
Hazen Cuyler of Bay City. Mich. In
the other outfield posts Gibson has
Carey and Bigbee.
There seems to be more or less
- dOOuL Lie l1lllc1u. AllIlOu6N
Gibson's inner defense worked well
last season up to the time of the
grand blowoff, there is an idea in the
mind of the management thai an i'm
provement can be brought about.
Possibly this can be traced back to
Dreyfuss' housecleaning threat.
Two Are Sure.
W in4ielders sure of their jobs are
Charles Grimm and the diminutive
Rabbit Meanwhile. Grimm as a first
sacker does not leave much to be de-
sired. The same with a bit added can
be said of Meanwhile as a s%hortstop.
Second base is q matter to be decid-
ed between Tierney Of last years
team and Harold Traynor. The latter
was purchased from the Portsmouth
team in 1920 for $4,000 and was
planted at Birmingham, Ala. to ripcn
last season He does everything we'll
and is by ar the best of the rockies
in this ann
Battle For Third Base.
Three men have a chance to nail
down the third sack position. CLYDE
who was not exactly salts
FACTORY there last year, is still on
deck hoping to prove his worth. The
squad also includes Jewel Ems, a vet
eran Of the minor league circles. He
was shared at Syracuse and looks
good. He might be all right for one
season.
The best prospects for the corner is
Claude Fohmer, brother Of the ut
neider' put ne may need more time
to develop. Claude halls from the
University of California. where he
notched an impressive record and at
tracted the attention of several big
league clubs.
Boasts Good Pitching S&an.
With Babe Adams, Wilbur Cooper,
Earl Hamilton, Whitley Glazner, and a
few others of last seasons staff, the
Pirates surely should not be pressed
for pitching talent. In addition there
is Harold Carlton, John Morrison. and
Nose Yellowhorse, the noble redskin,
probably the best Of the new hurl-
ers is Phil Morrison from the Birm-
ingham club. He is a right handler.
towering 6 feet . inches into a
John H~ollingswOrth also is a worthy
prospect. He halls from Wichita
Falls, Tex. and broke the Texas
league strikeout record last season. In
Floyd Wheeler, recruited from Birm-
1ngham. the team possesses a side
ram rookie.
III catching problem is somewhat
deepened by the defiant attitude OF
Walter Schmidt. If the latter refuses
to come to terms the job will 70 to
Johnny Gooch, who did we'll last fall
otter being brought up from Birm-
ingham.
The team also has Clarence JON
mars, who was tried by the White Sox
a couple of seasons ago. Mike viii
o also is back, al is Firman War
wick. =