The Washington herald., 1922-03-02
By RAYNHRLGEsEN.

rom tcor8c, hoSIloBe anu Sc-SDS
ecumseh Zachary. baking hrst-
lring pitchers. which Presidsnt
firithl expected would arrive In to-
kys mail has failed to show up at
Hate hour tonight The two star
buthpaws are still out OF the fold.
here Is stin another mail before
bidnight, however. and Grinith
links Il probable that he may get
lord from his recalcitrants then.
lEddie- Goebel. the young Seattle
htfelder whom Grin recently
bught outright after failing to land
I'm through a trade. notified the
ID Fox by wire tonight that he hao
hailed his signed contract to Eddie
kynon, secretary Of the club. IN
Washington. GoebeI is scheduled 70
trive here in time to go to work
kxt Monday.
IToday's practice was the mosa
birited of the week. 1t was the
htrd day in uniform for all tS~
bokies except Ralph Miller who
eported late last night, and was
H far the most strenuous OF the
kason thus far.
4 Brillheart shows Form
iAIIo Of the pitchers, including Mil
kr. were sent TO the mound for Pc
Ieds varying from five to fifteen
kfnutes Young Brilihesft, Griff's
f-yesr-old portsider. got the long
ktsgorkouts on the Mill. Brillhears.
|espfte his youth. has the prettiest
|ction Of any hurler On the squas
fifth the possible exception Of Joe
tleason- Every move Brilineart
hakes Is as natural as taxing
lrexth. His form, according TO potn
kriaith and Martin and other CRITICS.
s almost perfect. whether or NOS
T. has control Of the stun to de-
efye the batter Is not known, as
I Is yet too early for him TO open
lis bag of tricks. Martin and NICK
Iowsver. are nursing him along.
living him long workouts and plenty
h work in the hope that they may
lave another Waite Hoyt, barring.
h course, the fact that Hoyt is an
Irthodox hurier and this youngster
southpaw.
i Gleason's action Is probably as
lear perfect as Is Brillheart's. Joe
hrows with his left shoulder and
lody as well as with his whip. He
lakesrhe longest stride of any rookie
n the flock and seems to know
considerable about the art Of de-
ewing the batter.
practice this morning consumed
iearly an hour and a half and before
was over two or three OF the
Youngsters were beginning to show
ligns Of soreness in the leg and
houlder muscles. Digges and Glea-
lon. though thnv said nothing to
hartin about their ailments. are
loth beginning to feel the strain
Ind will probably show up some
that tomorrow. Dangerous DAN
hcGrew let himself out a little in
trots this morning and was only
estrained from more strenuous
Fork by warning mods from Presi-
lent Grifith. who has temporarily
lbandoned the golf links until the
rival of Clyde Milan.
MeGrew Needs Coaching.
slim" has much to learn about
he art Of pitching. His form is bad.
hmost negligible. while his foot
Eork approximates the impossible.
tartin. however. says that as long
Is slim" can field bunts he can be
huEht to handle his feet on the slab.
flick and Mike spent some time
Eith the big boy this morning.
Ehile President Griffith murmured
lords of advice from his chair on
he shady. side lines
| The dope is that Ray Francis. the
leattle southpaw. will come in for
Slenty of coaching as soon as Mana
Ter Milan checks in. Francis Is con-
tidered one of the most likely-look-
hg youngsters on the squad. He has
Inc of the easiest motions of any
han in camp and is as light on his
ket as a dancer. Altrock. after
pending considerable time with the
boy In bunting practice. nodded his
lrproyal and waved him to the
Showers almost half hour ahead
kf the rest Of the squad Ralph MIL
Ier's first workout consisted mostly
" shagginG flies in the outfield.
Eith merely, a few minutes of
throwing to the hitters. Miller
Weighs 100. ten pounds less than ne
id last season He intends to get
lown to 1855. He is a little over six
eet tall and still is one of the short
st pitchers oS the squad. The
Bloomington southpaw has one of
ihe peculiar motions in baseball. It's
Y freak motion that makes IL look
u though his shoulder muscles are
fstund.
Z They aren't. however. and Griff.
tho discovered" him. says that
fespite his motion. or lack Of II. he
has a good chance 20 make good.
Frank Woodward Is taking things
fsy and will be in shape by the
3me the regulars arrive. He flashes
ltlhe action of big Lacquer and il
= unnecessary for either Mike or
Kick to show him the route to con-
,pition.
Neone Has Free Swing.
'Goslin. Torres and young Noone
got most of the hitting practice to.
pay. with Courtney jumping in
lhere, every time he got a chance.
[fimth was particularly interested
d watching Noone. Noone has one
- the freeist swings in baseball,
according to Griff. and some day
viii make a terrific hitter. He
meets the ball squarely and drives
Il on a line. With a little more
weight he'll begin getting distance.
His shoulder which was slightly
bruised In a fan yesterday was o. k.
Bucky Harris and Handsome
Harry Courtney are cutting Vconsid-
ersble Zoe. socially In these parts.
They play the hotel dances at night
End the golf course IN the after
noon. Harry, particularly. shakes q
wicked dog. while Bucky. after hav-
'nE received a series of lessons
rom the Rocky Point Club profess
sfonal. Is beginning to show signs
u class as golfer.