The New York herald., 1922-01-16
Giants Better Equipped That
Way Than They Have
Ever Been.
YANKEE PARK FEATURES
Fewster Goes In for Basketball
Concerning New Manager
of the Senators.
4 BY WILLIAM b. HANNA.


VAN careful eye. This year the
1iants boss Is better supplied with re-
serve strength. he says, than he ever
mas been: and he seems TO have tho
smack OF having good men on the bench
ana good trading material without maxi
ing any especial effort to do So Which
JUST an evidence OF his thoroughness.
1t may be that the Giants will have
housh before the season begins. Roush
Is great player and valuable IL one
can put up with the trouble he makes
periodically over signing a CONTRACT.
some of US would rather have a player
OF less brilliancy and more tractability.
lesarding such a one as more valuable
Tor the team: but in pure skill Roush
would add strength to any team.
The Giants have unknown quantities
Tor center field this year. but good
oeal OF promise among their candidates
mere. enough to make them strong
enough for pennant winning purposes
as now made UP If the pitching holds
up. Another first class pitcher is needed
more than Roush is, and the acquisition
of such one would help the outlook
more than the acquisition Of Roush.
Rawlings a Useful Man.
In the meantime McGraw has in re-
serve as useful man as Rawlings for
the infield. and Rawlings can play short
Black, the last named purchased from
the Virginia League. In the environs
he has SINNERS, Cunningham and Boone
as center field candidates. Boone batted
over 400 for New Orleans last year,
and, though less exploited than Cum
ningham or SINNERS. may beat out both
Of them.
And though back Of the bat Gonzales
Is gone McGraw has CASTOR, the most
promising young catcher in the big
leagues II James Tierney knows any
thing about promising young catchers.
That's claiming a good deal considering
that the rising young backstops include
such apt ones as Taylor Of Brooklyn.
Gibson Of the Braves Shinault of Cleve-
land and Henline Of the Philies.
The batters at the Yankees new plant
will face the same direction as batters
i do at the Polo Grounds--due east There
will be moro daylight at the Yankee
Il stadium because there is no bluff back
of it to hasten dusk after the sun glides
to rest behind the crag. The Yankee
grand stand, in the language OF Major
Birmingham, C.. E., will be the only
outdoor three deck structure extant
BY way Of approaches to the stands
there won't be step In the place. The
fans will get there via ramps, and
something the Yank stands will have
and which other stands haven't will DO
double ramps. ramps that criss cross
and mean double capacity for ascent
. and descent.
The bleachers win have sixty-fve
rows Of seats and the first tier of the
grand stand thirty-eight. There'll be
sixty-nine feet Of space between the
plate and the grand stand, enough to
allow the catcher to roam freely for
fouls and similar prey, and not too
much for the spectator. Tho distance
at the Polo Grounds Is sixty-three feet.
Along each foul line It will be 257 feet
from plate to stand, and through center
field 500 feet.
Rooms for Women Smokers.
Any fan OF the eadiier than the male
species who has ven to do may smoke
IN rooms to be provided Tor that fu-
macious purpose. That's how up to date
and considerate Of the fair the gallant
Coonels are.
Here is McGraw requesting Frank
rrisch not to play any more basketball
\ this winter for fear of injury. and here's
Chick lTewster of the Yankees signing
to plav with the Muir Naval Post No.
II of the Baltimore Basketball League.
He was to play his first game last
! week.
Mace strolIed up the avenue yesterday
dreaming OF past athletic glories at
Yale and planning future ones. Next
week Mace, condition expert OF the foot
ball and baseball squads. will visit
Charles O'Hearn at the latter's homo
near Boston to see how the football and
baseball crack is getting along. O'Hearn
was playing hockey for Yale until hurt
in the Columbia game. He was hit in
the groin when body checked and sus-
tained n ruptured muscle. He hasn't
been back since the holidays
The Yale trainers advised OHearn
( TO confine his athletics to baseball and
football. They wanted to save him as
much as possible for the two major
sports, hut as the injury was something
moro than a mere scratch II Is doubt
full whether he will be able TO play
any baseball this season. II ne is all
right for football next fall the coaches
will be thankful The chances are he
win be, but II he isn't Beckett a good
boy. will be on hand. and Pond, lively
backfield member OF the freshman class.
Likely Lnds mt Yale.
r've or six litely lads come UP from
tnc 1921 freshman squad. and Walter
Mace says he's seldom seen better ma
terIal than Tad Jones will have next
fall.
CLYDE Milan, new manager OF the
Senators. isn't as fast to first base as
he used to be--naturally since age is
inexorablc---but he's still good and fast.
Time was when he was one OF the fast
est This player. like George Burns.
never got his full share OF praise Like
Burns, he never hunted the llrnelight.
but has been great ball player mono
the less Az his best he was a superb
center fielder one OF the best, without
overstating the case at all. In the his
tory OF the game There isn't man
playing to-day who could go further
for hy ball.
Even now he goes and gets 'em and
is n timely hitter He IL fine type. the
hntithesis OF all that's rowdy and gabby
and fussy and trouble breeding, n quiet.
soft, but plain, spoken chap, whom II
will be n pleasure TO see succeed as
manager. The Milans are credit to
their calling. and here's success to him.
Frisch to Be Married.