The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-08

Mitch arrived accompanied by Al
Pierotti. Johnny Cooney. Gene
Lansing. James Wilson. Infieider
Anderson. Catcher Hugh O'Reagan
and Tosser Frank Miller.
Hardly anybody knows these
birds yet except By name, but the
skipper hopes that . few Of tho
men will manage TO carve their
names into large league box
scores before September rolls into
history.
who was signed up q few years
the farm was his meter, whatever
that is. AZ soon as he heard the
Braves had a regular left-handed
pitcher he changed his mind and
Joined the tourists yesterday at
Jacksonville.
He has been playing semi.pro ball
these past couple Of seasons and
looks almost as old as some Of the
raw rockies. He will be put through
a special course OF sprouts and both
Mitch and himself expect that he
will be regularly on the Job when
the well.known bell clangs. If he
can step into line we don't mind re-
marking that the Braves chances
will be considerably improved; con-
siderably.
Miller in the old days was good
for ten or fifteen games per season,
and that added to what the other
Brave shooters can deliver will
mean a whole lot.
The rockies will start on double
workouts tomorrow, and keep to
that program until the regulars
arrive next week. All the young.
sters have been working during
tho winter. and mono Of them re.
ported with any extra weight at
tached.
BY the time the varsity heroes
come along the young fellows will
be all ready to give them quite an
argument. The divided training
plan figures to get the whole team
into condition much earlier than is
customary, and has been a scheme
that Manager Mitchell has been try
ing to put through ever since he
started directing the big show.
Most OF the new Corners are big
chaps, except Johnny Paul, the
Canadian southpaw, who shapes up
in the Dickey Kerr class. This
youth has never been in the States
before, and left the northernmost
part of st. Johns with the tempera-
ture at 20 below. He has been
working in what he calls a coal pit
all the winter. and consequently is
as hard as nails.
Ira Townsend and Garland Brax-
ton. two Of the pitchers who were
with the club last season were here
to greet the Northern tourists, and
started working out with them.
Both these youngsters had enough
experience to be ready to 20
through the real mill this time.
Cy Morgan, by the way, Is
among those present. He Is In the
same category rs Braxton and
Townsend. He has made two pre-
viOus excursions into the South
land, and realizes that now il his
final shot at glory.
Heretofore Cy hasn't been too
ambitious or serious but all that is
changed this season. He has the
regular spirit and is out to get
down to brass tacks.
Catchers O'Neill and Gibson are
due today, and Joe Oeschger is ex-
pected to report any time. They
will complete the preliminary squad.
The ball yard here came up to
all specifications and il a sample
of rapid work.
Ground was broken a year ago
last December and now there IL a
grass infield, a regular outfield and
real big league grandstand. They
work rapidly down this way. for
building a ball park in that time
is some job when one considers how
much loan, gravel and money has
to be used to offset the ever-present