New-York tribune., 1922-11-04

o1V"Sa just now IL was done. Acc0rt
should know, the lowly estate was es
hospital ward.
just look at this list! No. Great
Scott! that's my waiver list; but here
1t is, right here!" grunted G. W., as
ne fished pile Of documents out of
his inner pocket. The paper in aues-
tion proved to be tabulation of the
casualties suffered by the pewildered
braves through their hard campaign
OF 1922. II was drawn up by the IN
surance company with which the Bos-
ton magnate has insured his gssort-
ment OF ivory against food. Are, acct
dent and theft. II was only matter
OF dollars ani cents with the casualty
company, but it was a case of nice,
cool apartment in the sub-cellar of the
old league for the club owner and his
minions.
Scanning the list of killed, wounded
and missing, it was seen that twenty
nine players were marked as hors de
combat for more or less serious in
Juries throughout the campaign. These
athletes were out of the game for
combined total of more than 400 days,
ana most OF them were regulars, too.
This peculiar state of affairs Is due
to the fact that half dozen regular
players were on the list several times,
ouch as Tony Boeckel and Billy South
worth. This meant that the 154-game
schedule was completed with an aver
age Of two and half regular players
out of each game, which is something
to worry about even in Boston. South
worth, the captain of the team, was
Iy,rt
games.
Nearly Fell Thrcugh League
is it any wonder we finished at the
bottom 2" queried Grant. ~ figure
Fred Mitchell did we'll to keep the
team from falling out of the league
altogether. No manager in the world
could have done anything with his
best men taking up all the comfortable
cots in the hospital ward. know the
Boston fans were disappointed, but no
more than was. just let me tell
you, we have some choice young play
ers to help things along for this com
ing season, and don't you forget it,"
Another capacious pocket produced a
penclied copy of the roster for 1923
as 1T stands at present. There are
thlrty-nire names on IL. "Not forty
just thirty-nine, as you will observe, -
said the Hubtown magnate with
knowing wink. "That gives me one
free berth that can fiji by claiming
any agile athlete that other owners
think InI they can siip, past the waiver line.
| player looks good to me-"
The roster showed six fork handed
| fingers, an even dozen pitchers from
the orthodox starboard side, three
guardians Of the inner defenses. OF
his last years team, Fred Nicholson,
the former Pirate outfelder. has been
sent down the river to the minors, and
Walter Holke, the first sacker who for
merly tucked his legs under the Giants
training table, seems to be ticketed
haps journey to parts unknown.
Holke will be replaced by Henry, who
finished out the season at frst base
for Mitchells men.
"We'll have good team next year."
continued G. W. "There'll be Henry.
Kopf. Ford and Boeckel for the inficld
to start with; Southworth, Powell,
Cruise, Roser and others for the out
field; Gowdy, Gibson and O'Neil be.
pitchers. There's something we can
build on. Not the worst team in the
world as it stands, and those boys can
hit. Furthermore, just let any other
team show signs Of being willing to
= ade or sell any players Of recognized
.alue, and I'll be right at the auction
block looking for trouble"
Cooney, the Felinc's Whiskers
Mention was made Of the fine show
ing OF Tim Mcnamara and Harry Houli-
han, the young pitchers, toward the end
Of the season, but the Hubtown owner
insisted that Johnnie Cooney, another
youthful finger. was the hest Of the
trio. This boy" he asserted, 'is the
feline's whiskers on the ball field He
can't do thing except pitch, play the
outfeld, cove first base, run like blazes
and hit like Billy-o.
ave sent him down to New Haven
this last season, and IL there had been
a cover on that league he'd have
and lost three, to the best Of my recol-
lection. We recalled him and then New
Haven borrowed him again to pitch
against the Baltimore Orioles in that
trick post-sea son series. He licked
Jack Dunn's champions, too; that's how
good he is."
From these indications it looks as
though John Heydler, Main Mogul Of
the National League, could polish up
and hang out the old sign, "Cellar to
rent, by the season or for shorter Pc
ri0d IL desired. NO alterations.
Joey Dmgan has joined frank Frisch
and Waite Hoyt as home town player
with the local clubs The Yankee third
sacker moved his lares and penates TO
this metropolis few days ago and
will make 1t hts permanent residence.
He bought new devil wagon, but is
unable to get gasoline for it, as Judge
Landis sent his worlds series check
astray.
The automatic denial machine ut the
Giants headquarters is still in opera
ton. The report that Adolfo Luque,
the Cubanola curver, now serving sem
tence in Cincinnati, was TO join the
Clan McGraw has been officially de-
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