The Washington times., 1922-08-11

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y bullpen.
SOS Godfrey Brogan--yes. 1t does sound
sSiike Hahn ad--wili probably be the
second rookie to arrive in the Cap-
i tai. He will come all the way from
q that dear Charleston, with its many
gepretty balconies and It's hazy out
look upon Fort Sumter.
f1,s. Godfrey. whose home Is in New
. York city, has been raising all sorts
sSaof ructions down In the Sally League
= with his southside delivery, and he
eris due here on September 70 snow
zeb Milan what q real minor league
STAR looks like. just as though leo
ashadrrk sSen looking at them al sea-
- Inst what other players may ar
grive for fall trials with the limping
(sriffs depends largely upon how Wen
9Joe Css1tilloxss Minneapolis Mhiers
sao in their race for the American AS
r4rnr.1t tion remnant. II the Mfllers con-
~ tinf,e TO make q noise like winning,
~ Nobody will come. IL they weaken
in the final month. well, three blres
may show up for a big league oa'h'
e-tis1 -
I5cs panher Hollingsworth, Third
sHi Baseis1Nn Conroy. and VuinoiI1
Wade are the three MinncsRs
lais whose actions struck On -.
Gfiffith's passing iscs rsr.ivs
!, weeks ago. All three may r0c''0
trials here.
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-, ,,nrrvorth IL q big right hand
J. "a ritcher' who was with Wichita
~ rama in the Texas League In lszi.
I, He lad the hurlers in that circuit
=, ~bsn n came to mound efficiency, al
=, inyine 2.OI earned runs per game
4 while he was tossing them IN.
- IIoiiinpsworth twirled 2Ss innings
:. Sortv-one games and his 2ls strike.
- outs topped 'em all. HIS lot Lree
~ ~ sses indicate O tendency 10 senes-
psitv commendable to all money ieno'
4 ,ers. -. .,.,,. xvishe,,
ns Hollingsworth upon the re ..s,,,tsd o
,u4a couple Of wild ,,nan. INNINGS ,huntins
hiro 10 Minneapolis. where ne mas
been singing ever since. =,
SI saw him work q coupie %
.,,,,s. saws President Sritisn' =
yrsnS unless miss my guess, ne
IL .ho,,ia make good in this league;
- fJs h. a big fellow. has plenty =.
sneed and q good curve bali: s s
NAV need to learn q LOT Ss
looming into his own out ne 'oo
worth q trial"
.sas whether Hollingsworth gets n,s
washington trial this lrh o. s n
snrins hangs on what cnances
~ Muiers may have for the
sesa nc,,nant In the American
go r.u,or can't SPARE him,
t5oilinesworth will probably %
smonR those arriving at rampa
m February, 1873. and going 10
rrork under the enthusiastic direc'
lion OF Mioue Martin. the aforesaid
20 Isiiiy Conroy was quite the best
Of all the thirdsackers In the A. a.
until a recent illness. That mas ser
~. MIN back. though he Is once more
In the Minneapolis lineup;
Wade IL playing centerfieid TOT
cantiIlon and, while q youngster, 10
playing good ball. Clark Griffith
hooked at him two years ago:
passinR him up then because OF
atrocious fielding weaknesses.
''wade has improved quite bit.
savs Griff, "He looks about ready
for trial, and I'm willing to give
Il to him." ..1
Recent batting averages SHOW
wade's cracking the onion for $40.
Conroy was at the .312 mark.
Though President Griffith men
tions no more, it Is possible that
several other roolsies will report
for trials before the 1929 cam
paign comes to an end.
Washington fans will have the
unusual sight OF seeing Babe Ruth
playing right field here Sunday, un-
less Il rains or SHOWS. Come to
think of It, it's only when Tim
Jordan's football gladiators want to
use the field that Il SHOWS. But
Il might rain.
Finding his batting eye clogged
with soft coal cinders, Babe Ruth
has forsaken the sun field. Now
he plays out in the dim darkness.
Therefore. Bob Meusel, who cares
nothing at all about looking into
the sun, will patrol the left wall
post, while the ponderous Bambino
viii swap pleasantrfes with the
denizens Of the right field pavilion
all afternoon.
The New York Red Fox have
but one game here on this wee
visit, going right home that night
to take on the Western clubs. The
Griffs will be at home for two
weeks, not leaving again until they
20 to New York on August 2S for
three days OF palpitating Joy at
h. IL