The New York herald., 1922-03-04
VETERAN DISPLAYS
PEP OF A ROOKIE
Skips Around Third Base Like
a Jackrabbit and Surprises
Team Mates.
REGULARS WORK FAST
MeGraw Sends Them Through
First Snappy Practice Of
Season.
REGULARS WORK FAST
BY DANIEL.

Special Dispatch to THE New YoRK HERALD.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March 3.--Heinie
Croh was out there looking more than
natural around third base this after
noon. For the first time in ten years
he little iackrabbit refugee from Gin
cinnat skipped about the hot corner
for the Giants in his own inimitable
manner and though it was only his
first real workout his exhibition was
4 sight for sore eyes. He provided
one of the features of the biggest
days training the New Yorks haze
done here at tf,is stage of their stay
in three years.
The squad of forty went out to the
park expecting another session of varied
and miscellaneous practice, with a little
Of everything and not much of anything
III particular. But John McGraw sur
nrised them all, particularly the vet
Grams. After a short Introductory spell
he ordered out the best lineup available
-Groh on third. Bancroft at short,
F'risch at second and Smith in place of
the absent Kelly at first base Young
was in right field. SINNERS in center
and Meuser in left. The outfield was
changed frequently and Rawlings re-
iieved Bancroft. CASTOR was behind. the
bat. while half a dozen recruits did d~the
pitching.
Spurred on by the enthusiasm of Nc
Graw, who was anxious to make up for
the two sessions lost by cold weather
en- Wednesday,. as well as a hot sun
which beat down from a sky innocent
cf anything but blue. the regulars put
Up an exhibition of fielding which made
the several hundred onlookers stand
with mouths agape and wonderment as
to what those boys would be doing
when they really got warmed up.
Cuts Down Hits.
Groh bounded llither and thither now
cutting down what looked like mes
sage to the left fielder and then diving
IN with lightning speed and unerring
precision for bunt. As one OF the
walters from the Menger put it. THAT
man sho' enough got springs in his
shoes and lots of ambition. Wose he TO
race cottontail my money would be
on that baby Heinie weighs 15a
rounds, only two above his best playing
weight
The Frisch- Bancroft -Groh combina-
tiOl WORKED Wltn sparkling uaSn ana
verve. Frisch ranged over a wide ex-
panse Of territory and at the close re-
marked, That's my dish"--second base.
want TO tell you am glad to be back
there. like second best of all. It's a
pleasure to watch a third baseman like
Groh. Say can't he go get them." 1t
was pleasure, too to hear this COM
pliment from one player to another
taking care OF his old job
Bancroft was the same old Bannie--
fast and sure with his throws. He re-
ported that the workout had cost him
Just one pound. so he weighs in at 149--
heavier than ever before In his life. He
wants to come down to about l45 and
stay there. When he reported here last
year he scaled at only 122 pounds and
was In very poor condition. due to IL
ness But he's a new Bancroft now
ready for the best season Of his life.
Next TO the playing OF Groh the sensa
tion Of the day was the outfielding OF a
youngster by the name OF SINNERS. II
the newcomer from indianapolis can HIT
anywhere near the class Of his defensive
work he Is sure OF his job right now
and let us say that we rate Billy Cum
ningham. his rival for the center field
berth. very highly SINNERS proved
himself ball hawk--a fast and sure
man going back and coming in. effective
on either side and graceful in execution
we watched him closely in every de-
tai. and he was as good on ground balls
- ne was on flies and liners. His easy
grace was more than attractive.