The Washington herald., 1922-03-01

Whether or not Gleason makes good
In the big show this season, IL is
already almost certain that Grifr
Washington fans can get look az
him.
/ Woodward Tosses a Few.
Frank Woodward, who has al
ready been up in the big show four
or FIVE times, tossed them up to the
plate for few minutes this MORN
ing. Woodward has been with the
Phillies, Dodgers, Cards and Braves
in addition to various minor league
clubs. Grit got him from the New
Haven club during the latter stages
of last season. Woodie, who, by the
way, Is Niek's roomie now that Al
Schacht has divorced himself from
the American League In favor Of
Salt Lake City and the Coast
League, can make good with any
big league CLUB IL he will only set
tie down and take life seriously. ac-
cording to critics who have watched
his work the last few seasons.
While with the Phillies, of course,
his arm was strained, and he went
three months without pitching a
ball. For a while he couldn't lift
his whip above his head. His fail
ure with the Dodgers and Cards Is
laid to the fact that he wouldn't
take baseball seriously. Now. how
over. he seems to have settled down,
in which case Griff says he'll get
every opportunity in the world TO
come through.
Each day now the workouts will
be longer. By the time Milan and
the first squad of regulars arrive
next Sunday. Griffith and Martin
hope to have the rockies in shape
for some real work.
Grin Lost Two Good Ones.
Griff lost a pair of young pitch
ers who are almost certain to make
good in the big leagues when the
owner of the Portland club of the
Coast League exhibited his class as
she'll game operator last winter.
Pillette and Johnson. who Gfifith
was ready to buy when advised by
Frank Navin. of the Detroit club.
that he had already paid $4,000 for
them, are the youngsters. and Ray
Francis. who worked against them
in the Coast League last year, il
NHC PoHby VIM OCAlCNCS IndL
Of them will make good with Cobb's
JungaleerA
Pillette, particularly. should get
by. says Francis. He has every
thing a pitcher needs, slow ones.
fast ones, hooks and wonderful
control. And in addition he is big
enough to stand the gaff. Pillette
weighs around 100 and is about
feet 2. Francis says he would
work every day IL the boss would
stand for it and then win most of
his games.
johnson has everything that Pill
lette has except speed and size, ac-
cording to Francis. He can't work
so often as he hasn't got the
stamina. His main asset is con-
troll and Francis believes Cobb will
surely make a big league pitcher
OF him.
Brewer to Report.
Frank Brewer will report here
next Sunday instead of a week from
that date. if Eddie Eynon is able
to locate him in time. Griffith to-
night wired Eynon to order Brewer
here a week ahead of time, as he
wants to give the substitute first
sacker an additional weeks training
now that Joe Judge seems definitely
set on getting a raise in salary be-
fore reporting.
Griff again stated today that any
news in the Judge case would come
from Washington. not Tampa. Mel
Their Judge nor Mogridge can work
out with the Nationals unless they
sign the contracts Griff has for
warded them. The Mats golfinS
president has made his best offer.
he says, and, unless Mogridge and
Judge sign, they'll be in for a
lonesome season, according to Griff,
The fact that Griff wants Brow
err to report early is evidence of the
way he feels about his holdout first
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