The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-20
Big Peters, Former Baron Catcher, Attracts Attention by Knocking Ball Over the Fence Frequently
By GEORGE CHADWICK Special Correspondent Of The Age Herald tCopyriKht, 1a22. by The AEo-Heraldb

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 New York, March 19.-In the spring baseball fandom lightly turns to thoughts Of rockies. Eagerly the fans turn their attention to the southern habits of the mosquito the gar fisn. the bull fight and the tooloo bird, to ascertain what kind of plays are being evolved from youngsters for major league clubs. It is little too early to say that prodigies have been uncovered. In fact we are showing a remarkable falling off in ball players.
 washington Is training further E -uth of any of the teams in Florida. Bull letlns from their camp state two fair young pitchers are being developed, and that the old pitchers are no worse than last year, if no better. Courtney, the left handler. is improving; Walter Johnson. of course. he is no colt. but Washington fans are as soilcitoun about him as if he were. and figure he has a chance to win more games this year than last. Washington is centering it's interest, however, in ths development of an infield which may become thA best on record, ranking up with that pearl of a combination possessed by the Athletics until Con- nie Mack dissolved it by throwing it ip vinegar.
 Across the bry from the washing to camp at st. Petersburg are ths Bos- toi Nationals. They have two young catchers. neither Of whom is likely to displace anybody in particular. St. Louis would like to take Gowdy or O'Neil, preferably o'Neill. but George Washington Grant--owner of the Boston elub--he does insist on that middle monicker--is Tt in the game for his health, which has been res stored after vacation in New York city.
 Vet. Secured
 The introduction of two old guys in the persons of Marquard and Kopk Into the Boston ranks, Is expected to bring the team more general gain than the efforts of bushers, that is. if Marquard has anything left in his coffee arm and Kopf will really give his attention to baseball Then, toe. there is Tyler, another vet, to be con- sidered. and Dick Rudolph has the fever and thinks spring is whispers ing sweet things to Jim again.
 Further north, at Leesburg, Fla. the Philadelphia Nationals arc sll absorbed over the return of an old bird. rather than exsited over the de- velopment of fledglinss. The fact that Fletcher is with the team has stirred twice as much enthusiasm ss the announcement that the PhiIliss have six left handed pitchers.
 Peters Hitting 'em
 Peters, who won some E4naz fcn Phi delrhia last year mas caught the pnhlie eanes be aa he g AfttiAS the bal cover fhe ace However. spring hiffers who tke home runs In the south frsque Be So tired by thc tine the Esi ortr that thev nevef set oeee t tii the aest spring Ths Hhlliss inve ne-. blond fire haser.ef named Leslie who flrst based For orleans last seasoi He ia as goo first base man Fhliadelpais hss had in soms time. md Is iiksi, t6 lck.
 The pest yopns payer unearthed at the facksorvitis mp of ths Brooklvns 10 oHa by ne name of High, slthoush he ia low Of stature. He is feet g iHehss and plays third base with both lands iu front of him and with much speed 2 gh stands R. good chsuce og stieA'ng with Brook- lyn all sumner There Is con. verted pitcher named Post who is playing 7issz base and stopping them as his name implies. He has future which may isaa Jim to lofty heights in baseball, provided his nina scars.