The Washington herald., 1922-04-12
TWO KID PITCHERS
GIVEN CHANGE AS
REGULARS BY FEB
Milan Figuring on Glea.
son and Tom. Phillips
For Mound Duty.
CLASS OF ROCKIES
Washington in American
League and New York, Ma.
tional, Doped as Winners.
CLASS OF ROCKIES
By RAY HELoEsEN.

NH t6L06SEN.
Mogridge. Zachary, Erickson, Joe
Gleason and Tom Phillips. three
veterans and the Others youngsters
VINO have yet to prove their class,
VIII compose the Nationals pitch
ing stan to start the season. Milan
made this announcement last night.
stating that he would use the, two
youngsters as regulars until Wal
ter johnson rounds to form and
Frank Woodward Is considered well
enough to take his regular turn in
the box.
Gleason and Phillips are unques-
tionably the class of the youthful
pitching talent which made its bow
in Tampa during spring training.
Both are serious minded youths and
uppermost in the minds of each is
the one thought-"making good"
All else il sidetracked for this.
They are not of the regular rookie
type-careless and inclined to reck-
lessness. Rather. they have the ac-
lions. indoors as well as in the open
of veterans.
A Picture Of barney.
The. Shreveport .youngster is a
small edition of our own Walter
johnson. He uses the same sweep
ing side arm motion and gets his
body behind the ball much after
the fashion of the smoke ball king.
In fact many fans and not a few
critics seeing him work out for
the first time have remarked that
Barney is getting terribly thin
probably from worry" But It's
Gleason they are looking at. And
they can't be blamed for their mis-
take as the two look as much alike
as snake-eyes with the bank roll
riding.
Phillips doesn't look like Barney
or any other pitcher on the squad
or in the league for that matter.
However. what's more important
and to the point, the New Orleans
twirler loks like a winner. Milan
has all the confidence in the world
in this youngster and has already
predicted that the bronze topped
hurler will make good with ''the
next American League champions"
what Rodney thinks of both these
rockies can be judged from the fact
that he has picked thep to bolster
up the sasging mound corps until
the return Of johnson instead of
couple of other youngsters who
have shown quite as much. IL not
more than either of them in the
exhibition games.
BriIlheart Too Young.
Despite the fact that J. Benson
Brillheart has made such a wonder
full showing he will be forced to
shine his southpaw pants on the
bench as long as Phillips and Glea-
son stand up under the strain, or.
rather. If they stand up under the
strain.
Milan has frequently said that
he expects this Kid Brillheart to be
one of the cleverest portsiders in
the league in time but that he feels
he can't figure on him as a regular
until he has filled out and is able
to stand the gan during the hot
months of July and August.
Even at that J. Benson may be
given a chance in a regular game
before the season is many weeks
old. II he gets by no one will be
more pleased than. Rodney but il
he fails Rodney won't blame. him
as he figures that the kid needs
both age and experience. and also
time in which to fill out a physique
which is none too sturdy right now.
Zachary made a good showing
against the Braves last Saturday,
but he has not yet reached his real
form. His showing then. however.
leads one to believe that 1t won't
be many days before he can take
his regular turn and be relied upon
as he was last year.
Little is known of Erickson. The
Swede has worked in only two ex-
htbition games and has not been
seen in action since he was hit on
the forearm of his pitching wing
by a line drive last week in Column
bia, S. c. Mike Marvin said yes
terday that Erick will be ready
this week. Erick says he is re- 81
to step in there right now. Milan.
howSver. wants to give him as
much time as possible to come back
Therefore IL will not he surprising
IL the Swede is the last of the five
regular huriers who is sent to the
mound.
. Who are we to pick pennant win
ners? What right have we to step
out on limb2 Those are natural
questions and We are willing to
put forth in advance the best an
swer we have at this time.
A raving maniac can dope a pen
nant race quite as well as the
sanest of men. Frankly, We are
neither of these. But. despite
Mister. Volstead we can harbor an
opinion on anything and every
thing in the world including, IL we
feel like 1t. liquor.
This is the way we predict the
teams will finish and IL they don't.
what of it? Its just another mis-
take.
League National League
Washington New York
st. Louis st. Louis
New York Pittsburgh
Cleveland Brooklyn
Boston Boston