The Washington times., 1922-03-11

watching the doubtful Dodgers II
studiousIy paternal, his mien beni
Patsrnahsm and benignity sit
strangely upon Mr.. Ebbets coun-
tenance. Particularly on pay day.
That, however. u neither your bust-
mesa nor mine. Mr.. Ebbet desires
the floor. So be 1t.
'sFor forty years" he deciaims
with unblushing candor, have
been watching ball clubs train. !
have seen championship teams de-
season. but never before have !
essn such promising lot Of re.
Conversation and MIR. Ebbets
- not tctsi strangers, we grant
yea. He has been known, In fact.
- 3 free talker, which may be
AGUCrlbo6 - . conversational half
bSuther 81 yers HIRE. yet he
speaks now n the president Of .
eau club that has seen many
great ball players come. and 20.
4lnGk q m obscure rookie. then
= m acclaimed star. Few Of its
lutainaries have been bought
roady made. Il ID . club that
rolls IT, own. - the saying goes.
tn list Of homemade ball players
= impressive. Consider, for exam
re, Map Rucker, one of the greatest
ioft.hand pitchers OF all time; Zack
wheat, one of the leagues leading
outfielders for some years. and Jake
paubert, q rival Of Hal Chase at
first base in his early career. Other
0roolklyn products include HI Myers,
outfislder; Jimmy Johnston. third
bessman: Sherrod Smith. left-hand
patchsr: George Cutshaw. second
bassnan. and Casey stengel, out
fieldsr. fAE
Burisigh Grimes. pretty generally
considered the best right-hander In
the Nat1onal League. might also. be
eAid to have bloomed under the
kindly patronage of the benign
squire. Burleigh was tossed In for
ooed measure In Brooklyn-P Pitts
burgh trade and never showed any
thing but good intentions until he
begah to labor In the vineyard Of
oaits %, good squire has done
6u13neos with Q real ball player,
nsw snA then. Therefore, when ho
Hoo UOso S enOuDc suSs hns
present crop II . bell ringer. ono
i Inclined 70 pause . moment and
g1ve ear 70 bis words.
without preamble. he viii tell you
nat Bert Griffith, obtained from
New Orleans. 10 one Of the best out
6sed prospscts Of . generation. Bert
0e4fkfth seams to have q habit of
Gnat1ng the ball with enthusiasm
anA . baseball bat. Also he IL some
WAax 81 Q hurried person on the
eaoo baths. having stolen moro than
MY bases IN tho Southern Associa-
6@ last year.
Andy High. an infielder who hit
~ With Memphis in 1871 10 an
64Aep young man who kindles q
u1oaR In the sQuire's wintry eye.
xAay are regarded ~ the best pros
peets In the camp.
sam Crane, ex-Rsd. ex.Maclkman,
o00enator and ex-everything, IL ex-
yeotsd 70 settle down long enough to
~ aAertstop. Olsen thus being shift
- q second base. That takes care
% the infiead. The pitchers sre plen-
t4ful also good, and Wheat, Myers
anA either Of the Gsiffiths, Tom or
0srk WIN complete the outfield.
Dslsinl the bat Mr.. Ebbets has
talseu upon himself Barney Hung
Hng and Hank DeBerry and tho
Oh6DceD are that Bssney and Hank
VI nv tho burden right off tho
veteran shoulders Of Otto Miller
~ Zack Wheat. They have been
GhOWing % much to dats that NIL
lsf and Taylor have been forced to
tile it out In thinking.
The recruit pitchers are many and
peomislnS, the moro prominent be-
tn4 Ray Gordinier. q right handler
from Buffalo: Harry Shriver. 50 tall
thAk the boys think he In dropping
them down from the third floor. Clar-
sncs Brown, Daxzy Vance. Arthur
Deeatur. Roy Auer and Irven Deli.
right handlers. and Charley Hackett,
sam Post and Bill Bishop, left hand
81.
YAAes n Inc same Dasxy who has
been up and down from the big show
a. uany times ~ corn Ticker an
neyS the tonsils. which is ample. SUI.
eiolent and enough.