Evening star., 1923-01-02

If Jehosophat Besselievre Brillheart,
q. younsster, barely out of his teens.
can be regarded as a seasoned finger
by reason of having put in 4 full year
IN the majors there will be five
veterans as a nucleus for the 1929
mound corps, the others being Mog
ridge. Zachary, Johnson and Erickson.
The lefthanders, in addition to Zach
ary. Mogridge and Brillheart, will be
wee Willyum Warmoth, obtained
from Little Rock OF the Southern As
sociation. who made q favorable i'm
preston by his work. with the Griffs
near the close of the last campaign,
and Godfrey Brogan, the pint-size
finger obtained from Charleston of
the South Atlantic League, who failed
to show up last fail, owing to dis
agreement with his former owners
over his demand for q whack Of the
hve thousand SmacEerS paid for his
release. Brogan Is said to have at
least one point in his favor, in that
his actions remind one of Dick Kerr,
IS credited with penchant for hit
ting that Intrigued the scouts OF more
than one big league club.
HOllingswOrth a Conner.
With Walter Johnson heading the list
and Eric Erickson at least still on the
1Oster. the right-handers include Slim
AcGrew, the lanky Texan who displayed
lingsworth. obtained from Minneapolis
for $4,000, with Earl Smith tossed III
for good measure; Dad Hankins. from
the Tampa team: Kay Beach, who last
season toiled with the Paducah and
Cairo clubs OF the Katy League, and
Squire Potter. pickup from the Knox
Vile club Of the Appalachian league.
McGrew, with his six feet and as
many inches Of height and close to
zoo pounds OF weight. is d powerful
~ C-r-,Na aTv.l,e ",
his chosen profession II he can learn
TO make full use OF his natural attri-
butes. and Griff asserts that Hollings-
worth has as much raw ability as any
rookie ooXman he ever saw, needing
only polish. Little is-known OF Beach,
but Hankins is regarded as capable of
development, provided he suffers no i'll
effects from the pair OF busted ribs
he received on the field last summer.
We have it on the authority of
Charley Guyon. the capable coach of
athletics at Eastern High School
that Potter is real diamond in the
rough. Guyon, who umpired in the
Appalachian League last summer and
gave the tip that led to the drafting
Of Potter by the Nationals, believes
this rawboned youth has the makin'S
OF real big-timer performer, If
properly developed. Although only
nineteen years old, Potter is describ-
cd as exceeding six feet by a couple
OF Inches and weighing 1S5 pounds.
Hes green, of course" says Guyon.
but will be a big fellow when he
grows up. and already is as strong as
n Dull. For a novice he has as good
a curve ball as I ever saw and re-
markably fine control. With the
proper schooling he should come to
hand much earlier than a majority of
pitchers with his limited experience"
Trio Of Young InheIders.
N Ta I9,,eI,
SHA inject himself into the fray
whenever the need for 1t arises. al
though he will make no attempt to
play regularly, and Judge, Harris,
Peck and La Motto. whose capabilities
are well known. there will be a trio
of young aspirants for infield berths
at the training camp. One of them.
OSS1e Bluege. already has demonstrat-
ed his class as fielder in a Wash
angton uniform and, because of the
eS on the Minneapolis farm late last
Season, looms as a serious contender
:or the open berth at third base.
Bill Conroy now is regarded as the
leading candidate for the far corner
assignment, his sturdy clouting for
the Millers having convinced Griff
[hat he is ripe for graduation to fast
Sompany, although II Is admitted he
will not add to the speed of the club,
being far from fleet on the base lines
k1arOlQ GaSnOn, the new England boy,
who attracted so much attention in
scholastic circles OF that section when
shortstopping for Holy Cross College,
completes the list of inflelders, not
overlooking Shanks. of course. Ca
gnon may prove a surprise to Wash
fngton fans, most Of whom are in
clined to believe Grif got none the
best of the deal that brought him
here from Detroit in exchange for
Ray Francis. When Griff first saw
Gagnon he had fielding ability only
to recomend him. his stickwork be-
ing rather light. The averages for the
International League, where Gagnon
performed in the fag end of last sea-
son. show that the Tigers farmland
earned the credItable batting mark of
800. but trailed all the athletes who
toiled at the far side of the diamond
IN a fielding way. Griff believes the
wisdom of the swap he made will yet
be demonstrated.
Allie Watt, the local sandlot graduate,
il on Griff'S reserve list, but Is Sched-
uled to be farned out again for more
Sam Rice will be the keystone for