The Washington times., 1923-02-08

conducted by Secretary john y.
barking March 1.
In addition to the slabbing hold
oxers, Alexander, Cheeves, Aldridge,
Osborne. Stuteland, and Kaufman.
the Cub pitching candidate will in
clude Vic Keen, Charles Stauffer.
Wilbur Pelle, Nick Dumovitch and
his little brother, Zip" Fred Fus-
sen and Byrd Hodges. There will
be nine righthanders and four south
paws in action when the call to
arms is sounded on February q.
Keen. the University of Mary
land student. who after a season
with the Bruins was released to
Wichita Falls. Tex, won thirteen
and lost four games in the Texas
circuit last season. He is right
handler and fast-bail HEAVIER of prom.
Use, Stauffer, also Highlander,
performed last year for Bridgeport
in the Eastern League, winning sew
enteen and losing seventeen con-
tests. He is s feet II inches tall.
weighs 1856 pounds, and is twenty
four years old.
Pelle, mailing from Meridian.
Miss, OF the Cotton States
paign with o record of sixteen
victories and seven defeats. He
operated all told I'm twenty-six
battles and established q brilliant
record for effectiveness in holding
the enemy to q minimum number
Of runs. Pelle, o right handler, is
feet 81 inches tall, weighs l55
and is twenty-five years Old.
The other candidates for berths
are left-handers. Nick Dumovich.
ace of the Los Angeles club, though
always pitted' against the strongest
slabbing opposition in the circuit.
finished the race with twenty vic.
tories as against ten defeats.
His brother. Martin, popularity
entitled Zip" who was with the
Killefer khan in the spring, later
was assigned to Springfield. Mo-, in
the Western Association, and there
distinguished himself both as
finger and pinch-hitter. In the lar
ter department he hung up mark
OF $50.
RUSSELL, the former Denver sand
1otter. made an impressive showin~
after joining the Cubs last fall On
one occasion he southpawed the Pr
rates to a trimming, granting but
five wallops. Hodges. aged TWEEN
ty.fiye. standing feet 2 inches tall
and weighing 1876 pounds. is re-
garded as a pitching prospect of
parts. He toiled for Joplin, of the
Western Association, where he won
twenty-six games and lost three
The Cub board Of strategy was
greatly impressed ON the 1922
Spring junket by the allaround
first baseu1an from Springfield
Mo. But this hustling youth was
unable to disIodge Ray Grimes
from his berth and later was
shipped back to Springfield. In
the last race i'm that circuit Cot
ter fielded .981 and batted .346.
He is the only rival I'm the camp
for Grimes berth. and bats and
throws lefthanded.
George Granthan, Omaha dis
coyery, who finished with. the Cubs
last season, is skilled both in play
slated for trial at the keystone
sack.
He spanked the boss hide for an
! average of .359 in the Western
League. among his drives being
forty-seven doubles. His fielding
mark was 1856. Grantham is rated
an exceedingly swift gent and is
likely to make the grade.
Another candidate for third base
is Robert Schley Barrett. aged
twenty-one, who is five feet eleven
inches tall and weighs It's. He per-
formed last year for Little Rock in
the Southern Association and play
ed so brilliantly in the Spring that
ten scouts from major league clubs
hastened to give him the official
up and down. He came to the
Cubs via the draft medium. Bar.
rett hit .2S2 and fielded 1881.
Earl spark Plug Adams, wichi-
ia Falls infielder. is due for trials
both at third and second. He is a
stocky chap, five feet four-and-one-
half inches tall and weighs 1876,
being built along the lines Of "Rab-
bit" Meanwhile. spark Plug
swatted $40 in the Texas League
and fielded .942. He reported TO the
North Siders last Fall and in his
first major league game, facing a
Philadelphia pitcher. touched off
four hits in as many trips to the
plate.
Bernie De ViveirOs. the peppery
Portuguese youth. who was tried
out last spring by the Cubs and
later transferred to Henryetfa of
the Western Association, also In
coming back for another attempt
under Killefer's guidance. He
halted 1882 and fielded .94I, play
ing sbortstop.
Bernie appeared to be deficient
In fielding ability on his first ap-
pearance with the Cubs, but scouts
. say he overcame that fault dur.
ing 1922.
The above listed flock of re-
cruits will vie with Grimes, Terry,
Hollocher and Friberg for the regu.
lar stations on the inner wall.
In addition to Miller, Statz, Heath.
cote and CaIlaghan, who manned
the outfield berths last year, the
Cubs will apply the acid test to
three rookie fly chasers in the per
sons OF Denver Clarence Grigsby.
Arthur J. Weis and Howard c.
Fitzgerald. According to Scout
Jack Doyle, who discovered him.
0rigsby packs Ia terrific WALTON.
The latter played with Sapulpa,
Okla. where he batted 1896 and