San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-03
|C0NNELL AND.
ATTERYMEN IN
IAN ITS CAMP
,r 0utfielder and Pitch
ers Report Here in
Good Shape.
ENTLEYDESERVESC CUT
EGraw Says He Thinks
Baltimore Owes Star
Part Of Price.

following closely on the heels of
OConnell. the $4,000 outfield
uty who arrived to join the New
* Giants camp here from the
st early Saturday, came McGraw's
erymen. under Coach "Cozy' Do
from their preliminary camp at
Him, and the Giant collection here
10 but seven or eight men of being
plete.
Polan's pitchers are in good shape,
coach reported, although actual
owing around of the baseball was
tailed by bad weather. The battery
were to take their first workout
League Park Saturday afternoon.
" few players were at the park
The morning. Even Manager Nc
w, after strenuous Friday.
oh included walking to and from
ball field and considerable activity
uniform, decided he would pass
the morning practice.
he spotlight in the camp conferred
IOConnell Saturday. The Pacific
st League giant--a mountain of
t and bone, six feet one inch tall
weighing 200 pounds-presented
powerful ham-like hand to his
es and reported himself in good
hilton after couple of weeks
ttice with the San Francisco club
re starting for San Antonio. He
les virtually no extra weight. One
at him and you are convinced
there is going to be a scrap for
center field job with the New
K club. OConnell must win the
b from number of able ap-
ants, including Casey Stengel. the
ran whose playing the late months
year was sensation; Bill Gun
cham. just on the verge of artiv-
with a bang as a big Lacquer
ky Ralph SINNERS. the speedy
from the American Association.
assorted rockies of varying de-
Is of skill.
Seven on Missing List.
Connell made fine impression
lrday and the Giant officials and
spaper writer's were free in say
Iith the pitchers and catchers from
lin checked in. the missing men
are the five holdouts. Bancroft.
t. Rawlings, Ryan and Bentley.
Catcher Earl Smith and First
eman George Kelly. both of whom
be expected to blow in any old
L. McGraw had something to say
irday that cast new angle on the
tley affair. The Giants chief
he thought Bentley deserved
of the $4,000 which the Giants
the Baltimore club for him. The
her-slugger of the Orioles is ready
Join the Giants but he insists he
L first have part of that big pur-
Be price, in that he is what made it
Eible. but Owner Dunn at Balti-
e says may, nay" McGraw's
ement sort OF puts it up to Dunn.
,ehooves the Baltimore magnate to
lnge some settlement with his 1922
or the Giants keep the S65.000
the general benefit to everybody
ost.
egarding the rest of the holdouts,
pas been ruled that nobody who
1T signed will be permitted in uni
at the training camp. This
npts the unofficial announcement
Catcher Frank Snyder has signed
contract. Snyder was out in uni
b Friday. Snyder. however, wasn't
oldout in the true sense of the
d. He merely waited TO talk 10
manager and it was to be expected
brief conversation would be fol-
I'd by Franks pen appearing in
vicinity Of the dotted line.
Here's Marlin Arrivals.
mong those who arrived from Mar
were Pitchers Fred Johnson and
yoight of the 1922 San Antonio
RS. Others in the party were
ch Dolan. Catcher John Anderson
b Beaumont. Catcher Jim Herman.
former Yale, backstop; Pitcher
Morrison. ELECTROMAGNETIC.
Bloomington in the Three-I
que; Pitcher Fred Hannah,
lhef Joe Casey, battery instruct
once with the Bears; Pitcher
rles Schesler. Pitcher Fred Red
as, Pitcher Claude Jonnard. Pitch
Art Nehf. Catcher Alec CASTOR.
her Hugh McQuillan. who pitched
the Giants part of last year but
never performed for local fans
re; the Barnes brothers. jess and
Kill. pitchers; Pitcher Clinton
me. college youngster; Pitcher
rye Walberg. another promising
Epect. from the Pacific coast
her Earl Webb, and Pitcher Mike
hgros.
cGraw means to have pitching
h of dependability at all times,
hing from this array.
is notable that there are three
hpaws in the lot, Nehf, Cvengros
Wslberg. Last year. Nehf was
Giants only fork-hander.
mong the Friday arrivals at tne
York camp were Travis JACK
the Southern Association short,
Joseph billiard, and several
Z newspapermen. including BIZ
,eehan OF the World. and Fhotog-
hers Bill bronson and Henry oien;
n invitation has been 'extended
Mt officials and newspapermen tol
nd the opening game of the semi-
season at Schwab Field Iuesday,
Eeen the Alamo-Peck Indians ano
University of Texas.
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