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vii Play Against South
paw Pitching, Says Nc
Graw, Telling Plans.
Johnson BACK HERE
Likely to Be Returned to
Bears-Bruins Give New
Workers. a Battle.

e OConnell will play center
eld for the New York Giants when
ight-handed pitchers are twirling for
be opposition, and Bill Cunningham
Eill play that position with enemy
outhpaws on the mound, Manager
ohm j. McGraw of the Giants an
bounced before his major leaguers
roke camp Tuesday night and left on
special train for a fourteen-game
omeward tour with the Chicago
White Sox.
Are you going to retain Cunning
nam? McGraw was asked.
II certainly shall. Cunningham bat
ed too we'll against left-handers last
ear to let him go. And he is a fine
butfielder. O'Connell is something of
IN unknown quantity as yet, but / feel
as if he will come through. You must
remember this is virtually his first
lime away from home and he actually
seemed to be homesick here, from what
he players tell me. He'll come through
for us, I'm sure"
Nothing was said of Casey" STEM
gel, the veteran who proved a. life
saver in center field for the Giants last
season, other than McGraw's laconic
comment that "it's pretty hard to let
90 of Casey" He indicated that
Stengel would be carried with the
others.
well have plenty Of time to look
over everybody this year." said the
Giant manager, "since we have until
June 10 to cut down the squad to the
player limit"
Two Pitchers Remain.
The Giants all left Friday night ex-
Ecept Pitchers Jack Bentley and Will
bur "Rosy" Ryan, who have been in
structed to remain, in San Antonio for
four more days. Mr.. McGraw said he
3put his trust in San Antonio climate
for conditioning, even in spite of the
recent bad stretch of weather, and de-
sired that Bently work out daily here
and join the New York club at Shreye-
port. Ryan will keep the overweight
southpaw company.
Bentley has already taken off six
.ne1Gs but is still something like fiji.
teen or twenty overweight. McGraw
| does not expect him to be ready to
pitch before the season is well on the
way, he said before he left.
Arrangements were made Friday TO
have Bentley play a few innings at
first base for the San Antonio team
against Austin Saturday, and Bentley
said he felt he was able to pitch about
three innings Sunday. 1t may be
worked the other way around, pitching
Saturday and first-basing Sunday.
Bentley's middle name is Needles, he
admitted in the presence OF New York
newspaper writers, and the wise cracks
flew thick apd fast. One sports scribe
said he was "stuck" on that name.
Bentley also eaid he is Quaker,
which prompted the remark that, with
many Californians among the Giants,
the Quakers are outnumbered by the
earthquakes"
McGraw said his pitching staff is a
little backward in getting in shape and
that this is the pitchers fault.
Jonnard Has New Curve.
ssThey were told to take it easy for
a time but they took it too easy for
too long. suspect they were holding
back, ducking those first exhibitions
with the Chicago White Sox," ventured
the Giant manager.
John Scott and Claude Jonnard are
farther advanced in training than any
Of the Others, Mr.. McGraw said. Jon
pard. in addition. has developed his
new curve, Just attempted this spring,
so that he will be permitted TO use II
this season. :,
McGraw likes the looks OF Earl
Webb. the Tennessee coal miner, and
Clinton Blume, the collegian from Col
gate, among his youngsters.
webb ought TO make a corklng
pitcher" he said.
Walberg, the lumberjack from the
Pacific Coast, who throws with the
wrong arm, is a hard worker and is
narrowing, according to McGraw, and
pbe carried. Walberg cost the
s,iants $4,000. coming from Portland.
McGraw received several reports
from his second team before he LETT.
He heard that Charles RED" Lucas, the
little pitcher-slugger, was starring with
Cosy" Dolan's Yannigans, and said
he expected to retain him. Mike Cyen-
eros is also going very well after
poor start here and is likely to be Kept
for awhile.
johnson Back to Bears.
Fred johnson probably will be re-
turned TO the San Antonio Bears, with
whom he starred late last season, Mr..
McGraw intimated johnson, the
Giant leader said, wasn't coming up to
expectations with the Vans and Will
have to buck up considerably II he
wants to hang in the majors this year.
San Antonio fans would like TO see
johnson make good, but he certainly
could be used by the Bears again.
What pitchers the Bears will get
from New York are not definitely
known and will hardly be decided be-
fore April 10, Mr.. McGraw declared.
He said he felt he should not announce
the names Of any releases at all until
the spring exhibitions are over, because
the PLAYERS who will be released be-
come discouraged and let down IN
their efforts when they learned OF II
through the newspapers.
McGraw said he had heard absolute
ly nothing about the rumor that Lee
Meadows, the be-spectacled Phiia.-
delphia twirling star, would be secured
bv New York. rumor which has been
circulated for several seasons and has
recently bodied up again.
Ralph SINNERS. the outfielder, IS
baking a fine showing on the road
with the rockies, McGraw received
word.