The Washington times., 1924-02-11

Il 0NSt1Vus Win buSM WALL W n
youngster drafted by the Griffin
ern Association; Godfrey Brogt
chased from Charleston in the s
Hargrave, the chunky backstop.
will be Joined by Dudley and
much is expected. This party v
ct 5.10 o'clock.
Gong direct from their homes to
Tampa, and all expected to be In
uniform a week from today, will be
Martina, Marberry, Roe, Wingfieid,
Speece and McGrew, pitchers, and
Bennett Tate, catcher.
Martin, Altrock and Chesboro
will have this squad going through
their first motions at Plant Field
at $50 o'clock next Monday morn.
ng and there WIN be no let-up from
then until next October, unless
some of them 90 into business
other than baseball.
Brogan, Joyce, Moon and Specie
will be wearing Washington uni
forms for the first time. So will
Tate. But all the others either
were at Tampa a year ago or re.
ported for trials here before the
1923 campaign ended.
-. BrOgan'S fine work in the Sally
league IN 1922 earned him q trial
he was unable to get last spring.
He was afflicted with Q leaping
kidney or a hObnailed liver or
something, went under the we'll
known knife and then, acting
under the doctors orders, took
. years rest from the labOrs
Of the diamond.
Recently Brogan, who is a South
paw along the order of Dick Kerr,
former White Sox star, informed
President Griffith that he was
once more in fine condition and
expected to become one Of the
Regulars this season. This was
hard news for Griff to get, as
he needs only successors to Mog-
ridge and Zachary, his ailing vet
eran southpaWs.
"Borogan impressed everybody
with his general allaround ability in
1922" explains the Washington
n1agnate. mot only was he a
good pitcher, but he was 80 good
q hitter that they played him in
the outfield. He was considerably
better than a 800 hitter against
pretty good pitching. expect
him to be one Of the regulars
from the jump"
Byron Specie, who performed fol
Omaha in the Western League las
season, is a second edition of Car
Mays, according to President Grit
fifth.
yep, he's one Of those under
Glung boys, like Mays" says Griff
though l hope he hasn't got Mays
genial disposition. Specie showet
remarkable control with the Omahs
club last year and the Pittsburgh
Pirates made a bid for him.
won out with $4,000 in cash and
Jimmy O'Neill, who ought to q
good in the Western League
There's a lot Of good baseball II
ONeill."
Dangerous Dan" McGrew will
be getting his third and last trial
with the Griffmen this spring.
This giraffe-like creature is a
whale in the minors, but has fall.
en- down sadly with the Griffs.
President Griffith is inclined Il
think that McGrew is hypersensa
tive, that he realizes has awkward
on his mind. And yet McGrev
I Eppa Rixey was when he broke II
with the Philadelphia Nationa
League team. McGrew and Rixe!
are of the same height, about thu
same weight and equally clumsy
though Rixey has added some pol
ish since he became a majo
leaguer.
IF McGrew can Rtch," say
President Griffith, Its up to u
to bring it out. He may have T.
gain confidence in himself. We'll
that can be managed. That1l
one of the puzzles facing the mana
ser of this club, that's ALL"
II the Washington club Of 1872
Is going anywhere except towar
the end of the season, 1t win hav
to show smarter pitching than
has for at least three years. Medic
ere hurling will never do the trick
That has been tried and foun
wanting.
"I honestly believe that wen &c
some classy pitching this sprinl
from the young pitchers" say
President Griffith. "If were tn,
manager, I'd be willing to open tn
season with Brogan, Wingfield
A Roe, Marberry, Martina, an
gpeece as my half.dozen regulars.
"You know a young pitcher,
fighting for q place with big
league team, will work his head
off. / was Q young pitcher once
myself and you cant tell me that
men are not the same today as
they were when ! was young.
"Now this whole collection Q
young pitchers will begin work q
Tampa on February 18. They Wi
have had three weeks work by tn
time Mike Martin sends some Q
them against the Cubans. The
will have been working Who'll
month by the time they have {
face the Boston Braves on Marc
IL.
mo pitcher is worth his sal
who can't get into shape in
month. This goes for veterans an
youngsters as well. Mike Martin
& as good a trainer Of athletes a
there is in the country. Nick A
trock and Chesbro, old pitcher
themselves, know what to teach tn
youngsters and what cautioning I
give them. The rest is up to I'll
pitchers themselves. They can
expect Altrock and Chesbro to
their pitching for them.
II have laid out q training se,
-. son calculated to work the pitcher
FOR aA1onth before they have
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