The Washington times., 1924-01-31

to the team, and were it not
obtained Hollis Thurston and N
rs major league discardS by the
ably would have been pushed
noble organization.
Fourteen slab candidates are billed
to proceed to the training camp al
Winter Haven, Fla, and the rockies
will be subjected to. a special school
Ing under such past masters Of the
pitching art as Coach ED Walsh.
former spitball king, and Urban
(ReO Faber, the veteran ace OF the
staff.
Chance is confident that with a
strengthened slab department the
Pale Hose will kick up considerable
ruction in the pennant proceedings!
for the team is we'll balanced in all
other quarters and always plays
smart, smashing ball.
Fabor. who IL entering upon his
tenth successive campaign under
COmiskey's standard, and who is
approaching his thirty sixth birth
day. is under orders to accompany
Manager Chance and Ray Schalk
TO Hot Springs, Ark, early In
February for siege in the magic
baths. Always clean living
athlete, the redOubtable redhead
declares he will continue to pitch
winning bali for the South Siders
this season.
Leyerett, who was troubled almost
half OF last year with a sore arm
declares he Is back to normal and
hopeful Of exhibiting the brand OF
mound endeavor that stamped him
az a real prospect in 1922. Ted
Blankenship and Charlie Robertson
the latter of no-hit renown, also
should prove Of vast assistance tc
the Peerless Leader Of other days.
George Connally, a whale or
workman in the minors, who seem.
ingly loses. his nerve when pitted
against major league malletiers, Is
making his annual spring training
pilgrimage with the Hose. He
been doing this for quite some time
but always draws early passage
back to the sticks. He toiled earn
estly for Galveston last summer
and seemed to enjoy 1t.
Leon Cadore, former DOdger, Whc
once mingled with Joe Oschger in
a 26-inning mound thriller, and who
was acquired via the waiver me-
dunn last summer, Is another can
didate for steady employment.
Thurston, Mike Cvengros, Doug
McWeeney, Harry Courtney, Thee
Lyons, Milt Steengrafe, Joubert
Lunn, Edd Davenport and Dick
Falvey are the other nominees Tor
the flinging crew.
Cvengros, Courtney and Daven.
port are the left-ha .ded entries.
davenport has been in and out
Of the fold since the spring OF
1921, but apparently is unable to
master control. Courtney, released
by the SOx to San Francisco last
year, fB returning, and he brings
with him the record Of being the
best sOuthpaW i'm the Pacific coast
circuit last season.
Mcweeny is another comeback
and a right.hander. He pitched bril-
iantly for the last two seasons
for the Seals and is regarded as
one of the brightest prospects fol
1924. Lyons Is the young right
handler discovered by Ray Schalk
when the latter visited Baylor Uni
versity at Waco on the 1923 train
ing trip. Steengrafe is an inde'
pendent who comes highly recon
nended.
Schalk will have two assistants
behind the log in Johnny Burns
a sprightly youth plucked from
Shreveport, where he learned about
catching from the veteran, Ira
Thomas and Clyde Grouse, who
came to the team last fall from
Muskegon, of the Mint circuit.
Burns is q right.handed hitter and
Grouse q left handler.
Schalk is starting his thirteenth
season with the SOx and just be-
ginning to display symptoms of
showing down, so it is not un-
likely that one of The rockies
may be gr0Omed to share the
catching burden with the wonder.
man from Litchfield.
In all probability the infield will
shape up just as 1t did last summer
with Earl Sheely on first, Edward
Trowbridge Collins at second. Her.
vey Mcclellan at short and the
SlUV,VVV willie AdLlIu 10uCIlOUlIlB al
third.
A youth entitled J. Stub Gallagher
from Three Rivers, Can, will strive
to displace the heavy hitting
Sheely, while Cliff Happeny, former
Illinois grid star, carried last season
as utility infielder, will endeavor to
perform in the shoes so long worn
by Collins. The latter, by the way
is entering his nineteenth American
League campaign and his tenth in
the Pale Hole regimentals.
From Quebec will come a rookie
named Admiral Martin, seeking
steady employment at short, but
this station in most likelihood will
remain in the keeping Of Mc.Clel
Ian, who while a brilliant fielder ID
not SO many shucks at swatting
Kamm is without opposition at the
hot corner, where he ranks with
the greatest the game has ever
known.