Evening star., 1925-03-06


Fellows like Coveleskie. Ruether
and Gregg have established their
caliber and cannot be taught any
thing" said Harris. I'VE know ex-
actly what to look for from them.
They are journeymen in their trade
and can be depended upon to produce
the best they know how after getting
into condition, the methods for which
also can be safely left to them. The
same thing goes for McNally, another
who knows the ropes and Is practi-
cslly his own boss so far as trainin z
IS concerned, but it is different with
some of the others. who still are in
the class of apprentices and whose
activities should be carefully super
yised il the club is to get the most
out of them.
BIuege Needs Tutoring.
Consider Bluege, for instance.
Although he has been with US for
several seasons, he only recently be-
came a regular and still is capable
OF improvement In the matter of
base running alone, he can be taught
to increase greatly his value to the
club, and II is my intention to devote
lot of time to him with that end in
view. In fielding Ossie ranks right
up with the best of the third base
men, and steady Improvement can be
looked for in his batting. but a well
rounded offense requires something
more than the mere ability to manu-
facture base hits. Bluege has far
more speed of foot than the average
big league player, but has not yet
learned how to make use of it. !
hope to develop him in this respect,
so that he viii prove more of a factor
in run making after he gets on the
paths.
'McNeeley is another whose eff
oiency can be heightened by attention
to the little things that GO TO make
up what is known as polish He
demonstrated in the two months or sc
that he was with US last season that
he has great possibilities as a bats
man by registering an average OF
$3.50. But he showed some rough edges
In other respects that must be round
cd off IL he is to become a real star
Like Bluege, he is really a fast run
ner. He makes good use of his sprint
ing ability in attending to his duties
in the garden, but there are some fine
points about the art of outfielding
that he has yet to master, and he is
just as much of a novice on the paths
as Bluege- These boys both are
youn gsters; they're Just coming. 1t is
to them that we must look for most
of the Improvement among players
other than batterymen, as almost all
the occupants of the other positions
have attained definite ranking al
ready. With these two kids deliver
ing right up to the hilt our club
should be % per cent stronger this
yea. everything else being equal.
late belongs in that class, too.
He @lso is an athlete young in years,
who will prove an important factor
in rhe general power of the club ii
his development is as steady as his
worl last year has led US to expect.
He s laboring now under a handicap
Of 20 much weight. but is gradually
getting down to the required pound
age and ought to be in shape by the
time the season starts
Tate Has Great Chance.
Tate is facing a wonderful oppor-
tunit5. We asked Ruel to do an awful
lot Of work last season. and Muddy
delivered in handsome fashion. but il
is hoped that his burden can be light
ened this year, and Il is in this con-
nect!on that Tate will have his chance
Benny is a capable receiver, and has
learned lot about the batsmen in
this league but he still has some dis
tance to go before ranking in the
expect q player to attain stardom in a
single season, but catcher made of
the right stuff ought to qualify for
a fair amount of work in his second
year, and that is what We are bank
ing upon Tate to do. He is no siouch
as q batsman. being particularly good
at Judging bad balls. and after he
irons out few wrinkles, including a
tendency to inaccurate pegging,
Il 80
junct. Unless I am disappointed in
MY expectations Tate will be back of
the bat in at least a third of our
games this year"
Owing to a threat of rain yesterday
all of the players reported for practice
at the same time, instead of the regu-
lars reporting about the time the
youngsters are finishing. A light drizzle
caused the start OF the days activities
TO be delayed, but the pace at which
they were driven when work did get
underway more than made up for the
time lost. With the athletes grouped
and both Ruether and Coveleskie TAX
Ing their turns on the rubber for the
first time, there were more pitchers
available for the wand drill than were
needed and two or three spent most of
their time snagging flies jim the outfield
as a result.
Johnson now is the only finger in
camp who has yet TO toe the slab, but
he made his initial appearance in the
batter's box and turned the laugh on
some of the boys who were joshing him
by lining a sizzler to center field.
VIII Discipline Rhinehardt.
George Rhinehardt, the outfelder OBJ
tained from Greenville of the South
Atlantic League, via Memphis, did con-
StdeT2hIn H.
ing on tap here now in his first day OF
toll, despite a rather generous meas
urenent at the waistline. Griff is well
peeved over the hardness of this bulky
youpgster in reporting and has an
nounced that appropriate disciplinary
steps will be taken In his case, init
mating that the customary fine will be
levied.
Rtce's temporary renunciation OF
golf, with the explanation that he
wants to concentrate on swinging
bats to the exclusion of drivers and
mashies for the proper training OF
his optics, may be followed by Cos
lin, If the latter doesn't start con-
Meeting with the horsehide soon
Goose always is slow starter with
his bludgeon and this Spring Is prov
ing no exception. He says the balls
come over looking big as balloons
but to date he has been connecting
with nothing more substantial than
thin air as a result of his healthy
cuts. Goslin has just about convinced
Johnson and Ruel that he can con-
>sistentiy trim them in a best ball
match on the links, however, so he
may be willing to pack up his knick-
ers for a while.
Phil Tannes. the young Frisco in.