Evening star., 1925-03-05

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oughly limbered up. he has a whi
plateward which enables him to get
Nick Altrock, who also knows a
thing or two about left-handed heav-
ing, is quite taken with Macs appear
ance and is outspoken in his belief
that the newcomer has a bright flu
ture. The comedian-coach likes the
natural manner in which Mcnamara
throws and predicts that his half
overhead and half side-arm delivery,
free from strain, should enable him
to last long time in the game.
Seems to Have Talent.
Jim appears to possess native intel
ligence, in addition to a manifest de-
sire to make good, evident from the
earnestness he displays in his work,
and his Willingness to act on advice
from the more experienced players,
who have his interests as we'll as
those Of the team at heart, has made
a favorable impression on his tutors
and co-workerS alike.
Carlyle is an even heftier athlete
than Mcnamara, towering an inch
above the 6-foot mark and weighing
just 1876 pounds Unless good judges
OF players connected with the Wash
3ngton camp are unanimously wrong,
Carlyle is a natural-born hitter, and,
considering his limited experience,
should bludgeon his way to a fair
measure of fame before his career in
the national pastime is ended
Roy is a native of Buford, Ga,
makes his home at Norcross in that
State, and attended Oglethorpe Uni
versity at Atlanta for three years,
having been captain of the varsity
team there in 1921. He was with
Griffin of the Georgia State League
that Summer, got a trial with Atlanta
of the Southern Association in 1922
and spent the following season as a
full-f1edged pro with Charlotte of the
south Atlantic League, where he at
tained a sticking mark of .337.
HIT Hard In Dixie.
Carlyle first attracted the attention
or big leag. Ie scouts by the manner
in which he mauled the Southern As
ISOLATION Pitchers last season as a
member of the Memphis club. He
amassed a batting average of 1858,
his 233 hits in 157 games including Al
doubles, 20 triples and ~ home runs.
Evidence that he was just about the
class or his company is furnished by
the fact that ne set the pace in the
number Of hits made, total doubles.
total triples and the number of runs
batted In, his aggregate in this re-
spect being 122.
The impression of clumsiness that
one gets from seeing Carlyle in action
chasing flies Is more apparent than
real, according to Harris, who re-
CARDS Roy as fairly fast on his feet
for such a big fellow. He unquestion-
ably needs a lot Of polish in his field
ing, but that can be acquired, while
the ability to swat seems to be Unborn.
Washington fans readily recall
what spectacle Goslin offered as an
outfielder when he first Joined the
Griffmen, but ability to hammer the
horsehide covers multitude of de-
hciency in other respects, and by
steady drilling Goose has improved
wonderfully on the defense
From the little 1 have had the
opportunity of seeing Carlyle to date,
I believe we will be much better fixed
In the way of reserve strength than
we were last season." said Harris
today. There is no question of Nc
Nally's fielding ability and although
he is heavy now he will be able to
get down to playing weight by the
time the season starts. Adams al
ready has demonstrated that he is an
accomplished fielder. How he will hit
remains to be seen, but he can snare
the grounders, bad hops included, and
has a good throwing arm.
"Carlyle's defensive ability NAV be
subject to question, but it looks to
me that he ought to be able to hit in
any league, and that is a highly i'm
portant factor
Kelly Appears Strong.
Kelly has several things in his
favor, particularly youth and stamina
Right now he is not so free in his
delivery as he might be, but he makes
up in breadth what he lacks in height
and there should be little danger of
him running down when wound up
for nine innings s
"McNamara at this time appears to
have fine opportunity to stick
around for while. Everything he
has done to date and the way he does
1t is gratifying, and the fact that he
is a lefthander is in itself an impor-
tant consideration. A majority of
the most effective batsmeu in the
league are southpaw hitters, and
there is no denying that they are
bothered more by lefthand pitchers
than the other variety, which doesn't
hurt McNamara's chances any"
A preliminary test for nearly all of
the rockies on the Washington ros-
ter will be afforded Saturday when
the second-string players will clash
with the Cuban Stars of this city in
the initial contest of the 1925 season
1t has become an annual custom for
the Washington Yannigans to start
the ball rolling in the Spring with a
game against a team recruited from
local talent employed in Tampa's
numerous cigar factories, and the
battle this year is attracting more
than the usual interest
Mike Martin, who for this one day
drops the role of trainer and reyels
in the responsibilities of manager
ship, has what he regards as the
strongest lineup he has ever bossed.
and la rnpHdanf &c