The Washington times., 1925-04-03
SOIJTHPANS
MAKING
GOOD
RrlIlheart and Mcnamara Inn
press 5ucky Harris With
Their Ability
By KIRK MILLER.

NEW ORLEANS, La, April 5.
-Bucky Harris and Clark Grit
fifth, guiding geniuses behind the
fortunes of the Washington Ball
Club, are stuck on their two
young Iefthanders, j. Benson
Brillheart, Richmond recruit, and
Jimmy Mcnamara, Wichita gradu-
ate, and are depending on them
to fool the opposition American
league batters during the ap-
preaching season. This fact has
been established during the two
dag stay in New Orleans by the
persistent refusal Of either Wash
ington official to part company
with one or both Of the south
paws for the present, at least.
Alexander Heinemann, owner OF
the New Orleans Pelicans, Is said
60 be sadly in need OF left-hand
tWirlefs to balance his pitching staff,
and has been looking over the young.
sters Of the Red. Sox, White SOx
and GrifEInen, who have p'aYed here
in succession, for some available un.
orthodox twirlers. He has been un.
able 20 snare one to date and has
only one or two other big league
teams from which to prospect, In
GLIDING the Cleveland Indians, which
fellow the washington team in the
domestic exhibition series. {
HeinennaflTi IS q very cloge friend
0f Clark Griffith. and their baseball
associations cover q long span Of
DO business with anybody In the
matter Of barter and exchange, he
would do Il with the local magnake.
However, both Griff and Harris
feel that they have the jump
en- al other major league 0ppO-
sftiOm I'm the matter Of letters,
and that particular department
~ the pitching staff b not 20 be
weakened, certainly not until .
nearer date to zero hour OF May
Is, when the twenty-five player
limit must be reached.
That these pitchers in question
are to be kept to supplement the
Zachary-Mogridge- Ruethef and Gregg
animation, until q much later
date at least, was verified by none
other than Bucky Harris, who was
approached on the subject after
Owner Heinemann had expressed
himself openly a. being on the
warpath for such q purchase.
Today Is a welcome date on the
calendar of the trans continents
prodigals wearing the worlds
champion livery, because It marks
the first lap OF the backward trail
toward home and the great and in
evitable summer grind against the
seven other American League aspi-
rants.
BY bedtime tonight the Griffmen
viii be MObile-bound where the
Southern Association Gulls are to
be encountered tomorrow and Sun.
day, after which the scent OF the
New York Giants viii be picked up
and followed straight through Biz.
mingham, Augusta, Washington and
New York.
Walter Johnson is going to make
nings today, and said this morn
Ing he il equal to it. When those
annoying National League cham
pions again taste the shell-fire OF
the World Champions, they will
recognize a new flavor to their at
tack. Three days OF morning prac.
tice In this midsummer atmosphere.
backed up by two actual exhibition
games against the Pelicans, very
fast organization, viii have put the
Griffmen in the kind Of fettie which
has not been recognizable since the
wonderful scrap they put UP to
electrify the baseball world last
August September and October. In
deed the Giants will see a new
spirit among the Griffmen since
they parted company at Columbus.