The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-10

September and given g trial. ds
will watch Jones whenever posi-
Griffith upon the youngsters PIN
Jones ii q bit awkward tn thes
field ricIat now But Goose Goslin
vas equally awkward when ne
came IS the Griffnen. Goslin was
fortunate ii that the team needed
s real batsnlan badly when ne
showed. and he Was that batsmaIl
Ne had all opportunity to learn
how ia field ~ playing every dag
COWBOY Jones looks like g real
hitter of the southpaw persuasi0n
He is loosely built, weighs apous.
$50 pounds when In condatlOn anu
seems 81 have fair speed lie nae
been sick recently ana e -
under weight. but e gaining every
gniiIxe Gosiin, Jones comes to the
washfngton club when Il n over
loailed with outfieIders. with T0bln
lisfed 81 the teams right fielder,
ri nfcNee1y and MauTice Arch.
/ 60 s.c,r, are croWding Tex Jeanes
ana Zones out Of the picture al
tnDntlIer. Jeanes viii he most IN
is,eltv e. left 60, for the big boy
carfsililv wants to make good. But
vgI1af n he to dot He cant hops
Ia crowd Sam Rice out of the line
up. sam Il the regular center
go Iess,es offers 4 pathetic case more
or Ieas common ii baseball. He -
| - tssraIlv cenferfielder, though he
+ rntcl1f make good on either side Of
/ fI1af positiOn. He Is b right han ded
| batter. An asset III an outfieidsr
these days.
| r. inst happens % belong ~ b
cl.Ih afffea with speedieF men.
,s,en life NEcNeeay and AFcnoen-
/ r 1srs Jeanes would have 20 his Tor
ka1 "a RET 3 & look In with tbs
| vVaaI1inefOn club. He doesn.e
see.n n have much 81 8 chance
fhol1ph he works hard every DAY
and keeps llis chin up.
vvith 9osIiri, Rice and TOb.n
caiIed tie rel, rlars, Joe Harris -
sIIre 81 his lob becauge Of his nit
/ fiY,e ability and because ne can
1 a1,bstitrite Tor Judge ct first base.
Iue can also do fair days Work
i IS the garden, particularly IN b0s-
| ton. ST. Louis, and Cleveland Wnere
short gardens assist him
i McNealy and Archdeacun are g
i ~ rafafned because they have speed
Il ana ability 70 run bases. Bucky
| T7arrie plans to insert them into
Ere lineup frequently when 9 run
For two may be needed to put the
i Grffes III front. Both players have
speed galore. both have confidence
III themselves and both think them
i selves better than the regulars.
There Is nothing wrong about that.
H. a.
i washington uniform cannot De
i guessed. He II in fine condition and
i looks well In the daily drills. He Il
hitting the bali on the nose and
covering acres out In the garden.
He IL tar better outfielder than
/ Jones. Except for q certain lack Of
pep, Jeanes looks quite a. good az
/ any OF the regulars. Some major
league club, the Red Sox for In
stance, might do well to grab him
j if the Griffs let him out.
Frank MCGEE il another certain
Ito be sent back to the minors for
4 more experience.
He looks pretty good around
first base until Joe Judge goes
into action. Then he doesn't look
50 good. However, Judge has
few equals in the big leagues
when Il comes to gracefuIness
around that bag, and also Judge
can hit tho ball.
MCGEE Is only 90 years old. He
has plenty Of time ahead OF him.
If he shaped up like a crashed with
the willow. he might hang around
but his 1872 average with Peoria
would shrink greatly against major
| league pitching. Joe Harris viii be
i Judges understudy, not Niece, 81
least for this season.
Just what may happen to the
young hurlers is not known Man
ager Harris refuses to give out any
tips at this early date. He does
say, though, that Harry Kelly
knuckle ball may keep him in q
Washington uniform all year. Kelly
needs more speed before he can be
trusted in the big. snow.
Lefty Thomas Is lefthanded ard
wild, poor combination. II ne had
more control, much might be pre-
dicted for him, as he has fine speed
and a good curve ball. He may
hang around for while. II only &c
see If he can acquire any control.
Irving Hadley, green 10 grass
when II comes to the fine points
Of pitching, impresses everybody
/ with his speed. He can throw
them past many, batsmen. He
may be retained for awhile and
i may even last out the season. It
all depends upon how well he
progresses under the tlIteIage Of
/ Uncle Nick AItroclS, who Is slaV-
ing down here as coach for the
hurlcrS.
Jim Lyle is a conundrum. Tai
and wiry, he has a peculiar style
OF delivering the ball that should
/ nnaka him star with axpeTisnCe.