The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-22

Boston. He also admits that he
his newcomers have impressed the
ball with their future ability
Little Ramon Herrera, who has
wife and nine children thinking
Of him back in Havana. has appar.
entity earned himself berth at
second base Milton Gastoa, rother
81 the Browns pitcher. is holding
hia own behind the bat. Hal Wiltse.
young southpaw pitcher, is a
promising hurler IN every way.
The Detroit Tigers are playing
: newcomer at second base. Geh-
rlnger from Toronto, IN the In
Sensational League. They also
heFe 4 young third-eacler I'm War
nnr. while Tavener Ii only In his
second season in the short field.
Clyde Barefoot and Johns are
two new pitchers with Detroit,
though the former has had q big
league trial before now.
iris Speakers second sacker,
Fred Spurgeon, has apparently made
good. He had a few weeks on the
Job year ago.
OF all the Browns the only new
conner making good is Cedric burst,
yet he is having his third trial un-
der Sisler. MelIilo, the second
sore arm after the campaign had
Progressed month.
Most notable of the Yankees new
players are Mark Koenig at short
hand Tony Lazzeri at se3Onl Met
g0p0litan fans are pulling for them
. hang on through the hot weather.
Hunnefield, q Pacific Coast star
ast year, has done well as q sub
itute with the White Sox. He is
shortstop who is expected to re-
place Everett Scott as soon as the
feteran finds his dogs growing too
feavy.
Like the Yankees, with Koer.ig
and Lazzeri. the world champion
Pittsburgh Pirates are playing two
newcomers regularly. Rhyme has
busted Moore from his berth at Sec
ond base. Waner is hitting like a
fool and playing right field. forcing
XXI Cuyier TO center and Max
Carey to the bench. The new
Pirates are from the Coast League.
The Cincinnati Reds have an
ether Coast League beauty in EN-
rner, q shortstop, while Fred Lucas,
q real hitting pitcher, is also from
beyond the Rockies. Emmer is en-.
5oying his first season under tie
main tent, but Lucas has been with
the Giants and the Braves.
The Giants, now in the tlrOes
Of rebuilding, have been showing
Moore IN the garden lately with
Some success. He Is q colIegian
green IS grass. Tyson, another
newcomer. Is q minor league vet.
ernn who has apparently made
With the Brooklyn Robins is Floyd
Herman. a huge firstsacker who
clouts the ball after the fashion set
by Lou Gehrig, OF the Yankees. Her.
man is undcrstudy to Fournier and
may force the veteran to the bench.
Herman Is q former Colgate College
star who was with the Red Sox To-.
b minute before going to the minors.
He Is no wlIaving his first real tehL
and Is making good.
The Chicago Cubs have a lad MAX
|inR good on his second trial. He is
Hack Wilson. with the Giants in 1924.
Wilson IL an outfielder, powerfully
built but fast az q bullet. His lateet
batting mark 10 1856. indicating the
basis Of his popularity in Chicago.
Year after year the veterans slow
down to walk and are displaced
By flaming youth. The pace is so
last that the youngster always has
n chance of overtaking the veteran,
al things else equal, il only he has
sheer speed.
Aside from pitchers. danger sig
'nais are set for Carey, Pirates:
'pineili, Reds; Snyder, Giants;
'Bohne. Reds; Bigbee, Pirates, Hen
|Iine. PhilIies; Tobin Griffs; Peck,
6riffs: Galloway, Mackmen: Per-
'Ikins. Mackmen; Rigney, Red Sox;
Gerber, Browns; Jacobson. Browns;
Judge, Griffs; Heilmann, Tigers;
FournIer, Robins: Smith, Pirates,
and possibly one or two more not
nenfioned.
In grating youthful zest and
speed upon brains and experience
Dosssssed by veterans rests the
steady drawing power of the ma
fiOnaI game. Ii Is a rule not to
Be. broken except at heavy cost.
their first series here, jumping
home for a single clash with the
Browns there tomorrow. They
may have trouble making train
connections, too, with a $3.50 o'clock
sfart and two hours and a half
given over to d4wdling around the
ball yard. The Tigers are the
Iowest team in the league. Yes
terday's game did not end until 6
o'clock, but there was some ex-
euee in the great number Of runs
md hits, not to mention passes.
scattered hither and yon.
Tomorrow Connie Mack brings
his As to the Griffith Stadium and
the fans will do well to report early
and avoid the rush. All Baltimore
q coming over with the expecta.
HON Of seeing a duel between Wal
ter Johnson and Bob Grove. Pleas
ant weather means a capacity
throng at the orchard
Monday and Tuesday of next
week will find the champions play.
InR IN Philadelphia. but they win
be back again on "wednesday, bring
nr the Mackuef with them for