The Washington times., 1927-02-23

Furthermore, training Sc1eQl1LeS
are easily completed in section
ffequented by so many baseball
clubs. If no National League club
will come here, the Kansas City
club OF the American Association
may share Plant field with the
Grfffnnen next year. President
Muehlebach, Of the Kansas City
club, is expected here within a few
days on a hunt for suitable train
ing camp for his team, and IL he
likes the outlook, he may snatch It
away from some big league outfit.
s.Of course I'd prefer to have q
Big league club here says Presi-
dent Griffith. and am ready to do
my utmost to coax Barney Drey-
fuss to have his Pittsburgh club
train here with as year after year,
but IL Barney can't see 1t, Kansas
city may do. The Pirates trained
af Hot Springs with the old Boston
Red Sox many many years until
c6ld weather and rains drove both
OF them out. It won't be anything
new for the Pirates to share q
training camp with another club"
By the way. President Griffith
IA well satisfied with the prog.
ress Of his young pitchers here.
He has been to the field but
twice, vet he has kept abreast
az everything through his night
IL conferences with Manager
Harris.
siHarris says the squad is more
advanced than any he has had here
and that he can hardly hold them
In check" said President Griffith
today, land ais we need pitching
more than anything else. that's the
best OF news Engel certainly dug
up some good boys in Burke, Nc
Evoy ana Lisenbee. saw them
She other day ana they all looked
GOOD. to me. OF course, the real
test comes when they step out on
chat rubber. Pitching form in the
6ill pen is one thing and fooling
Il batsman is something else.
.'I shall be glad when the hitters
come down. They will show some
Of these pitching heroes a thing or
two. Wait till Speaker, Goose.
Judge and Rice begin walloping that
sail: Then Wen know more about
the pitchers we have found
Nevert heless some excellent Pitch
.ng material IS showing itself in
he daily drills here. The boys are
Jutting more on the ball this week
md Lisenbee, Braxton. Burke, Man
sum and Van. Alstyne had good
died galleries behind them ais they
Warmed up yesterday.
Uncle Nick AItfocIx, having
been d sOhthpaW star IN his
day; took complete charge Of
Bob Burke, the skinny kid from
Little Rock. Burke has enough
sense to follow directions, too,
and he should learn plenty by
following AItf0ek's words Of
wisdom. Burke right now is
quite the best attraction Id the
pitching drills.
Clayton Van Alstyne came to life
With a real bang yesterday. He
lad everything, excellent pitching
motion; good speed and excellent
control, He Is a BIT older than
,iorne Of the others and shows It
"a the way he works. He Is almost
eeady now to face the batters.
though he has yet to uneork any
liooks.
Leo Mangum reported his biisters
zone from his feet yesterday and
celebrated Washington s birthday by
staging his best workout Of the
season. He Is q big fellow with APP
pafently plenty OF speed. He
worked with Jack Onslow. uncover.
ing a fine fast ball and fair con.
rol.
II like Oregon, especially Port
and" grinned Mangum. but little
Leo wants to stay under the big
tent. I'm going to make a fight
or 4 job, too. make no mistake
ibout that"
Alta boy" ehimed in Hollis