Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-06


nents a merry time Of it this season
Tt is club which threatens to put
on a great comeback. and VIII make
stubborn fight to regain its hard
won honors of 1928.
OF course, the Pirates never went
back any considerable distance. De
spite their internal muuny Wright $
injury and other troubles, the cluD
stuck in last seasons race nhtil the
last week before it was counted our.
With a pitching staff IKE that OF
Brooklyn, the Pirates would run OH
with the 1927 pennant.
Donia Bush was a happy choice as
manager of the Pirates. and he should
make unite q hit in Pittsburgh. Some
of those iron workers who attend the
pirates' games didn't find Bill Nc
Kechuie aggressive enough. BUSH Wlli
give them enough OF IL.
lot of foolish reports have been
snread about Glenn Wright Pitts
bnrrh's great shortstop and the lofe-
most player in that position To-Day
Glenn reported at Paso Robes WelSn-
ing 1872 pounds, which IS 20 po4i'Qs
heavier than he was last ran, l1e -
IN sn1endid health and looks forward
- . leioe season. 4 minor injury took
him out of the lineup for several
-
Cronin Rival for Rhyme,
Toe cronin and Hal Rhyme continue
81 bo candidates for second base, with
The former now getting the prefer
ence Both are steady players, but
Cronin probably will hit q little pet
ter. ,,,,t.
Herman Tayne, the former Toronto
star, apparently has won the lell
4l,os9c11 {t1Nda Barn
hart again is hitting this year. Inc
a9.vear.old Fred Bricknell also VIII
make his presence felt. He appeared
III he q great prospect when he came
I'm late last season and was forced
ia iunp in the lineup Of q team sTus-
Cling to keep in q hot pennaht tace.
Botn Grantham and Traynor nave
been humping the ball with great
ferver all Spring. Grantham stu Is
improving and will be one Oh the most
dangerous batters in the league
XXX Cuyler and PAU amer navy 1N.a
not lost their knack of flashing out
base hits.
IJoyd waner. Paul's younger
hro+I,er also made a splendid impress
SION This Spring. The kid was farmed
ont IN Columbia in the Sally League
last season and looks as good q mt
ter as his brother. Though listed as
an outfielder. he did lot Of gooa
work around second base.
In several Florida camps / heard
# said that the Pirates cannot regain
their former pennant laurels WIN
their present pitching stan. VIII
admit that the Pittsburgh tNlIliAs
corns is not a world beaten, but there
are others that are lot worse
Rlght.Handers Efficient.
Kremer. Aldridge, Joe Bush. Mea-
AaxTs and Johnny Morrison are q
Fai,,lxy efficient quintet Of right hand
srs Krener was a pitching stan IN
himself last season. The spectaeleo
carmen Hill did good work iof llle
Pirates last Fall, and Chester Nlcllols,
farmed to New Haven, y q nheIy
voungster. The Pirates also nay
nicIed up Byron Specie. the under
i,a,a5ad lad who has been up in the
American League with washington
and Cleveland. .,, ,.a.a
For left.handers. Bush viii nave
yde. songer and Cvengros. sohger
showed flashes of real ability last yeaf ::
and Cvengros can get a lot OF stun
an the hall for a little fellow. lie IS
not i bad pitcher, even though ne
failed 10 stick with McGraW ana
Comisky. - r,;o,ts
4 lot of persons beneSe llls s1ioii19
are the club which must pe beaten
ont for the National League penilaIt.
am rather inclined 70 believe tilat
the club which can peat oNt
burgh viii win. LII.
As MeGraw is moving North, ms
o,ttfield continues to give him tfouDie.
lie mas benched LeBourvea ana ~
son and his latest trio IS Itelnae
Nfuailer in left. the youthful CIT In
center and Harper in right. Rousn
Tailnre ia report has upset the enllfe
team thought early in the training
seagon yentured the opinion that the
Giants strength was greatlX eAas
gerated. / then classed preulellot.n
that the Giants would have the pes
nant won by July as absurd As
was with the Giants at Sarasosa ~
the time. saw some OF the dlfncul
ties AfeGraw had ahead Of him, espe-
cia11v in the outtield and catching.
Iornsbv continues to go great Ioi
4ba Giants and he is batting some
where around 500 However, as inns
is written, he still owns his STOCK u
the Cardinals.
Reds Have Good Pitchers.
The Reds continue TO get bumped
off in their exhibition games ! doub'
WnEtnEF Alt1&ll1ldAA VII W &A2 -
some as the second-place club las
wear. but Hendricks has enough goof
pitching to make trouble. Every on'
considers the Reds Il weak offensive
team. vet they led the Nationa
League at bat last season.
Accidents to Walter Johnson
'Bucky" Harris and iris Speaker
have rather knocked the props IRON
under the Nationals, but Speaker WI
he back in the Washington hne-uI
by the time the season opens. Tina
original staff of 81 Washington pitch
ers gradually is melting away bu
we must wait until the real season be
fore we can tell what Is to he expect
ed from Griffith's newly constructed
staff.
The Yankees are unlikely TO get of
TO as good a start as last season. II
1925 they dropped three straigh
training games to the Braves by bis
scores and then won their next Il
games from National League oppo