The Washington times., 1927-02-25

WCGAo VI preliminary uAlA10y 01Ntte
TO have the pitching necessary t
line in first place.
All things considered" smiled
Harris today. ''the outlook IS most
satisfactory. Engel sure found
some good looking talent. Here
and there some Of the boys seem
to need more experience, but there
are enough who look ready to step
In there and make the grade.
II am particularly pleased
with Horace Lisbenbee, who
was with Memphis last year.
He Is not what you'd call
big fellow, but he's big enough.
He goes about his business seri-
OusIy, q good trait in . player
berth. I've been watching him
Il closely and shall be surprised
ii n he uncOvers some weakness
that will send him back to the
minors. Right now he looks
good enough to stay.
II don't want to name any Of
the others right now. I just
named Lisenbee because have
watched him so much and feel
that he is almost certain Of stick
Ing. ! might say some nice things
Of several Of the others, but must
decline for q while.
'But you can say for me that
we seem to have some fine young
pitching talent, and IL they don't
blow up, altogether. we should have
the goods when the season opens
iii April
Lisenbee somewhat resembles
general" Crowder in build. He
has shining black hair atop =
swarthy countenance, square, we'll
ret shoulders and determined way
Of doing things. He looks to the
trained eye a skilled athlete. He
Il almost ready now to throw a
few hooks" but viii keep them
covered for another week or so.
The longer one watches this
big squad in action, the more
IL is brought homo that last
years llurlers viii have to de-
liver from the start or be out
ilistanced. Walter johnson,
Stanley COVeleskie, Fred Mar
berry and Hollis Thurston are
now counted on to remain with
the team. They may all do SO,
too, but they viii have plenty Of
conception.
General Crowder won seven out
Of IL games with the Griffs last
year, but he has not cinched his
1927 berth. Neither has "Smiler"
Murray who won six out of eight
last season in q Washington uni
form. They are still being pressed.
1An1yod epnad
his brief trial last fail, but his
hardest work faces him.
In addition to I.isenbee, Hadley,
Braxton and Burke have attracted
all attention, with Mangum. Stewart
and Van Alstyne not far behind.
Yes, and Dill Morrsll is not wasting
his time here. He reported in good
condition and expects to make an
impression next week when the
batting drills begin.
HadIey, bundled up to the
ears in sweaters, warmed up
yesterday In wonderful style and
even began experimenting with
''hOOI1s." Benny Tate was catch
ing him and had to put the soft
pedal on the ''hooIxs." Hadley
was pouring perspiration, but he
was ambitious to throw q few
curves. He is one of the rockies
looked upon as almost certain
Of sticking with the team when
the season opens.
''Not counting Johnson" says
Bucky Harris, mo pitcher on the
club may be said to be sure Of his
Job. We're out to win the pennant
and the pitchers with the stuff to
bring that about viii get the jobs.
We can't carry 20 pitchers, either,
you know. Ten viii probably be our
limit"
Braxton and Burke are moving
ahead fast in conditioning them
selves. They could face the batters
now without harm to themselves.
So could Lisenbee, Crowder, Hadley,
Stewart, Van Alstyne. Mangum and
Jones.
Berger, the kid catcher from
New Haven, has stamped himself
smooth receiver. He and
Benny Tate did their first peg
ging yesterday. Berger looked
to have a good arm, though
neither attempted many long
throws to second base. Manager
Harris admits he likes the looks
Of Berger and will see that he
gets plenty Of work here. Thus
far both Tate and Berger have
been held down to catching
pitchers and playing vOlley ball.
The cool spell that visited Florida
In the wake Of the blizzard up North
seems to have vanished bringing
the customary March weather 50
valuable to athletes in training. Con,
ditions were perfect yesterday and
everyone OF the squad reaped the adj
vantage.
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