The Washington times., 1927-03-08
GR|F IS RY
TVN)NEN
PITCHERS
BY Louis A. Dougher

TAMPA, Fla. March S.--Two more
young Washington hurIers new to
the club, Leo Mangum and Clayton
Van Alstyne, are due for trials to-
day when the Griffmen lire up
against the Boston Braves in a re-
turn game at st. Petersburg. Man.
rum came with Hollis Thurston
rom the White sox in the trade for
Roger Peckinpaugh after a good.sea-
ION in Portland in the Coast League.
Van Alstyne was winning hurler
With Bridgeport in the Eastern, AZ.
ISOLATION last year.
Mangufn Is husky lad with
,lenty OF stuff and confidence. He
anxious to hang on in the big
how, this being his third trial.
twice he was with the White Sox,
nee going back to Reading in the
International League. and last sea
ion being shipped to Portland.
Van Alstyne is having his
first major league trial, and,
like Mangum, Is making q de.
tern1iped fight to hang on. He
has the best curve ball OF all
the hurlerS in camp here, and
will be given plenty Of chance to
use it today.
AS preliminary practice before
lackling the Braves in the second
game of the season, President Grit.
nth held his annual class in hold.
ing runners on first base. Murray,
Mangun1 and Van Alstyne, picked
10 pitched today. were given de-
tailed instructions, by the Old Fox
on how the trick is done. They
caught on rapidly, especially MUIR
ray. Then Crowder and Ralph
Stewart went through the motions
with fair success before the class
broke up and President Griffith left
tor lunch and his daily golf game
The twirlers have begun using
curves and there was sad falling
of in clouting by the athletes in
the first drill Of the week. To make
matters worse for the batsmen. the
big four" got to work yesterday,
Johnson. Marberry, Coveleskie and
Thurston.-.-
johnson confined himself to speed.
except when Muddy Ruel came to
, the plate. johnson always gives
his catcher everything he has, and
50 Muddy faced wide, quick-break-
ing curve, as well as the regular
Johnsonian speed. Muddy did not
do SO wen. Johnsonls control was
excellent during the 10 minutes he
faced the hitters. .
COveleskie sed everything
but his splitter, mixing up speed.
half speed and his knucller ball.
His control was not good, but
his workout was satisfactory.
Marberry burned the breeze with
his famous fast ball and used q
wicked curve whenever Sam Rice
or iris Speaker was at the plate.
They did little, with him.
Hollis Thurston, one of the
pitching puzzles Of the camp, was
the last veteran to try his luck
He was nor allowed any curves or
slow balls, using speed altogether.
Naturally, he was hit hard, but
he worked his 10 minutes with
Jack OnsIow catching to the lat
ter's entire satisfaction.
Mansum, Murray and Van Al.
etyne, who are to pitch today, ala
not appear in batting practice yes
/ IGFQAY, DuJ (HS DlISClG SOS PANASJ
Of work against all the others with
the single exception of Joe Car
roll. The latter chased fly balls
in the garden and played in the
pepper drill before running around
the track and ended his days work.
Next week he will go against the
batters.
A tip-off. on conditions here is
shown by the choice Of extra
DIayers going to st. Petersburg
today. Aside from the regular
inffelders. Bob Mccain and Bob
Reeyese are making the trip,
with Sam West and Early Nc.
Nicely going for Outfield duty.
This quartet seems to have the
inside track on jobs with the
Griffnen this season.
Bueky Harris has named his
pitchers to go to Bradentown and
Sarasota. They are Murray, Grow.
der, Lisenbee, Jones, Hadley, Coff.
man, Braxton, Burke and Van Al
gtyne. Jones, Crowder and Muir.
ray were with the team at least
q part of last season, but the others
are still battling to hang on. Con-
man, Braxton and Burke will be
getting their first tests with Griffs.
The rockies, who have been
rather free with their challenges
to the regulars, wal be given 4
chance of showing their stuff next
week. Tuesday, President Griffith
has booked game between Them.
al. profits. to go to. Tampa's Boy
Scouts, who are collecting funds to
send them on trip to Washington
in June. When the Tampa scouts
are in the Capital. they will be
guests at a ball game in the Grit
fifth stadium,
BELL SOUNDS VICTORY