Evening star., 1928-02-15
MANY BOX ROCKIES
ON PIRATE ROSTER
Dreyfuss Hopes to Bolster
Mound Staff That Wore
Down Last Year.
By JOHN B. FOSTER.

NEW YORK. February l5.-Pitts-
eursh's Pirates will shortly turn up al
Paso Robles. Calf with the largest
squad Of candidates for the pitching
stat. and the big California sulphur
pool that Barney DreyfuSS has assem-
ble6 out there in sore tire
Major league managers and owners
have always kidded DreyfuSs for going
10 bat. as they termed il. with pitching
weakness. or perhaps a soft spot on
the ;nneld. Last wear they said
Barney's pitchers were aeed. but they
won the National League pennant Cor
him lust the same -aSSisJcd by the
Waner family.
This year the Pittsburgh owner has
new ideas regarding pitchers, ta"lne
been taught by experience in 1927 that
his pitching sta!1 must be soldered.
That is why he traded Vic Aldriose -
the New York Giants for Burleigh
Grimes the other day.
There is a tale Of interest regarding
Ald-.ose. No club ever was able to
&c, him to report for Spring training
crtii Pittsburgh lured him out TO Paso
Robles in 1927 long ahead Of the other
players Al6rldge was very early on
the soil of California and by the lst
q March he was in better condition
I. than he had been before.
Gone Before Series.
A hard season told on him in 1927
and when the world series came
Aldridse wasn't there. He pitched his
arm so thoroughly weak on his last at
tempt that he couldn't set the ball 70
the plate and threw some wild ones
that kept his catcher bo5bing around
like an eel.
DOME Bush and the Pirates didn't
ike il. Dreytuss figured that Ald-idee
had an intermittent arm. No matter
vEp proposed the trade between New
York and Pittsburgh. each club swap
ped one personality for another.
Grimes finds it hard TO get started.
Once going. his spit ball is not so bad.
When the afternoon came that decided
Crimes pitched for the Giants against
the Phillies. and they pasted him TO
the four corners OF the field. That
settled Grimes withHthe Giants Ear
l;sr in the season Grimes had disagreed
with Hornsby: but Hornsby. too. has
been sent away by the Giants.
II Grimes finds the fine sulphur
water Of Paso Robes soothing to his
right arm he may pitch about 10 OF
IL wins for the Pirates and maybe
more. As long as Aldridge's arm re-
spends. his curve is good one ana
John j. McGraw likes curves.
Kremer Fine Hurler.
In addition 10 Grimes, Dreyfuss has
Kremer. the ace Of the staff, who is
reported in better health than he was.
II that is so. Krener is good enough
10 lead the National League pitchers
again There's a lot Of speed in him.
Carmen Hill may have had his best
year in 1927. but he may have better
one this year because he is Lit up with
confidence. Dawson has prospects for
o good year. Milius viii need wearing
down. ike a srindstone. at the start.
bu, the endurance IS there.
FusSeu Is left hander strange 10
the National League. but he made good
with Wichita Falls in 1927 and that
team won the Texas League pennant
Brame is a left handler. who hirted
around Jersey City with the ball. and
Perry is q southpaw from Utah, who
pitched for Wichita. Kans. Utah says
he Is good
Bartholomew is young right handler
from Columbia, S. c.. Pittsburgh
tr,butary. Lsndsey. also right handler.
was picked out of San Antonio. Ma
horey is a right handler who belonged
10 Pittsburgh in 1927. but played al
New Haven. where he was good.
Spencer. right-hand pitcher. played
with Binghamton. and Tauscher also
night handed Is another Columbia.
6 C.. graduate. Some old timers think
Tauscher will do. Walsh. right hande-.
comes from Lawrence. Mass
When any one laughs al Dreyfuss
now because he seems 10 have been
rem.ss in other years about his pitch
erx. Barney comes back with chuckk
and says: Well. maybe the last lauPh
ss the one catch. Please arrange for
clear weather for Pittsburgh for the
world series OF 1929"
Gl4fayfZht 1871