The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-05
Giant Manager Is Satisfied With
lnfield, outfisld, and
Hurting Staff

San Antonio, Tex, March 5.-(He
Boosting one Of the heaviest hitting
lline-ups tn the major league last sea-
son, the New York Giants could fin
ish no better than third last year.
The veteran master mind, John ].
Mcdraw blanaes the loss Of q pennant
on the weakness Of his reserves and
the fact that several capable pitchers,
unaccountAbly failed to win.
Thus. instead Of making some
wholesale changes, the little Napoleon
has decided to stand pat In prepara-
ton for the 1881 National League
race. He visions q hot Nve-card bat.
tie for the title. He reached camp
earlier and is working harder thar:
he has In years. He has failed to
win a pennant In six years and
| doesn't like 1t.
Unless some youngSter strikes the
McGraw mind nightly, there likely
will not be a. change from the 1890
lineup. It is q flag contender as 1t
stands. providing the pitchers come
through.
Have Good Inficld
With Memphis Bill Terry, the
league batting leader at first: Hughie
| Critz at second. Travis Jackson a.
short and Freddie Lindstrom at third,
the Giants have n Of baseball's
great infelds. They hit. respective
ly. .401. 900 1893 and .379 last year.
What Critz didn't hit, he made up
in fielding brilliance. McGraw was
thinking Of shifting Lindstrom to the
outfield and inserting Urban Picker
ing, q lusty hitter from Birmingham,
but some of the best minds doubt he
will do 1t. Eddie Marshall. who hit
300 in Is games last year. again will
hold the utility role.
Sam Leslie, last years Texas
League batting leader, and John Yer
gez, a third sacker from Oakland
complete the infield.
There isn't a chance Of breaking In
to two outfield jobs. They will be
patrolled by Melvin OFT and Fred
Leach, a pair Of the best. The third
post. ~centerfield, promises to fall to
Charles Chick" Fullis II he has re-
covered from an early injury las;
lyear. If Ftlllis is not ready to ster
in, there are some capable reinforce
ments. Leading the list is Ethan
Allen, the former Cincinnati Red, whs
finished in the utility role last year
Harry Rosenberg, = $3.50 hitter from
San Francisco: James Bryan. fror'
Springfield. and Joe Moore. vino came
I'm from San Antonio, also are or
hand.
Satisfied With Hurlers
Fred NtzSimmollS. Carl Hubbel
and Bill Walker form the nucleus O.
McGraw's pitching staff. Betwee:
them, they turned in 50 victorie!
against "a losses last year and wer:
among the topnotchers Of thei'
league. Pete Donohue. Joe Genewich
Joe Heving, Clarence Mitchell AMI
Herbert Pruitt round out a veteran
corps of FINGERS. Donohue and Gene
wich were disappointments to Nc
Graw last year. both finishing in thu
red, but the Giants boss is countin!
on them strongly this year.
OF eleven other various and assert
ed hurlers, the most promising arr
John Berry. leading pitcher Of tn
Rochester club last year, and Lero:
Parmelee, a fast baller on the bench
most Of 1880, Jim Chaplin, who VOL
two out Of eight starts late in tn
year. also Is a possibility.
Francis Hogan and Bob O'Farrel
again will be the bulwark Of TIL
catching staff. They divided du:,
last year, Hogan slamming the bal
at a 1899 clip and O'Farrell for 1901
Francis Healey, with Bridgeport las
season, and Francis Laveque from
San Antonio battle 1t out for the thir,
string Job.