Evening star., 1937-01-30

IL club, meaning that all the
base ball boys who play for Chatta-
nooga In the future are to be regarded
as material for the Grif1s.
It hasn't been ever thus. The slogan
was invented to express the policy Of
the Washington club q few weeks
ago, when Clark Grifith tossed aside
the shackles of base balls old school
and established farm system"
placing Joe Engel In charge.
At Chattanooga, previously,
only q small percentage Of play
ers were in the schooling"
stage and held reasonable am
billions Of achieving success in
the ma ajors.
When Grifith turned over the Chat
tanooga presidency to 25-year-old
Calvin Griffith, his adopted son. the
Old Fox gave the kid and the slogan
quite start by turning over to CAL
win complete outfield salvaged from
the sale Of the Albany club to the
Giants.
Wasdell Boon to 'Nooga.
DEE MILES, the in-again. out
again Finnegan Of the Washing
ton club. was one Of these outflelders
and must still be accorded the rank
of a big league prospect in view Of his
% years and . healthy batting aver
age with Albany last year. Roberto
Estalella, the reformed third base
man, was another to be assigned to
Chattanooga.
Roberto now Is . full -aedged
outfielder, to hear Grin talk,
and the Washington club even-
tually expects to bring him back.
The third man was . youngster
named Mcfarland.
These three players. along with
Beverly Ferrel or Taft Wright, de-
pending upon which Is retained by
the Washingtons after Spring training
in Orlando, will comprise the Look
outs fly-chasing corps. All are con-
sidered more or less bright prospects.
The trading Of Carl Reynolds and
Ralph Kress for James Wasdell, first
baseman Of the Minneapolis club, as
sures the Chattanooga Of another
good young ball player. It also as
sures Washington Of good first base
substitute in case joey Kuhel should
be hurt. Wasdell, Of course, Is sub
ject to immediate recall by the Ma
tionals, as will be all Of the Chatta.
nooga players.
Mats to Furnish Pitchers.
THE Lookouts' pitching staff chiefly
will be recruited from the left
overs at Orlando. Frank Peticolas,
up for another trial with Washing
ton, Is almost certain to be turned
back after camp and batting practice
are broken up, and he probably will
be Joined by the less impressive Of a
group Of pitchers including Dick Lam
ahan, Ken Chase, Harry Kelly, Ed
Linke, Monte Weaver, sgd Cohen and
Ray Phebus.
Probable No. catcher Of the Look
outs will be Jake Early, . youngster
from the Georgia Florida League, who
will train with Washington and at
tempt to oust Walter Miles from q
Job.
Hal Lee, another rookie who
will get trial with Washing
ton In camp, likely will join
Early At ,Nooga.
In short, the day of the oldster at
Chattanooga, chief farm" Of the Ma
tionals, is ended, according to the new
policy Of the club. II q younger man
can NIL . veterans shoes at Nooga,
even II he does it not quite so well, he
will be given the preference.
Old Alec's Hopes Ended?
IT IS assumed by expression of the
new policy that old Alec McColls
hopes of getting back into the major
leagues definitely is ended They say
out at Grifith Stadium that McColl
probably will not even be with Chat
tanooga.
You remember McColl well. Just
before the deadline barring new play
ers from participation In the world
| savin9 Washinotnn reached into Chat.