The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-12
Brooklyn Hoop Scandal Gets "7ot" Again
(Reg. .. <. Pat. OIL By JACK CUDDY

BY JACk CODDH
 United Press Stan Correspondent
 Lakewood, N. J., March l2.-t tUP) The New York Giants may have their troubles this season, but from the looks of the horde of hungry young men on hand today for the start of spring training, manpower isrt going to be problem.
 They have more pitchers, for ex- ample, than several clubs have play CTS in all positions and by the time their centralized training program for six farm clubs gets underway here there may be between 400 and 500 players to chose from.
 All of which adds up to the fact that this c-o-u-l-d be a giant year and little muf1ln-mouthed Mel Ott is beaming hopefully over the pros- poets.
 He took a quick look at the early bird contingent of l8 players who arrived yesterday, reeled out a fat and well-thumbed roster and saie that things look pretty good for us"
 How did the Giants manage to come up with this plentitude of power when other club owners are wailing at the wall because they can't pick up even two or three promising newcomers to fill gaps?
 Give Carl Hubbell, the Giant farm manager credit for that" Ott said Hub has lined up enough players to go around for all of the farm clubs and think we really will have some quantity here shortly"
 In addition to the Giants and their Jersey City farm club of the International league, players from Danville, Va, Class c team, and Bristol. Va, Hickory, N C., Erie Pa, and Springfield. O., all Class D squads will be on hand for condi- tioning activities. Then on March 25 and April 1, Hubbell will conduct tryout camps for free agents and young players who have been re- cruited for possible use on any of the various clubs. Some of these might even make the grade with the Giants.
 What Ott is hoping for most of all is another Bill Voiselle among the crop of p pitchers on the Giant roster. If another young star could be found who could match Voiselle's 2l-game winning record of l944, the Giants might be on their way to a pennant Pitching was their ono outstanding weakness last year and because Voiselle had to carry the load by himself, the Giants didn't get very far, despite a promising start.
 There are several outstanding prospects among the pitchers who might fill the bill. Of the return ing staff men, Rube Fischer, Ewald Pyle and Harry Feldman appear to be the best and of course there Is rubber-armed Ace Adams for relief purposes.
 Van Lingle Mungo Is back after q year in the Army, and the top pros poets up from the minors are Ray Harrell, a right handler obtained in trade with San Francisco; Bill Emmerich, drafted from the Roch- ester Red Wings; Loren Bain, pur- chased from Minneapolis; and Frank Seward. Andy Hansen. Prank Rosso, and Walter Ockeyy, all up from the Jersey City club. Two left handlers, Melvin Heiman, discharged from the Coast Guard, and Don King, signed as free agent, also may bolster the staff.
 Were we really seem to be well of is that we haven't had to make any major replacements,' Ott said. We haven't really lost anyone im- portant. We'll need a catcher to spell Ernie Lombardi and Ray Berres, but outside of that we'll be about the same as a year ago"
 There was one more question be- fore the little fellow closed up shop for the day and assigned the play CTS to rooms in the 60-room mansion of the late John D. Rockefeller, where the team Is quartered in lux ury
 The reporter wanted to know whc might be in right field He might have known. That job will be re- served for the 36-year-old Ott, pounding away on the Polo Grounds turf for the 2lst straight season. That is unless-in that Sizable array of manpower there is another prom inent fielder. Than, only too gladly, Ott will settle down as bench manager.