Evening star., 1946-03-28
Mats HeraIded Rookie
In 28-PIayer Squad
,Griff Will Retain
By Burton Hawkins
stor StofF correspondent

ORLANDO, Fla, Mar. 28-Bar-
ring sudden collapse on the part
|of either party, rookie outfielders
Gil Coan and Ray Goolsby will re-
turn to Washington with the Mats,
it was admitted today by President
Clark Griffith, thus ending specu-
lation Coan might be returned to
the minors for further develop
ment.
I'm figuring on carrying six
outfielders," says Griffith, "along
with u pitchers, seven infielders
and three catchers. We're going
to give Coan a chance because it
wouldn't be fair not to. He's been
handicapped by blisters and severe
case of athletes foot, so he hasn't
been able to show us what he can
do"
Washington's 28-man squad will
find Manager Ossie Bluege with
more pitching talent, artistically
and numerically, than he has en-
joyed in three previous years at the
Mats helm. Any Washington
pitcher who falters will be shown
less consideration this season than
in former years, for Bluege will
have the strength to replace shaky
starters without celebrating as to
who will be ready for tomorrow's
tuSSle.
Guerra, Torres Reach Camp.
Certain to stick with the Mats are
Roger Wolff, Dutch Leonard, Sid
Hudson, Walter Masterson, Johnny
Niggeling, Mickey Haefner, Chick
Pieretti, Ray Scarborough, Make
Wilson and Vernon Curtis. Wash
ington's other two pitchers will be
selected from among Larry Brunke,
Pete Appleton, Oliverio Ortiz and
Bill Kennedy.
Jake Early, Al Evans and Mike
Guerra will comprise the Mats
catching staff. with Coach Rick
Ferrell available for occasional duty
should the need arise. Guerra ar
rived from Cuba late last night
Accompanying the catcher was In
fielder Gil Torres.
Chattanooga is eager TO obtain
First Baseman JaS. Sanford, but
Bluege also desires his presence on
the Mats for his right-hanGed hit
ting. Since the Mats also have
Mickey Vernon and Joe Kuhel at
first base, though, Sanford likely
will wind up with Infielder Eddie
Lyons at Chattanooga.
The Mats Chattanooga farm soon
will receive additional help from
the Mats in the form of Shortstop
Charley Roberts, while Washing
tons Tristate League club at Char
lotte will get pitchers Gaspar Del
Monte and ROLAND Miller, Third
Baseman Elbie Flint and Outhelder
Alex Kubuski.
Mats Play Dodgers Saturday.
Idle today and tomorrow, the Mats
will bounce back into action Satur-
day when the Brooklyn Dodgers
invade. Bluege. who has rested
his regulars for several days to
offset the effects of various minor
ailments, will employ them mainly
for the remainder of the training
season.
The one exception will be George
Myatt, who was to supplant Sherry
Robertson at third base. Myatt's
latest aff1iction is an ailing back
which bothered him so much yes
terday that he was excused from a
workout.
Another of the Mats makeshift
clubs walloped Chattanooga, 9-1,
yesterday at Cocoa with Stan Spence
and Evans each delivering brace
of homers. In addition to his two
homers, Spence contributed a double
and single
Meanwhile Roger Wolff and Coach
Bert Shepard had an easy time
of it with the Lookouts' hitters.
Wolff yielded one run and only four
hits in the six innings he labored,
while Shepard held Chattanooga
ScoreleSS in the final three innings