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Show YOUNG HURLERS 10 GET REGULAR JOBS Jess Winters and Sydney Ross Will Be Retained by Manager McGraw. Jess Winters and Sydney Ross, the young hurlera who will make strenuous bids tor regular berths on the Giants' pitching staff this spring, are more fortunate for-tunate than youngsters usually are under un-der such circumstances, writes a New York scribe. The club which- they have joined is in somewhat of a bad way for capable boxmen, and they will be assured as-sured of an extraordinarily keen inspection inspec-tion before judgment is passed upon them. Winters is a right-hander, Ross a left-, hander, and each has an excellent chance of being retained by John iicGraw. The retirement of Harry Sallee has left McGvaw with three southpaws on his roster. Rube Benton, Ferdinand Schupp and Bob Steele. Kenton Is quite likely to give a good account of himself," him-self," in spite; of the fact hat he lost a part of last season, being called to the colors In midsummer. Schupp is a very uncertain pruposi tion. for no one except the Louisville Kid himself knows the present condition of his pitching arm, which was affected by a mysterious ailment ail-ment last season. Steele made a. good beginning as a Giant last summer, but later loomed up as an erratic sort of a hurler, and it Is not likely that McGraw is counting very heavily on him. The pitching strength of the team, will lie In its right-handers, for Jess Barnes. Fred Toney and Cecil Causey undoubtedly undoubted-ly are the best men McGraw has, and rank, in fact, among the best In the J league. Poll Perritt. George Smith anil Fred Anderson complete the remainder o;' the right-handers on the club's roster, i yet it Is douhtiul just how milch m:iy be txpc'-ted Irum them this year. Tvr-rltt Tvr-rltt is an in and outer, one day a match- less hurler, the next a very mediocre performer. Anderson lagged badly last year and was on the point of quitting baseball at one time, but lias since reconsidered re-considered the matter, and will make a great effort to rehabilitate himself as a regular, while Smith may or may not develop Into a major leaguer. So it will be seen that the stage Is set for Winter's and Ross. If they have the good.? ample opportunity will be provided Mor them to prove It. Winters has had the benefit of one period of training under un-der M "("; raw, and if he can but duplicate his 1018 showing when he report s at Gainesville there Ism't a doubt in the world that he will be among those present when the Giants open their first home stand of the season. Ross came un from San Antonio aftfr the sr-ason was well ijikIp r way, and ia b ill somet hing of an unknown quantity, yet In his brief tenure as a Giant lie made a favorable lniprcs-elsi lniprcs-elsi on McGraw. |