Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-03-06 | Page 33 | Senators Have Twenty-One Hurlers

SENATORS HAVE HAV TWENTY ONE H Tris Speaker Instills Pep into Washington Tea Team TAMPA TA Fla March 5 AP- AP Washington pins Its hoOpes for tor a third American league pennant on two season between developments the assembly ot of a varied assortment of pitching talent and the addition of Tris Speaker The Sen Senators tors have twenty one I pitchers many of them knocking at atthe the big league door for tor the first time There are pitchers everywhere everywhere every every- where long and short right and left handed and coming from every section of the country So many arms are at concert pitch in the Washington camp there are not enough catchers to make up the theother theother other end of the combination and two have been engaged locally to serve for tor the duration ot of the training training train train- ing perIod After that there wont won't be so many pitchers President Clark Griffith once a astar astar star pitcher In his own right has felt the lure ot the battle royal of the mound to such an ext extent nt that he has turned his back on his beloved beloved be- be loved golf gol COurse to watch the pitchers do their Stuff I have worth ol of young pitchers out there so its it's no wonder wonder won won- der I cant can't keep my mind on golf the president said That Tris Speaker has made the club is the statement of GriffIth and l I nager Harris Sp Spoke ke has hall If at much enthusiasm as any youngster in the camp and moves about the field with an ease that belles his 40 years halt half ot of them spent In baseball Speaker will do more for Washington wash Wash- ington than pia play centerfield He will be sort of captain of the outfield out out- field working with Goose Goslin in left and Sam Rice in right A battle is in progress for tor the understudy understudy under under- study outfield roles McNeely McNeel a ar r regular gular until Speaker appeared on the scene Is safe and Cullop will witt probably be retained as lie he can also pla play first bate bue Sam West who play played d with Birmingham last year ear at the moment seems to have an edge in a three cd contest with Ollie Tucker late of New Orlean Orleans Or- Or leans lean and Bernie NeIs Neill ho o has spent some time in majors in years gone gon by Sensational fielding by Bobby ReeveS s. s former Georgia Tech cap cap- tam tain has been a feature of the training training train train- ing period lie He pa played ed a few games for the Senators last year Fast and boasting boasting- a good arm he has established himself as a fixture although he cannot break into the starting infield for Judge Harris Myer and Bluege I er a who fell heir to Roger P shortstop place is a hard hitter and will be bethe bethe the regular shortstop Harris would like to combine the best qualities ot of Myer Iyer and Reeves If Myer Ier could field likes Reeves or Reeves could hit like Myer we would have a world beating shortstop the manager manager man man- ager said Harris has a good substitute second sec eec end ond baseman in Stewart who is isone isone one Or the games game's really great base runners a school in whIch many pupils have been beeh playing hookey in recent years Grant Gulls who doubled in brass by playing football and baseball at the University of Alabama ma may or may not hIt major league pitching McCann once an infielder has been playing base here The catching will be In the hands of Muddy Ruel Bennett Tate and John Berger Bergel an Iron armed recruit from the Eastern league The big shakeup Is In the pitchIng pitching pitch pitch- ing staff Only three pitchers Valter Walter Val Wal- ter Johnson Stanley Coveleskie and Fred Marberry are left over iloni fion the pennant winning team of two years ago Crowder and Murray joined the team last year or Of the numerous youngsters Horace LIzenbee LI- LI up from Memphis seems to have definitely won a place lIt lie is long on control At one practice batting session Lizenbee threw twenty six balls in succession so close to the plate the batsmen hit them all IrvIng Hadle l ISte te of Birmingham and with Washington last spring has made a favorable Impression as has Van Alstyne from the Eastern league Garland Braxton who came to Washington in the deal b by which Ruether was transferred to New NewYork NewYork York will be kept lIe He is tagged a six inning pitcher but Washington Washing Washing- ton has had great success with Marberry Mar Mar- berr berry who pitches on the instalment instalment ment plan and the pair can pitch one game between or finish two Robert Burke who is an Inch and anda a half over six feet in height and weighs pounds has a a. world of stuff and may be able to overcome the handicap of a weird physical makeup Walter Valler Johnson starting his twenty fIrst season has prepared himself carefully for the season pa paying ing as much attention to conditioning condl- condl his legs and arms Barney seems to have an excellent chance to better Cy Youngs Young's record or of two twenty years rears as a major league pitcher