Evening star., 1919-03-23
LIVELY WORKOUTS
AHEAD Of GR|FFS
Easy Times Will Cease. as
Full Squad Takes Fie'
at Augusta.
RICE IN GOOD COND!Ti~a
BY DENMAN THOMPSON

-H''kt' va. NlaitIi g. W II nv
arrival tomorrow OF the main iei"-a-
ton, headed by Manager Gr.f,lth.
things may be expected to husf a, taa
Nationals training camp for = p >riol
Of nearly three weeks, or until April
IL. when the march northwart VIII
be begun. Thus far with only twelve
player. on the sceVe and a n,a jority
of them rocky pitchers. rather calm.
mild spirit has prevailed, but with the
advent f the boss and the otAe, an
letes, including his action -inducing
lieutenant. George Mcbride, hustle
will be the watchword.
Just who the pilot is bringing with
him is unknown at this end II Is
doubtful that Janvrin yet is IN shane
to travel having been outdoors for
only about a week following stci,o of
pneumonia, and at last reports shaw
had not been induced TO leave mis- ,."w
home at Lebanon. Billy Murgat. n"
former Brown collegian. who is sup
posed to have been hibernatin- #outc-
where in the south this winter. -
pected to come direct. and Ellsrby " III
drop down here from Spartatuar :.
S. c.. where he has been dire tihG atH-
letics at Wofford College. Clyde u an
will come on from Linden. TEN. h,s
native town. where he has been visit
ing following a winter spent " T."
home of his wife's family. in Trxa,
His brother, Horace. arrived -.uaN
night. and Sam Rice, late sergeant
| with an artillery outfit of ,hc \. e.
F.. breezed in yesterday afternoon
Rice "Never Felt Better"
Rice asserts he never felt better in
his life and his appearance corrobo-
| rates the statement. He says he
i weighed 10 when he was discharged
| from the Army about three weeks agD.
[ He has dropped a few pounds since
| then. but now scales more than 166.
! considerably above any mark he ever
| has attained since he has been MEM
Der of the club.
| Sunday will be a day of complete
| rest for the players except for several
who have planned to attempt a round
of golf over the links of the Augusta
Country Club. This respite has 'een
! we'll earned. for the week just ended
| has been one of consistent i,,, .ns
for the battery men. topped o.i wiih
| two partic ulariy strenuous seSs ;oI1 to-
day. For nearly two hours, bo j o.1,-
! ing and afternoon. the athletes csc
driven at top speed by Coach i cc.
and Trainer Martin. who figu e. nat
> with the Sabbath to rest UP on they
! could stand for little e&,r. er.-
, deavor.
| The usual warming up process. with
! fielding of bunts anu shaggiE &
| fungoes, followed by a turn o. 30
around the park. was the program, ia
addition to quite an extended bltti.i-
practice that served the douo,e pus'
pose Of giving the hurlers wora under
| conditions approaching those e ,st
in sure-enough game and sharpening
| the batting eyes of the others. Har-
In,
| harrington and Thompson all pun in a
! quarter of an hour on the hill. Matte
! son was excused. He still is nd'siE-
| his cold. The sticking brigade inc .!uri
Thompson in addition to the cIc
Picinich, Agnew and Charity. and
! Infielder Davis.
! Infield in Workout
Following the wand drill L -
season inf1eld. consisting of II
! on third. Davis at short Ag :.
ond, and Charity. first. IS' 80.
J through its PAGES by Nick -
who has a stiff neck that in - ~. !:
interferes with the use of h - - -.
=, This combination did some fa I - 49,.
| for a while, but Picinich soon ~
! ed out.
Davis continues to show up well al
short. He messed up a lot or haiIs
hit to his right today in the after
tagged out at the time and the poor
condition of the infield was con-
| tributing factor. The ground is bad y
| in need Of a heavy rolling and somc
action to this end may be expected
after Manager Griffith gets a chance
to inspect the diamond. Altrock
volunteered to operate a steam roller
tho city offered the use of. but it is
suspected that Nick is trying to run
| out on the assignment.
Husky Trio Of Backstops.
| Washington is going to have rs
husky trio of backstops this season
as any club in the league. Botn
! weights and Picinich, while NOS tall.
| has a sturdy build WORTH OF
wrestler. The catchers have kop.
| pace with the pitchers in the process
| of getting into condition. and, judging
| from the way they were firing the
! ball around the diamond in in-ic.d
practice today. their wings already
Agnew exhibited surprising asiii,y
! in covering second in the infield prac
! tice for a man of his size and reputed
slowness of foot and pegged the bal!
from all positions with a freeness OF
motion denoting complete absence ..
any soreness of arm.
Boxing was added to the trainin:
! program today over the protest .
I Mike Martin, who was fearful some
! of the boys might get hurt. The 2e9-
pound clubhouse boy was the only
one wounded, a left jab to the jaw
engineered by Harry Harper temp,
rarily putting him out of comnaissioi-
Sam Rice has announced he is d CT.
didate for the club championship. now
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