Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-25
Itinerary of Griffmen
For Spring Exhibitions
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

What is by far the most preten-
tious schedule of exhibition games
ever attempted by a Washington
club has been arranged as a pre-
llminary to the opening of the
American League campaign The
completed itinerary of the Nationals
spring training activities as an
nounced last night by Clark Crit
nth calls for total of twenty-six
games in sixteen different cities of
assorted sizes and varied locations.
Eighteen of the contests listed are
with the Cincinnati Reds, the only
other clubs billed being a team OF
white Cubans, Indianapolis of the
american Association and the
Brooklyns of the National League.
From the time the Griffmen hook
up at Tampa, their training camp
with Indianapolis. on March Is. until
they play their final exhibition with
the world champions at Cincinnati
April IL, three days before the start
OF the regular season. they are listed
10 play every day. with the excep-
ton of two. March 81 and IS. both
Sundays. have been left untitled for
purposes of recuperation; otherwise
the local performers are booked
solid" for four weeks. By this means
it is hoped to accomplish the double
purpose of putting the Nationals
right on edge for the long grind of
the pennant chase and accommodating
enough deprecated dollars to offset
the outlay necessary for the condi-
tioning process in the southland.
May Go South by Boat.
Active work for Washington's ath-
letes is slated to begin at Tampa
Monday. March 1. and ii is possible
that those of the squad who will
assemble here for the journey south
ward Will take the water route. Grif
as yet is undecided on this point and
will not reach a conclusion until after
he has received reports from Trainer
Mike Martin and Coach Nick Altrock,
instructed to take the boat leaving
Baltimore Wednesday, February Is
and proceed campward to get things
in readiness for the arrival of the
athletes.
If what his 1ieutenants have to
say about the voyage is encourage
Griff will marshal his charges aboard
the steamer at Baltimore Wednesday.
February 25; land at Jacksonville on
the following Saturday and entrain
that night for Tampa. which will be
reached the next morning for a day
of rest before practice is inaugurated.
Unfavorable reports on the coastwise
trip will mean that the Griffithian
IL.
Hit Road With the Reds.
After playing a couple of games at
their training camp with Indianapolis
and staging four battles here with
the team of Cubans. the Nationals will
skid across the bay to mix it with
the A. A. outfit at their headquarters
in ST. Petersburg, return to base for
the opening melee with the Reds,
and with the champions hit the trail
that will carry them across and up
ha or Of
the Carolinas to this city for games
April 8 and 4. Then a series of one
night stands. with a single combat
listed for Clarksburg. W. Va, and the
tourists. will reach Cincinnati for a
pair of tussles on the stamping
grounds of the titleholders.
The Clarksburg engagement. April
9. is to be a gala affair. according TO
advices. 1t is the home of GREASY
Neale, the Redleg outfielder. who just
now is making a noise like a hold
out. They do say the governor and
his staff will turn out to pay homage
to the native son on this occasion.
provided the n. S. is on hand to re-
ceive it
CantflIon Can't Have Shanks.
Joe Cantillon's expectations of haV-
ing Hank Shanks on his pay roll to
roam in the outfield for the Millers
this year are due to receive a rude
jolt, according to Clark Griffith. Ad-
vices from Minneapolis are to the ef-
feet that Cantillon is SO confident of
sharing Shanks he already is debat-
ing whether to station him in left or
center field. Griff has a faculty Of
disposing of baseless rumors in con-
else and emphatic form. This one he
dismisses with the characteristic OBJ
servation that its a pipe dream"
If he is thinking of disposing Of the
handiest utility performer the Wash
ington club ever possessed c. Calvin
may have cause to pause and ponder
a bit after perusing she dope on runs
batted in last season, pr>serted in
another column. These statistics
show Hank was on the producing end
of half a hundred tallies. better
mark than that attained by any Of
the others of his 1919 cast, with the
exception of Samivel Rice. The Mon
acan's sticking average. PAS, was
far from impressive. but a great
many of the safeties he did connect
for came when they would do the
most good, which strengthens the
that he is a helpful sort
of cuss to have hanging around for
roles.