The Washington herald., 1920-02-25
FOX'S INFIELD
PLAYERS sign
Maurice Shannon Falls in
Line Great Battle on
For Short Stop Job.
nr GEoRGE I. MoRELANp.

team to start tne tTalnins sedsoh' ca
cept signing n couple of outhelders,
catcher and pitcher; outside OF that
the club is ready for its spring cam
paign.
Yesterday the signed contract OF
Maurice shannon, the ex-Boston play
er. was received so that the entire
infieId is signed. With Judge, Shan
non and Leonard as regulars 10 start
the season at Tampa for the exhiDi-
tion games, all needed Is a shortstop.
Griff can use one almost every INNING
and then have a few left. For count
ing Mcbride, Ellerbe, O'Neil, Harris,
Grubb. Watt. Washburn, and IL neces-
nary Howard Shanks, surely the FOX
should be able 20 get at least one out
of that bunch that will plug that OLD
lOle in the field. Let us hope SO at
least. --
Tho signing of Shannon does not say
he or Leonard will be regulars, as
both must show that they can beat
out the others. Griffith has about the
have broken lot of youngsters that
have broken into tn game for years.
All one has to go by is the past per-
formances but that is all any manager
can use when he goes after a kid.
other clubs have picked up jewels
in the rough and after a little
polishing they have become stars
so why cannot the locals be fortu-
nate to select a star out OF TINS
bunch.
Doc White Home.
Doc White returned from Mich
igan yesterday and called on Presl-
dent Griffith. The first thing he
knew he had a couple of hall play
ers handed to him. Grin released
Players Kelliher and Lindsay to the
Muskegon club and both have been
ordered to report to that city.
President Grifith has been try
ing to secure George Moriarty to
umpire the exhibition games be-
tween the Nationals and Reds on
the coming exhibition tour, but
up-to-date has not heard from the
Chicago umps 'I do not know where
we will get a man but have a wire
out to a couple of men 10 handle
the games think the leagues
should make a rule compelling all
the umpires to take spring trip.
Now that all the clubs in the two
majors are playing against each
other il would be a grand thing to
have the umpires working. Say.
for instance, have the National
League men take a trip with the
opposite league and the American
League umpires go with the Ma
tionals. This would enable the men
to get into condition which would
not hurt them. They should by all
means go this year on account of
so many changes being made in the
rules and they need to get exper-
ience the same as the players for ii
is up to them to see that the rules
are carried out and by working
they would be able to get better
line on what is required" said the
Old Fox.
Training Camps Start.
1t won't be long before the fans
are reading of what this or that
player is now doing at the training
CAMP.
II only seems like yesterday when
the last game was played for the
worlds championship. but here il
is time for the different clubs in
the two major leagues to start for
camp.
Last Friday Connie Mack headed
south to Lake Charles. La, with
his Kid pitchers and catchers. while
today the Cleveland club. with Iris
Speaker in command. will depart
for New Orleans. where he will put
his youngsters through a course of
work preparatory to the arrival of
the regulars next Monday.
Manager Jennings has already or
dered Jack Coombs to start for Ma
con. where the Tigers will get
into shape. The balance of the
players under Jennings will reach
that city Saturday, so that on Mon
day they will be ready to jump into
the hard training for the seasons S
work.
GrInmen Are Ready.
Frida. will see Clark Griffith and
his battery men leave for Tampa,
where they will join Nick Altrock
who, with Trainer Mike. Martin, Is
already getting the grounds and
training quarters in shape. All the
National players will be on hand
by the Sth.
The Brooklyn players, some of
whom have already left by boat,will
all be on hand at Jacksonville Sat
urday where they will rest in order
to be ready when Bobby gives the
order - move to the park next Mon
day.
BY this time next week every
team will either be at camp or en-
route. except the Chicago White
Sox. who do not leave until March
l2. This Is because the SoX will not
meet any other team in exhibition
games as Gleason thinks the three
week he will be at camp will be
sufficient time in which to get his
lads ready.
Both Texas and Florida Will have
four clubs as their guests this
spring. Washington and New York
of the American League and the
Cincinnati and Brooklyn clubs OF
the National will visit Florida
The Giants will practice at San
Antonio, and the Cardinals will be
at Brownsville. while the White Sox
will go to Waco and the st. Louis
Browns to Taylor.
Pittsburg and Boston, =. L., VIII
both go to Hot Springs. Ark. The
Boston Braves and Tigers will both
he guests of Georgia. The Cleveland
Indians and Mack's Athletics will
go to Louisiana while the Philadel-
phia team will go to Alabama and
the Chicago Cubs to California.
ING JOHNSON IS