The Washington herald., 1921-02-21
;EORCE KBRIDE
REACHES ECAPrTAL,
GETS BUSY TODAY
Sew Manager of Nation
ais Arrives to Begin
1 Duties.
NJ lack NYE.

ta.Aa DatASos
NJ lack NYE.
George FIorian McBride. new
manager Of the Nationals, Is In our
midst
Looking as dapper as ever the
gentleman from Milwaukee stepped
pf the train last night at the Union
.ation and was ferventiy greeted
y q Red Cap fan. who happened
20 be the only reception committee
at hand. -
tsAs the "cap'n" rolled away in a
xicab to the Arlington Hotel. the
Ssky party fingered the generous
, and mused: -
fCap'n" Tsho' Is lookin' natchal. II
dom win dat III OIL rag this
~ lr Ise gonna have a powerful nat
textbook. Doggone II 1t DON look
sci Rworr series right In our own
stitu yard. Yes sub. IL sho' do"
xectj , morning Manager Mac will
less pay an official call on
fne dent Griffith to confer with him
In e situation. He will md q ma
uati. OF his men already under
yct and only one or two who
len to give any real trouble.
tn preparations to be made for
taking the FIRST bunch of players
to Tampa next Saturday. Mcbride
will probably enjoy a busy week.
On Thursday night he will be the
guest of Washington fans at a well
come banquet. which should be a
mighty anspicious occasion. On this
occasion he Is due to do quite a bit
of bIushing, for Indications are that
all the nice thingA that might have
been said about him after he is
dead. will be uncorked on that occa-
sion.
Indications are that all the fans
who can crowd into the Wardman
Park Inn banquet hall will be pres
ent to say hello" to the new boss
TUCKER GOING SOUTH.
oliver d. Tucker. the strapping
young outfielder from Radiance, Va.
who sent his signed contract to
President Griffith the other day,
will be taken to Tampa along with
:. the rest of the recruits next Satur-
day.
Tucker is an ambitious youth.
When he read in the papers that
tne would not. be included on the
Ipaeked up his suitcase and boarded
he RATHER for the Capital. He
lid q friendly call on Griffith yesl
rday and made such a good i'm
u -sion that he was promised d
SCI at for the Southern tour.
suI' lying in an Industrial league
gine year, Tucker made q big repu-
seNe 4 as a hitter. He also pitches
OF g plays the infield a little. He
weighs around $50 pounds and Is
a fine physical specimen.
81 had Tucker in a uniform Tor
few days last season." said Grif-
nth, "and he looked as IL he might
Sdeyelop into a hitter. Eve decided
70 take him along and let him snow
what he can do"
rs -
~rp COMPLETE BANQUET PLANS.
-91 Final plans for the Mcbride ban
ah,et will be made tonight when the
meets at the City Club
bAfter this gathering there VIII De
dnothtng to do but wait until the
sbIg occasion Thursday evening at
tT:3o o'clock at wardman Park Inn
J Ban johnson and Ted Sullivan
Q have already been secured as SPEAK
ers, and the further list Of orators
= will probably be announced tomor-
lrow. Everybody Is going to be
> limited to eight minutes In the
sreech- making line.
The 500 seats are going fast, and
anyone waits until the last min
a and finds them all gone, he Will
tn i've nobody to blame but himself
4 IThere will be no high-brow stun
G. \ this gathering. II will be strict
Nv Informal, and the main purpose
viii be to have a bowling good time
i On addition, 1t will. be strictly stag,
n. ladies being forced to wait unth
4 later occasion IL they wish 10
tbonor the Nationals handsome
seats are being sold at spalding's.
613 Fourteenth street.
rEwsTER READY TO PLAY.
Wilson Fewster. better known as
Chick, has gone to New York from
baltimore to assure the Yankee of1-
cials that he isn't going to let a
little difference over salary stand In
the way of his signing contract.
Chick claims to be ready for big
season despite the injury last spring
xrhfch nearly cost him his life. No
I'M. effects remain from the blow in
the head from a bali thrown by
sr-r Pfefer.. of the Dodgers, he de-
res, and he is ready to play
her at second base or in the out
sld.. .--.
IT. frank Baker looms as third base
si- ,obability for the Yanks, largely
be .cause Huggins can't inveigle
y lark Grifith to give up Charity
Pitchers Zachary or Courtney for
Ihe heavy hitting infielder. The
ankee has at last discovered that
.;rifr il adamant when the question
Of parting with any of his real stars
is preached.
Havana Entries.