Evening star., 1921-02-22

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throwing arm. which Eonesetter
Reese has been tinkering with, plenty
of time 10 gel thawed out. lie eN-
pressed the belief that his wing now
is in better shape than for several
seasons past and does not expect TO
be Handicapped in his throwing this
year. Mickey is carrying but little
s.uperfiuous weight and is confd mt
he will appear in the shortstoppins
role on opening day here and retain
the position 20 the close OF the cam
paign. Shaw. as usual. has picked up
considerable excess poundase IN the OH
season. but has baen doing more or less
strenuous gym work and believes he
will toe the scratch by mid-Aprii
down close to the 1Sa-pornd marx
Others who start Today.
Others of the Nationals who are
under orders to set sail for Hot
Springs today from their several and
respective homes are Walter Johnson,
from his farm near Cofeyville. Kan;
Pat Charity. from Beloit. Wis; Duffy
Lewis, from San FraHciso, and Zsb
Milan. who divides his time in the
winter between Tennessee and Texas.
Sam Rice, who recently purchased
a home in the capital and was ex-
pected to be a member of the depart
ing squad today. win not go to Hot
Springs at ali. owing to the illness of
Mrs. Rice. Sam probably will re-
main in. tins city untii Saturday.
March IL, when he will go direct to
Tampa to start work with the other
regulars" the following Monday.
Speakers List Completed.
There will be notable assemblance
of orators on either side OF George Nc
Bride Thursday night when the fans of
Washington gather in the banquet hall
of the Wardman Park Hotel to do honor
to the new manager of the Nationals.
Final reports o. the committees in,
charge of arrangements were submitted
at n meeting in the City Club last night.
with the exception of that headed by
5 Roland s. Robbins, who has SO many
stunts lined up for the occasion that he
is finding difficulty in working them
all in the four and one-half hours al
lotted TO the festivities.
When District Commissioner J. Thil-
man Hendrick starts welding his gayel
ut 80 O'Clock on this memorable oc-
oasion, he will find distinguished ar
ray OF speechmakers subject to his arbi-
trary recall at the expiration of eight
minutes each including Representative
William A. Rodenberg of Illinois. Byron
Bancroft Johnson of the American
League, Ted Sullivan, dean in point of
service of al EsI connected with the
national pas.me: Clark Griffith, boss of
the Nat:e9l,s Tho made the affair pos
sible by e-evating AcBr.de from captain
to managtr: Dr.. James Shera Mont
gomery of Calvary Methodist Episcopal
Churcn. Rev. George Frederick Dudley
of St. Stephens Church. Rev. P. c.
Gavan of Sacred Heart Church and Nc
Bride himself
The stop-watch VIII not be pulled
on the latter. but it would not be nec-
essary il he were toehave a time limit
placed on him. = Georges wisdom is
not confined to the diamond and what
tranSpireS on IT
Others at .he guest table will be
Col c. W. Kutz. District Commission
er: Rev. F. j. Hurney of St Patrick's
Church and the four Washington
sports editors. 1t is expected the
opening address will be mad. by DR..
Montgomery and that DR.. Dudley will
be the final speaker. The presenta-
Bride will be made by Father Gayan.
some Tickets stilI Available.
Spalding's being closed today. the
banquet tickets. at IS per copy, are on
sale at James Y. Davis and Hecht's
and will be obtainable there and at
Spalding's tomorrow up until noon
unless the quota of 500 is exhausted
before that time. as now seems prob
able. The committee has emphasized
that in addition to- being a stag af-
fair eernlal dress VIII be strictly ta-
made, IL deyolying upon persons wish
ing to sit together TO pick out their
own seats=
If you try to horn into the press box
at the ball park on big days this sea-
8on and get tossed out for lack Of
proper credentials blame John A Dugan.
Hip was elected Washington repre-
sentative Of the Base Ball Writer'S Asso-
ciation at a meeting of the organization