Evening star., 1921-01-16

various homes for the Arkansas wat'
ing up of two weeks before moving
regulars will be directed to show
American League campaign. which '
The Hot Springs squad will con-
s;st Of the trio now expected to COM
pose the outfield-Milan. Rice and
Iewis-Pitchers johnson and Shaw.
O'Rourke. These athletes are ad-
judged TO be in especial need OF the
beneficial results to be obtained from
n sojourn at the spa.
Jim md Pat Must Reduce.
In the cases of Charity and Shaw
their tendency to pick up weight IN
the off season is the impelling infiu-
ence in assigning early work for them
johnson and ORourke both are eX-
pected to have wings of questionable
SoundnesS helped by taking the wa
ter cure, while Milan and Lewis are
TO go on general principles-they are
getting along in years, you Know.
and they do say the treatment is eN-
cellent for creakinS joints and aching
limbs. AS for Rice. the trip promises
to be a plain vacation. Sam always
is in good physical shape and never
requires more than ten days or two
weeks to reach the pink of condition.
although considerably more time is
needed to properly focus his batting
lamps.
This contingent will be expected to
boil out thoroughly while at the
springs and indulge in long walks
over the mountains thereaboutS to
their wind. Actual practice will be
confined to daily period Of warming
up. They will not lack for company.
for the squads of both the Pittsburgh
Pirates and Boston Red Sox will pitch
their training camps at the resort this
year.
Contracts Now Going Out.
With the batterymen and raw re-
cruits going south with Mcbride and
a half dozen initiating their training
at Hot Springs, the squad of so-called
regulars who will do no work until
they report March u at Tampa Will
he smali-Judge. Harris. Shanks.
ONeill. Brewer and two or three 9TH
ers Griff himself is at present un-
decided as to when he will pull up
stakes for Tampa, but with Mac on
the job there he probably will elect
To :elay his departure until after the
Inauguration ceremonies. GRIN
friends are getting into the saddle
and he is anxious to be here for the
occa sion.
For the past two or three days the
secretarial force at local headquarters
has been busy drawing up contracts
for submission to players on the re-
serve list of the clubs roster. The
papers do not have to be sent out un-
til the last Of this month. but there
always is a certain amount of CORE
spondence necessary to bring the
forms back duly inscribed. and Griff
has speeded up the work with the re-
suit that the last of the batch prob
ably will be in the mails by tomor-
row. Considerable progress in the
recurring task of signing players al
ready has been made, those already in
Charity. Courtney. Harris and
Brewer
Spring Exhibition List.
With one or two exceptions the list
of spring exhibitions to be played
as a part of the Nationals training
program has been completed. Some
fourteen contests are contempi;, eu.
the first of which probably Will be
staged at Tampa with the Phiiiics Oh
the National League on March IS. 1t
is planned to play two or three games
there, after which the Griffs viii !
willie and Ga!nrsv. T. Fla, the latter
the training camp the Phillies. for
games the last of the month and on
April 1. Saturday and Sunday, April
and 3, will find the Nationals in
Chattanooga, where they are billed
club representing that city.
On Monday. April 4. a juncture of
forces with the New York Giants will
be effected at Jackson. Tenn. and the
following day the transformers will
perform at Knoxville. On April 81
1t is expected Roanoke or Richmond
will be visited. and April the joint
tourists will visit Norfolk. Friday,
April s. Washington fans will get
their frs: glimpse of McBride's men
h H.
American League Park. after which
they will move on to New York for
exhibitions at the Polo Grounds Sat
urday and Sunday, April 3 and 10
This stretch of preliminary contests
is expected to nicely polish the Ma
tionals for the inauguration Of the
championship season with the Boston
Red Sox, here on Wednesday. April
13, with the two intervening days de-
voted to drills on the local lot
Player. on Honor Basis.
One of the many progressive steps
taken by the maynates last week i'll
their meetings at Chicago. and 4
result Of which base ball is expected
To attain "A high plane with Judge
Land. At the head of its reconstructed
government, was the adoption of d
new form of players contract. 1t
was not changed to make the period
of service cover the entire year. as
il differs considerably from the old
form. To a certain extent ii puts the
player on an honor basis. One pro-
vision is for direct appeal to the COM
missioner in the event the player has
q grievance and the player in turn
agrees to submit to the discipline OF
the commissioner. TIE much-dis-
cussed new reserve clause is worded
a. follows:
The reservation to the club of the
Valuable right thus to fiA salary rate
for the succeeding year and the
promise of the player not to play dur
ing said year otherwise than with the
club or an assignee hereof have been
taken in consideration in determining
the salary specified herein. and the
undertaking by the club to pay said
salary is the consideration for both
the reservation and the promise
AL Orth. one-time pitcher for the
Washington club. and in later years
an umpire. is being mentioned for the
presidency of the Virginia League.
Orth. who makes his home in Lynch
burg. has Il host Of friends in the
capital who would be glad to See him