The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
ADVANCE GUARD OF
hfrs
MATS WILL REACH
TAMPA ON MARCH,
Six Stars Will Visit Hot
Springs for Early
i Conditioning.
Nv JACK NYE.


II the Nationals don't take the
held in good condition when they
sapen the season with the Athletics
in the Georgia avenue park on
April IL, It won't be the fault Of
George Mcbride.
No bets have been G.erlOoked in
mapping out plans for spring train
fng.
Grir will send his men to Tampa
I'm two installments this season. On
March l the advance guard. com
posed of the pitchers and catchers.
will debark in the balmy Florida
t9Kn and begin working the rust
out OF the old soup bones. They
swill be under the care of Manager
Mcbride.
Two weeks later, on March l3 to
~hSAexact, the rest of the flock will
sshow up with President Griff1th
Pleading the parade.
sly Six Go to Hot Springs.
= This schedule holds good except
fer. half dozen stars who will hit
the trail for Hot Springs on March
I for a period Of boiling out in that
famous resort. The parties who are
nothing personal intended-are
.Zeb Milan. Sam Rice, Duffy Lewis.
Erank O'ROurke, Walter Johnson
and Pat Charity. After two weeks
Sf training in the Arkansas resort
they too will buy a ticket for
florida and join the training camp
Skw.
g5JOhnson and O'Rourke are going
90, Hot Springs for the same pur-
pose. Both are anxious about their
thfOwing arms. Barney has de-
dared that his tiipper is as good
As, new. but will take particular
care that 1t receives no early strain
tfis year. II he can nurse IT along
Until the season opens it means a
Whole lot to Mr.. Griffith
asO'ROurke, after a visit to Bone
setter Reese, is convinced that the
kink which impeded his throwing
has disappeared and hopes to toss
them out with as much abandon as
anybody in the league
sit is probable that all three mem
hers of the outfield will have to shed
spne weight before the season
Starts After steaming at Hot
Springs between their daily work
outs they should be fine and fit when
they check in at Tampa.
- Good start is Sought.
ssThe first thing we want to do
isstO open the season in the best OF
shape" said President Griffth while
discussing his training plans IF
we can do that we ought to get
away to a good start and travel at
a fast pace"
The day of departure from the
training camp will probably be
March 80. and will mark the begin
ntng of a brief transforming trip.
The Mats will work their way to
Chattanooga, playing a number of
teams along the route. among them
the Philadelphia Nationals. At
Jackson, Tenn, they will join forces
With the Giants and put on a trav-
epns two-ringed circus which will
hFing them eventually to Georgia
Avenue.
with six contracts. duly witnessed
and signed and locked away in his
safe, President Griffith yesterday
trusted to the care of Uncle Sam
the contracts for the rest of his
crew He is expecting them all
back before many days.
- Six Contracts signed.
EThose who have already come to
terms are Sam Rice. Walter John
son, Pat Charity. Stanley Harris.
Harry Courtney and Frank Brewer.
g. II there are any hold-outs among
the unsigned men. Griffith doesn't
appear to be worried over the fact.
II Is an unusual thing, however.
when somebody doesn't send his
contract back with the threat that
ne Will quit unless more money is
Forthcoming. But it's a rare occa-
SION When things aren't patched up
to the satisfaction of all parties
Indications are that all Of the
Griffs will be on hand on tba date
set for reporting