Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-03-13

heretofore, all the work will be dol
requiring an hour and \ half, nearl,
schedule, as outlined, and subject to
imbering up at 10 o'clock and work
will take the field and hold It until ,
The second-string players have been
designated to toll first. SO that Milan
can direct them before taking his
own workout Included in this con-
tfngent are Catchers Noone and
Picinich, Infielders Brewer. Bluege
and Lamotte. and Outhelders Goebel
have received the benefit Of consid-
cradle batting practice, and for this
reason pitchers who are not SO far
advanced In condition ~ the others
have been assigned to work with
them. the tentative list including
Sridse. Miller. Digges and Turk.
Those carded under the head Of
regulars include catchers Charity
and Torres, Inhelders Judge. Harris,
Peck and Shanks, and Outnelders
Milan. Rice and Goslin. These. being
most In need Of hitting practice, have
had designated for them the hurlers
the list including Courtney, Gleason.
Phillips, MoGrHw. Francis. Brillheart
and Woodward.
This two-squad schedule. with any
changes. which may be deemed ad-
vtsable. will obtain until Thursday,
burg. Fla, for the nrst contest OF
the season. Thereafter . game OF
some description will be staged daily.
Friday, for instance. the regulars and
Yanigans probably will hook up and
Saturday the Boston Braves come for
seven here and at st. Petersburg.
Three games are to be played with
fhe Braves in each Of the following
two weeks, on Tuesdays. Thursdays
and Saturdays. and when tho national
Leagues are not booked intra-club
pontests will be held-on Mondays.
Wednesdays and Fridays.
Play Phillies ON ThursAay.
Owing to the fact that some Of the
regulars will not be In shape to play
by Thursday the team which visits
one. Courtney and Gleason already
have been nominated to do the hurl-
ing, with the probability that Francis
also will be on hand for possible use.
Torres and Noone may divide the
work Of receiving and Milan. Rico and
lathe outfield, but the inner Gordon
will be a makeshift affair.
According to present plans Bucky
Harris will be at second. but Frank
Brewer will hold down the initial
sack. Ossie Bluege will cover short
This outfit Is by no means q weak
one and should be capable Of giving
the Phillies all they can handle In the
way of competition regardless Of how
the National Leaguers line up.
n>r- S~,. >a>- .,.i,,>d -, +h>
early evening train from Washington
yesterday, they being Judge. Shanks.
Smith and Charity. Peckingpaugh
missed connections at the capital,
being delayed in Baltimore. and ar
rived shortly before midnight. val
teche. rolled in from Miami Beach in
his yellow roadster last night, but
will not be permitted to don = uniform
until he has signed his contract.
Nat Turk is expected within
q day or two. Nothing has been heard
from Bush. who is i'll at his home In
as to when he expects to
arrive.
Manager Milan called a meeting
of the players last night and outlined
what is in prospect for them for the
remainder Of their sojourn in camp.
He emphasized that they are here to
this connection that hereafter golf
will be taboo except on of days:
Milan contends gclf is firing. and
that the players should rest in the
afternoons. II they need more work
than they obtain in the mornings
bali practice. Zeb also believes that
playing golf tends to divert a
players mind from the business at
hand
J. ThiIman HendricIk. former Conn.,
missioner of the District who has
been a daily companion on the links
for the past two weeks of President
Griffith, entrained for Washington
yesterday. having been called home
on business
will welcome the arrival of Charity
and Picinich with both Joy and
relief They are Dick Torres and
Freddy Noone. These athletes have
been the hardest worked pair IN
camp. For two weeks they have had
warming up from eight to twelve
pitchers daily. as we'll as perform
back of the plate In batting practice.
WELD a bludgeon in the wand drills
themselves and ofilciate with the
stick to afford the others exercise 1t
nelQ1nS DunLS WIN IndIT1Iy 3uO
Picnich on tho Job to share their
burdens they will be duly thankful.
Manager Milan Is determined that
his pitchers will not be dead weights
so far IS hitting IL concerned. Il prec.
tice will prevent 1t. Hurlers are, fol
some reason or other. VIGOROUSLY
weak batsmen and Milan does not ex.
pect them to deliver bingles - con-
sistently as players who are in thu
game every day. but he does believe
they should acquire sufficient pro
dciency to be relied on for the ad'
vancement of runners BY the sacridco
route. To this end he has announces
that bunting practice for the finger,
will be a daily feature Of the training
hereafter and that each will be re.
quired to attain . certain degree o.
ability at laying 'em down. FEB. WHIT
II accomplished in the art. will be thu
chief Instructor. but he will have e.
pable assistants for the business II
Harris, Bush, Peck and Shanks.
Tkhing, BathinS, Golf ana motor
ing occupied the players yesterday
when there was no base bail work or
the program. Sam Rice headed AZ
angling expedition. George Mogridgt
Organized an auto party. while Harris
Altrock and Milan spent most Of thu
t. .