Evening star., 1922-03-12

De regarded as e1fllneHtly SdtlSldCtt
emerged from the fortnight OF drilli
Miller alone being on the infirmar
veteran Ringers have advanced at a
of toll and the remaining assortm.
garden and intield without exception
ttneSs expected Of them at this st
phase OF preliminary work, which 81
detachment of players will join the
Seven additional players will be
here by Monday morning. according
to present expectations. They will
be Catchers Pat Charity and Val
Peckinpaugh and Howard Shanks,
Outfielder Earl Smith and Pitcher
Nat Turk. Nothing definite has been
heard from the latter. 1t being as
sumed he is coming, because he signed
his contract less than week ago.
anu it stipulates that March II is the
limit of his period of grace.
Picinich Is Not signed.
Picinich to date has failed to
accept terms, but he has written that
he would drive over in his car from
Miami Beach. on the east coast. where
he has been vacationing, and 1t is
assumed he will sign up on his
arrival. Peck is bringing his wife
and son from their home in C1eve-
before taking them to Washington,
where they will spend the summer.
just when Owen Bush will put IN
his appearance here is problematlcaL
He has informed Griffith by mail
that he is i'll and under the care of a
physician in Indianapolis. The
president has wired Bush for more
specific information concerning the
nature of his ailment, anu unless a
plausible reply is received steps Will
be taken to check up on his case:
Griff is wise to tae lodges resorteo
the grind of a training camp, ana
will make certain that DOME doesn't
get away with anything.
GosIin Thoroughly Repentent.
Judged by his demeanor. recently,
Leon Goslin is thoroughly chasteneo
young man. He was given an ear1ui
on the subject of how an athiete on
the Washington Club is expected 10
compo1t himself by both Manager
Milan and President Griffith when he
sought them out this morning 10
apologize for his misconduct. Grif read
the riot act to him. and among otner
things informed him that he was
merely rookie after all, and had 70
prove he was entitled to the con-
fidence of his employers and fellow
playerS before he could attain
regular berth on the team.
it must be said to Goslin's credit
that he made no effUrt to al1bi nlm-
self out o. his predicament. He seems
10 keenIy feel what amounted to VIZ
tuaI octracism on the part of his
mates and appeared sincere in his re-
cret over the exhibition he has maze
of himself He assured his bosses tnat
he has no fixed bad habits. and that
they never would have occasion ~
criticise his actions in the future. Al
though it has not been denniteLy
stated, it is probable Goslin Will be
restored to the squad Monday, put ne
already has been notified that ms IN
discretions will result in sizeapie
sum being withheld from his nrst pay
check.
Pitchers Employ Twister.
Five of the pitchers used curve balls
in The batting practice today-Court-
new: Gleason, woodward, Francis and
Phillips. Because of his advanced con-
dition, Courtney has been empioyinS
twisters for some time now. Bue sne
other four essayed them for the nrst
time. None attempted any speed with
the twisters. but owing to the fact
that match games will be inaugurateo
the latter part of next week, 1t was
necessary that those in the best con-
dition begin tinkering with sometnns
more deceptive than mere 1ast Dails.
Phillips did not let himself out
,nunb but Woodward, Gleason and
Francis employed hooks frequently
during their tenure on the mouno,
the latter having gotten rid or the
blisters on his throwing hand, winch
bothered him for couple OF days.
because of the soft condition of the
diamond. due to'a heavy rain during
the night, inf1eld practice was ols-
pensed with today, but the atnietes
got in a good workout on an impro-
vised diamond in the spacious G1m.
fines of the park. Manager Milan
himself proved the leading performer
of the day. He connected with one
ball during batting practice ana oroSe l.
TO the race track at the extreme eose
of right field-the longest blow de,
in left field later on he pulled a
couple of circus catches that ELECTED
exclamations of admiration from the
ever-present gallery.
George Erickson provided a bit Of
color for the session by his antics IN
the outfleld Dissatisfied with his
ability to snare flies in the usual way
he procured d fish net and welded 1t
with all the skill of lacrosse player.
Jebosophat BesseIfvre Brillheart
gave an impressive exhibition OF
hurting during his occupancy OF the
uound. The lefthander, whose form
is considered we'll nigh perfect, un,
covered so much stuff that he had
several of the regulars swinging like
the proverbial gate. He fooled his
manager on more than one occasion
and Zeb observed later that the
younsster has the making of real
pitcher.
Mrs. Johnson. who II here with
Walter and their three children, has
developed a case of the grippe. Mrs.
Iobnsnn only recently recovered from
an attack of influenza, and some con-
cern is felt over her condition, al