The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-03-20
YOUNG FLY CHASER
WILL GET CHANCE
TO EARN POSITION
Series Between Rockies
And Regulars Scheduled
To Start today.
By RAY HELGESEN.

oy M A1SA6GOSANs
TAMPA. Fla, March 19.-The
Griffs will begin their annual regu-
lar Yannigans' series tomorrow.
two weeks later than the majority
OF the other big league clubs
started their intra club games. The
1anHigans are expected to line up
in this fashion:
Torres or Picinich, catcher; Mo-
gridge or Courtney. pitcher; Bower.
first: Lightfoot, second; Bluege,
short: Lamolte, third; Smith, left;
Goslin or Goebel, center and Wood
ward or Gleason in right.
The Regulars lineup will be much
the same as that which faced the
Braves yesterday unless Peck's all
ment, an inquiry to the little finger
on his throwing hand. becomes
worse. In this case Lamotte will
probably play short for the vets.
To Buy New outfieIder.
President Clark Griffith has fl
nally decided to buy another out
fielder. Frank Osburn, with the
Tampa Smokers last season, is the
youngster who will get a chance
to make good with the Griffmen.
The deal has not yet been COM
pleted and won't be until the end
OF the training season here. Then,
in case Milan likes the boys action,
Griff will sign a check for the
youths services.
II 1t Is decided that he is still
too green to have a chance he will
be returned to the Tampa club.
Milan says he is satisfied with
the condition OF both the young
ster and the veterans. He admits
IL
~. but seems to be Of the opinion
that the more time taken in get
ting into condition the longer the
boys will remain in shape.
zeb is particularly pleased with
the showing yesterday of Frank
Woodward. woodward's exhibition
was probably the best of any of the
seven twirlers who flashed their
wares in the opening game Of the
series It was thought before the
game that he would have trouble
in lasting out the three innings
assigned to him.
However, he crossed the doubters
and was the only one OF the three
National hurlers who was able to
stop the Braves. Milan has now
decided to let Frank take his own
time in getting ready. II 'Woodie''
bad fallen down yesterday he would
have had a hard fourteen days
ahead Of him. as Milan was among
those who thought he was getting
into shape too slowly and had ted
"woodie" that the rest Of his train
ing would depend on his showing
against the Braves.
walter johnson Improving.
Walter johnson is still on the in
disposed list though the slight fever
which he had yesterday has abated
and the doctor has assured Milan
that the speed king will be able to
begin work again either wednesday
or Thursday.
II Babe Ruth and the Yankees
think that Commissioner lands will
rclcnt and allow the Bambino to
play before his suspension has run
out they had better get some new
dope on the matter and prepare for
trouble.
Lands left this afternoon for
Jacksonville where he will take an
other look at the Brooklyn Dodgers
before going on to Mobile, Ala.
The commissioner passed up the
phiIlies in Leesburg as the sleepy
civ club has a scheduled game
with Daytona and will be absent
from their camp tomorrow, the date
that the former judge expected to
make their camp.
when asked about the Ruth case
lands was noncOmmital. He said
he didn't want to discuss the case
at all and that there was no use
in asking him questions as ne Woulo
not reply for publication.
However. it was gathered from
his remarks that Ruth had better
prepare to loaf until May 20. There
has been some talk Of lands mt
ing the suspension on Bill Piercy
because of his youth and the fact
that many believe he was led into
the trouble by Ruth.
Lands, however, intimated that
the suspension on both would
stand He probably figures that
hitting the suspension on Piercy
would set a precedent with which
he might have considerable trouble
in the future.