The Washington times., 1922-03-04

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From various sections of the land.
Eddie Goebel, the ball hawk; Ossio
Bluege. the Peoria shortstop Of 1921;
Bob LaMotte. the dashing shortstop'
per who shines up the extreme right
end of the Griffs' bench; Jezebel TIE.
cumseh Zachary, who filings with his
off flipper; Walter johnson, who be-
heves he'll make good in the box this
season, and one Jesse Clyde Milan,
the newest manager in the big show.
win make their getaway, all headed
for the same place-Tampa, Fla.
Rumbles are heard that this one or
that one is a holdout and won't re.
port until this or that happens, but
Il Is rather safe to predict that the
whole kit and caboodle will be right
on the job the day the ghost walks
In the vicinity of Seventh and Geor-
gia avenue. Talk and delay costs
nothing in March. 1t begins to hurt
IN April.
Manager Milan has been spend.
ing hts time for a couple Of weeks
ct Hot Springs. Ark, taking the
baths and walking over the hills.
This Is q favOrite stunt for veteran
players every spring. II tends to
loosen them up and fit them for the
real practice later on.
Though there may be absentees
here and there, Manager Milan
should have the following players
under his command at Tampa next
Monday:
Pitchers - Courtney, Brillheart.
Digges. McGrew, Miller, Gleason.
Phillips, Woodward. johnson, Zach
airy, Erickson, Francis and Mo
gridse.
Catchers-Torres and Noone.
Infielders-La Motto, Bluege, Har-
ris and Brewer.
Outfielders-Goslin Rice and Goe-
bel.
Brewer has been ordered to report
q week earlier because of the threat
ensd retirement of Joe Judge. Judge
and his boss can't get together about
salary, or extra towels, or upper
berths, or something. and so, to
throw a terrible scare into the Wash
ington first sacker, Brewer goes to
Tampa a week earlier, where he will
be compelled to eat three times a
day, work out two hours each morn
Ing, sleep eight dreamless hours, and
help to scare Josephus.
Sam Rice was not expected to
make the getaway until week
from today, but things haven't
been breaking any too well with
him out beyond Fifteenth and II
streets northeast and, besides,
Tampa Is basking in the beautiful,
warm sunlight and the fish are
said to be biting I'm the HillsbOro
river, down back Of the Tampa
Bay hotel, and all that, so Sam ups
and goes a week earlier than the
schedule demands.
With so many infielders and out
fielders at Tampa next week. II is
not a safe bet that there won't
be some measly little practice
skirmishes before next Saturday
rolls around. It's hard to hold the
lads back, once they begin throw
ing the ball around. They are just
bursting with youth and vitality,
that's why.
A week from tomorrow will see
the final section Of the Washington
squad arrive at Tampa. Patsy Char
rity is now boiling out at Hot
Springs in order to be ready to
Jump right in behind the bat. He
goes direct to the training camp.
With Charity in the last bunch
will be Earl Smith, Roger Peckin-
paugh, Val PiciniCh. DOME Bush,
Hank Shanks, Joe Judge and quite
likely young Turk, the young side
arm pitcher from the Columbia
Sally leaguers. Turk is learning
the ways of the sawbones over at
Johns Hopkins and is delaying his
start South until the last moment.
That last moment is next Saturday
from the Union Station, Washing
on, D. c.
Meanwhile. the sun is shining
down by Tampa Bay. The sound
OF the bat against the old apple
rises from Plant Field. coaxing
passersby to enter and enjoy life.
And In week or so they'll be
playing real baseball down there, a
full three weeks before Washington
will be able to get a glimpse at
them.
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