The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-02-22
Peck Signs With.
Nationals for ~;
Reports March Is
Former Yankee Comes From
Cleveland for Conference
With President Griffith.
Optimistic Over Nationals
Pennant Chances.
BY RAY HELGESEN.

Roger Peckinpaugh.. former Yam
kee. late of the Red S6x. and for
the past six weeks a National, ar
rived in Washington yesterday
morning to talk salary terms with
President Clark c. Griffith. Peck
came on from his winter home In
Cleveland. He boarded the RATHER
for the return trip last night after
he and Griffith had staged a head
to-head mutual admiration meeting
in the afternoon Roger and Grift
came to terms with little or no
trouble. The former Yank signed
for a single season. What he'll
draw down for the coming seasons
work in the Nationals shortfieId
was not mentioned but it isSprop-
able he received an increase over
the amount he received last year.
Tampa March 10, going direct from
his Ohio home to the training camp.
In Good Condition.
The former Yankee said yester-
day he is in as good condition as
he has ever been at this time OF
the year. In fact, he explained to
Griffith that he didn't feel the ne
cessity of going to the spring camp
until the last squad arrives there
because he is already in fine physi-
cal condition.
President Griffith had advised
Peck to put in a few days at Hot
Springs and then move to Tampa.
Peck, however. says he'll beat even
the rockies in getting in CONDITION
hat
President Grifith escorted his
new shortfielder out to see the new
stands after the two had signed the
papers. The two waded through
mud ankle deep to get to the in
heId Peck appeared much i'm
pressed with the new grandstand
and opined that Griff will have one
of the greatest ball parks in the
country when the work is COM
pleted early i'll April.
ATrio of OptimIsts.
Peck seems quite as optimistic as
does Milan and Griff over the
chances of the Nationals in the COM
ing race. He figures tat Milan
is going to make a great manager
and that the Nationals have as good
a chance as any team in the league
to win the peanant. Nor does he
bar the Yanhs.
''HuSsins." Peck opines. has one
of the greatest pitching STATS ever
assembled on one team" He thinks,
however, that the Yanks will have
a tough time getting down in front
this season without the aid of
Harper. a former National. ON
hardly be callei capable. while
O'Doul. the Coast youngster. stflI
has much to learn and Will hardly
burn the league up in his first
season.
If the Yanks could swap one of
their rignthanders. for a clever port
slider. one like Mogridge, for in
stance. who was virtually given to
Griffith A year ago. they would come
close to romping through the league.
according to Peck. Without a de-
pendable souThpaw the Yanks will
have a real battle this year. says
Peck. and he figures that the wash
inEton Club. under the circum-
stances. has as good a chance as the
New Workers to crash into first
place
In the course of his afternoon
chat with Griffith. Peck took the
[ opportunity to murmur a few nice
things about Stanley Harris. These
two will have much to do with the
| final standing OF the Griffmen, and 1t
is interesting to note that Peck be-
lieves Harris to he one Of the clever
est keystoners in baseball.
! Harris, according to the former
Yankee. has one of the brightest
futures in baseball. He hasn't hi
the top of his stride yet, says Peck
and when he does one won't have
to look more than once for the sue
cessor to Eddie Collins as the
greatest of them all"