The Washington herald., 1922-01-29
NATIONALS MEET
~ THE BRAVES
INSPIRING GAMES
Two Teams Will Play But
Five Games on Trip
North.
By RAY HELGESEN.

broad-A arriving in this snow
bound metropolis yesterday an
nounced. to Clark c. Grifftt. presi-
depo of the Nationals. and through
him to the W. X. world. the fact
that his entire list Of spring dates
Tor his ball club-the next Ameri-
please-have finally been closed.
The messages were from the Bos-
ton Braves. who will Drain at st.
Petersburg. Fla. but a stones
throw from Tampa. and announced
the Braves acceptance OF an oner
for a series OF preliminary games
with the Griffs on the way North
from the conditioning camps.
Anooher message was from Tom
Phillips who sent In his signed con-
tract Phillips is a kid pitcher Of
whom Griffith and Milan expect
great things The contract calls
for years service with the Ma
tionafs, As usual ohe figures" re-
main mystery.
Exhibition List Complete.
With the Braves final acceptance
Of dates as wired 90 them by Grif-
fifth the Nationals list of spring ex-
hibition- contests is completed. All
preliminary games of The Grifs
will be played wifi the Braves. Most
Of chem will be staged in Florida
as neither Griffith or Fred Mitchell,
boss Of the broad-A tossers. wish to
spend more than week On the
road North.
President Griffith has definitely
decided not to schedule any spring
contests with the Philadelphia Ma
tionals. who are to train at Lees
burg. another little Florida hamlet
not far from Tampa.
Including two games which the
Griffs and the Braves will stage here
Saturday and Sunday, April and 3.
the Griffs will play seven games
after leaving Tampa with ths
Braves. Two other games both Local
teams. will probably be played be-
fore the season opens.
Starting at Charleston. S. c.. on
April J. the Griffs and Braves will
play the following games before
hitting Washington on the sth:
April 4. Columbia, S. C.; April 5.
Greensboro. s. c.; April s. Green's
boro. S. c.: April I. Lynchburg. Va,
and April and 9. Washington.
The short trip home following last
springs disastrous trip when the
considerable trouble with their
whips as a result of inclement
weather encountered in the South,
has found favor with both the play
ers and the management.
Players Like short Trip.
Griffit his convinced that his team
will get into better shape by re-
naming in camp a few extra days
and making the fewest possible
stop-offs on the return trip. The
'Old Fox" contends that any f1nan-
cial gain which may result from a
longer trip is offset by the fact that
1t is almost impossible to keep his
squad in condition while travelling
under, such adverse conditions as
are certain to be encountered
The players, in particular, are
averse to taking much time on the
way North as they claim they are
unable to keep fit either physically
or mentally when forced to contend
with poor food conditions and
equally bad. worse. train service.
With the signing of young Tom
Phillips yesterday President Grif-
NTH has al. least half Of his squad
In the fold.
True. Grin is still unsigned. but
GRIN does not seem to be worry-
Ing and will probably have the first
sacker,s signed contract within n
teW days Grin says he is having
the same trouble with Judge that
ne had with Sam Rice-not anv.
\ recent story to the effect thu,
PRESIDENT Griffith melted the 9Ins
on oO'OOO bucks and kissed II good
by IN the deal for Peck;nnanpb
mas some truth in it" accordinp
TO the odd Fox" Griff refused ,o
state just how much truth 4, acto
uaily carried. However, II one 4.
70 judge solely by his conyersat ion
II can be taken for granted that
the $4,000" probably shrunk 10
mar that size before il was act
1ally passed away.
Frazee, according To New yo-t,
reports, failed to get a nickel in
rear cash. Likewise 1t was re-
ported IN the Dead City that the
Lean wonder also failed to get anv
rear money. The latter report
however, may be taken with a
grain OF the W. k. salt as ~, al
most a certainty that Connie Mack
got something in addition to Mil
Ter and Acosta. How much Con-
ME naturally doesn't want known
IN Philadelphia. The Lean One has
reasons Of his own for this and
one Doesn't have to be a CRYSTAL
gaZerto figure Il ont for btr,SaIr