The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-15

Come 70 An enc Until the SndooWs
The 1922 training plans call for
!. the following players to be In Tampa
y Sunday night, February 26. In time to
Dangerous Dan" McGrew. the Texas
twtrler; Ray Francis. star Of the
Portland club, of the Pacific Coast
League; Ralph Miller, Bing's younger
brother, q bulky southpaw from last
years Bloomington club: Bill Gleason,
who did well with Billy Smiths
Shreveport club. Of the Texas League.
last summer; woodward; from the
Eastern Association; Brillheart, col
lege boy from Virginia; Tom Phillips.
last years New Orleans winning
hurler: young Turk. who was with
the Columbia Sally Leaguers in 1891.
and Harry Courtney, who ranked
nfty-fourth In the American Leagues
list Of sixty pitchers last season.
These pitchers viii serve up their
stuff to Dick Torres and young Fred
backstops show up.
A week later will arrive such pitch.
ers az Olaf Erickson, George Mo
gridge and Walter johnson.
The bulk of the team. infielders
and outfielders. will begin tossing the
ball around on March ID.
Go to Hot Springs.
Manager Milan has written me
that he wants to go to Hot Springs"
says President Griffith. HE wants
-. to be in perfect condition when he
y assumes charge of the ball club.
That is agreeable to me. He can
go. and as many more Of the veter-
ans as think they need the work
and the water they get at the
springs.
CHARITY, who bears the brunt OF
the catching. will go even II ne
doesn't care much about 1t. There's
one chap who must be In fine fot-
tie the day he reports at Tampa. !.
'I don't know whether Rice and
Judge will go to Hot Springs. l
They don't add any weight over the
cold weather and usually report
ready to play ball. However, I sup
pose Peckinpaugh will take the boil
ing-out process at the springs, thus
showing up at Tampa In wonderful
physical condition.
.'Much depends on the start my
team gets as to where 1t will be In
October. You know the champion
New York Yankees are going into
the race under q handicap until
ruth and Meusel begin playing. We
don't intend to lose any OF this ad'
vantage"
Play Few Games.
The Griffmen are going to play
few exhibition games. once they
fleavs Florida. A series Of seven
games have been arranged between
them and the Boston Braves. who are
60 train across the bay at st. Peters
burg. but the dates have yet to
be determined. Four Of these con-
tests are to be played at Tampa,
the Griffs' camp.
It IL possible that one game will be
played with Brooklyn at Jacksonville,
Fla, and the Sally Leagues at
Charleston and Columbia, 8. c.. taken
on later. From South Carolina the
6riffs will hop right into the Georgia
avenue ball park for one game with
the Washington Elks' team. The next
day will be grand loaf before the
regular campaign gets under way on
wednesday, April IL.
.My bali team Is going to F1orida
20 get into real condition, not to make
money! is the way the mogul ex-
cresses II. "If we make anything In
The few exhibitions. well and good, but
that isn't why they have been sched-
vied. We are going to play them as
part OF our necessary training. and
that's all.
ssThe pennant race 10 of far more
importance than any exhibition games.
want to have each and every one
y OF the players to be kept on the team
ready for their best performances on
April IL, or as close to It as possible"
He Likes Outlook.
President Griffith, while making no
claims on the 1922 pennant, admits
that the outlook for his team is satis-
"Pechinpaugh plugs the one weak
place in our infield," says President
Erfffith. HE win steady everybody,
ard his improved fielding will mean
fully tweaty victories for the club du-.
Ing the season. Improved fielding In
The infIeid win increase the effective
ness of the pitchers.
"Johnson. Mogridgs and Zachary
cueht 10 start off In championship
form. II they do, our troubles will be
rreatiy lessened, for then well have
q, nick up only two or three pitchers
IN help them. But even II they AL
Son't. We have 20 many promising
ritchers that we're bound to have
enough to hold our own against all
President Griffith win take personal
charge of several Of the new pitchers.
especially NcGrew, the Houston
hurfsr, Tom Phillips, from New
orleans; Frank woodward and Bill
Aftrcck VIII Help.
Uncie Nick Altrock. In his day q
sisvsr, brainy southpaw. viii assist
PRESIDENT Griffith with the young