The Washington times., 1923-02-13


ping the dead wood, l built up q
Washington in second place for
history. That's what I am doing
with the pep. That's what I'm 10
their whole attention to the game
hold their own against all comers.'
DOME Bush, in accepting the po-
sition as manager of the Washing
ton bah club, outlined much that
President Griffith has done this
winter. Bush was 4 playing mem.
Der OF the team quite long enough
to have his own ideas regarding
this player and that.
Here are the players who went
to Tampa last spring but won't be
there this year:
Dick Torres, catcher, now with
Shreveport.
Handsome Harry" Courtney,
southpaw pitcher, now with San
Tom Phillips, fight-handed pitch
err, now with Minneapolis.
Joe Gleason, right-handed pitcher,
now with Columbus.
Hank Shanks, traded to the Red
Sox for utility purposes.
Frank Woodward, now with New
Haven.
Olaf Erickson, right-handed pitch
er, now with Minneapolis.
Eddie Goebel, outfielder, traded
to the Red Sox.
Val Picinich, catcher, traded to
the Red Sox.
Turkey Brewer, outfielder and
first-sacker, traded to Cleveland.
Raw Francis, Ieft-handed pitcher,
traded to Detroit.
Earl Smith, outfielder, now with
Minneapolis.
Courtney. Phillips, Gleason,
Woodward and Earl Smith failed
Ia. endure the pace last season,
dropping out before the campaign
closed, Courtney went to the
White SOx and, failing with them,
finished the season IN San FRAN
cisco, where he starts this spring.
Raw Francis. traded to Detroit
for Chick Gagnon, and Turkey
Brewer transferred to Cleveland
for Joey Evans, were disposed OF
An deals that President Griffith be-
Hax,es win prove of distinct value
+oaF,la hall club. He ranked Fran
ciasEfhe weakest OF his southpaw
1ifcbers. Gagnon and Evans, ne
says, should add to- the team >
speed. f.oahe,
and Picinich for Ruel ana Russen,
IS but another: step in geIIlhg lI5
Of slow men who nave -outilVe9
their usefulness here. Shanks ana
Picinich lack the speed required.
Coebel has speed enough, but one
must part with something, ana
u~i6F Fisher and Wade coming,
there seemed small chance OF MS
breaking into the garden regularly.
IT ia doubtful if Russell Will De
more than a relief pitcher with the
Griffs. But if he is good at that
joh. the team will benefit. 1t mas
not possessed a capable relief hurl-
er since Long Tom Hugnes
dropped out of the ranks.
New men reporting at Tampa TINS
year, for the first time will be
Beach Brogan. Rankings Holllngs-
worth, Potter, Russell and Warmotn,
pitchers; Conroy, Gagnon and Evans,
infielders; Mcnamara. Wade and
Fisher, outfieIders, and Ruel, Lapan
and Hargrave, catchers.
Not counting Ruel, Russell or
Evans. newcomers, the Washing
ton squad will have nineteen
youngsters on the Job at Tampa
this spring. Some, like GOslin,
LaMOtte and Bluege, were there
q year ago, but they are still
youngsters.
It5is upon youngsters that Presi-
dent Griffith will rely for the
spring exhibition games in the
Cocoanut League. He will have nine
pitchers and two catchers for these
games. Rice, Judge, Harris, Peck
and Evans, in the infield, and Char
rity and Ruel, catchers, are not ex-
pected to be used against the Ma
tional Leaguers.
LaMotte. Gagnon, Conroy and
Bluege will be available for the in
field. Goslin, Wade and Fisher will
be in the outfield, with Lapan and
Hargrave behind the bat.
When il comes to chopping down
the playing list, two of those in
fieIders may be shunted to the
bushes and it is because of that
that Roger Peckinpaugh is going &c
Hot Springs for preliminary train
ing. He knows that some kid is play
ing somewhere who will eventually
push him off the team and he would
postpone the action.
II ID proDaOIe, 100, tnaL one eaten
i er will be dropped. Just which one
(will depend largely upon the pro
>gress Charity makes. If he is his
old self, one of the remaining three
will be slid back for at least an
other season. Hargrave would APP
pear right now to be in the greates
danger,
But the point about all this re
mains that Clark Griffith has begun
cutting out the dead wood, droppin,
the slow ones and seeking speed
merchants. He believes he can col
lect another such team as tina
which electricified the league il
1912 by making the pace and finish
ing in second place.
Will Stage a Meet.
The Meadowbrook A. c., of Phila