Evening star., 1923-09-23

dIllSIS now are on the Nationals
within the past few weeks-and NOR
the training season arrives.
Fourteen of the lot are real vet
miliar They are pitchers Walter
Johnson. George MogridSe Allen Rus
sell and Jez Zachary; Gathers. Pat
Charity and Muddy Ruel; infielders
Peckinpaugh and Os&io Bluege, and
outfielders Sam Rice, Goose Goslin.
Joe Evans and Memo Leibold.
Most OF New Dian "Gr~en."
Probably Pitchers Paul 3ahniser
and Cy Warmoth. the former added
latter recalled from Memphis, should
he clagsed as veterans. too, although
their hi" league terms nave been
quite brief. Some of the remainder
have had turns in the ajors. d few
Of them with the Nationals. but the
majority are untried buShers.
Cnc thing above all others Presi-
dent Griffith is aiming for is an i'm
proved hurting corps Weak work
on the Slah this season has been un-
USUALLY costly to the Nationals and
r the preNy does not want his Grub 10
he faulty in that Department in the
rolls twenty-four members OF the
pitching tribe and hopes to draft
from them stable fingers abe
&c puzzle the batsmen of the opposi-
tlon.
Thirteen Of the boxmen are with
the club now, although the public
hereabcut knows little of any other
than Johnson, Mosridge. Russell.
the others, however have shown their
wares to some extent locally, particu-
larly Warmoth, Oliphant Ii. Mar
berry and J. Benson Brillheart-yes,
OF all the new group. Zahniser
appears most promising. This right
every club except the 1ygers since
donning a National uniform in chi
cage during the nrst trip west. ana
recently has been quite effective.
Griffith does not hesitate to state
that he expects much of this ex-Mem-
phis slabman next season.
NTarberry'S Work ImpreSses.
Marberry, too. has pleased the
powers that be in the club and prac-
tically is certain OF receiving much
attention at the Tampa camp. Since
returning from Memphis, whittier he
went to get rid of his wildness, War
mouth has not had sufficient oppor-
tuuity to demonstrate any improve
ment, il there has been any.
Cy was able to put much on the
ball when with the Grlffs in the
spring, but was too prone to popu-
tate the bases by a generous distri-
button of passes and unless he has
curbed that tendency he may ind 1t
difficult to remain in the big time.
1t is reported that Brillheart learned
how to make some use of the real
pitching ability he possesses while
at Shreveport this summer. If SO.
ne should be of value.
Then there are among those pres
ent Frank Reil Fred Wingfeld, ]. {.
(Shad) Roe, W. l.. Bowles and Buck
Schemanske. Reil. it may be re-
Tnembered, was given the once-over
spring and revealed something worth
while. At that time. though, the
Smokers wanted almost half the
Washington club for the hurler He
was bought in June, when Florida
league stock became cheaper. and
farmed TO Raleigh.
Bcwles was purchased from Mar
shall of the East Texas circuit where
f7ashy .Iebbing. while S"hemanske. a
Detroit 10y. was grabbed in Cleve-
land during the last trip west, when ,
the club was soreiy in need of pitch
ers for use in batting practice. Buck
last year had trial with the Tigers.
and for a time this season was with
Evansville in the Three Eye League. !
Lookout HurIerS Costly.
Wingfield and Zoe, the latter a
southpaw, were purchased recently
from the Chattanooga club. The price
has not been made public, but Griffith
says it was a good one-which way
may be guessed. While with the
Lookouts Winfield built record of
nine wins and ten losses. Roe did
better. taking eight games and los
ing five.
Several of those on the rolls have
been with the Nationals at different
times and are expected to make bids
for permanent berths next spring.
Chief among this lot is Walter Nc
Grew, the elongated Texan. Slim
tried to make the grade last year
and this season, but slipped badly:
He was sold to Memphis in May and ,
has set the Dixie circuit wild, regis
tering twenty victories against
twelve defeats. Temperament more
than anything else has handicapped
McGrew in his big league trials. Per-
haps he may control himself better
the next time.
Monroe Mitchell. who, after nine }
week trial with the Bushmen. re- /
turned to the Memphis club, whence |
he came, still is the property of Clark !
Griffith and may be tried again. The |
same goes for Godfrey Brogan, &C !
twirier bought from Charleston last
year, who failed to report this spring.
Others owned by the Nationals and
who have been with them at times ,
are Jack Hollingsworth, Nat Turk,
Dad Hankins. Squire Potter and Al
bert Youngblood They are not likely
to come back. elise Dudley, farnned
to Raleigh shortly after he was pro-
cured, and w. K. Howser, a Virginia
sandlot product. probably viii be
used as trading material.
MArt1nns SOuIneFH SIars
Last, but by no means least. of the
new hurlers Is Joe Martina, New Or
leans star. sought by several big
league aggrega tions before the Ma
ticnals bagged him. Martina has
pitched sensationally for the Pelicans
this season, winning twenty-oEe
games and losing twelve. Scouts !
who looked him over claim he has
everything necessary to make a good
boxman in the ma jors.
OF all the lot of recruits and those
expected to become recruits when the
training season arrives perhaps a half !
dozen may measure up to major
league pitching standard. Zahniser |
undoubtedly viii be at hand when the
curtain rises IN the 1924 campaign.
And Griffith, having much faith In /
McGrew, Maroerry. Martina, Wing |
field and Roe, believes they will be /
on the job. too.
But one catcher has been added to |
the backstopping lot. of which Bill |
Hargrave is the only recruit in togs. |
The new athlete is Frank Tate, !
nineteen -year-old prodigy who has i
: been toiling for Memphis. He maced [
the ball in the Southern for 255 this |
season.
Infielders must be scarce. for only |
four of them have been corralled to |
Ga-e 10 supplement the present I