Evening star., 1923-03-16


and his eye keen. He has had no t
at any time and figures to surprise
this year.
Peck is another who has been active
ALL winter. and as a result of topping
it off with a couple of weeks at Hot
Springs is lighter right now than he
has been for many a spring. Rajah
IS covering surprising amount of
ground and tossing the ball around
advanced In hitting. but it will be
only a question of a few weeks now
until his optics are sharpened.
RueI LIS Very Active.
Muddy Ruel is working back of the
bat in a style that makes il appear
he had been playing base ball all
through the cold months. instead of
studying hard in ST. Louis attorneys
office. He hops about like a cricket
behind that plate and whips the ball
around the diamond as IL he had
steel spring instead Of an arm at
tsched to his right shoulder.
Harris has gotten himself into shape
by two months of tramping over the
links here and should be able to
start right in where he left off last
sea SON AS a matter Of fact, Bucky
aims to do better than that, for he
was some thirty points below his
normal speed with the bat in 1922
and hopes TO re-establish himself as
800 hitter this year.
Judge has avoided the mistake he
made last spring when too strenuous
work his first day out caused him
to cave in on the field after his initial
practice. Joseph started at a more
moderate pace this year. and from all
indications should be ready to travel
q top speed when the championship
campaign gets under way.
Pitchers Taking 1t Easy.
Mogridge and Zachary, the two
pitchers who contrived to top all the
American League southpaws in effec-
tlveneSS last season. despite the fact
that each was troubled off and on
with bad arm. are rounding into
form gradually. Thus far neither has
developed any kind of elbow or shouI-
der difficulty and each is confident he
will escape the ailments that laid him
up more than once last summer
The veteran Allen Russell probably
fs in better condition right now than
any part Of the Bush roster. He was
me me trst to reach the curve-twisting
shape and asserts his soupbone never
felt better. The spitballer is not
making any rash claims for himself
but believes he is qualified to do more
tnan act as a relief pitcher, and hopes
TO demonstrate the fact when the time
spitballs Yet, displaying so much
steam and hook so sharp that any
thing further has been unnecessary
but. should occasion arise. is ready
10 resort to the damp delivery at any
time.
Ernns Has n Sore Arm.
Joey Evans is the only veteran on
tne roster who has cause for COM
paint, but he Is not voicine any. The
doctor has a sore arm and has had
Tor many days, but it is improving
DAILY and should be o. K. within a
week or So. Evans now is expert
encing the fate that seems to hefaI1
every player when he quits the gar
den for the inield. Howard Shanks
was affected the same way when he
was drafted for duty on the first line
or defense with the Nationals,
When roaming the pasture Howard
could throw with the best of them
and never had any trouble with his
rlpper. but the spring that he was
installed on the frst line of defense
aank wing began to bother him.
Odd as 1t seems to a layman, there is
SO much difference in the kind Of
. throwing necessary for an infielder
and an outffelder that when a PLAYER
ssWltches from one sector to the other
1t invariably tells on his arm. In
other respects Evans is in fine con-
d:tion and he still is rated at par
with Conroy in the battle for the far
corner assignment.
LAS Last. but by no means least in the
i1st or veterans, Walter Johnson not
having arrived as yet. is Eddie Char
rlty. His arm was in such a wretched
condition last season that he was al
most useless to the team. his hitting
rs well as his throwing being af-
fected; He has proceeded carefully
with his training this spring. and,
having noticed nary a twinge or
pang to date, is confident he is def
nltely rid of the old trouble what
ever 1t may have been. Pat donned a
mask and offciated back of the bat
IN the hitting drill for the first time
yesterday and was all smiles when
ne completed nearly half an hour of
looblnS the ball to the various bases.
VIII Stage Game Today.
Having changed his mind again
which apparently is one of the pre-
c,ded to stage another practice game
today. The teams are expected TO
fake the field about as they did in the
ih!tial fracas Wednesday,. when the
Tannigans defeated the regulars,
1-o' except that Hankins. Brillheart
on the slab. as they are scheduled to
face. the Boston Braves in the first
@ the spring exhibitions tomorrow
Narmoth, Hollingsworth. Mogridge
end Zachary may be called on to
d1Viae box work among them today
played
The sliding pit was utilized for the
first time yesterday, and with Griff
Bush and Gibson acting as overseers
several of the athletes were given
pointers on hooking into a sack to
avoid being touched by an alien
guardian. Odd as it may seem. Bill
Conroy was one OF the most adept of
the bunch in absrbing information