The Washington times., 1923-04-10

II must be recalled that Joey Evans
was playing third base. 1t was be.
lieved that Evans would start the
season at third base. too, and the
former Cleveland Indian was getting
in his daily workout in that posi-
ton.
When the fielding drill began,
naturally Evans went to third base,
but so did COnrOy. The silent one
wasn't going to allow anything to
interfere with his training. He
hasn't at any time since, either.
First Evans would field couple
of grounders, then C0Iroy would
step in and grab a couple.
On the second day, when the
rockies left the hotel for the ball
park, Conroy was not to be found.
Manager Bush asked about him, too,
but nobody had seen him. yet when
the regulars began tun4bling out of
the clubhouse for their morning
grind, there was Conroy He was
trailing right after Evans.
"Conroy ought to be with, the
second squad" said Manager Bush
that morning, as he watched the
chunky third-sacker taking his turn
against the pitchers. But in some
strange manner Conroy never got
that message, and his luck came to
his aid the following morning when
Joey Evans came to the park with a
sore arm.
Over TO the hot corner went Con.
roy for the fielding drill. and he had
no competition. At odd times from
that day till now Evans has shared
the fielding workout. but only in
half-hearted manner for it is as
plain as the nose on an elephant
face that Silent Bill Conroy is going
to play third base for the Griffs.
Dick Wade is likely to be com,
PEELED to. share, his work i'm the
garden with Evans. Wade's work
against higb-class southpaw pitch
ing has not been OF the best
Evans, hitting from fIle other side
OF the plate, slaughters the south
paws.
As fielder Evans is the best
Of all those in Washington uniforms.
He is about as fast as Sam Rice,
though they have yet to race and
decide this point. and a much better
fielder. Wade lacks experience in
fast company, though he is adj
vancing rapidly and may finish the
coming season with a good reputa-
ton,
1t all seems like Fate, This mix
up of. Conroy and Evans, for the
learned sawbones was about 20 quit
baseball to practice medicine in
Cleveland when Clark Griffith ar
ranged the deal sending Turkey
Brewer TO the Indians in exchange
for him.
Evans agreed. to play with the
Washington club il he could have
a trial tat third base, a position he
has long wanted to play. That
promise was given and Evans started
in at the hot corner only to have
Bill Conroy's trunk arrive late at
Tampa and sore arm come along
TO give the Chicagoan his op.
portunity.
II the Griffs needed any season
ing, they are getting it when
they got to Jacksonville Sunday
night. 1t was raining and the air
was comparatively cold to the
athletes who had tOiled at Tampa
for five weeks Or more. At
Savannah yesterday a chill wind
swept the town and heavy gray
clouds kept the sun out Of sight.
Playing the coast cities on the
way home seems a good trick or
the part of the Griffs and Braves
The athletes require a certain
hardening they could not get IN
Florida. but they will get il be
tween now and the opening Of the
season.
The wandering tourists leave
at o'clock tonight for Norfolk,
not being due there till afternoon.
The game to be played at Ports
mouth will not he called until I
o'clock as result of the late ar
rival.
The Braves COPIED yesterday:
to /, at Savannah in a featurelesl
game on the fair grounds, before /;