The Washington times., 1923-02-12

to Tampa with those players he NJ
The Griffmen are taking 20
Tampa for training eight right
handed pitchers and tive sou>n-
paws. At first glance, this might
forshadow a right-handed hurting
corps. But a second took changes
the scheme of things.
OF the five lefthanders Mogridge.
Zachary and Brillheart may be
called regulars from the opening
bell. Warmoth. the big fellow from
Little Rock, made such a favorable
impression upon his boss last
season that Griffith will be dsap-
pointed if he tumbles down this
spring.
Godfrey Brogan. the haIf-pint
southpaw from Charleston. is an
unknown quantity. In the Sally
League he looked fine last year,
but that means not SO much when
he. is measured for a major league
uniform.
Right off the reel, without
seeing them in actiGu t.
Il is possible to. say that the
chances Of seeing Hawkins, Beach,
POtte rand Turk pitching i'm tire
American League in 1923 are
slight.
Turk failed to live up 20 1921
promises last year. Sent TO Rich
nTUnd, he came back a2flyine.
was kept in the bullpen and fac. ..
the batters in the morning practice.
Unless miracles still occur, he will
hardly be more valuable this year.
Hankins, as we recall seeing him
In Tampa last spring. is a tall,
stringbean sort of lad. lie may
develop, but ii is alInosr too much
TO expect that he viii hop right ont
OF the Florida League into the
ma ors as a winner. He won one
third OF his games for Tommy
Leach's team in 1922 and did not
set the world ablaze.
Beach and Potter are two I'M
knowns from the widest bush coun-
try. Bob are Young, hit their
very youth precludes their being
used : -. 81 n. b z snow.
Elimina ing this quartet. Clark
Griffith is left with but four sig'l.-
handed pitchers. Two, Jo' n son al
Russell. are veterans, VI , n IT
Ter carded for mere ri !utiee.
G~lfos and NJ n ave
yet to make good, though Griffith
has ua OF piaise h b G
fellow from Minneapolis.
considering this situation fra
al angles. it may be easily seen
that the Washington cluh as stll in
the market for a seasoned RICH
hand finger. And Clark Griffith
still has some extra baggage Re can
afford to trade for the pitcher he
needs r'ost. This he will try TO 10
next Monday at Philadelphia
The National League holds its
scheduled meeting tomorrow i'm
New York and its playing dates
VIII 'p released for tho DerIlsaI
or the fans on Wednesday. The
season appears close at hand
when the fans can study the
dates.
The Rube Benton case, accom-
panied by much whispering. will
stalk into the meeting like Banquo's
ghost. And ii simply must be laid.
that's all there is to it.
Garry Hermann. believing Ben.
ton viii make possible a Cincinnati
pennant victory, is lining up his
supporters of a resolution to de-
clare Benton eligible for service in
the National League.
Judge Lands is expected to put
the question to league vote, so
Garry must find four clubs TO back
his effort to obtain Benton. The
Giants are thought to he siding with
him. but where the other three
clubs are cannot be seen until the
matter comes up tomorrow.
President Heydler is OH record as
opposing Benton's return to the
National League because the south
paw Is said to have used prior IN.
formation regarding the crooked
White Sox-Reds world series in 1919
Tor his own betting advantage.
There has been much backing and
filling in the matter. and no one
really knows what will happen
when the mOguls gather 10 DISCUSS
IT.
The international Lea que holds it's
schedule meeting today in New
York
GARDNER AND EVANS WILL