Evening star., 1923-03-02

off season. and he admits he is in
better shape now than he usually is
during the base ball campaign.
1t is apparent that Hollingsworth
is favoring his arm, even in the pre-
imlnary work now on the program.
and in that he shows himself to be a
very wise young man. Most recruits
report with the idea that they must
show a barrel of stuff the first time
out in order to impress their boss. and
frequently they lose their chance to
get thorough trial because of re-
sultant sore arms. The Minneapolis
right handler is going about his work
! like an old stager. being content to
take it easy until his wing is in con-
dition to bear down.
Beach probably IL the least impress
sive looking of the Juvenile fingers
corralled by Griff this season: that
Is. 50 far as physical appearances go.
The Paducah boy is angular to de-
gree. but has breadth of shoulders.
and when he fills out will be a big
man. He has an easy, graceful de-
livery.
Mike Martin was responsible for
considerable commotion on the field
during the initial practice yesterday
when the eagle eye of Nick Altrock
detected something wrong with the
dS lilS new OldlnOnu was ldlQ out.
Nick asserted the pitching box was
too far removed from the home plate
and Grin estimated likewise and a
tape measure verified the contention
and result the rubber pad had to
be moved and the pit hers box re-
located. necessitating replacement of
the freshly planted sod.
Mike admitted he had placed the
rubber siXty-five feet from the plate
instead of the sixty feet five inches
that the regulations require, but
tempered his admission with the as
sertion that il was the first mistake
he ever had made. Griff stepped off
the distance in his practiced way and
was willing to wager a bunch of ci-
gars that his impromptu method was
as accurate as any yardstick. The bet
was not taken. but If II had been
Griff would have lost some small
change, for the distance as he paced
it was two and a half feet too long.
The tin can tourists, who are infest-
ing Florida this winter in greater
numbers than ever before, held a bar
hecue at the park Immediately fol-
lowing the initial practice session
yesterday and We're treated TO some
numbers not on the program. The
animals and apparatus of show
known by the euphoniuS title of Jinks
Hoglin's Hoosier Tigers. that per-
formed here during the south Florida
1alr ana 6tlll is Quartered on the
grounds, attracted the attention of
the players. DOME Bush conceived the
idea that it was no trick at all to
drive one Of those four-horse Roman
chariots and proceeded to essay the
task. He got away with it all right,
but admitted afterward it was not
such a cinch. The machines used in
playing auto polo caught the fancy
of Altrock, after some urging by
Nick, the manager Of tho circus out
fit permitted him to try his hand at
he game.
Paired up with Al Schacht who Is
training with the Griffs again this
year, although he Is to play with the
Reading Internationals, an i'm
promptu game was played, that re-
suited in all manner of mix-ups and
complications. Why the f1ivvers used
were not smashed to bits is a mys-
terry, to say nothing of the precious
hides of Nick and AL, for there were
several collisions, and on one occa-
sion the car the players were plotting
was turned over, and the other climb
ed up and perched on it at a rakish
angle.
Carl Thoner, The Stars demon, cam
eraman, was right on the job, as
usual, and got some thrilling snaps
They will appear in these columns
shortly and the fans will do well to
keep an eye peeled for them. They're
great