The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-16

scribes went along for ballast.
Late this afternoon, when the
Everglades limited hats for a five
minute rest at Wilson, N. c., one
Leo Moon will climb aboard
Around 10 o'clock tonight, at Flor
ence, S. c.. elise Dudley-yes, mons
other than the original elise him
.self-will follow George and his
suitcase into the Griffs' car.
Moon and Dudley are youthful
Fingers who hope to eat big league
meals all summer. They toileC
last year in the Piedmont Leagu,
and were snapped up by Wash
ington scouts.
This little party will arrive al
Jacksonville, Fla, tomorrow morn
ing, have breakfast in the railroad
station there and take the II
o'clock train for Tampa, being due
to arrive at $50. Dinner will fine
the boys killing it at the Tampa
:, Bay hotel.
Ordered to go to Tampa direct
from their homes, the remainder
Of the hurting corps may be ex-
F.; pected to arrive at Jacksonville
in time to leave with President
Griffith'S party.
Joe Martina, who mixed 'em uE
for the New Orleans Pelicans last
season: Fred Ohphant Marberry
who joined the Griffs from Little
Rock last year; Shad Roe and
Fred Wingfield, who toiled with
Chattanooga in '23; Dangerous
Dan" McGrew, VINO flung wickedly
for Memphis in The Southern AS
ISOLATION, and RNron Specie, from
Omaha in the Western League, 8
gent with a motion like that Of
Carl Mays, are he hurlers due al
Tampa next Monday morning
Bennett Tate. a youthful catcher
from Memphis, who cost Sc 500, i:
also expected to be. on hand II
time to warm up the hurlers along
with Hargrave.
The program for this first squad
going to Tampa has already beer
set by Trainer Martin. The frs
week will consist largely of eating
warming up FOR fifteen minutes
eating, loafing, eating and sleep
ing.
:, A week from today the second in
stallment of Griffs will head To-
Tampa. 1t is a small gang, only
five lads. Two infielders and thre,
. Outfielders form this group. Ossl,
Bluege and Chick Gagnon arc th'
:. lnfielders, with Lance Richbourg
Carr Smith and George Adonii
Fisher, outfielders.
BY the time the second squad ap
IaA Inn ShU~r
Nick Altrock and Trainer Martil
" will have some pitchers able to fac
the batters and there will be SON.
nondescript hitting.
The Hot Springs contingent is
:. due to make tracks on Februars
:. 81, with the whole kit and kA-
- Doodle being on the job by Satur-
day, February %. Manager Har-
ris leaves Tampa next Tuesday
for Hot Springs in order to keep
his managerial eye upon some Of
the boys. He wants to be certain
they toll under the shoulders Of
the Ozarlxs.
Manager Harris will have fou
pitchers, johnson, Zachary. Nc
gridge and Zahniser; three infielders
Roger Peckinpaugh, Doc Prothr
(. and Joe Judge. and one small b,,
powerful backstop, Muddy Rue
climbing over the hills and takini
the baths at Hot Springs.
',s On Saturday, March !, the thir
contingent will dig for Florida. Fiv
.- candidates will he in this party
= Memo Leibold and Goose Go1lin, out
. fielders; Ed Bean. Washington SAND
: lot shortstop; Mule" Shirley, tn
North Carolina University frs
sAcker, and good old Rubber-arr
Russell, king of relief Fingers.
The entire Washington squa'
will be in action on Plant Fiel'
Monday, March 10 for the frs
time, with the initial exhibition
game booked for the following Sat
urday with the Boston Braves
Following is the complete list o
spring exhibition games:
March is, Braves, at Tampa; Is
Braves, at st. Petersburg; 20. New
York Giants, at Sarasota: 81. Mil
waukee, at Palmetto; 20, Cardinals
at Tampa; %, Indianapolis, at Plan
City: 26, New York Giants, a
Tampa; %, Cardinals, at Braden
town; 30, Cincinnati Reds, a
Tampa; 81, Brooklyn Dodgers, a
Tampa.
April 5, Braves. at st. Petersburg
Z, Rochester Internationals, at Saw
annah, Ca; 8, Braves, at Macon
Ga: 8, Braves, at Griffin, Ga; IL
Braves, at Atlanta; IL. Braves. a
Spartanburg! IL, Braves, at Wash
ington; Is. Braves, at Washington
On March 8 Mike Martin
rockies will play the Tampa Cuba
All-Stars at Tampa and Mikes Ell
tire future as a manager will b
determined by that one contest. ]
he wins he will be ready to ste
into Bucky Harris shoes. If h
loses, his life will be made misel
able all summer long.
Sam Rice's name does not figur
in any of these squads becaus
Samyouell is already in Florhla
playing golf and waiting for tn
practice season to get underway.
"DUTCH" HENRY LEAVES
EARLY FOR CI EAPNATEJ