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The Washington times., 1924-03-04
GRIFFITH MADE
EXAMPLEFOR
HOLDOUTS
Reluctant OutfieIder Waived
to Minor League by Brook Z
lyn Dodgers.

CLEARWATER, Fla, March A.
BY way Of setting an example to
holdouts, the Brooklyn Dodgers to.
day made public the statement that
they had obtained waivers on Out.
fielder Bert Griffith and were about
to send him to minor league club.
President Charles H. Ebbots said
that he had informed the player
that 1t would not be necessary for
him to report to the training camp
here. Griffith's destination was not
made known.
NEW ORLEANS, March MILLER
Higgins, manager Of the worlds
champion Yankees, today expressed
himself as being well pleased with
his youngsters. 1.-The best lot of
rockies / ever took to a training
camp" was Higgins verdict on
the twenty-one recruits on trial
here.
, SARASOTA, Fla, March A.
John McGraw today was still in the
dark as to the status Of Ross Young,
his star outfielder, as the Giants
prepared to indulge in their daily
workout. Nothing has been heard
from Young since the world series
last October, but reports have 1t
that the Texan wants as large a
salary as that received by Ed Rough,
Of the Cincinnati Reds, said to be
$4,000 season. Young is the
Giants sole holdout.
The Washington times., 1924-03-04
WAYLAND DEAN PROMISES
TO BE A GIANT REGULAR

Among the young pitchers now
at work in the Giants training
camp at Sarasota none has made a
more favorable impression, consider.
ing the short time he has been
there. than Wayland Dean.
Dean Is a big fellow, loose jointed
and active, and handles himself
very well. Long Of arm and broad
Of shoulder, he has a world Of speed,
flashes Of which he already has
given. To supplement this speed
he has a curve ball Of extremely
puzzling design and a good slow
ball.
Surely he has enough stuff and IL
he can be taught how to mix 1t up
properly he should be as effective
In the National League as he was
in the American Association. Those
who played against him in the
association last year are outspoken
in their praise Of him and look for
him to make good with the Giants
without delay.
The Washington times., 1924-03-04
LOU 0EHRI0 MAY OFFER
PIPP REAL OPPOSITION

Lou Gehrig, former Columbia
University star, is expected to give
Wally Pipp some real opposition
this season. Pipp has been severe
ly scored for several years, but
never did the Yankees corral a
real player to try at his position
until Gehrig was obtained last year
Now Pipp may have to hustle to 10
tain his place with the champions
Of the world.
At Columbia Gehrig was a good
pitcher, but he went to first base
because he was a slugger. The
Yankees signed him as a first
sacker. He was sent to Hartford
in the Eastern Association last
season to get experience and he
promptly proceeded to hammer the
ball close to 400. So he's back
with the champions and is already
at New Orleans.
The Washington times., 1924-03-04
GARF|ELDS Oh 7
Of SANDLOT
LEAGUE
Early Start and Stiff Fran
chise Fee Put crimp in
HaIey's Plans.
BY r. ID. THOMAS.

There will be no Garfield team in
the new Independent sandlot league.
Pete Haley, manager, announced
this today, saying the Garfields
would not be prepared to start &C.
ton on May /, when the league
plans to open it's schedule.
Yohe Murray, the Garfelds' crack
outfieIder, is slated to play with the
Georgetown varsity.
So Is George Grazzini, a Garfield
pitching dependable. Gene Brayton,
pitcher and outfielder, is one Of
Maryland University's varsity per.
formers, and Herb Murray, third
sacker, is expected to be a team
mate Of Brayton.
Sonny Burdine, a pitcher on whom
the Garfields expect to depend con-
iderably this summer. will not be
available until the high school series
is played. He Is at Eastern.
Without these players the Gar.
fields would be handicapped in the
early league games. Haley figures
to have his club at full strength by
June, and at that time will begin
playing independent games, for the
most part out Of town..
A contributory cause for the Gar.
II0IuS WILuQTdWdA DIS a CduO1QaI6 IOT
an Independent League franchise is
the $50 franchise fee. The Garfields
are not backed by a club fund, play
the game purely for sport, and find
the fifty berries stiff proposition.
For the last several seasons they
have had a top-notch Sunday team,
but were unable to muster their
regular lineup consistently for week.
day games, hence being handicapped
in the championship series.
It Is understood the Arlington A. c.,
champion Of Arlington county, Va,
will foresake the northern Virginia
series this season to play in the
Independent League.
In the league now are the Mo.
hawks, champions Of Washington;
the Shamrocks, Knickerbockers, Pet.
worths, Waverlys and Dominican
Lyceums. 1t is understood that Sill.
yer Spring, which had contemplated
taking a franchise, will have no
team. Petworth is angling for the
Silver Spring field.
The Washington times., 1924-03-04
STRAND GIVES
! CONNIE MACK
CONCERN
Paul Has Two Weaknesses
That Keep Him From
Being Star.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, March A.
Connie Mack thinks a considerable
lot about Mister Strand. He does
not call Paul a great ball player,
but he will help the club because
he can hit that ball and cover
enough ground to be classed as a
good defensive outfielder. But he
has two weaknesses, which Mac
says keeps him from the class of
being ranked as a star performer.
Here let Connie tell you in these
few words.
''Strand has two faults which
probably will keep him from being
ranked as a wonder. He hesltates
when about to throw and he also
hesitates at times when on the
paths. These are serious flaws.
But I figure he can correct these
before we get going very far. AS
far as his hitting Is concerned
feel sure he will whack American
League pitching.
''No ball seems to have any deadly
effect on his batting. And I am
sure he can cover enough ground
In center field to warrant the conf.
dence have in placing him there.
Last year saw him play three
games, as they told me out at
Salt Lake City, when he was In a
slump. Well, II he was in a slump
I don't know what he must be
when he is right.
why, In those three games he
showed me enough to make me anx-
ious to get him right away In
fact, increased my offer $4,000
to Salt Lake City to let him Join
us by Labor Day, but this was
refused.
What impressed me about his
hitting was this: II he was fooled
on a curved ball the first time, he
was not caught again on the same
pitch for number Of times. That
proves the batter.
He looks big Lacquer and will
help our club. I am sure Of 1t.
That Is the low-down on how C..
Mack feels on Strand. That also
goes to show that Connie does not
believe in the old adage that "he
who hesitates is lost" meaning, Of
course, those two apparent faults
which Mack noticed last year at
Salt Lake. incidentally, Strand il
the second bridegroom on the club,
Strand was married during the
early winter. 80 he informed Connie.
and intended to bring his wife to
Alabama.
The Washington times., 1924-03-04
HILLTOP SEEMS
SURE Of Star
BALL TEAM
Many New Faces Seen n -
Squad Reporting for First
Practice.

Plenty of newcomers have aAsua
up to take the place q vsa-8
lost to the Georgetown Uuivsrsny
baseball team. champions q -
college diamond. Thirty-eighs en-
didates reported for the fra out-
door practice and more are sz
pected.
The newcomers: YOhe murray.
Outfielder. Of this city: Grassy Gan
Zini, pitcher. New York: TollmAn.
catcher, New Brunswick: Fuh%
forthic, Haverkill. Mass: McDsr-
mot. catcher, Haverhill. Mas: NJ
Donald. catcher. 81. Johns. Nasa.
and Tracy, also a catcher. from
Providence, r. I. The pitchers are
D. Brennan, Augustus. Ne-: Blytha.
Council Bluffs, Iowa: Holland. o.
James High School. Haverhln.
Mass, and Haller. GeorEeo0gn
Prep. The infielders are Remuy.
Everett, Mass: keating. Ruthsr-
ford. N. j.: Moran. Hopkins Prep.
New Haven. Conn, and Knott. q
Indian Head. Nd.
Sixteen Of last years vaFs1fy
men are back. Prospects for a.
other crack team are bright
The Washington times., 1924-03-04
STRAND ON WAY
To JOIN AS
IN SOUTH
Braves Report First Accident
of Season as 0enewich
Sprains Ankle.
MONTCOMERY. Ala March 4

MONTGOMERY. Ala, March A.
With the exception Of Galloway
who is i'll with grip and Strand
who IL enroute from Salt Lake
City, the whole squad of Athletics
vas out to practice today. Rumors
that Strand Is a holdout were con.
founded by his wire to Connie
Mack saying 'am on my way"
A workout was held yesterday
and Simmons and Bishop, who with
Strand are expected to be the bull
wark Of the 1924 AS pleased their
lanky manager.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March
4.-The Braves regulars are expect
ed to arrive today. The first acct.
dent OF the training season occurred
when Joe Genewich sprained his
ankle while on the mound.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 4.
Norman Macmillan, Babe Herman
and Ike Boone made an impression
on Manager Lee Fohl during the
practice session here. Boone click.
ed several against the right field
fence. Macmillan and Babe Herman
showed UP well in the infield.
AUGUSTA, Ca, March 4.-With
but four regular players missing.
Manager Cobb was about ready to
vary his program q little and let
the boys play ball. The four regu-
lars not yet here are Heilmans Blue,
Rigney and Jones.
PASO ROBLES, March 4.-With
the arrival of hurler Wilbur Cooper,
the Pirate camp today got into
full action. Skipper Bill McKechnie
gave his men a strenuous workout
yesterday alternating practice with
long hike over the California
hills. Frank Luce had the honor
Of lifting the first ball over the
fence when he slammed one Of Ray
Kremer's offerings over the left
field pickets.
The Washington times., 1924-03-04
Should Wake Up.
IF Georgetown University means

IF Georgetown University means
to supplant Jackie Maloney as
Il coach of the Blue and Gray
football squad OF 1924, it should say
so and put an end at once to the
rumors, not only running around
the country, but finding their way
into the sports columns. Some
body at Georgetown should wake
up, especially if Maloney is to be
retained, which has yet to be de-
MED.
The principal value Of football
coach is the morale he gives his
squad. He may be the smartest
player or strategist in the world,
but if he can't handle his squad,
he isn't worth a thin dime.
If Maloney is to be retained,
Georgetown is losing a lot of time
in saying so, and every time one
Of these meetings is held, Maloney
gets a lot of advertising which can
undermine whatever hold he now
has over those 1923 players who
will be candidates next fall.
If he is not to be retained for
1924, his successor is not being
played up in a very favoring light,
either. The longer Georgetown
waits to choose it's football coach,
the greater will be the understand
ing among the undergraduates
and the alumni that the Hilltop
pers had to take somebody unable
to land a job earlier. Naturally
this will be anything but a boost
for the newcomer.
Without being asked for any
or mon, and not especially caring
who coaches the Georgetown var
sity next year or any other year,
we would say that the entire sit
uation is being grossly mishan-
died at the Hilltop.
The Washington times., 1924-03-04


According to the best advices he
has altered slightly his position at
the plate, using what the experts
are pleased to term a head shift, I"
whatever that is. It Is assumed to
be an expedient employed to coun.
teract the effect of Sisters altered
vision.
The great George has also caper-
cd about first base, they say, in his
own inimitable style and far from
feeling the added burden of manag.
ing q ball club, it is declared that
Sisters cheerfulness has imbued the
Browns with the spirit Of '76 Of
words to that effect. It seems to
be the laudable purpose of the
Browns to make quick silver look
Ike molasses.
It is Sisters expressed hope
that he can cut loose gradually
from the SO-called headshift. He
freely admits that he is under
something of a mental strain and
believes that most of his troubles
are the effect of too ready
Imagination, on which he intends
TO use the check rein, prOntO.
His only handicap to date has
been i'm the field where the
necessity of turning his head
sharply has caused some distress.
Commenting on his condition,
Eisler is quoted as follows:
when came to Mobile, I didn't
know how affairs were going to
progress. I had faith in myself but
! did not know. Now, I am we'll
pleased. If I continue to improve
rs have to date, I will be back in
the game this season. My eyes
have not given me any trouble.
There is no pain or strain or i'll
effects of any sort as a result of
my first three days. practice and
/ do not think there will be-"
The Washington times., 1924-03-04
,KLUGMAN Gets
TWO NARROW
ESCAPES
And Belonging to. the Brook
Iyn Dodgers Is Not
One Of EN-.

CLEARWATER, Fla, March A.
Joe Klugman, prospective second
baseman Of the Brooklyn Superbas,
tells Of two narrow escapes he had
on his way to the Brooklyn camp
from his home at Moberly, Mo.
About fifteen miles out Of st. Louis
the car in which he was riding
was sideswiped at a crossing and
everybody was shaken up. though
none was injured. The car was so
badly damaged that 1t was decided
to take 1t off at Nashville. All the
occupants were shunted into the
car behind, overcrowding 1t SO that
Joe decided to remain on the sta
ton platform while the work was
being done.
In the shifting around in the
yard there was a collision in which
two trains pyramfded and the car
In which Klugman was supposed
to be was badly wrecked. Several
people were injured and two were
killed. One of them might as well
have been he, says Joe.
Having been saved for the Su.
perbas, Klugman expresses his de-
termination to win out in the battle
for second base. He Is a stockily-
built chap of the Jimmy Johnston
type. and was once with the Chi
CagO Cubs.
The Washington times., 1924-03-04
FOUR SoUTHPAWs TRANS
FOR RERTHS WITH Guns

Bill Killefer. manager q -
Cubs, 10 experimenting with Aour
southpaw pitchers at his training
camp on Catalina Island. Thay are
NICK Dumovich. Ernest Osborna.
two former members Of the OuefIt:
Raymond Pierce. who halls from
the Topeka club, and John BlAks
from Seattle.
Pierce's work Is attracting atfen-
ton because Of his work last season
in the miners, where he won twenty
three games and lost ten Pierce y
the youngster who pitched a No
hit no-run game for Topeka The
feat was duly noted in Chicago ana
Scout Bobby Wallace was sent %
look him over. Wallace waited over
day to see him work. and under
the heavy fire Of a major league
scout Pierce pitched another nOhit
no-run game and was promptly
bought,
The Washington times., 1924-03-04

Shirley. the University Of North
Carolina first baseman, attracted a
great deal Of attention at infiod
practice yesterday, the first time
the newly made diamond had been
spiked. The youngster whooped Il
up in regular college fashion. ami
it required the combined efforts II
Trainer Martin. Coach Jack Ches.
bro. Nick Altrock and even Pres..
dent Griffith to curb him. He had
no backwardness about throwing
across the diamond easy, except
ing for brief periods when the
coaches put on the brakes.
He seems not to have acquired
the art Of catching a hard thrown
bali and sending it on with less
speed, for he was working with
Bluege and Red Hargrave at short
and third, respectively, who have
done enough tossing to put some
thing behind the ball.
Eddie Bean, the Washington SEMI
pro keystoner, displayed more
knowledge of how a ball player
should start training, unlike Shirley,
he used his arm moderately. al
though there was no lack Of en-.
thusiasm in his manner Of hand
ling the ball.
Allan Russell has Already de.
clared himself a candidate for a
regular berth this season. He ex-
pressed dissatisfaction with his 123
role Of relief hurler and stated that
he will win not less than fifteen
games in the coming race il Man.
ager Stanley Harris will start him
often enough.
Allan says he feels certain his
arm has recovered sufficiently to
enable him to convince the MANAGER
that he is more useful as regular
than a relief pitcher.
Goslin tossed a few, got out his
trusty willow to line out a few
drives off the delivery of the
pitchers, who are more advanced
in their pitching than Goose" is
in his hitting, and then went into
the outfteld to chase down a few
offerings from the fungo sticks.
He will need. little track work to
tring him down to- playing weight.
Memo Leibold had his start today,
having arrived too late yesterday to
Russell limbered up a little and
GA6
their first days Job.
Harold Gagnor's arm is respond
ing readily to treatment, and while
he is unable to straighteni out the
elbow joint, the pain has been elm
mated. He probably will be unable
to get into uniform again for a
week or DO, unless the member
speeds UP in the mending process
more than 1t has since the accident
overlook him last week.
Joe Engel, the acting secretary,
IL busy getting out his advertising
for the coming game on Saturday
with the Cubans. He opened the
advanced reserved seat sale today,
anticipating sell-out as a result
Of the holiday in the cigar fac.
tories. where the majority Of the
Cuban fans are employed.
The Washington times., 1924-03-04

Jack Dempsey is today the
greatest individual figure in Amer
lean sports. lie alone was able
to break in upon President Cool
idge's Washington Birthday cele-
bration. Yes, and the President
gained more by seeing Dempsey
than the champion did from see-
ing the President. This may not
appear right t. some folks, but
it is just the rame. President
Coolidge got down deep into
thousands because he admitted
Dempsey to the White House.
Dempsey gained little or nothing
because he mitted the President
just like any other tourist or fish
looking for a ninth-class post
office job off in Missouri, Iowa,
or Maine.
Babe Ruth is baseball's leading
light. The whole baseball world
bushes when it reads that he
weighs 2SS pounds and breaks the
back of a horse at Hot Springs,
and don't forget that the baseball
world extends from coast to coast
and from Canada to the Gulf.
1t is all we'll enough to cheer
about the Yale football eleven,
Bill Tilden, the American Olympic
team, or the winning horseshoe
thrower at st. Petersburg, Fla,
but the fact of Cne matter Is that
Americans think more Of their
baseball and boxirg chieftains than
they do of any others.
Dempsey is the worlds greatest
socker with the padded fist, and
Babe Ruth is the worlds greatest
socker with the baseball bat.
And how we Americans do love
the socker!
The Washington times., 1924-03-04
THE DROP
SCREW BALL.
LO0ER 9EAcvER
" LOUIS A.OOUGHER ~
THEN THE WHOLE WORLD SHAKES.

RE sports important? That question makes laugh This
The other day Jack Dempsey went under the surgeons
suffering from flu The telephone to The Washington Times sports
worked overtime One said he had heard that
Dempsey had died Another said that Ruth died All long
the telephones burned with queries about the health Of these
two great leaders Of athletics king of the heavyweight boxers
the world and the other the greatest figure in baseball There
when they at and then they like to know something
about what little sports remain We know this from experience
The Washington times., 1924-03-04
It's Costly Match.

Roanoke bowlers are wondering
why Washington Is so slow to re.
sumo intercity competition with
them. In a letter to one of this
city's duckpin leaders, a Roanoke
bowler asks "Have Washington
bowlers got cold feet?" It costs
a tidy sum to ship a duckpin team
to Roanoke. There's the answer
The match may yet be rolled, how
ever,
The Washington times., 1924-03-04
On Three CHS Al
Season 3 Nj
Opened YET

Albert (Reb) Russen fer
mcylv southpaW pitcher and
then an OutfieldeG, has sbeen
with" three clubs in The Amsrf-
can Association already buaura
the training season il OpeneG
1t is now announced thae t.
Pittsburgh club has sd ~
to Columbus.
1t previously was announeaa
he had been transferred .
Kansas City in the Glenn
Wright deal, and then that was
cancelled and he was % -
back to Minneapolis.
The Washington times., 1924-03-04
Accidents Will Happen.

Walter Gegan dropped the baton
and prevented the Georgetown re.
lay team from making q record, in
which connection It is interesting
to remark that passing the baton
with rare skill has been responsible
in no little measure for the Hilltop
teams success.
The Washington times., 1924-03-04
How About Mordecai?

THE Griffs have youngster at
Tampa named Leo Moon who
is being given the air by the
war correspondents because of a
crippled hand. Two fingers are
said to have grown together, as
the result of an accident in his
youth, which makes it impossible
The Washington times., 1924-03-04
Yankees Wanted Him.

When Detroit asked for waivers
on Roy Moore, the wild southpaw,
Chicago and New York refused sane.
ton. Under the rules the White
Sox got him and will give him a
trial at Winter Haven, Fla. this
spring.
The Washington times., 1924-03-04
SISLER IS HITTING IN HIS
0LD.TIME FORM DOWN
: IN SUNNY SOUTH
By DAVIS J. WALSH.


international 6pOFtsE
YORK March EARLY reports from the southern
player known the 1922 be as right az rat poison
Tor the impending American League campaign Ser appears
has been tried and hitting. ' " ~FFO'
10 date he has faced all kinds of pitching except
VARIETY and the boys do that he has been seeking
Ss to which he accustomed Critical observers have failed
spite Of the defective eyeht that forced
The Washington times., 1924-03-04
Bowling Fans Rabid.

The largest crowd to see a bowl.
ing match in Baltimore this season
watched the Curb Cafe quint. Of
this city, trim the Regent Wild
cats. The rooters were rabid, too,
and most Of them were yelling for
Curb Cafe.
The Washington times., 1924-03-04
Sign With Cardinals.

Watkins. Dodd. J. Ludlow, Owens
King, Phillips, Anderson and Petit
have signed with the Alexandra
Cardinals for the coming season
Several others are expected to joir
the team at q meeting nsxt Thurs
day.
The Washington times., 1924-03-04
SLOW BALL
COACHES PUT BRAKES ON
SHIRLEY'S EARLY SPEED

TAMPA Fla, A-Cark Grhs staff Of eoarh.s a. -
In number considering the everncreang
to the fact that there with
some Of the rockies nearly got beyond control the
of the week.
There will be division of the this week housux
when the veterans get in Monday
The Washington times., 1924-03-04
do You Remember

Mike Stuart's Federal indoor
games at Convention Hall?
The old pleasure park at
Bethesda?
Ginger Beaumont, the Pitts
burgh Pirates great outfielder?
Waters Andre and Rosson out
at Gallaudet?
When double-decker cars were
tried out on New York avenue?
The Washington times., 1924-03-04
Lives in Ormond, Fla.

Fred Merkle, captain and veteran
first sacker Of the Rochester Inter-
nationals, lives In Ormond, Fla,
where he has paying farm.