Evening star., 1924-04-01

been too far outclaSSed here to wa
league club at present Bean is an c
seasoning before he will be ready IL
The Washington youngSter will
ID circuit. He has shown so little
the business end OF the Nationals
to better rated organization. The
FIVE limit by June IS, perhaps will
Stanley Harris. but right now he is
than the Washington sandlotter.
At present Harris figures that those
to go from the club when the squad
is pruned to meet the requirement of
the American League player limit
rule are a pitcher and an outfielder.
But he is not yet ready to name the
men to be reduced Ten hurlerS are
to be kept on the rolls and the only
veterans, Walter Johnson, George
MCgridgc and Allen Russell. Paul
Hahniser. Fred Marberry and Walter
McGrew. who were with the Nation
ais for time last season. are prac-
tically assured of being retained. So
is Byron Specie. underhand tWirler,
bought from Omaha.
l now seems that the moundsman
slated fOr transfer will be selected
from the group including Jezebel Te
CumSeh Zachary, who has been with
the club for several seasons: Fred
Wingtield, Joe Martina and Ray Joyce.
OF this lot Wingheld has displayed
he greatest ability 50 far. Martina
, has been troubled by a lame back,
while Zachary has not been able to
round into form. Joyce seems to have
deal of "stuff'' on the ball but lacks
pitching knowledge at present Ray
may be the one to go to the minors,
but whoever goes will not depart be
fore getting a thorough trial after
the season opens, according to Mana
ger Harris.
Richbourg May Be Farmed.
The outfelder due to be denoted.
probably only temporarily, vii! be
Lance Richbourg. George Fisher or,
Carr Smith. During the past few
days Smith has been playing in i'm
pressive form, and Fisher has reveal
ed considerable ability at bat and
much Improvement afieId Rich
bourg. unfortunately. has been both
cred by a charley horse. He appear
ed to advantage in his first trial in
an interleague game, but since mas
not done very well. 1t would not be
surprising should Harris transfer this
Nashville product for further season
ing.
Practically all of the men now
with the club will be used in the eN-
hibition games to be played on the
trip north with the Braves next week.
The only athletes to be sent directly
TO Washington from here next Sun
day are Johnson, Bluege. Richbourg
and Bean. Bluege will have his in
iured left knee treated when he
reaches the home of the Nationals.
The young infielder vest, rday took
Jog on the track that incloses the
playing field and did some other eX-
ercising, but limited his efforts to
light work. Trainer Martin has for
hidden any work tn would force
Bluege to pivot on his hurt leg.
Richbourg also VIII have the foot
that worried him 50 much locke
off iG Gs.fh hl IN mi n ~
Grafton will be necessary to put it in
good order. Mogridge will accom-
pany the squad to Savannah, where
he is slated to work Monday. then
\. Y, to remain until day or so
before the Nationals tackle the Ath-
letics in Washington.
Egan Accepts Terms.
Harris has announced that Ben
F;gan. former American League and
International catcher, has accepted
the offer to join the Nationals as
Washington a week from today to as
sumo charge of the further condition
ing of Johnson and Joyce at the Geor-
gia avenue ball yard. Johnson is to
get another workout in this part of
the country before going north. be-
ing scheduled to toe the slab against
the Braves 1T st. Petersburg Saturday
in the Nationals last exhibition con-
test in Florida TINS spring.
Walter took a fiVe-inninG turn yes
terlay against the Dodgers and did
well He was hit in all but one Of
the rounds. but permitted the bunch
ing of Safeties in only one of them,
the third. in which a pair of hits
retted the Robins q tally. George
NogridGe. who tDiled the last four
frames. was punished in the first OF
them. then checked the Dodgers
while the Nationals romped to an
S-to-3 victory.
The most pleasing feature of tn,
win was Sam Rice's reversal of forrl
at bat Sam had a perfect day with
the fail. banging out three singles
and a double. He drove in four runs
and scored another himself. Three
of his wallops were made off Dutch
Reuther, Southpaw, who worked the
first five innings for the Dodgers,
while the other clout came off Henry,
hill in the sixth and seventh sessions.
Muddy Ruel was formidable at bat,
-, getting three safe ones in four
trials. His last was Il tWo-bagSer on
Yarrison. who pitched in the eighth
inning The Nationals generally liked
the Brooklyn brand of hurling, amass-
ing thirteen hits off the three slab
men.
Goose Goslin had to be withdrawn
from the game after playing three
innings, a bruised hip hampering him.
Goose received the injury yesterday
morning when a tilted chair in which
he was sitting in the hotel lobby fell.
1t is nothing serious, and he will be
ready for play in the game Saturday,
il not before. Memo Leibold replaced
Goose in left. and in addition to max
ing a brilliant catch, knocked sim
gle that chased in a run in the sew
enth frame.