Evening star., 1925-02-27

pilot was impressed by the fact tn
the hop from the outset, once the
little allowance made for BREATH
cided to alter his training system t
6inging from the hurlers in the lc
may be better fitted to bear their
carly stretch of preseason clashes.
The schedule as announced calls
for A clash with the Cincinnati Reds
at Orlando on Thursday, March -,
after contests the preceding two
Beach and then West Palm Beach.
Friday of that week the Milwaukee
Brewers of the American Association
must be encountered at Sanford.
Then comes a Saturday skirmish with
the Boston Braves at Tampa and,
following Sunday of rest, Tits are
listed on Monday with the Columbus
A. A. club at Winter Haven. the
Braves on Tuesday at St. Petersburg
and the Reds on Wednesday AT
Tampa. Eight games in nine days
is no part of soft snap for a team
preparing for the opening of the
championship season a month away.
Reputation mt stake.
Although theoretically arranged
for the purpose of conditioning his
campaign, with the box office possi-
bllities by no means ignored, Man
ager Harris also is not unmindful
that his aggregation has at stake the
prestige that goes with the title of
world champions and that if their
claim to class is not to be questioned
good share of the practice pastime
must be bagged.
This fact and the additional one
that there are very few youngsters
on the roster this year who may be
looked to for box duty in the early
games, where they usually are ex-
pected to perform most of the toll,
has given Harris some food for
thought.
With Benson Brillheart unlikely to
be available for use because OF the
indisposition which has retarded his
training, and with Paul Zahniser
missing and Joe Martina likely to be,
only Harry Kelly, elise Dudley, Jim
Mcnamara and Fred Marberry Of the
fingers, who are not veterans either
in age or length of service, can be
looked to for labor. The others all
are old stagers with whom great
care has to be taken that they are
mot required to bear down before
their ancient wings are sufficiently
oiled to stand the strain without
backfiring
Russell Should Help.
II his famous rubber arm does not
belle its reputation. Allen Russell
should prove of great value during G
the Grapefruit League season, and
the fine progress in training that
Jezebel Zachary is reported as max
ing also should stand the Nationals
in good stead. In the early Spring it
invariably has been the custom for a
trio of hurlers to be assigned to
every game, each working for three
innings. and if the rule is followe d
this year the need for sizable squad
of boxmen able to deliver the goods
is made apparent by the exacting ma
ture of the schedule.
1t seems unlikely at this time that
Johnson or Ogden will be called on
to perform in the earliest of the bat
ties. and Gregg also may safely be
eliminated from considera ton, due to
the late start he will have made, but
present indications are that Coveles-
kie and Ruether will be fit for duty
before the series gets well under
way. Both of these old-timers, par
ticularly the former, are making graf
Tying progress in limbering their
arms.
Ructhcr Says Arm o. IA.
hUeIneT asserts Jndt 10 GATE ne
hasn't felt single twinge in the ell
bow that put him on the shelf for
many weeks with the Brooklyn Dodg-
crs last Summer and he is convinced d
that it will give him no more trou-
BILE. Right now he has somewhat
stiff shoulder, but, according to
Dutch, this is a condition that he ex-
periences when he first starts throw
ing every year, and it always disap-
pears after a few weeks.
The salary paw that Marberry hurt
in a tumble shortly after his arrival
here has all but entirely healed Fred
has had his training activities hampered
by the injury only to the extent that
tossing had to be eliminated. bat he
is ready now to resume that and
feels confident that he will not be
tardy rounding into form.
Peckinpaugh, who is doing daily
tour of from 1S to 81 holes on the
golf course with Johnson and Ruel
derived considerable amusement from
that New York yarn to the effect that
tho Nationals will be handicapped in
their exhibition games with the Gil
ants due to the brittleness of the
veterans, who largely comprise the
Senatorial array.
Some of US are not so young as
we used to be-" observed Roger, but
that holds equally good for the
Giants Groh, Young MeuseI anC
Southworth are not what you would
call debutantes, nor are Nehf, Nc
Quillan Bentley, Scott and Snyder
hile Gowdy is no infant in arms
There certainly are no Spring chick
ems in that gang and some of the
others are well past the first blusf
of youth. That story makes mt
laugh"
Gives Advice tn Zahniser.
Unless Paul Vernon zahniser al
ready has gone through with hi!
threat, made after quitting the clul
at Tampa following disagreement
with Clark Griffith over salary terms
TO sign with the Fairbanks Morse
team at Beloit, Wis, he may be saved
from committing such a blunder
Zahnnie has some good friends among
the Washington players here and one
OF them has written to the pitcher
who at last reports was in Memphis
pointing out the folly of jumping te
the outlaws with its attendant pen
atty of being barred from organized
base ball. and urging him to make
his peace with the Nationals boss
so that at least he will be eligible tC
get well-paying job in a minor
league where a chance to advance
again would not be barred, as II
would be if he were blacklisted.
Paul may be through as a Griff
man, but if he heeds the advice of hi.
welI-wishers he will not make the
mistake of hopping to the so-callet
independents.
Walter Johnson is booked for hi:
first public appearance of the 1872!
training season tonight in the audi
torium of the local high school. Bar
ney has not been informed exactly
what is expected of him on this oc
casion, but he will go prepared to dc