The Washington times., 1925-03-17
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BIGKY'S
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Harris Tells Champions to
Not overdo This Spring
Training
Bv FORD C. Prick.

TAMPA, Fla, March e1I.-1ake
your time! Go easy! Don't overdo!
Those are the cardinal rules laid
down by Manager Bucky Harris
for the training camp here, where
he is rounding his world cham
pions into shape for the summer
drive, which, he believes, will carry
Washington to another world
series.
Unlike the other camps of the
major league clubs, Bucky has few
rockies. Only five men are listed
among the thirty names on the
roster. All the others are veter-
ans, with previous big league ex-
perience. And as result train
ing tactics here differ greatly
from those employed in any other
camp in the country.
Harris is working with age and
experIence-and these two things
he must count on to win a pennant.
So far as his club development IS
concerned he is striving to accom-
plish two things. The first is to
maintain his first line pitching
strength and at the same time to
add additional reserve help. The
second is to instill pit more hit
ting power in both outfield and in
field, and at the same time to- pro-
vide additional reserve lihfield
strength in case Of breakdown on
the part Of his veterans.
But the chief pennant hope Of
the Senators lies In pitching. The
coming Of Walter johnson, more
HI IN
build up morale TO high degree.
Johnson, Of course, win be the acc
Of the staff. Then will rank Zach
airy, Ruether, MOgridge, MarberTy,
Ogden, COveleslkie and the others
In order. There Is not q single
rookie In the pitching list-unless
yOu would count BrillheaFt as one,
and he was up last year.
LEADING the infield reserves is our
old friend Mike McNally, who served
40 yaIuably with the Yankees for
several seasons Harris likes Nc
NaIly, and IL Mike can develops his
hitting q bit, it would not be sur
prisiDg &c see him start the season
either at third or short.
The Senators probably win take
the field for the opening game at
the Yankee Stadium with the same
lineup which stood up so nobly IN
the fight for the pennant and world
championship last year.
Harris pet theory today is that
left handlers win win the pennant.
And i'm that respect he is strongly
fortified. He has Mogridge, Zach
ary. Ruether and BrilIheart. Zach
arv. after several Indifferent sea-
sons, seems to have found himself
ut last. Ruether, IL he wants to
pitch, is one Of the best left-handers
I'm the game. And the change from
Brooklyn to Washington should
prove a beneficial one.
MOgridge, though old and griz.
xled from long service, Is Stiu
able to turn out q creditable game
e. not worked too often.
Add to that list, Johnson, Cove
leskie, Marberry, Russell and Ogden
and you have an array Of pitching
strength which will be mighty
hard to duplicate.
All in all the Senators size up
wonderfully well. What the sea-
sons stress may bring forth, Of
course, no one can foresee. But
figuring on the basis Of present
strength alone, the Senators stack
up as one OF the strongest, IL not
the strongest outfit in the Ameri-
can League.
They may not win a pennant.
Predicting a pennant winner at
this early date is folly. Too many
things can happen in the course,
Of season.
But they'll be In there, from
start to finish And the team that
0ins will have Washington to beat.