The Washington times., 1925-01-19

oosIin and Rice Depart We'd
nesday for Hot Springs
to Begin Training
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER,
sports Editor, The Times.

Sam Rice and Goose Goslin, out
fielders-extraordinary of the fight
ing Griffs, champions of the
world, will leave Washington
Wednesday for Hot Springs, Ark.
On Friday they will begin a series
of bsths and gallops over the hills
TO continue for three weeks. Then
they will depart for Tampa, Fla,
being the first Of the Griffmen
to arrive, not counting Manager
Harris, who is now in Florida en-
gagged in playing golf and dictat-
ing letters. Therefore, it may be
said that Washington's baseball
season gets under way this week.
Joe Judge, first sacker, was to
have gone to Hot Springs with Rice
and Goslin, but sudden attack of
tonsilitis will keep him here under
care of a physician. Judge lost six
pounds last week and faces the pos
sibility of undergoing an operation
for the removal of his pesky tonsils.
'I hope that won't be necessary"
says Joe, because il might inter-
fere with nay work during the open
ing weeks of the season. / want
to be on the job when the season
opens, because the quick jump will
be most important, If we are to re-
peat our pennant victory"
GOslin has spent most Of the
winter at his home I'm Salem,
n. D., though visiting Washington
occasionally. He is in good con-
diti0n, but idleness has added to
his pOundage, and IL is to shed
this extra, unnecessary weight
that he is going to Hot Springs.
Rice, as usual is down to weight
already. He seldom has to work
very hard in order to get into con-
'lition. He is making an early visit
to Hot Springs more for the novelty
OF the thing, not wishing to leave
one stone in the way Of having an
other such brilliant season as ne
experienced in 1924.
The real hegira to Hot Springs
for the Griffmen is not due for a
month yet. A flock of pitchers.
With Leibold and McNally, are due
20 go to work there on February Is,
spending two weeks before hustling
Town to Tampa. The Hot Springs
contingent is expected to climb into
their uniforms and begin playing
ball on Plant Field on Monday
morning, March 2.
. The bulk of the younger pitchers,
With Tate and Hargrave, catchers,
IS due at Tampa late next month
They will be under the eye of
President Griffith and Trainer
Mique Martin until Manager Harris
returns from Hot Springs
Twenty-Five exhibition games have
been booked for the world cham
.pions this spring. the series open
Ing with the New York Giants at
Palm Beach on March 10 and clos
Ing In New York on April IL.
For the first time in many
years the Washington club will
appear In New Orleans. Games
with the Pelicans, Of the South
ern Association, have been booked
for April and 3 and already
the Crescent City fans are say.
ing their shekels. They want to
see Walter Johnson and "Oyster
doe" Martina In action and,
doubtless, will be satisfied.
Gowdy Field, at Camp Benning,
near Atlanta, named out OF respect
to the Giants veteran catcher, who
was the first big Lacquer to volun-
teer for military service during
the great war, will be officially
dedicated by the Griffmen and Giants
on March 81. The army folks
are planning a big celebration that
day, with old Hankus Pankus him.
self as the center of it all.
Washington will have two exhi-
bition games to watch unless 1t
rains or SHOWS, before the season
opens. The Giants and Griffs are
booked here on April 9 and 10, both
teams moving on to New York for
two more before taking a days rest
on the eve of the big league cam
paigns.
The 1925 schedule calls for the
world champions to start the Eal;
a-rolltng with the Yankees on April
il. 1t is probable that they will
play in Philadelphia or Boston be-
fore coming back to the Griffith
Stadium for their own opening. That
would make the curtain rise here
on April %.
Walter Johnson's status is ex-
pected to be determined finally
within a week. While he is still
seeking a Coast League franchise,
folks out there appear to be giving
him the merry-go-round, and he
may end it all by signing his 1925
Washington contract in a couple of
weeks.
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