Evening star., 1925-02-22

E resume the tossing WnlCn IS led
Roger PeckinpauEh, who has taken
precaution of confining exercise
& his more or less ancient limb
hce he checked in Wednesday to
5e comparatively mild demands OF
ling, has decided the time has ar
z]s # 7ed to open the throttle and is all
W lady to go along with the rest of
He bunch.
%I5# Salary Wing His Worry.
M Warren Ogden, following his
itial tramp today, reported that his
ns stood up well under the demands
hde On them, and that he anticipates
difficulty IN keeping abreast of
Il s mates. Curley's general condi-
q pm, both as to size and soundness,
W all that could be desired, his chief
ncern being the salary wing that
'notoriouslY prone to periods of
f Ia pse from that state of suppleness
## essential in the art os hurling-
SH se1balls.
Fs$ 1t will be recalled that Ogden was
za$ene eSaIly regarded as "all in" when
NE was obtained from the Athletics
f#St season. but under the skillful
3FaNdling of Trainer Mike Martin he
# bbed up with some eight straight
ictories just when they were most
eeded to keep the Nationals in con-
II.
lEFfth careful attentf6fH> tS, his fiipper
re can prove Of even more value to
he club this year.
III '{f$6 -ffrsS>hand Information has yet
been obtainable as to what shape
h kohnSon is in, but men who for years
4 have been in close contact with him
4 n. the Spring Will be surprised If 1t
z# anything other than first class
81 fact, those of the players who
~ ~
LILY expect Barney to jump right in
3 sset the pace for them in the
mbs over the hills. The big fellow
np1y ran 'em ragged last February,
II is better than and even-money
M that, for all their edge on him
# the matter of advance preparation.
e. of the bunch here VIII be able
| best Barney in test of either
|95 led or endurance on the mountain
Us.
# : Hike Today Is Optional.
Harris has announced that those
M o ,wish to will be welcome to hike
z borrow, but il will not be COM
sorry. For some of the boys Sun
will mean an orgy of golf, with
y rthe customary daily boiling out
n emind them they are in training
the attention of a few others
be devoted to tossing lines into
ans hereabout in emulation of
Immortal Izaak Walton.
he fishing party Will be headed by
Fris Ackerman of Cleveland,
ter of note on piscatorial subjects.
a close friend of his fellow towns
Peck. "Ack" modestly admits
q the greatest authority in the
I'D on the sport and the members
his expedition hope to pick up
ugh pointers to wrest the club
ng championship from Sam Rice
en- they get to Tampa.
3 apl Zahniser's action in kicking
r sthe traces at Tampa indicates
young man forgot that his head
% pintended for some use other
e n a place to park his hat. A
ID to the effect that "Zahnister has
ped the club and has been sus-
ded'' was the sum total Of the
s. as II was received here, with
Q .of the narrowing details of his
III f ference with Clark Griffith, but
rer is no need for wonderment as
5Y Dat it is all about. Zahniser was
red a. contract calling for re-
& |oh downward in the stipend he
eiYed for 1924, the figures being
ed on his showing with the Ma
8H#s ais last season.
Makes a Wrong Guess.
saul Vernon evidently figured that
z< mere fact of the Griffmen- win
i the pennant automatically put
MI in line for a substantial boost
salary, regardless of the part he
5I red in the achievement of that
The privilege of pondering over
z question at his own expense was
III net result. Zahnister Is credited in
official averages for last year
ID Y defeats, and only victories
offset them. He benefited to the
ent of nearly $4,000 due to the at
nient of the world championship,
he winning of which he portrayed
atfer insignificant role, in addition
the regular semi onthly checks
oughout the Summer, yet evidently
Is he has been unfairly treated.
( .Zahniser used his noodle II
| kuld be apparent to him that hook
up with a club that is universal
accorded d fine chance of coping
pther world series pot would be
od business and he could content
nself with looking for a raise in
When he had earned II. Instead
that he elected to place per-
hal valuation on his services that
re all out OF proportion to his
nonstrated worth and the net re-
I
inted to a minor league, where
aries, hotels and travelling COM
IT'S all are far below the standard
evailing in the majors and where
re Is no prospect of slice of post
Ffes receipts at the end of the
npaign.
Not Highly Regarded.
rhe fact that Zahniser is not held
particularly high esteem was
abifshed last Summer when
lvers were asked on him and not
ingle rival club thought enough of
kpitching potentialities to risk the
poo for which he might have been
aimed. What disposition finally
II be made of the balky hurler is
,blematical. Clyde. Milan admits he
81: ulh like to have him and it is
ssibie that aAless Zahniser sees the