Evening star., 1925-01-18

nded threesome consequently being
As matter of fact. Judge is a
pretty sick athlete Getting his feet
wet tramping through slush a week
ago, Judge contracted a heavy cold
which settled on his chest and led to
severe case of sore throat, with
badly infamed tonsils, and he now is
confined to his home. His physician
told Joe he could forget any. plans to
leave town this week, but that IL he
followed directions he might be able,
to entrain for Hot Springs the first
of next month. According to Judge,
II may be necessary for him to have
his tonsils removed, but whether the
operation will be performed before
the season opens or postponed till
next Fall will depend upon develop
ments.
Minor changes In plans for Spring
training have been rather numerous
for believing still another will be
made-one that Will involve about
third of the entire squad.
May Shift Reporting Date.
According to original plans. the re-
porting date set for the young bat
terymen is February %. This squad
embraces Pitchers Mcnamara, Dud-
ley. Kelly, Brillheart, Zahniser, Mar
tina, Russell and Zachary, IN addi-
ton to Gathers Tate and Hargrave
and Third Baseman OsS Rluege. IT
is from this bunch that hurlers for
the early games of the unusually
heavy exhibition schedule of the Ma
tfonals must be found.
With the first of these practice
affairs scheduled for March 10, when
the Giants will be encountered al
Palm Beach, the fingers will have had
but a fortnight to get their wings
in shape.
Grfff always has maintained that
three weeks of work is necessary 10
thoroughly loosen a fingers arm and
for the past couple of seasons has
had his rookie chuckers busy during
both of the last two weeks in Febru-
ary.
It is likely that when Griff gets to
studying his training plans he will dis
cover the situation and send out revised
orders to this contingent to check in a
week earlier.
Griff and Harris are exceedingly
anxious to demonstrate during the
Spring world series with the Giants
that there was nothing flukey in Wash
ingtons victory over the National
League champions last Fall. Thirteen
of last October, and 1t Is a cinch that
the prexy and pilot of the local outfit
will overlook no bets in trying to grab
a majoritysof them
Trio May Be Slow Signing.
Utility Infielder Mike McNauy hav-
ing clambered aboard the band Wagon
Yesterday, approximately half OF the 81
actives the roster Of the Griffmen
now are lined up for service next Sum
mer, with a month yet remaining before
the time limit for getting under cover
will arrive. Pecl1inpaugh alone of the
infielders is unsigned, with McNeely o.
the 6ychaserS and Ruel of the back
stopping department the principal other
absentees aside from the fiinging corps.
There is every reason to believe that
this trio will give Uncle Sans postal
employees at Tampa more to do than the
rest of the squad combined before nego-
tiations are finished. Peck already has
voiced some pertinent remarks at his
home in Cleveland anent the response
bilities Of a prosperous employer to HE
employees, McNeely is credited with hav-
ing announced in far-off California that
he has politely requested asrevision up
ward of the figures contained in the
contract submitted to him, and the in
tense silence existing in st. Louis, where
Ruel holds forth during the Winter is
regarded as having great significance.
A player never becomes a holdout
until reporting time arrives with him
still unsigned. There is very little likeli-
hood that an impasse will be encoun-
din negotiations between Boss Grit
fifth and his athletes, but the date Of
actual capitulation on one side or the
other in the case of a few of them may
come perilouSly close to that designated
for them to be on the job.
Obligation of Title Winner.
Construction of tier of seats over
the right field pavilion, which is ex
pected to start tomorrow, and when
completed by April /, will add ac
commodations for some $500 fans, is
not the only improvement contem-
plated for Clark Griffith Stadium this
year. One of the obligations incurred
| by a winning team is that of display
| ing bunting symbolic of the honors
earned, and to accomplish this new
| flag pole is essential The old one
was plenty good enough when the
Stars and Stripes alone foated from
| it, but under the new order of things
staff sturdy enough to support ban
| ners embiematic of the American
| Leafgue title and the world champion
ship in addition to Old Glory is neces-
| sary.
In order that neither outffeld stand
nor fence may interfere with the
proud display Of these three flags
| against a fitting back ground of sky
a staff of steel so feet in length is
/ to be erected in the extreme limits
of dead center field, where all hoisting
| ceremonies may be witnessed by
! spectators. 1t is estimated the new
pole will involve an expenditure of
about $4,000. Special dates for the
raising of first. the American League
banner, and then the world cham
pionship flag, viii be designated aft
er the seasons schedule is announced.