The Washington times., 1925-02-28
ALL GR|FFS
E. NOWDX|E
BOUND
Many on Road Today and
Others Leave Hot Springs
Tomorrow
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER
Sports Editor The Times

BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER
Sports Editor The Times
Today various members of the
world champion Washington Griff-
men are riding toward Tampa,
where they will don their uni
forms Monday and begin prepar-
ing for the coming season in the
big show. Tomorrow the Hot
Springs contingent, headed by
Bucky Harris, will leave Ar
kansas, also bound for Tampa.
They are due in Tampa on Tues
day in time to stage their first
practice drill.
George Mogridge, with his un-
signed 1925 contract in his pocket,
left the Union Station this morn
ing on the Everglades Limited
over the Atlantic Coast Line. He
will leave Jacksonville tomorrow
morning and be with President
Griffith's first party tomorrow
for dinner.
less they have landed early this
Gregg, Roy Carlyle, Memo Leibold,
Mule Shirley. Spencer Adams and
Sparkle Matthews.
The Hot Springs gang includes
Bucky Harris, Fred Marberry, Wal
ter Johnson, Dutch Ruether, Goose
Goslin, Curly Ogden, Stanley
Coveleskie, Muddy Ruel, Joe Judge,
Roger Peckinpaugh and Mike Nc
Nally. They are reported in fine
condition.
Sam Rice, veteran Outfielder,
following a course of sprouts ut
Hot Springs, has been at Tampa
for q couple of weeks. He will
be on hand to greet the new ar:
rivals at the Tampa Bay Hotel
tomorrow. He is ready to play
ball right now.
SyIvanus Gregg, Seattle's veteran
southpaw, now in his fortieth year
of life but gifted with a young
mans ideas regarding pitching, Is
reported on his way from Seattle,
going direct to Tampa. He is due
tomorrow night or Monday morning.
Monday morning Uncle Nick
Altrock and Mike Martin should
have good sized squad in uniform
on Plant Field, and when Tuesday
comes the entire gang Of fighting
Griffs will be there, eager and able
TO begin real training for the COM
ing season in the big show.
Reports from Tampa have
Zachary, Russell, Mcnamara and
Brillheart almost ready to climb the
mound, with Harry Kelly not far
behind them. They will all be
drills get under way.
On Tuesday Johnson, Ogden,
Ruether, Coveleskie and, possibly.
Marberry, will be added to the
hurting chorus. Marberry has an
infected finger and may need a
few more days before putting Il
20 the test.
On Tuesday, March 10, the
world champions will stage their
first exhibition game at Palm
Beach, battling the New York
Giants. From then on they will
be right busy lads, travelling
over Florida, hopping down to
New Orleans. hating at Mobile,
Atlanta and Augusta, not to men,
ton Washington and finally land
Ing in New York for a couple of
games with the Giants before
crossing the bridge to the Yankee
Stadium for the first game Of
the 1925 season.
Next Saturday comes the first
baseball of the year for the Griff-
men, Mike Martin sending his mis-
fits against the Tampa Cuban
All-Stars on Plant Field. Martin
will act as manager of this team,
to him and the regulars in the
stand will enjoy a PLEASANT after
noon. But the Sunday newspapers
will have their first box score,
which is something, seeing that
Washington fans are hungry for
the old dope.
Baseball is quite likely to take
more and more of newspaper space
from day to day. The major league
teams are all on their way to the
training camps Some are there
now. The St. Louis Cardinals, for
instance, are booked for their first
exhibition game today at Stockton.
Cal. Rickey's gang Is the first to
stage an exhibition game, though
the Mackmen have been playing
scratch" games for week at Fort
Myers, Florida.
Because of the important posi-
tions held by both clubs in the
baseball world, the so-called little
world series between the Griffmen
and the Giants will attract the
greatest attention. That series
opens at Palm Beach, Fla. on
March 10. The next day a game
will be played at West Palm Beach.
Thirteen games are to be played
between these two pennant-wi
On April 8 and 10 Washington fans
Will have a chance to horn into this
little world SERIES" unless it rains
or SHOWS. The Griffs will be here
on those days before going to New
York for two more. Then, with a
days rest, they will take the field
against the New York Yankees In