The Washington times., 1926-02-27

AEcnuEacOh, Ndc1NSStys feuei Jones.
Stewart and McGee are to go to
Tampa direct from their homes,
AL being due to be in uniform next
Monday.
Manager Harris. who spent most
o9 the winter in Florida, is already
at the camp, overseeing the pre-
liminary work Of his young pitch
ers. Next week real training VIII
Be in order with the. arrival of the
hitters. There is never any train.
ing worth while until the hitters
arrive and begin yelling some
body get in there. meaning that
some pitching victim climb the
hill and take his punishment.
Three weeks Is long enough
70 flt pitchers 70 20 three innings
g fair speed and when the Griffs
face the Boston Braves q week
from today their pitchers will
have had just three weeks under
the eagle eye Of Trainer Mique
Martin. former mayor Of Cherry
dale, Va, and now q prOsperolIs
llnimens merchant.
Batting practice win be IN order
Monday morning. with everybody
put the pitchers fighting for
chances to face the soft stuff
served up IN the spring. It is un-
likely that johnson. .Coveleskie,
Bush or Marberry win be seen On
the hin for ten days or so vet. but
the others win be severely trounced.
Pitching in the batting practice
IN hard work. Usually fifteen min.
utes brings exhaustion. and Trainer
Martins summary order to .sget
out o. there" In q bali game.
though the pitcher puts more on
the ball. = he has Opportunities ~
catch his breath. In the baftinr
drills he has to keep going at tor
speed, pitching just as fast as the
bal u returned to him.
Tne batsmen don't run the bases.
you see. Each takes three or four
waliops at the ball and Is irnmedi-
ately succeeded by another. eager
20 hammer the hurIer off the hin.
That's hard work.
judging from the more or less
expert reports sent up from
Tampa inside Of the last two weeks.
every pitcher I'm the SQUAD. with
possibly the exceptions of Joinaon
ana Marberry, can step right in
there now and do his BIT. Wei.
thatu be fairly well proved next
week when the regulars begin bang
ing the ball.
The delayed arrival Of Roger
Recklnpaugh h going to give
BUDDY Myer an excellent oppOr.
tltnlty to show his wares. The z
little star from the Southern
association is said TO be ready
70 play MS best ball and, with
Peck absent, he win have first
crack at the shOrtstOpping duties.
Speaking offhand. one might say
that both Myer and Stuffy Stewart
are certain to be carried for extra
1ufield duties. MCGEE, unless he
breaks all records for q kid, may
80 back for another year in the
bushes. Joe Harris Is q handy
firstsacker to have hanging around
with that big bat Of his.
The ouffield contest, however, is
something else again. .Goslin and
Rice are certaintIes, with Johnny
Tobin rising. to the fore for the
right field berth. That leaves
Archdeacon. McNeely and Cowboy
Jones to make noises like extra
gardeners. Jones is probably al
ready booked for another club this
season, going with q string attached
though. in case he may develop.
He Is Q mere youngster who may
become fine batsman in a year
or so according to Scout EngeL
Goose Goslin and Muddy Ruel.
both OF whom are expected at
Tampa on Monday, have yet to sign
their 1926 contracts. That means
several protracted conferences be,
tween them and President Griffith
before they will be permitted to
Join In the daily drills. However.
the Old Fox has a soft spot In his
heart for both OF them and they
ars by no means TO be classed with
Dutch Ruether.