Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03

ager, ivory -hunter-in-chief. manipula-
tor of trades and exchanges, and chief
engineer of the waiver route for Own
er Jacob Rupert.
just Listen 10 Barrow.
DO you realize" Barrow asked,
that the Yankees of 1926 will be the
greatest home run hitting combination
of all time?"
Except that the Yankees of 1925
were one of the great no-run outfits
in the history of base ball, no obser
Vations followed this apparent chal
lenge. according to the faithful re-
porter who furnished us with this
dope.
Look over the situation Barrow
continued. Wen have Babe Ruth,
who made % home runs in 1925, in
one of his poorest seasons, and who fig
ures to do much better. Well have
Bob MeuseI, who made 80 homerS last
year Wen have Tony Ii Zerri, who
broke Babe Ruths home run record
out on the Pacific Coast by making
90, and we will have Buster Gehrig,
who knocked out 20 in his first year
in the big leagues. There are four
men averaging 80 homers apiece. Add
to them Ben Paschal, batting $50,
and Earl Combs. batting $40, and
making 200 base hits in his first year
idea of the power in our punch.
Florida Beckons TO Griff.
In crediting the AS. Yanks and
Browns as likely to cause the most
trouble next season, Griff stoutly
contends that none of them figures
to top his club, however, regardless
of whether any new talent is &C
quired. He is planning to entrain
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Secretary Edward E. Eynon, Tor
Tampa, where the latter will put in
a couple of weeks of intensive golfinS
with the big chief. Griff will remain
in Florida, except for a dash back
mp here for the schedule meeting in
February, until the training season
for his athletes ends early in April.
Although but little time remains
before his departure-and he had
hoped to have considerable contract
business cleared up before he left
Griff admits he hts little or nothing
in the way of news for the diamond
,rues OF the SO players on his roster
the number signed remains at just
four-Johnson, Peck, Kelley and Stew
art. All received their contracts sew
cral weeks ago. He has had some in
formal confabS with the boys VINO
are vintering here, and considerable
correspondence with the others, but
with "a dotted lines still blank ii ap-
pears likely that the signing business
will string out for many weeks yet
and be conducted entirely by mail.
Nothing New From Harris.
. Griff has heard nothing recently
from Bucky Harris, who tops the list
Of performers outside the fold, regard
ing the proposed trade with st. Louis.
which would land Pitcher Joe Bush
and another Brownie. probably Out
fielder Johnny Tobin~in exchange for
y pair of Griffmen whose identity has
been carefully concealed. Harris ana
Sisler are together in Florida, where
each is plotting a team IN the W IN
ter League Griff is optimistic that
the swap will be consummated and
believes the delay is due to the fact
that the Manager of the Browns has
had TO refer all proposals 10 mead
quarters in st. Louis.
In addition to listing a flock Of
Spring exhibition games, IL OF which,
including a pair here, are to be with
the New York Giants, Griff has con-
tirmed his tentative schedule for pre-
season training. The pitchers, except
ing only two or three of the veterans,
will he notified to report at Tampa on
sunday. February IA, and the remain
der of the gang is scheduled to show
up lust two weeks later. AS the first
nractice contest, with the Boston
Braves at ST. Petersburg, is listed Tor
March s, the regulars will have only
one week of prepping, but they Will be
as well off in that respect as the Bean
eaters.
Although no boiling OUT at Hot
Springs has been ordered for any OF
the athletes this year, as was the case
last season and the Spring before,
! Washington may be represented at
the Arkansas spa. Goose GoSun anu
Roger .Peckinpaugh have found the ef-
fects of the Tubing there so sat1SfaG-
tory that it is likely they again Will
make the pilgrimage for the last two
weeks in February. Sam Rice IS an
other who regards the baths as bene-
fetal He has been informed that he
can take the trip if he cares to, but at
last reports was undecided.
Here's One on the Goose.
Here's one on the larruping left
fielder of the Nations. which is pre-
scented just the way we got 1t, and is
offered for what it is Worth-a smile:
Goose Goslin, outfielder of the
Washington champs, has a world
of natural ability and an equal
amount of confidence. If you doubt
1t, listen TO this story:
In Washington a well known tai
- lor offered a suit of clothes for
every home run made by the Wash
ington playerG Hes a friend OF
Goslin, by the way.
Before the season opened Goshn :