Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-28
FIRST OF MATS GO
TO TAMPAFEB. A
Harris to Lead Squad Into
Trairing Camp for
Spring Work.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

Headed by Manager Stanley Harris
the vanguard of the Washington base
ball club will report at the Tampa
Fla. training camp February IA, the
field general Of the American League
Champions announced this morning
upon his return from the South. An
other squad Of Nationals will get to
Tampa February 81, and week
thereafter the entire lot of players
signed to Washington contracts is to
he assembled at the Florida West
Coast training ground.
Harris also announced that the
three-year contract as manager and
second baseman of the Nationals he
signed Tuesday at Tampa will bring
him into closer relationship with the
business anagement of the organ1
Zation. Heretofore the young play
ing manager has confined his actfvi-
ties to the direction OF work on the
field but, at hte solicitation OF Clark
Griffith, president of the club. from
now on Harris will assist the execu-
tive in the conduct OF office affairs.
Must Remain Here.
Griffith long has wanted resident
manager for the Washington club
and Harris said that under the new
contract he will necessarily have to
| remain here during the greater part
of the time between playing seasons
| The manager will share with Presi-
dent Griffith the clubs office at the
| base ball park.
The squad of players Manager Har-
ris will lead into Tampa February IA
will include Pitchers Win Rallou
Warren ogden. Fred Marberry, Harry
! KELLEY, Clarence Thomas, Harold
| Smith, James Lyle. Willard Morrel
and Arthur Humphreys; Catcher
Bennett Tate, Infielder Charles Myel
and Coach Nick Altrock.
On February 81 Stanley Coveleskie
| Walter Ruether, Tom Zachary and
Alex Ferguson, veteran moundsmen
| will be due at the camp. A week
later the squad is to be filled by the
arrival of Walter johnson, dean OF
major league pitchers; Catchers
| Herold Ruel and Henry SEVERED. In
| fielders Joe Judge, Roger Peckin-
paugh. Oswald Bluege, John Stewart
Frank MCGEE and Ernest Shirley
| Outf1elders Joe Harris. Leon Goslin
Sam Rice, Earl McNeely, Tex Jeanes
Maurice Archdeacon and Cowboy
Jones and Coach Al Schacht.
Pitcher Allen Russell, Infielder
! Everett Scott and Outfelders Robert
! Veach and Harry Leibold also may
be asked to report at Tampa Febru-
| airy IS. Joe Harris, Peckinpaugh and
! Goslin Will spend a week at Hot
| Springs, Ark, for general condition
/ ing work before joining the club in
| Florida.
Johnson i'm Good Shape.
! Manager Harris said that Winter
! base ball IN Florida was not as sue
! cessful rs had been anticipated, there
, being too many other pastimes to at
| tract the native and tourist in the
| great resort State. According to the
| manag ger. Walter Johnson. who has
been Wintering on the Florida east
! ast, seems to be in excellent ply.
| steal condition and when the time
| comes should he ready to give an ex-
cellent account Of himself on the
! pitching mound.
| Harris also has received a letter
! from Fred Marberry, who Is at his
| home in Texas. in which the relief
| pitcher states that the nervous all
ment that weakened his pitching
arm last Fall has been relieved and
| that the limb is as strong as ever.
Word from other players Winter
| ing at their homes. Harris said. in
dicates that they will report for duty
at Tampa eager to take up the dia-
| mond sport once more.