Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-28
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

of bat against base ball echoed
/ over the reaches of Plant
Field and training by the Ma
tionals for the 1927 season was on in
earnest.
For the past two weeks a score
or more of uniformed athletes have
been fitting about in the park for a
couple Of hours each day intent on
the business of loosening muscles and
improving wind as a means Of gen
eral conditioning for the American
League campaign, which is scheduled
to start a month and a half hence.
For the most part, however, they con-
sisted of pitchers iimbering up their
salary wings 10 have them in such
shape that the players who WELD the
bats, which make the hits that score
the runs-the fundamental object of
the sport-might have beneficial work
outs.
That objective has been accom-.
plished to d highly satisfactory de-
gree. so today the infielders and out.
f1elders started to reap the benefit of
the preliminary work of their box
brethren through the medium of 4
long wand drill in which all of the
regulars on hand participated.
Infielders Check In.
I Al 81 bdSStfld II Joe Judge ana lnlf0
Stacker Oswald Bluege. who claim
Washington as their home in Win.
ter as well as Summer. were among
the first TO arrive yesterday, both APP
parently in good shape, and they were
accompanied by Oliver DinWoodie
Tucker. the native of nearby Radiant
Vas, who has spent the warm months
committing between the New Orleans
Pelicans and the New York Yankees
since he received his first big league
inspection Al this camp some seven
Springs back
In those days, boy Just out of
school, Fucker was far too heavy for
his height, scaling more than 1855.
but he now is trained down to less
IMAM 40, and asserts that as a re-
suit ms heldlng is more on a par
with his batting prowess, which al.
ways has been considerable.
.. Right on the heels of this trio was
emmett McCann, the acquisition
from Columbus of the association.
VINO makes his home at Philadelphia
ana who, although nominally a short.
stop, is scheduled to be drilled to act
as understudy for Judge. Mccain
asserts he hasn't had much expert.
eHee as vestibule guardian, but is
conndent he can make the grade i'm
anu "SiGOul6S the OBJ
portunity to try it,
BOB Reeves, the speedy younester
piucked from the Georgia Tech
campus last Summer, and who is be-
AeEed destined to make his mark
some day on the far side of the dia
mond, arrived yesterday from his
nome at Chattanooga, Tenn. Intield.
er Grant ellis of the BIRMINGHAM
Club checked in from Grovehill. Ala.
ana Sam West, his brother baron.
VINO specializes in outfield roles, de.
trained from Rochester. Tex.
Bride With Myer.
Chafles Solomon Myer, the curly
haired successor to the post reIin.
quished last season by Roger Peckin.
paugh, was another Sunday arrival.
Bucdy recently took the big plunge
and brought his bride along from
Elllsville, Miss, where he is located
when not engaged with the Nationals.
In addition, another RATHER this
morning deposited Sam Rice, Goose
Goslln, Stan Coveleskie and Fred
Mar6erry. This quartet has been
oathing, golfing and hiking at Hot
springs, Ark, for the past two or
tnree weeks and all declared them.
selves ready to get right down to the
diamond campaign.
Earl McNeely, the speedy fly
CHASER, who had to make the cross
continent hike from Sacramento.
Calf, was expected at any time and
StuHy Stewart. utility infielder, who
hVes in nearby Lake City, Fla. also
was due to make his appearance
today. ''iNe
Just when Henry Cullop would get
mere from his home in far off Madi.
son, 5. D.. was probIematical. This
gardener. with ST. Paul last season
and obtained through the Yankees. at
last reports had not signed his con.
tract and was endeavoring to get the
pan club to pay the transportation of
ms wife to Tampa, a request which
was politely but firmly rejected. He
is expected soon, however,
Neis Wants Minor job.
Bernie Neis. the former BROOKLYN
outhelder. who was landed via the
draft route from Buffalo of the In.
ternational League, is another whose
sigma ture is missing from the offici,1