Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11

wv York this week base
ball will emerge from
the partial eclipse annually caused
by gridiron activities. And IT the
earnest cndcavors Of trio OF
Washington officials arc produc-
tive the Nationals will figure
prominently in the news from
Gotham.
President Clark Griffith, Man
aqer Stanley Harris and Secre-
tarv Ed Eynon entrain tomor-
row evening for the metropolis
where the American and National
Leagues are to hold separate CON
fabs Tuesday and Wednesday,
with Joint session Thursday.
A virtual reorganization Of the
American League now that Ernest
s. Barnard is at the helm follow
ing the resignation this Fall OF
Byron Bancroft Johnson, pres1-
dent of the circuit since its mcep-
ton nearly three score years ago,
is on the program and Griffith
will seek to have the recently
adopted schedule revised to per
NIT Washington to open its sea
son at home next April II, instead
of at Boston.
Local Delegation Hopeful.
There are other matters of
league nature that will claim the
interest Of Griffith and Eynon,
but between meetings they will
be striving to bolster the playing
personnel Of the Nationals through
the medium of trades and with
Harris devoting his efforts cN-
clusiyely to this end the local
delegation is hopeful of accom-
piishing something.
Base ball meetings VIGOROUSLY
are tedious affairs, involving as
they do much Cabling between
interested parties in hotel lobbies
where the all too few seats
usually are prc-empted by lame
ducks seeking employment or
mere hangers-on with nothing to
do but kill time and dodge
w lHII DidStS 0utNION-
1t is no secret that the a>tutc
officials comprising the Capitals
board Of strategy entertain high
hopes OF quitting New York later
in the week with something be-
side crop of fallen arches to
show for their efforts. however,
and if but one deal calculated to
strengthen the club next season is
engineered local fans will be
gratihcd.
Griff Full of Ideas.
All attempts TO get line on
lust what the Washington club
hopes to accomplish at New York
in the way Of deals have proved
fruitless. According to Griff he
has no definite appointments with
anybody, but is full Of proposals
he is ready to spring at the
slightest provocation and pos
sesses some we'll defined ideas re-
garding what the club needs, al
though he could not be induced TO
discuss them in advance.
In his vest pocket the Wash
ington prexy is toting check
book and a fountain pen along
with a reserve list of the club on
which are enumerated 81 ath-
letes the local club holds title to,
just three under the limit per-
mitted by the rules.
Pitchers are most numerous in
this array. a check-up disclosing
IA. OF which but 4 may be termed
strangers to followers Of the pas
time here. They are Lloyd
Brown the lefthander obtained
from Memphis in exchange for
Catcher Berger. Pitcher Thomas
and cash; Paul Hopkins, pur-
chased from New Haven; Ralph
Judd, bought from Peoria, and
Clarence Griffin, promising south
paw drafted from Memphis.
Round Out the SOuthpaws.
Bob Burke, Garland Braxton.
Tom Zachary and Ed Wells. the.
latter former Tiger purchased
from Birmingham after a scnsa-
tional splurge in the Southern AS
ISOLATION, round out the left
handed brigade and the orthodox