The Washington times., 1928-09-13
WEE ARMY
.OF GR|FFS
At CAMP
By Louis A. DOugher

OJ 81.
The Washington club wlll
nave q small army of ambitious
.tbletes in the Tampa tram
ing camp next spring, accord,
inc to the complete list q
.,ierors announced today Dy
president Griffith. ~.
49, n.po bought NOSE. players ts,is
nan ever before. salu ~ ~
;vas,;nrton prexy. land nave pau
,o,.o nooney. than ever peloi =
p I. IJska and Mccullough alon ,s
1,va naid sac 900 and have cou ~
savers vet 10 turn over - ''i0
rIaro l. the complete list OIL az
go obtained by the GrliIs'
p;tcbers--AdoIph Liska. from
ns:n~aanolis: Paul Hopkins, frOW
sH..'.saI. Horace LisenDee'
ta"m, Minneapolis; Paul Nc.
lsOm. from Minneapolis;
csn..ton T Van Alstyne, from MIN
,,eanolis: Guy CaDtren: iron,
R,It;,noTe. Charles "WhNey
4SIaxner. from Mobile
s.ato,arzzepeg'' Bolton, from
High Point. n. G. .Mn1an
L.i,st Baseman-ErRest Mule
s,s,.i.-r f,nn Birmingham.
Sacond Basemen--Jay PartrIuse,
49, Atlanta: Stuffy stewart, from
r;rnninrham: Jack Hayes, from
M, shortstop-Grant ellis. from
h, ,n,r,,.d Ra seman-Pete Voter, from
Minneapolis. .. p;..,or and
Mel Simons, from Birtl'''s ns
IN clearing the decks for an
IL camnairn. President Grit.
80" has sent Ed Crowley. TOT.
Ter Georgia Tech football ana
hnsaheII star to Baltimore ana
tmr,,ed over Fred DOggle
sheridan. rookie pitcher W
the birmingham BarOns.
I'm Llska and Mcouaaous sli..la.
49, hought the two leading pitch J,
srs in the American Assocla .'.s.,
enniains president Griffith. men
Lax HAYES, hitting for 500 anu
SiaIGine ike a fool. is being cred
ited with making the Minneaponss
cInh pennant-winner. m t
he is The best infielder IN the asso'
IT am bringing ellis back Pc
.ousa NJ his fine showing in MIL
rasrf,,is He in hitting for .Sil
ard working with Hayes In won
derf,b fashion. Furthermore 70
,sr is considered the best tniru
hsseman in the American Assocaa,
tion He is now hitting for 80
and seems about to make ehe
grade :. ~, host in.
,,o,d. = in the Southern Assocla'
tion bar none. and he has all the
Sneed needed for big league sue
cess made a mistake when l
.old him to Birmingham, but mes
coming back.
"S;mons Is a speedy young
.+or VINO can hit and run. Blge'
law Is hitting for .4Oy with DIT
,oiuoi.au, and will be carried IOr
hjs hitti, E. This team needs
man like i'm. even II ne dOes"'
-,play regula
.shi,.,o,, &c now for the big
Ioagun He ha zen hitting close
"a 400 AL yea With Birmingham
ard may be oui -,ular first sacker
next season, -
"The Washing club means 70
he in the hunt m the peslnnihS
next year. Amy 'dy with halt ar
eve can see that The Yankees won
have any ru ;awNy Of it in 1873
Yes and our clu right now looks
he,ter than eli the Yanks or the
As The sur s'ior'ity Of the Yanks
has about rea ched its end. Some
other club Is destined TO ride into IA
remnant next year. We mean to DO
that. IL we possibly can.
lust what he intends to DO WIN
his managerial situation the WASH
ineton magnate Is keeping very
much TO himself. Not till the pres
ent season lends will he discuss the
subject. Then he may shake the
heavens with an announcement oil
his 1929 plans.
IT is generally accepted
around the league that Bucky
Harris will be somewhere else.
with Detroit. and Chicago gen.
orally named as his new habitat.
Who his successor will be here
should provide columns Of con
lecture until President Gritfhh
announces his identity.
II Harris goes to Detroit or IN
cszo. II will be only in exchange 10
a5player or players Of equal value
and Harris ranks with the best in
FEEDERS i'm the game today Further
more, President Griffith is cam,
trader and when it comes To pro
viding an opposition club with
crack second -sackeT and a brain,
manager rolled into one, he will b
sure to ask plenty in exchange.
Tt is quite to be expected tina
some OF the 1928 Griffs won't b
here next year. but which are to 8
will. depend wholly upon what tn
newcomers do. II Bolton, for II
stance. makes a good impression
one of the three catchers now I
uniform will be disposed of. TIL
diamond will be all cluttered u
with infielders. too. many Of whor
cannot possibly he retained. Tn