The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-21
SAM SHEDS
TROUBLES
Of 1927
Nv Louis A. Dougher

nv AUWAG 1Ae DUSs9A~S.@
TAMPA. Feb. 21.--sam RICE
Washington's veteran outfleioer, re-.
ported here today in condilon 10
step up to the plate ana IakG
sutaf All the ball. He came from Hot
Snrfnps, Ark, where the hot baths
"a golf have prepared him Tor the
Grind Of the training camp.
ssThey were counting me out All
i,sinter.S grinned Rice. And so I'm
QUITO show 'em all something. That
.-aicxness of mine last year was the
fi,sf I'VE had since entering base
han. and I don't mind tellin6 you
mat there were some times wien |
wondered myself il ! were all done
and washed up / kept out III the
air All winter as much as ! eould.
u played golf in Washington
-every opportunity and. today, 1 Ieei
ready. They may have couple OF
sluggers coming up looking Ior my
soF. bat they'll have to snow me.
! sRica looks the perfect athlete. He
hasn't 4 single pound to shed before
rSftinr into the game and should
Ind training this spring q pleasure
instead Of 81 hardship.
Benny Tate fooled the boys last
nirht. Instead Of signing his con.
frart he dug up 4 couple Of new
6nnositions to the act and following
long conference with President
Griffith, asked more time. He SAID
l1a wanted to sleep on II all. he u
now expected to sign today, propar
f,lv after the days workout.
s TYnufre Roy Van Graflan mas
aaen assigned by President II. ,.
Rarnard. Of the American League,
ia handle All washington exhibit
Finn games this spring. Red
f1,nahv ana Billy MCGOWAN have
ESd fhfs assignment in previous
vssara and this Is Van Graflans Iirst
Tin with the Griffmen.
sT,he second day Of training IOuhu
sSsa weather considerably warmer
ana some OF the athletes bit stifIer
than thew were on their initial trlal.
IIcwaver. Zeb Milan kept q snaEp
80 N the boys. saw that every
7 h~,a,, Hid his bit but also that ne
- mt AZ TOO much Milan donned
= uniform today and shared IN the
I : szeh Milan goes into raptures over
1sirzia. Lisenbee, one OF his pro
$500. He predicts great tninSs aOr
( ssys ana also for Brown and GRIMM
who were on his Memphis ciuo 2
year ago.
"Vait tin he gets ready.
Zeb says Of Brown. III sMOM
you q real 'sinker sOnls..
yon haven't seen Tor many
day. That boy has 2 real one
and 30 long as ne mas COMP ~.
! nobody i going 70 my ni'l.
much"
Ne,ther Brown or Griffin, the
Memphis southpaw duo. is very an
pressive in size. However. they are
we'll nut together, and their RECORDS
...Iow they have plenty of stamina.
The biggest men In the squad mere
are. Tom zachary and Milton Gas
ron Zachary spent the WINTER
mostly in the open air and looks e.
ne ii Loose as a goose right now
with but one day in camp.
.s1rhis looks like good club Tor
's..o,,ftnav - SAYS Tom. II think
IN st me q Job with it. Maybe
thew can use q good left-hander.
Gaston i q bit white from
lax AZ sun but he has plenty
81 pep in the daily workout.
1: H knows enough not to rush
!: 1gis conditioning and should De
]. ready for the opening ben.
THE playing field here Z IN poor
nl,aDe but Sir Mique Martin u
working hard on it and hopes 70
have 1t ready by the time the res.
..sof the players arrive. the lnIleia
has been entirely resodded ana
hare patches in the outfield are
being filled in. Even Nick Altrock
won't have much to kick ABOUT
when he gets here.
meanwhile the practice continues
Tor the benefit of some 200 rams
who crowd upon the athletes TOT
iscIose.ups. Limbering up, pepper
drills, voIley bah and, for a few a
brief saIlop around the track, con.
stitutes the practice. Not till next
week will any Of the huriers ee
allowed TO cut loose with speed ana
NO curves viii be seen for three
weeks vet. The first exhibition
game with the St. Louis Cardinals
may see only speed from the
pitchers.