Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-05
CRIFFS APT TO OUTSMART
CHAMPS, MANAGER FEELS
Will Hold Special Drills for Youngsters at Tampa in
Effort to Perfect Club for Bitter Fight with
League Leaders This Season.

had cigarette" between MS ups, OUT IL
was a dry smoke. He has not lighted
one for more than two months.
we have the material for corkine
good pitching staff Bucky continued:
"a punch combined with defensive abil-
ity in gratifying proportions. lots Of
speed, end best Of all, high average
OF intelligence on the Washington club
this year. What We will need in addi-
ton is proper coordination. with care
full attention to little details that often
are neglected.
In the past two years We have not
clicked at all times as well as we
should. even If we were handicapped
with illnesses and broken legs and Sucn
things. After that second pennant /
teel that sort of let down. along
do that and get anywhere. It's my job
to see that this condition doesn't exist
this year. and I'm going to set about 1t
without any delay.
Special Drill Planned.
"As soon as the squad is complete
by the arr:"al of Ruel I am going to
call meet! " and explain to the boys
Just what is i; >cted of them this year.
It won't b. lecture. for I'm going to
admit thct I've been off in my work.
too. but they will be told that nothing
less than 100 per cent hustle at all
times will be tolerated and that any
man who shows the slightest sign OF
Sinking will be benched Immediately.
I'm going to have Milan try to show
the players how to take advantage OF
their speed so that they can emulate
the tactics that made him one Of the
best base runners In the game and the
fri 10
fine points Of their duties. such as
masking th,ir delivery and holding
runners on the bases. and there will
be individual instruction for the
younger infielders and outflelders.
1T isn't feasible to attempt lessons
in specialized points at the regular
morning workouts because of the con-
geStion of the field and the general
confusion due to so many working at
the same time. For this reason I am
going to have two squads drilling. one
starting at 10 am. and the other at
80 pm. and at the close OF the after
noon duel the special tutoring will be
done
Reeves and ellis. the two most
prominent candidates for shortStop. |
will take In hand myself for practice
around the bag at second and III turn
West, Camel and Barnes over to Milan
for pointers in the intricacies of fly
chasing. with the fielding of ground
balls especially stressed West Is un-
usually proficient in this as well as In
throwing and can be used to illustrate
points TO others.
These special practices will be
feature Of our training every day now.
at least until the middle of the month.
for after that We have games scheduled
for practically every day until We start
north
Will Ban Golf.
Another reform that am going
to effect this year is g ban on golf.
After March Is that game will be
absolutely barred for all players until
the close Of. the season, and that goes
for of days. too ! am convinced
there is nothing more harmful to a
ball club than for its members to
have their minds on golf during the
base ball season. Why, / have known
days that when 1t rained little in
the morning the players would be pull
ing for a postponement so they could
get out on the links. Golf is too in
teresting. When player has the priv
ilege of INDUCING in it he Is likely
to have that on his mind instead OF
base bail, so It's going to be out.
that's all.
Il only wish I could bring the boys
TO realize what a wonderful chance
We really have to finish on top OF
the heap this year With the right
kind OF cooperation 1t can be done,
and IL can only get that idea in
their heads we won't have TO take the
backwash of any team. not excluding
the Yankees. They might have 1t on
us In sheer power. bat 1t will be pos
sible for us to outsmart them. and
there would be only one answer 10
that-another pennant for Washing
ton"
Hadiey IL Cheerful.
Bump Hadiey, young hurting star.
who was operated on for appendicitis
late Friday night. continues TO make IA
,orable progress toward recovery. and
1t is regarded as certain now that no
complications will set In. He was visited
at the hospital yesterday by many OF
that ne would be back at work In a
week His estimate in that respect Is
bit optimistic. but he should be able
10 return TO the hotel by that time and
may be- able TO undertake light exercise
after an additional week.
with the arrival last night OF Jack
kIoza and Sam Jones who Immediately
signed his contract, and with Muddy
f2uel due today. Tommy Taylor will be
the only camp absentee.
Foster CAMEL is much worried by the
serious illness Of his wife. at Woilaston,
Mass. but contrlves 70 keep his MIND
on his work well enough 10 continue at
the head of the procession In the wand
drills