The Washington times., 1928-01-28
SCHEDULES
OUT NEXT
WEEK
By Louis A. Dougher

Next week big league fans every.
where will be shown the playing
dates for 1928, both organizations
holding their annual sheduIe meet
ings. The Washington clue will not
be represented at the American
League session. Both President Grill
fifth and Secretary Eynon are IN
Florida, enjoying lneriied vacations.
However. there is little need for
representation, President Griffith
having won his fight to have the
season get under way here on April
10, one day ahead OF the rest OF
the big show.
Bold. bad BIZ CarTigan. '.Old
Rough to Bostonians ten years or
more ago. will attend tie meeting,
though, He wants to add some nit
ting strength TO his Rad Sex before
taking them down to Bradenton,
Fla. for their annual course OF
training sprouts and Il Is whispered
ND IN the Hub that ne win make
M offer for Harry Heilmann.
Only ! few weeks ago Frank
NawfE, the Tiger chiefteln, an.
lnounced that under no cjrcunl.
stances would HeiIIuann be al
lowed to get away from the
Motor City. Therefore. CarrigaD
seems doomed to failure In that
direction. He won't be blamed
for trying, anyway.
Some OF the boys expect to see
the Red Sox pull themselves out OF
the cellar, by their own boot heels,
az necessary. And how?
Ira Flagstead is sure to be out
there starting folks by the way he
covers ground IL center. Ken VIII
Siams, purchased from the Browns
Tor $10, 900 in hard money, win hold
down left field, in new surroundings,
z may flash the real stuff he once
showed for the Browns.
For the third position in the gar
= sem there are Doug Taitt, a
Aardshitting 1efthander from Nash
RiIie: Denny Williams brought back
from Mobile to see IL ne can hang
on this time, and George LOepp, an
Otner Mobile graduate. This Loeppl
hit for .372 last year and Williams
WAS not far behind with -3hO. They
may give everybody plenty Of work
keeping them on the bench.
ArIfe Tarbert the soft collar
artists model from Ohio State uni
yersity, doesn't appear 80 have much
OF d chance In such company,
though he win be given q trial. On
the whole the Red sox garden con-
tingent seems quite improyed since
last October.
Carrigan has washed up his
hurting corps. TOO. since last sea-
SON. Those lacking ambition
have been sIlunted back to the
tail grass Slim Harriss,. the
LEANING Tower Of Texas" will
be back and 50 viii Charlie
Ruffing, Danny MacFayden,
Harold Wiltse and Jack Russell.
Aside from Harriss, these hold
overs are all mere kids facing
!. brilliant futures.
From Mobile come Merrill Set
&lemire. a southpaw, and Ed Morris,
!. sturdy Highlander. Mobile fin
ished last in the Sou>l.ern assocla-
fiDn tumult, yet both these pitchers
4 had respectable records Seftlemire,
by the way. is the hurler who came
close to running Sammy West in
1925 by blinking him nth pitched
bali right On the onion.
Morris got into 43 games. pitching
% complete contests. He won Is
1 and lost IL games. acting az q relief
hurler In seven.
Settlemire appeared in 40 contests,
pitching is complete contests to win
IA and lose II. In effectiveness
marks Morris stands at 1886 and
EettIemire at 40. No, there's moth
ing remarkable about those figures,
but don't forget that Mobile was a
weak club in 1927.
Herb Bradley, a big kid finger,
came back from Waterbury late last
season to show well in a couple Of
games and will go to Bradenton next
month. So will Cliff Garrison. fresh
from the Texas Valley circuit
Fred Holman Is the lone 1927
backstOp retained. Grover Hart.
lev has gone to Cleveland, Knox
10 Nashville in the Taitt deal and
Bill Moore to Mobile. In their
places come John Heving, who
~ had been faFmed to Toledo;
r. Charlie Berry. former Lafayette
8 College star, who was with
Dallas last season: Ed DOherty,
Holy Cross College star, and q
semipro from New York, Ed Con.
- molly.
~ The 1927 infield, shifted around as
i II OILSn WIS., 10 Ddch dSd1us
I, Todt is nifty and slowly improving
firstsacker without competition and
Bill Regain. at second. has the class
of the gang for that position. Rus
!, sell Reds" Rollings lis expected to
I, lead the candidates for third base.
M Jack Rothrock, Buddy Myer and
Bill Rogell are available for that
/. shortfield berth. Rothrock is gen.
orally considered the best of CARR.
Ran's infielders. He has played all
= four positions and has looked well IN
: most OF them.
= Buddy Myers hitting makes MIN
=, formidable candidate for some Job
! or other and Bill Carrtgan isn't ct.
! ting him get away without a com.
/, plete test.
:, Paul Hinson, a thirdsacker, is com.
lng from Joplin, Mo. He is to face
i .. busy few weeks, anyway.
SnOWStOrm Forces