The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-28


TAMPA. Fla. Feb. %. There
wiIl be no golf talk around the
washington club this year, which
lust about means that there will
IS little golf played, for how can
sone play golf without punching
The bag about It? Answer, i
can't be done.
AS soon as the season gets
hinder way. golf talk must enc.
Is clark Griffith's official edict.
ct want the players to talk base
hall. not golf. want their minds
On their work. They are playing
baseball for q living, not golf.
s1,herefOre discussions about base.
bAll will 60 and golf will be taboo.
az don't care if q player
wants ~ DIay . little golf
s. say on 4 day Off--but / don't
want him coming back to en-
terrain the rest Of the gang
n the clubhouse with golf
s tales. That won't go. that's
all there's to il. The Wash
fngtOn club 10 out 10 make q
fight for the pennant and /
want everybody to keep that
nppermOst In all cOnversa-
TONS"
The washington magnate longs
.for the good old days when players
lived and ate and slept baseball
morning. noon and night. He be-
1ieves they played better baseball
because they thought baseball all
the time.
s'You can't tell me that a man
can be as much of q success If his
attention IS divided between golf
and baseball as he could be il he
kept his mind on either one or the
other says President Griffith.
Professional golfers talk golf and
only golf all the time. No wonder
they play better than the amateurs.
You don't find the pros talking
basebalI--no, indeed. They stick
close to their knitting. It's golf all
the time with them.
Now, want my players to pat
tern after the golf pros and talk
baseball all the time. Maybe they'll
learn something by doing that. I
don't see so much fast, brainy
baseball these days. We can stand
q lot more of it,
Uncle Nick AItrOck Is the
most inveterate golf player on
the washington club, but he
doesn't talk about II much.
When the team Is at home, he
a down on the municipal course
every morning. When on the
road, he plays at every Op.
pOrtunity. However, as , gen.
eraI thing. he doesn't t9k much
about his playing and so the
new order Is not likely TO
bother him in the least.
sam Rice is considered the best
player on the club. He is now
playing in the Bellaire tournament.
He expects to play considerably be-
fore leaving Florida but keeps mum
az to what he will do after the
season opens.
Muddy Ruel. Goose Goslin, Bump
Hadley and one or two more are
frequently seen toting their clubs
around the links wherever the team
may be playing, but they'll all have
TO cut out the conversation this
year, il they wish to keep out OF
trouble.
y Sir Mique Martin has held his
FIRST club meeting. He gave the
youngsters a lot OF advice about
keeping in good health and making
the best of their opportunities while
here. Martin makes his daily work
a sort OF hobby, with the usual
satisfactory results.
A flock of new bats In the
clubhouse here shows the rapid
approach Of the season. The
boys have already begun pick
ing out their faVOrites and as
soon as the batting drills begin,
there will be plenty Of candi-
dates for hitting laureIs.
Bobby Burke. called 1.-THE Brute"
comes out with the announcement
that he will have to be kept on the
team on account of his hitting.
IF there's one thing I can do.
it's to hit In the PINCH" smiles
t.The Brute" Remember that two
Dagger, / got in Philadelphia last
year? Wasn't 1t a wow?"
AS this writer recalls that two
bagger, Burke should have made
1t a triple only he had to go back
and tag second and was compelled
TO remain there.
ANCIENT SPORT
Polo is said to have originated in
Persia. 1000 years ago and was
played in China and India long be-