Evening star., 1928-02-19
TRAINING CAMPAIGN
BEGINS TOMORROW
Catchers and One Gardener
Will Start Grind With
IS Moundsmen.
By DESMAN THOMPSON.

RICHMOND, Va. February 13.-The
Griffs' annual trek southward Is On.
From as far North as New England and
as far West as the Pacific Coast. the
ball players who comprise the Washing
ton squad are conyerging by train and
motor car on Tampa. Fla, where they
will drill daily. starting on Monday. TO
condition themselves for the opening OF
the American League season. April 10.
There were few fans at Union Station
this afternoon 10 see the advance guard
Of the Nationals Chamber on the Sea-
board Air Lines Orange Blossom
Special which is due al the condition
ing base along about dinner time to-
morrow eaen.ng, but they greatly out
numbered the tau tossers. For tha.
mater, so cid tine war correspondents
as the earnest young men who vrIt1
p.cces tor Ihe daily papers sometime
are referred 70.
Three Athletes in Party.
To be precise. there were Just three
athletes IL the party. Bes. known ot
the trio was Bennan Tate. peppery
second string backstop, who had
n,0to-ed from MS h3Tna az West Frank
lcTt, IL. 20 the Capital. where he
s.ab.ed his imported i2-cylinder road
gtcr pending MS return some seven
weeks hence.
The others we're: Paul Hopkins, tn
riglt-handed finger. who makes h:5
home at Chester. Conn. and Chris
so2ler Co!UmEtiS Sans an equally
orthodox moundsman. who has seen
service with the QuanEico Marines. the
Moi,awkS and othaz teams in and about
washington. Sans IS given the train
ing camp oacuh,e-O on the personal
recommendation of Admiral Carr 7.
GRAY sor, who can be found az Clark
Crllhths Stadium any afternoon dur
ing the season w1en he isn't roofing his
horses nome al one OF the uianT track
where MS stable Is campaigning.
Hadley Here Short Time.
Earlier in the Cay Washington had /.
Bump Ea5ley. first citizen Of Ivan.
Mass. who Eas fob-noEbirs On :
.attler with delegation o. the Boston
Braves en route 10 their camp az s
Petersburg Fla.
Col William Smith assistant secre-
/ tary OF the Nationals and who Is
chape-oling the small. but select party
OF which this reporter is q member. abs~
assisted by Franklin Reilly Baxter
inapresssrio of The Grifihian clubho.sr.
, met Ea6iey al the station ard reported
the promising young hu-linE hopeful ss
eEiaeing the osst 81 health and graft
Wing acsence c. the excess avoirduDo. :
| that usually packs OF his ample frame
during the oa-seaSoF~
Having start of Ssvera, hours o,,
he party aboard this train. Hsdiey nav
% the first 70 check in al Tampa To-
morrow. but regardless Of the hour os
tae arrival there are sore Of I'm
due 70 report 10 Trainer Mike Martin
at Plant Field, Monday morning for the
! initial workout OF the 1928 campaign.
Excuses Dent Ge.
Any who may BY chance be tardy
! VIII have n plausies excuse ready for
the oig boss, who has been golfng b.
way OF q vacation AZ the training bass
for the past nsnnth. or II they haven Z
II Is because they are not well accgssrtes;
With the man who OK's their expense
accounts and signs ths:r pay ehecSs-
c. c. Griffith.
In addition 10 EaGisy. Hopkins Tate
and Sans, ca.SAsrS Albert Cocper ans
Hugh McAiGilen have easxasnsS iron,
/ Flat River. Mo, and Les Anselss ~
Spect~ely. Oasfesder Sanlny West,
the only performer aside from. battery
rSen summarized for training with the
first squad. Is heading T2-sps-wSrd
from Rochester. Tex. and probably will
ee accompanied hy Coach Zee Milan.
wAo Is 10 supervise tae ias;.sl drilling
Z ~ the absence Q. Manager SsaGssy
( Harris
Atslsn will have tao csAer residents
I ~ ClsrSsvslae. Tex. w3sh hun II she
persons of Clace0ce GTitSn. fozssss<
Memphis sassthraw. sGS Charles Lane.
acft-nan6ed Srsdsse ~ tire Saa5so.S
Fred Narnerry. from CegSscsas cs tAs
same State. also may grace This grcac.
Many en- Way to Tampa.
Bob Burke. the lsan ana is.sSv In
hSn5er, Is en goes,s Iraa .Falsss, Ill
NAich has one as the heSe OssslsSntssrtss
we ever SAW taS esSsecTl ana cAs> Is
contributing \ pair cg g>erfsSnserS II
Sam iNsaeS from wnCSsSsss.S ard III
Wells (Eces Ashland ENsSGsSvs,se
In6,, Is Ssadlag lssayci BROWN ant
another fairy wsll-Sfsc~fs gNertSsser Is
due from Snow Camp NNyse Car,lins.
where lesescl TecasnSea Zachary nsSScS
his home
Ths9e viii ee TWO NATIVE ve..s.sSsssrS
checking III. HoxSSs lSSeGeSe sr<,se
CaarSSStgls and Iatssr Eey from Clese~
lssla, Clayton Van A,Stysss Is travelling
frosss Rensselaer,, y Y. and Nasea
Gaston frasss 81 Iaa3S
Al wsn ee expected ~ Ss,g>tv FOR Gs.S-
sesns$ At the lccSsr esNss, ss1slnlysy the
field where ,Aey vii, s@i1 each day gNS
tEse aeNt few weeks SssN&sY after BREAK
'aSs Monday, Then VIII * started sAe
annual lea of tarcSAsesx sAs wseas sgpsa
the eha9 fNr che Washington CasasS
e@mnAiso II the American League race
" 1923