The Washington times., 1928-12-21
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. ROCKIES

The young rockies and their
elder regulars trying to make
the incline on the 1929 edition
of the Washington Griffmen,
will know they We been in a
batfle by the time they get
through the spring exhibition
schedule which Manager
skTalter johnson has mapped
ut for his boys.
rwenty.eight-cou 'em--twenty-
sht practice games with teams
iculated to furnish real compe-
Ion viii be the acid test through
hich the local personnel VIII pe
and according to Manager Wal.
f johnson it viii be q case Oh
survival OF the fittest.
Many are called, but few are
osen, is the way Johnson put
mafter today when discussing
elimination series which he ex-
Its to conduct in order to sepa-
&c the sheep from the goats, and
sI4.sv those who look to be able to
and the major league gaff, as
lged in the spring romp around
xie, will survive the tour as Tar
shrtIl as washington and New
Ark. where the Giants and GrIff-
wind up their practice Gamer.
"We believe the best way to
sEletermine ball players worth
Is BY putting him into heated
competition" said the Old Mas
ter today i'm announcing the
Southern tour Of % games.
Thirteen OF them will be played
at the Griffs training base at
Tampa and the remaining Is are
scattered all the way from Avon
Park, Fla, to the. Polo Grounds,
n. Y, including such way stations
as st. Petersburg, Clearwater. Jack
sonville, Birmingham, Montgomery
Augusta, Charlotte and Washing
ton.
With new combination to work
ont in the infield and two ambitious
0utfieiders trying to otitdo each
otAer for one vacancy, the Wash
ington general staff believes that
plenty of contests is the tonic which
VIII make well patient out Of a
heretofore ailing one.
Here, therefore, dose by dose. is
the way the spring medicine will be
ladled out:
March 10. Tampa at Tampa.
March II. Boston Braves at st.
Petersburg.
March "A. st. Louis Cardinals at
Avon Park.
March IS. st. Louis Cardinals at
Avon Park.
March is. Boston Braves at
Tampa.
March II. Boston Braves at
Tampa.
March II. Brooklyn at Clearwater.
March %. Cincinnati at Tampa.
March "a. Cincinnati at Tampa.
March 26. Brooklyn at Tampa.
March "a. Brooklyn at Tampa.
March ~, st. Louis Cardinals at
Tampa.
March 80. st. Louis Cardinals at
Tampa.
March 81. st. Louis Cardinals at
, Tampa.
April !. Tampa at Tampa.
April 2. Tampa at Tampa.
April 3. Tampa at Tampa.
April A. jacksonville At .IackSan.
vile.
April 5. Birmingham at Birming.
ham.
April s. Birmingham at Birm.
ingham.
April !. Montgomery at Mont.
emery.
April 8. Giants at Birmingham.
April 3. Giants at Augusta.
April 10. Giants at Charlotte:
April II. Giants at Washington.
April IL. Giants at Washington.
April IL. Giants at New York.
April Ia. Giants at New York.
President Clark Griffith and Sec.
retary Eddie Eynon will precede
the team to Tampa about the mid.
die of January, getting in a little
winter golf and generally shaping
up plans for the ensuing training
season.
Hurried trips may be made back
10 Washington by either in case Of
business pressure. but soon afteF
the New Year begins, Washington
viii see little of them until the neU
baseball season actually swings
into being.
Walter johnson will remain here
most OF the winter, but may find
an occasion 10 visit DaYtona
Beach. the annual business meet
ing Of the washington Baseball Club
will be held Wednesday. January
2. after which local desks will be
cleared for the winter hygera 10