Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15
Griffith TO Go I'm "Training.s

Griffith TO Go I'm Training
Virtually all of the daylight hours
he does not devote 10 work while in
Tampa Griffith spends on the links.
He looks 10 golf 10 set him up for
the hiS task with which he has 20
vrestle during his clubs playing sea
son. Taking care of the business end
Of a hall club affairs often is nerve
vracking and even such an experience
80 base hall executive as Griffith fire.
euentlv feels the strain Of Office dur
ing hectic year.
The Washington president will be
acconlpa MED 70 Florida by his family
and also Secretary Edward B. EyDon.
#. ~ the Nationals. Secretary Eynon
fs rot expected 10 remain in Florida
more than a week. but President
Griffith viii stick TO the training camp
until the club begins its northward
exhibition totr shortly before the
championship season gets under way
here April 10.
Griffith holds that the business OF
signing his athletes for the campaign
this year is progressing nicely. of
tire 81 players now on the clubs re-
aervs list. signed contracts nj II repose
in the safe al the Georgia avenue
once This appears In. he good num-
her with the first squad Of Nationals
nrr due to report at training camp
until 2 month from now, Players Of
first division clubs hack OF the nag
winning outfit often do deal of
dEckerirg before falling in lire. then
tumble all over each other getting into
the fold al the last minute. SO. al
that. II signed contracts in hand at
this time listens well.
CASTOR and Cooper Sign.
The last two to send in the paper
with John Hancock thereon are Mil
tor CASTOR. pitcher procured from the
Browns last October in exchange for
Earl NcNeely and Dick Coffman, and
Albert Cooper. young catcher drafted
from Birmingham Of the Southern
Association. The Washington club Of
fee announced yesterday the receipt
OF these contracts.
With a seventh.plaee club-and
I what terrible seventh place club
last year. CASTOR did much good pitch.
ing. despite his record Of - wins and
IL defeats. He is husky young fSl
low. who may perform surprisingly
well with the better hacking he ought
u get from the Nationals. Cooper is
supposed ~ lark polish as a catcher.
but according 10 those ai1o have seen
hirn in action he Io0rng a. a promis-
ing prospect behind the hat. And the
Washington club il not overlooking
any promising young csichers these
days.
Heading the list ~ other Nationals
IN line for service il Ma nager Stanley
Harris. whose contract, signed after
his eiGb won the pennsnt in 1925. sfili
has this year ~ GO other seteYsn M
4 -aG pfsNs
Fob EurGe Fob Reeves and Sam
West. with the Nationals all tart sea
san. have flied "a perx bearing their
signature = Nd ~ have Lloyd Brow q
Mule Ebr3cY End Fed Barnes Of the
rnskie cisSs.
There no@ are IN the club roster
4 ezaehefs, ~ pitchers and All but .
II them under the 2k,Fesr marx. -
iwf tdefS Q ~ them first basennen
sn0 y oBff@ider.- In the = cDthe)derr
II Ri i<sn1ar. pT0cUFed by waiver
Irons the Atnietlrs ias, August. but
Yns lcaDY Lamar IL nHi h tnesJ,ter Of
tfh AsNDnais When he kicked Dyet
tN traces after coming mere Bill @as
tusp"nded and me Suspension stiil
slS t6s when FeiuststeG ne viii zo
~ Walter Jonnson's sswara Rub
T1ncs the tiyse ~ Tart ses son. five
iilate wnD Yefe With the rii5b
throughout 1927 and ~ Who wore
bAssn]B2iDn 1nifDstns ~ part ~ the
sefs @1n, baEe De%o seBt eiAe y here
leg 1lsrs ~ tbe 81 ss "a m.,a ign dropped
from ne sosgss were Waiter JGflnsGr
nj Hollis JhQssA0H. tslieh@fr Johp
j>@fEet. "aniaefs ffunY Stewart. IN.
fa5Gsr. ~sno Fan A1cAeely, cutfleid4r
DINERS ~ me 1921 squad nDi nnys with
fte 'j9b sfe J',e raFrol. Jicb Epff
Tlk ~ .Df3 Judd agG T3sFenfH Thatn.