Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-21
GAMES TO PROVIDE
DRILLS HEREAF TER
Contests Listed Now for
Every Day But Three of
Training Period.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

- LEARWATER, Fla, March al
From now until the American
League season opens, the Ma
tionalS will get most of their
training in afternoon ball
games instead of practice sessions in
the morning. The exhibition schedule
from here on is so we'll filled that there
are but three days without engage
ments.
Following this tilt here today with
the Dodgers, the Washington club will
do all its conditioning work at Tampa
until camp is broken on April 3. To-
morrow therell be an intensive drill at
Plant Field, while on Saturday and
Sunday the Cincinnati club will be the
Nationals guest. Monday and Thurs
day of next week will be gameleSS days.
After Thursday, however, the club is to
swing into action every afternoon.
To Keep Pitchers Busy.
This schedule will keep Manager
Walter Johnson'S rather meager pitch
ing staff on its toes The two-pitchers-
to-a-game plan started here today may
continue only two weeks before some Of
the hurlerS will be expected to go full
routes, the pilot says. When he was
hurting, johnson never was very keen
about travelling more than four or five
rounds in Spring exhibition, but he
seems to think now that Che pitchers
should get long tricks of duty well be-
fore the championship campaign gets
under way.
johnson right now is paying particu-
lar attention to two of his pitchers who
have not such hot records for their
performances to date. They are the
left-handed Lloyd Brown and the right
handed Arch Campbell. 1t seems these
fellows are to stick around for some
time longer If not permanently. john
son profess great faith in each, and
discounts considerably their slabbing in
exhibitions last week.
johnson seems more impressed by
Brown than Campbell, but insists the
latter has yet to display his true worth
While Brown suffered more punish
ment than any other of the three pitch
ers used against the Cardinals at Avon
Park last Friday, he showed fine curve
ball and plenty of speed, too. The main
trouble with Brown in that game, ac-
cording to johnson, was that the pitch
er was too true; that he gave the
Cards too much pitching that was good
to swing against. The manager believes
the southpaw the most advanced of any
of the hurlers he has in training. and
expects him to become really valuable
member of the staff
Campbell has a battling curve when
he wants to employ It, say those direct
ing his training, but they claim he is
not yet ready to extend himself The
beating he took from the Cardinals last
Thursday is nothing to worry about, the
Washington coaches declare. They
credit him with being a hurler we'll
equipped mechanically, physically and
mentally, and one virtually sure to make
his mark once he is prepared to cut
loose.
Course in Base Ball Tactics.
Now that his charges have rounded
into good physical trim, unkinked their
throwing arms and cleared their batting
eyes, Manager johnson is beginning a
course in base ball tactics. The theories
of various plays are expounded in club
house meetings and the plays later
executed on the diamond. Cutting of
throws, checking base runners after out
field hits are fielded and throws made
after hunts are fielded with base run
ners variously placed about the diamond
constitute these tactical drills. johnson
considers them as beneficial to the vet
Grams as to the number Of young players
with the club.
President Clark Grifith still is en-
deavoring to make better arrangements
with the City of Tampa for his training
camp there. A long conference with
the mayor yesterday failed to prove
helpful Instead, Griffith learned that
he Is supposed to pay into the city
treasury per cent of all gate money at
Plant Field. He hasn't been doing this,
but the mayor showed the Washington
prexy the clause in the contract between
city and ball club requiring it and said
only the City Council could repeal it,
The council isn't scheduled to meet
soon, 1t seems, so Criffith is not so GER
tain as to what plans he can make for
his 1880 training camp.