Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-06
LOEPP IS ON SCENE
READY TO SIGN Up
Liska and Marberry Attain
ing Playing Form Ahead
of Other MoundSmen.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

- training camp of the Ma
tionals has become a very
busy place. With so many
of the infielders and outf1elders
joining the batterymen here for
early conditioning work, but nine
more of the players on the Wash
inpton roster are yet to report.
They are Joe Cronin, Jack Hayes,
Buddy Myer, Bill Bradley and
Jimmy Mcleod, infielderS; Goose
Goslin and AL Powell, outfieIderS;
Garland Braxton, pitcher, and Roy
Spencer, catcher.
Monday morning the entire squad OF
80 players is due to report for practlce
at Biloxi Field, for the nine now missing
have been ordered to check In here not
later than Sunday. However, Spencer
and Goslin may not be among those
present when Manager Walter johnson
sends his athletes through their course
of sprouts the first of next week.
Nothing has been heard from the
Goose recently, but Spencer has asked
the club to return to him personally
owned equipment he left at the Wash
ington club house at the end OF last
season, which may mean that the
catcher has decided not to show up mere.
RTeSlQenL OldIk 0CSAoAOo A1C ~
tired of dickering with Spencer, who has
repeatedly spurned the contract offered
him for this year, and has written the
baking catcher asking him to wire the
club before the end of this week
whether he intends to report at camp
not later than Monday. If no reply Is
forthcoming or should an untavorable
reply be received Grifflth says he VIII
suspend Spencer.
Only Five Unsigned.
The washington clubs holdout list
has so dwindled that now there are put
five players actually unsigned,s Goslin,
Spencer, Braxton, Hayes and George
Loepp. The last mentioned, however,
arrived here yesterday in time to parti-
cipate in the drill and was expected TO
pen his signature on contract today.
In fact, Loepp has accepted terms, ac-
cording to Griffith, and only the formal
ity OF signing the papers remains to bind
the deal.
Loepp came on from his home in
Spencer, Iowa, ahead of time, because,
he says, he wanted to get few extra
days of training to build up system
somewhat weakened by severe cold
suffered during January. But Loepp
looks right well for chap who claims
to have been sick several weeks during
the Winter He's Just shy OF being B
feet II inches tall and weighs around
Tbs outsider. purchased from Balti-
more, for which club he batted $40 last
year. is 26 years old and has been in
the pro game six years. In 1924, he
left the sandlots of Detroit. his native
city, to try his luck with the Muskegon
club of the Michigan Ontario League.
After a month of service he shifted to
. club in Sioux Falls, S. Oak. There
he remained but two weeks and re-
turned to the Detroit sandlots. The
following year he entered the Mint
loop again, this time with the Kitchener
outfit In 1925 he hooked up with
Mobile Of the Southern Association only
to be farmed to Hattiesburg of the Cot
ton States League. Again, in 1927. he
started with Mobile, but again was
farmed. Meridian of the Cotton States
circuit getting him.
In the Fail of 1927, Loepp was sold by
Mobile to the Red Sox. He reported to
Bob Quinn's club at the outset OF the
1928 campaign, but was soon sent out
to Pittsfield of the Eastern League for
more seasoning. George, though, re-
turned to the Red SOx and stuck with
them the last six weeks of the season,
Last year ne again reported to the Red
Sox. but they Immediately sold him to
Baltimore. He enjoyed a successful
season IN the International League.
LiSlCa, MarberTy Progress.
Fred Mar6erry and Ad Liska are
FsSZ61ns into trim so fast that Mana
ger Johnson believes these two hurlers
VII Dc ready for heavy duty much
arrxer shzz Inc other members Of the
nsoss51 corps Both reported here last
wsssS Gz pretty good condition. Marberry
especially Eelng better than in past
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hdnsil operation last Summer. Some
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