Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-17

Squad Moves to Chattanooga
This Week-GooSe Seen
as Certain Loser.
By JOHN B. KELLER.


here and the Nationals will
be through with Biloxi this
wear. This new training camp
has been a good one for the wash
ington ball club, and Manager
Walter Johnson will take out OF
here a lot of athletes better con-
ditioned than the washington
club usually was at Tampa, where
1t trained for 10 years, at this
stage of the preparatory work. :.
The climate along the North Gun
Coast seems better for the training OF
ball clubs than that of Florida. There
Is not so much heat around TINS way
at this time of the year, but the ball
PLAYERS declare the Florida heat proved
enervating while the bracing air OF TINS
uetphborhood Is stimulating. There mas
been a noticeable lack of colds In the
squad here, too. This is refreshing, Tor
at Tampa, there was plenty OF sneezing
and coughing in the squad generally
after few days sojourn.
ton, left-handed pitcher, who reported
here last week in none too good physical
trim after a series of dental operations
the Nationals are in fine fettle now.
The other pitchers are well advanced
in training, especially Fred Marberry
Irving Hadley, Ad Liska and Lloyo
Brown. The catchers, mf1elderS ano
outflelders are about ready for the KIND
of work they will have to do In the
ehampionship campaign except so far
as batting is concerned. They need
much more practice swinging their war
clubs.
Cold and Rain Prospective.
After a stopover in Birmingham,
Ala. for a game with the Barons, the
Nationals on Saturday will open the
second camp of the Spring at Chat
tanooga. This choice of the Tennessee
city as a training site is something OF
an experiment Both President Ozark
GrifHth and Manager johnson attribute
the downfall of the Nationals at the
outset of the flag race last year after
getting into great trim in Florida to
fhe too sudden change of climates by
the club So this year they decided 10
take the club north about the middle OF
the training period that 1t may become
somewhat hardened for the more rlgor-
: Gus climate of washington in early
Spring.
This NAV prove a good move II the
CHATTANOOGA weather is good. Reports
of Chattanooga climate in the latter
part of March are not so favorable,
however. 1t is rainy and cold there,
saw those who have been around the
wear. If the Nationals run into wet
spell around Lookout Mountain, 1t viii
not be so good for them, naturally, but
they will leave Biloxi in such good con-
dition that they are not likely TO be
out Of commission altogether by poor
training weather.
about the battle between Goose Goslin
and the club, and while no news Is
coming from the Salem home OF the
PLAYER, enough is coming from WASH
Ington to indicate many there do not
quite understand the case. Goslin SYM
pathiZers-and there are many-appar-
emily have heard but one side OF 1t.
And what is to be gathered here they
are hearing the losing side only.
Goose Bound to Lose.
That the Goose is to be licked In his
battle with the club is virtually certain.
President Griffith Is most determined in
his stand just as determined as the
Goose is said to be. Any yielding will
have to be done by Goslin, but Griffith
does not say this He is saying nothing
right now for publication. But one
learns many things here without being
told by the Washington president.
Nearly two weeks ago 1t was told IN
The Star that the real cause for Goslins
refusal to sign with the club for this
season was his personal dislike for
Manager johnson and that the Goose
had been reported as saying he would
not wear Warrington uniform again as
long as johnson piloted the club. This
was denied by Washington Club ofhclals
ut the time and later by Goslin.
Now it is generally being nosed about
camp that Goslin's feud with johnson
As the true cause of the Goose's hold
out. Gossip here-and there seems good
foundation for it-declares Goslin toio
Grifith at the end of last season that
he was through with the Washington
club as long as it is headed by john
son. and that in the only letter the
PLAYER has written Grifilth since the
contract was sent out this assertion was
repeated.
No one will verify these assertions
here. but they are being made by so
many In close touch with the club that
there is little reason to disbelieve them.
And, above all, it is evident Griffith Is
prepared to carry the fight to the nm
1sh' Grifith is not without the sup
~-port of many fans in the argument,
too. Letters and kilograms are pouring
into Biloxi from washington fans prais-
ing the prexy for his stand and assuring
him Of their continued support in the
form of attendance at ball games IN
washington even though the Goose is
mot in the Nationals lineup.
Grifs Beat Louisville.
RaIlying in the eighth inning yester-
day after Louisville had deadlocked the
game In the first part of the frame, the
Nationals put across a run to bag their
second game of the exhibition series.
The score was to 2. A pass to Jack
HAYES, Jimmy McLeod's ringing single
and q long one-baSer by Benny Tate
accounted for the decisive marker be-
fore a batter was retired.
johnson sent three pitchers to the
hin, and they yielded but three hits
One was made off Myles Thomas, who
hurled the first three rounds. Two hits
were made off Bob Burke, who was
somewhat wild and gave up marker
In the second lot of three innings. Ad
Liska, who finished, did not let the
Colonels find him for a safety, but three
errors In the eighth round were respon-
sible for score against him.
Louisville pitched Earl Brown, left
handler. For the first four rounds he
gave the Nationals but one hit. Then
Joe Deberry, Highlander. was socked
for seven hits the remainder of the
route.
Sam Rice, Red Barnes and Buddy
Myer each grabbed two hits. The
other Nationals were not particularly
impressive at bat. OSsie Bluege con-
tributed the fielding feature of the
game with a spectacular catch of a
foul down the left-field line in the Sec
ond inning.
Toledo picked up run in the fourth
inning, Burke's first on the hill. After
disposing of the first man to face him
Bob became wild and walked a batter