Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11
Big Test for Mats in Tits =
With Tribe, Macks This Week

feared Boss will have to have the hurt
treated at least two more weeks before
the knee will round into good trim.
TT SEEMS that Tampa, which for 10
i years was the training base Of the
Nationals and this year the condi-
tioning camp of the Tigers, will have
to cast about for another big league club
If 1t would be host to one in 1881. 1t
seems the Detroit club is through with
the Florida west coast town as a train
ing camp. Not only was the weather
poor there this Spring-something I'M
usual for most of the time the Ma
tionals spent In Tampa the weather was
balmy-but Tampans failed to support
the Detroit club as 1t felt 1t should be
supported. Not more than $1,000 was
Melted from the Tigers exhibition
games on Plant. Field.
Nothing unusual about that. The
Nationals all but starved financially
during their training seasons in Tampa.
AttendanceS at the games were pitiably
slim, although the Washington bust
ness management scheduled what
should have been good attractions. Viz
tually all the National League clubs
training in Florida we're brought to
Tampans would not turn out
Big league clubs like climate for
training, but they also like crowds at
the exhibition games to help defray
training expenses, which are heavy.
Tampa has the climate. but doesn't pro-
duce the crowds. Other places have
good climate, too, and In addition plenty
Of base ball fans The Tigers ought
not to find 1t difficult to land a site
blessed both ways IN the West, where
1t is said they plan to 60.
A RULE prohibiting American League
"A clubs from playing one another
during the training season is
likely to be swept from the book at the
circuits Winter meeting. rumor has it:
and II the rule goes, there may be a
scramble among the clubs for new
training sites. Several American
League clubs are reported ready to get
out OF Florida If camps In areas where
other big league clubs are available for
exhibition engagements are to be found.
The repeal of the rule would benefit
the Nationals greatly. President Grif-
fifth has all but definitely decided to
send his club to Biloxi again. and were
the ban on intra-league competition
lifted, he could arrange a series be-
tween the Nationals and the Indians,
VINO train annually in nearby New Or
leans The Red SoX, too, could be
not far from Biloxi, and the White Sox
might be drawn to the Gulf Coasts as
| 1t is great Winter resort for Chi
| cagoans, who, no doubt, would gladly
| patroniZe the games of their city's
American League representative.
Nov that Benny Tate and Roy
IN Spencer have broken in as start
ing catchers, Muddy Ruel may get
a deal Of rest at intervals. MUDDY
still Is high-class catcher, and when
in good trim physically a clever hitter
| but the grind of steady catching soon
| wears him down and dims his batting
eye. Given little respite for recuper-
alton, though, Ruel should come back
well, and Manager johnson may try
this with the veteran receiver. When
| ever Ruel is on the bench it looks as
though the catching job will be han
died right well, for both Tate and
Spencer are good receivers, and their
recent performances at bat indicate
they may become quite valuable to- the
! club extensively.