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tenth among the circuits receivers
and credited him with only .155 bat
ting average. Roy got but 1s hits in lie
times at bat. Such catching and bat
ting do not look particularly good to
those who are paying the dough for
services and results.
Veteran Trio Reports.
Three veterans we're added to the
squad today with the arrival of Joe
Judge from washington, Ossie Bluege
from Greensboro, N. c., and Sam Rice
from Hot Springs Ark. All are to en-
ter the training grind Monday morning.
Rice will have the jump on the two
been golflng, bathing and hiking in
and around the Arkansas spa for sew
eral weeks. He looked in splendid
trim when he arrived, but that was to
be expected. Sam always reports at
training camp with little to do to round
into tip top playing form.
Judge and Bluege have been exercis-
ing in q gymnasium in Washington most
of the Winter but they still have plenty
to do before they'll be ready for the bell.
Trainer Mike Martin will assume charge
of Bluege right OF the reel. Whether
the Nationals are to be especially strong
at third base this year depends on how
good is the leg OSsie had treated all last
Fall Although surgeons who operated
on him assured Bluege the trick knee
that had caused him so much trouble
again is sound, the underpinning will be
carefully nursed the first few weeks Of
training
Martin has arranged a special course
of training for the third sacker and will
see that Bluege follows it.
Batting practice, the players delight,
starts Monday morning. The pitchers
will have their innings as well as the
few outflelders and infielderS at hand
johnson intends to do the hinging dur
ing most Of the initial session, although
he will have Savidge and Daugert on
the hill, too. For the hurlers, there will
be bunting class. Last season the low
er end Of the batting order seemed as
weak at bunting as 1t was at hitting
'em out and the Washington pilot wants
batters able to lay EN- down this year.
Ping pong, the game their fathers
played when youths, has taken the play
ers by storm. In the basement of the
hotel where the club is quartered is a
ping pong table that never is out Of use
from after supper until 10 at night. The
players bang the little celluloid ball
back and forth with a vengeance and
already formal tournament is in prog
ress. Among the stars at the game are
Hadley, who has an especially wicked
service; Liska and Ruel. Nor is Senior
Miguel Martin any SLOUGH at the pas
time.
Playing Of the game is encouraged
,I0hng0n
work out of it and he considers 1t a
valuable part OF the training routine.
Barnes Summoned to Camp.
Red Barnes, outfielder, has been or
oereo 10 report to training camp In adj
vance OF the other gardeners and inner
here in time to enter the workout Mon
day. With Goose Goslin still silent as
to his intentions, johnson wants to leave
the young outf1elder get the benefit of
all training possible. Walter intends To
be prepared for every emergency this
season.
No golf after the championship sea-
son gets under way, so the athletes are
doing all the golf1ng they possibly can
here. Every afternoon a dozen or more
sally forth to chase the stubborn pei
let over the greensward If they can
Altrock says most of them are digging
1t out Of the borders of the sreensWard
but your uncle Nick isn't. He is plav-
ing strong game these days, strong
enough even to lick his boss, Clark Grit
nth. And licking Griffith hasn't been
done often by any wearer Of the Wash
ington uniform.
Hadley is not only pip at ping pong,
but he also has keen eye for numbers
on a card. At a keno festival In the
hotel the other night. Bump covered
rows Of four figures with beans so often
that he had the caller dizzy checking
his cards. And every time Bump COW
cred row with beans he drew a prize.
Now he's beseeching the hotel guests
to put on keno party nightly.
Many of the boys are planning 10
make a quick dash to New Orleans
after practice next Tuesday nnroning,
Tuesday will be the big day of the an
nual Mardi Gras celebration in the
Crescent City and Johnson's charges
want to see as much Of 1t as time Will
permit -