Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-03
GOSL|N MAY PLAY
/ IN 2-GAME SERIES
Goose, Training at Own
Expense, Sure to Hustle.
Tate Still AiIing.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April
Tomorrow afternoon
the Nationals are to open
- in Birmingham a series OF
two exhibition games with the
BaronS, champions of Dixie as
well as the Southern Association,
in which will be we'll tried under
fire three pitchers Manager Wal
ter Johnson hopes will make his
club a tough one to trim In the
American League going this year.
He has assigned to the first OF
the two contests Fred Marberry
and Irving Hadley. For the Sat-
urday game he is holding IN re-
serve Adolph Liska, young sub
mariner, who promised to be
stalwart on the slab last year, but
who was handicapped by injury
early in the campaign and never
recovered good pitching form.
Marberry Is to be sent to the hill to-
morrow slated to go at least f1ve innings.
II he bears up well-and he should, Tor
he has been training IN GOOD iaSnon
this Spring-the big fellow, who for
years has been the iron man OF the
Nationals mound corps, will be likely
to attempt an extra round or two. Had
lev, who had a full route term at Mem
phis last Sunday, and finished stronger
than he started, is to complete the Fri
day engagement more to get WORKOUT
than anything else.
Hadley complained of a slight arm
soreness after the game In Memphis,
but it was nothing to cause any con-
Germ. A pitcher naturally feels the
strain of long test during the training
period Hadley's trouble was nothing
more than a tired arm. 1t disappeared
the day following the Memphis game,
and in drills here since the chunky Lynn
hurler has had no ailment in his salary
wing.
LiSka Has TOiled Little.
Liska has had but three turns on the
hill In Spring exhibitions. Two were
of three innings duration and his last
was of six innings. This sx-1nnlng
term was against the Chattanooga Club
last Friday Then Ad allowed but two
hits and a pass and struck out batter.
He worked smoothly, and Manager
johnson is confident the hurler who
has been in pro base ball but three
years is prepared to give q good &C
count of himself against the BaronS
Saturday.
with the possible exception of Benny
Tate, catcher, the entire squad OF Ma
t+or,als will make the trip to Birming-
ham. Tate still is suffering with cold
and the rainy weather of the past So
hours here has not helped him at all.
Joe Judge, veteran first-sacker, has re-
covered from his cold, though, and is
70 resume his post in the series: With
Tate on the i'll list, Gordon Phelps,
bouncing Bowie boy, is scheduled to
share the catching burden with Muddy
Ruel at Birmingham.
Although he will not have looked over
much good pitching, Goose Goslin, who
only yesterday reported to the club and
signed a contract after refusing for
nearly two months to consider the salary
offer made by President Clark Griffith,
may break into the two-game series. The
Goose Is In pretty good physical trim, as
he has been conditioning himself on
the ball field of the high school at his
home in Salem, N. j., for some time. He
has done a deal of road work, too, to
strengthen his legs and improve his
wind in addition to throwing sufficiently
10 loosen his arm.
GosIin Sure to Hustle.
According to Trainer Mike Martin
GoSlin should soon be quite At for the
heavier toiling ahead. The Goose de-
clares he will be, too, and as he still
Is training at his own expense, which
President Grifith said the player report
Ing 11OTG LIldI1 IIlTe6 weeks alUcT LIlc
time ordered must do, 1t is certain he
will do no loafing. In fact, Goslin may
have to be checked a trifle in his con-
ditioning work for now that all differ
snces with his club are settled he is de-
termined to do all he can to make this
bis greatest year in base ball.
0oSlin and Griffith came to terms
quickly, once they met yesterday morn
ing. The Goose accepted the basic
salary Of $4,000 offered, but President
Grih1th wrote into the contract bonus
proviso by which the player may draw
this year as much as he drew last
$4,000. The bonus is scaled, the Goose
to be paid according to the quality of
his play during the season. Grihath
allowed Goslin to arrange the bonus
terms and after the contract was
signed both parties expressed them
selves as being very well satisfied with
the result Of their brief parley.
For the first time since they started
training late in February at Biloxi,
Miss, the Nationals were unable to take
the field even for q workout yesterday.
A heavy rain fell throughout the day
here and the players hung about their
hotel. The scheduled exhibition with
the LookoutS was called Of before noon
and, as the local Southern Association
club Is playing the Orioles today, this
booking goes into the discard.