Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-07
CENSURED HURLER
LIKELY TO pep up
femperamentaI Fred Told by
Pilot What He Must Do
for Club.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON,
Sports Editor Of The Star.


HnOXI, Miss, March Tt
X happens in the best regulat-
- ed families. This is what is
said of something untoward
that crops up in any organization
and applies to the run-in that has
occurred between Manager Walter
Johnson and Fred Marberry, ace
right-hander of the Washington
pitching staff.
In this instance the fireworks, con-
hned to the verbal variety may be ex-
pected to redound to the benefit of the
club in that the net result is likely
to be less display of temperament in
the future on the part of the hurler
and considerably more effort from the
same source toward training in a man
ner calculated to have him fit for the
business at hand, said business being
TO get In shape to hurl effectively when
the bell rings for the start of the Amer
lean League campaign.
THIS particular version of that well
u known skit, entitled "a Tempest
in a Teapot yesterday was given
an unheralded revival with a very
1neager audience. Act one, with two
scenes. was staged in the clubhouse at
the bah park, while the second and
final act was put on at the club hos
telry after supper, following an inter-
mission of several hours.
It seems that the spark which
started the con1agration was applied
by Manager johnson near the flag end
nf the training r1yIaa he
knocking out flies to the outfield where
several of the boys were chasing them
Tor the sake of their general physical
condition, such exercise being con-
sldered conducive to the STRENGTHENING
Of limbs and wind
Marberry was one of the boys and
the lackadaisical fashion In which he
went after the lofts aimed in his gen.
eral direction finally got under the skin
of the teams pilot and gave rise to
some barking on his part anent the
general subject of loaf1ng. The flies
easy TO reach were caught by Marberry,
but those requiring any real effort were
nonchalantly passed up.
MARBERRY soon quit his garden
IL post and repaired to the club house
where he listened to lecture from
Trainer Mike Martin to the general
effect that real physical condition can
be attained only through hard, con-
scientious effort
When johnson finally arrived to take
the shower marking the end Of the days
training session he found Marberry al
most completely dressed, which meant
that the pitcher couldn't have INDUCED
IN much of the track work with which
the FINGERS are supposed to top their
daily calisthenicS
The manager promptly "lit into" his
husky charge with some cauStic remarks
in which the idea conveyed was that
Sinking would not be tolerated from
any member of a club he was bossing
and the athlete addressed came right
heatedly maintaining he was doing all
that was necessary in the way of toll
toward printing himself to fulhl his
duties.
THAT was all for the time being, but
i shortly after the vespers meal oral
pyrotechnics were resumed with Presi-
dent Griffith enacting role that APP
peared from the side lines to be that
Of peacemaker.
None of the actors concerned in the
eerio-comic was disposed to do much
talking about it. Marberry confined
himself to the statement that he always
gave The CluD Ills DESk dL III tllIlCo anu
considered the bawling out he received
as entirely unjust. johnson fatty de-
clined to say anything and Griffith
endeavored to pooh-pooh the whole
business as too trivial to merit atten-
ton.
From scraps of conversation which
drifted toward the hotel lobby from
the side room where the evening con-
ference took place it was gathered,
however, that johnson does not intend
to brook any dallying in the matter OF
sincere training from his charges, and
that if any of the players fail to give
100 per cent in the grind of condition
ing he is in favor of shipping them
home TO train al best they may and
then withhold their pay until such time
as they are ready to function at the
maximum of their capabilities.
TTHE signing of Jack Hayes, If he
i does that thing, as expected, will
be delayed at least until some
time today, because the player and
President Griff1th failed to do any con-
fabbing yesterday, although both were
round and about, with apparently
plenty Of opportunity for chat about
the salary question involved.
In the meanwhile Hayes continues to
take his workouts at the park with the
rest Of the players and eat his meals
in the hotel dining room at the clubs
expense. Jack has until next Monday
morning to flourish that fountain pen
kAofrT he Sc al