Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-14
NAT HURL|NG VETS
START TOMORROW
Brown, Burke, Liska Picked
for Sunday ToiI-Squad
to Be Cut Soon.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON,
Sports Editor Of The. Star.


X opportunity to demonstrate
L. just how we'll they have
progressed in the matter of
conditioning will be afforded an
other trio of youthful Griff1thian
moundsmen tomorrow. In the
opener of the Nationals Spring
exhibition series Thursday Lynn
Griffith, Walt TauScher and Carl
Fischer were called on and acquit-
ted themselves creditably, par
ticularly the first named, and No.
2 of the practice tilts will mark
the initial appearance in the box
this season of Lloyd Brown, Bob
Burke and Ad Liska.
The Baltimore Orioles again Will fur
nish the opposition and Biloxi Stadium
once more will be the scene of opera
tions. the first "out-of-town' battle for
the Nationals not being listed until
week after next when they will trek TO
Gulfport to tackle the Birds in their
own aviary.
AS in all of the early games none of
the fingers will be required to travel
more than three innings, with couple
of catchers dividing the toll back OF
the bat Practically all of the ensemble
will be seen in action during the course
of the fracas, with the regulars start
ing and giving way along about the
sixth inning to the juveniles comprls-
ing the supporting caste. =
judged from their showing In the
daily drills thus far the trio slated for
toll on the Sabbath should cooperate
to give the Nationals nine well flung
rounds of base ball. Brown, who has
been down here for more than month,
has been ready for fling at box work
for some. time, and his fellow, Left
handler, Burke, has advanced satisfac-
torily, while Liska has been letting out
a notch or two more every day in the
batting practices.
n NICE vacation, including free
IA board and all transportation ex-
penses paid, is approaching an end
for a number of the aspiring athletes
in camp. Chick Monroe, thu. Watseka
(Ill) boy was first to go and the sec
ond on the list Is Buck Eckstine, the
rising young mining engineer, who took
a furlough from his job at Tererro, N.
Mex, to visit with Uncle Sam Rice for
spell and who now is going back to
his chores to tell the other boys out
on the desert how green the grass grows
along the Gulf Coast. F6
This pair just didn't have anything"
and while that is not literally true OF
those who are to follow, they have been
adjudged as not having enough. sset
There Is Ray Mcmahon, for instance.
The former Holy Cross and Mount st.
Mary's pitcher, friendly young fellah
with an engaging personality, has had
q sore arm from almost the time he
started exercising and the same thing
is true of Melven Eckfelt, the Chicago
sandlotter who, kid like, spurned warm
ings to take 1t easy" at the outset and
as result of cutting loose too soon
has paid the penalty with a lame Flip
Youths such as these who fail to heed
suggestions from older heads severely
handicap themselves in getting along
in the profession. They don't really
get q chance to show what they can
do.
tom GIILIGAN. the strapping chap
J. whose work in the outfeld for the
Harvard varsity nine caused ex-
Representative w. A. Rodenberg to
put in a good word for him, Is too green
for practical purposes at this time, but
If he could connect in some such or
Ridge League might develop in time and
the same goes for Charlie Montague, the
adolescent inflelder Joe Cronin chap
eroned to camp from San Francisco.
Charlie is a fashy fielder, but weak
with the stick.
With Leo Burns, the other Of Cronin's
proteges. it's different. This trinity
built outfielder not only has proved
himself good judge of fly ball, but
Sc hi
takes a good cut at the platter.
1t is considered likely he viii be
farrned out somewhere for development
and this also applies to Art Fidler, the
stringbean pitcher and believed to be
the only native Englishman now con-
nected with Americas national pastime.
Fidler is a long way from his home
IN London, Ontario, and he may wind
up this season still farther removed If
a spot can be found for him in a circuit
Of low classification. He not only has
possibilities as a boxman, but moves
around with surprising grace and agility
considering his altitude Of feet 5, or
is it 3-but why bubble about an inch
or two.
4 S for Joe Smith, the Uniontown, Pa,
"A American Legion ward, and George
Grayson, Warrenton, Va, high
school product, decision will be reserved
for a time.
Both are mere lads in their teens and
for the present., at least, will prove
handy TO have around to pitch TO nat-
tiers, Jollflxon's pennant aspirants viii
require plenty of hitting practice before
they are ready for the American
Leagues season inaugural, just one
month from today.
S0CCERS TO CLASH
Huaehinntnrn Concord Club. champion