Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
What's What With Criffmen
In Training on Gulf Coast

this year stand an excellent chance OF
wrestling the title away from Connie
Mack's White Elephants, but he Is In
clined to believe that Harris Bengals
will figure prominently in the cam
paigning and, unlike most observers,
does not believe the Yankees viii be
in the nag picture, because Mccarthy
hasn't got the pitching"
EANs around the circuit in the Amer
l. lean League may be deprived OF
much Of the pleasure they are ac-
customed 10 when they journey out TO
the ball park TO see the Senators" in
action this year, for the t1imitable
monkeyshines of Nick Altrock may be
missing. No, Nick isn't dead and he
still Is member of the washington
encourage, but his style has been fear
fully cramped by an accident he SUI
fered q little more than q month ago
while on a hunting expedition with
party Of washington friends at Herring
Bay.
II seems that Nick was about to step
from a duck blind into q motor boat
when the engine started up unexpected
" and in an effort to avoid an icy
bath he hung on for dear life with
that famous left arm of his, with the
result that the muscles Of his shoulder
were badly wrenched and he "durn near
drowned AS a consequence, his south
ernmoSt paw, with which he pitched
the White Sox to q pennant when he
was In his prime as q boxman, back in
1906, isn't much good to him except
as a purveyor Of food and beverage.
The injury may heal In time, but
right now Nick can't throw base ball,
and unless he succeeds In learning to
fac fnla Ia IL.
ties on the sidelines between innings
viii be pretty much Grabbed.
THE Washington squad had an un-
i expected addition today when q
youngster with the tag Of Melvin
Eckfelt prevailed upon Manager Walter
johnson to give him an opportunity TO
demonstrate what he can do In q pitch
ing way. The lad Is Highlander
who only recently became of voting age
and whose experience has been con-
fined to semi-pro teams operating on
the prairies in the vicinity Of Chicago.
Eckfelt obviously Is green, but Barney
admired the spirit and confidence in
himself he displayed by paying his own
expenses to the camp and intends to
see that he gets the chance to show
his wares.
THE Nationals have lost one recruit
4 and gained another. Pitcher John
Peregory, purchased from Hagers-
town and who failed to report here be-
cause of illness, is the player who has
been stricken of the rolls
He recently underwent a kidney OPP
Grafton at Baltimore, and as he win
be incapacitated for at least a year
has been placed on the voluntary re-
Tired list at his own request.
The athlete to be added Is q 10
year-old tnfielder by the name of
Montague, q brother Of Ed Montague,
who was with the Cleveland Indians
last season. Shortstop Joe Cronin Is
the sponsor for Montague and has been
urging for weeks that he be given q
trial, but 1t was not until Cronin sent
an insistent wire today asserting the
youth was well worth an inspection
that President Grifith agreed to look
him over.
Cronin is scheduled to start for camp
here from his home in California Tues
day. and in addition to Montague viii
be accompanied by Leo Burns, q young
Frisco seFni-pro outfielder, signed sew
eral weeks ago on Cronin's recon-
mendation.