Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
ONLY TEN OF CLUB
REMAIN UNSIGNED
AT Least IS Pitchers to Toll
at BiIoxi-SeveraI Go
to LookoutS.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

LID anu SAIuO VI puoAAACoG
connected with the Wash
~ ington base ball club are
to be disposed of within
the next few days. Next week
President Clark Griffith plans to
head for Biloxi, Miss, the Ma
tionalS' training camp site, and
he wants affairs in order here be-
fore transferring headquarters to
the South.
Following a deal of work yes
terday, Griffith seems to have the
situation pretty well in hand. He
Topped from the Nationals re-
serve list three players, sending
them to the Washington farm at
Chattanooga, recorded the sign
ing of five of his athletes and at
the end of the day announced
that only 10 of his 80 Nationals
are yet to be signed for the 1881
campaign.
Latest to get down on the dotted line
are Joe Kuhel, first sacker; Ed Kenna,
catcher; Wally Dashiell, second base
man, and Art Fidler and Lynn Crit
nth, pitchers. Latest sent to the Look
outs with no strings attached are Harry
Child, pitcher; Ray Treadway, inflelder.
and Tom Banks, outfelder.
TWO of the five players whose signed
i contracts were received yesterday
are certainties to stick with the
National, according to Griffith. They
are Kuhel and DaShiel. There really
never has been any question about
Kuheps retention, for he will be the
only understudy to the veteran first
sacker, Joe Judge, but holding on to
Dashiell, former Chattanooga fash,
probably means that Jimmy Mcleod,
young infielder who came UP to the
club from Little Rock last year, is slated
for transfer.
Mcleod, in his few appearances,
showed much class as q fielder and
thrower. He has one Of the best arms
in the business. But with a substitute
of the caliber of Jack Hayes around
Mcleod had little chance to display his
wares last season, and those in charge
Of the club have just about decided
Jimmy viii never get anywhere If he Is
forced to idle on the bench another
season.
Kenna viii stick only il Manager
Walter johnson decides to carry as
many as three catchers, it seems. Right
now it looks as though Walter will de-
pend upon the able Roy Spencer and
the husky Bill Hargrave for the re-
ceiving. The two hurlers are coming
up for their first big league trials, SO
anything may happen to them.
CRFFTTH, by the way, hopes to sup
" ply johnson with Is pitchers at
least, at the Biloxi camp. There
are on the reserve list at present IL
and the washington prexy expects tc
add three youngsters to the lot m the
near future.
Veterans Of last years staff due &c
Report at training camp February Is
are Fred Marberry, Irving Hadley, Sam
Jones, Lloyd Brown, Al Crowder, Bob
Burke, Ad Idska and Carl Fischer. The
new men in reserve are John Peregory,
Walter Tauscher, Fidler and Grifith
OF this lot only Fischer, Liska, Mar
berry and Peregory are unsigned.
F1dler and Peregory are products Of
the Hagerstown club Of the Blue Ridge
League. President Griffith saw both In
action last season and they impressed
aeft-handers Of the squad. Is q pur-
chase from Joplin Of the Western As
6ociation. Take It from Joe Engel, lone
National scout, this Crifith has some
thing. Tauscher was picked up in the
draft last Fail from Dallas Of the
Texas League.
OF this quartet Of new ones, only
Grtfhth shows a fiashy record for last
season. He won 81 games while losing
ID. Neither Fidler nor Peregory seemed
TO have much to do. F1dler won three
games and lost four while Peregory won
six and lost two with HagerStown
Tauscher scored a dozen wins, but
dropped Is decisions.
Youngsters Griffith plans to have at
camp are Raymond Mcmahon, Joe
Smith and George GraySon, right
handlers all. None has been signed
McMahon is a former University OF
Pittsburgh hIrler who resides in john
son City, N. Y. Smith was with the
Nationals a time last year. He was
brought down from Uniontown, Pa,
where he had done fine work with an
American Legion nine, to pitch in bat
ting drills. GraySon is of Warrenton
Va, where he chucked for the high
school team.
Griffith also is dickering for a young
marvel uncovered by Sam Jones out
in Woodsfield, Ohio. Sam says the boy
is worth looking over and that's recon-
mendation enough for the Washington
boss.
WASHINGTON has been very good
w to its Chattanooga farm since
last season. With the transfer
Of three players to the Lookouts yes
terday, the Southern Association club
now has received from the National.
IL players in the past three months
Besides Childs, Treadaway and Banks
there have been sent to the Chatta.
nooga outfit Mike Nicola, Jimmy Wal.
lace, Carlos Moore and James BoS.
well, pitchers: Zach Almond, catcher
Harley Boss. Dick Goldberg and Walter
Cazen, inf1elders, and Gordon Phelps
Al Powell and Tommy Thompson, out
fielders. All but Boss, Goldberg
no strings attached.
Other than the pitchers mentioned
earlier, Nationals who have yet to sigI
are Spencer, catcher; Judge, Hayes ant
Mcleod. inf1elders, and the outfieldinl
Rices, Sam and Harry. Griffith salt
yesterday he expected to talk turke.
with the two local stars, Judge ant
Sam Rice, this week. He anticipate
no trouble getting them into line.
4 MONG visitors to club headquarter
IA yesterday was Manager johnson
somewhat overweight, but look
ing mighty good at that. Walter doe
not intend to make an early start TO
training camp, but win accompany tn
small squad Of pitchers, catchers ant
coaches leaving here February "a.
One member Of the Nationals Is +
breeze into Biloxi this week. He !
Brown, the pitcher who left-hande
his way so neatly last season. Lloy
Is going to the camp site early that b
may enjoy some Of the fine fishing :
be had on Biloxi before swinging int
the conditioning grind next month.