Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-06
SLIGHT ILLS ONLY
AFFECT PITCHERS
Little Arm, Leg Soreness
Acknowledgements
Work ImpreSSeS.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON,
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X gradually increasing amount
IL of work being done daily
by the batterymen Of the
Nationals finally is taking its toll
IN the way of protesting joints
and tender muscles, but nothing
like the general epidemic OF game
legs and sore arms that has al
fiicted them at similar stage IN
training in years gone by exists.
Sam Jones has slightly lame back,
an ailment that usually shows up some
where along the line when he goes to
work after a Winter of inactivity. Gen.
AL Crowder feels twinges here and there
which he expects to work OF in another
week and Recruit Ray Mcmahon has
an old-fashioned aching i'll the ripper
he does his pitching with. But by and
large. Trainer Mike Martin Is eminentiy
satisfied with the way mis- charges are
shaping up thus far in the conditioning
grind.
within the next week an additional
crop Of tender limbs can be expected by
reason of the fact that the ban on tin
kering with curve balls has been lifted
and muscles hitherto unused are being
called into play, but these gradually viii
become oiled up with repeated doSages
of toll and by the middle of the month
the huilers should reach the stage
where their wings are ready for the
strain Of bearing down in tie develop
nnent Of their maximum amount OF
stuff
Not all of the fingers are essaying
hooks now. Veterans like Jones, Mar
berry, Crowder and Hadley have learned
that 1t is the part of wisdom to take
their time in this respect, but some OF
the recruits are beginning to uncover
their wrinkles in the hitting drills and
such fairly well seasoned performers as
Brown, Burke, Fischer, LtSka ana
Tauscher. have been observed using an
occasional bender while tossing targets
for the bat swingers.
TAUSCHER, who stood out among
4 the newcomers right from the
start. because he possessed that
certain indsfinable something known IN
the parlance Of the game as action,
continues to impress camp observers.
The fact that he was able, with the
none too strong Dallas club in as last
circuit as the Texas League. to acquire
a dozen victories last season, Is some
thing of q recommendation for him IN
itself.
thoroughly tested in the fire Of actual
playing conditions decision as TO MS
capabilities must be reserved, but IT
must be said that he looks the part OF
a pitcher, at any rate. Using SIDE
arm delivery that has proved highly
effective for many star boxman, IN
GLIDING w. Perry johnson himself,
Tauscher's showing to date has el1cted
many favorable comments ana IT seems
to be the concensus that II he lives up
TO the promise given in the preliminary
drills he viii have good chance to
stick around with the ball club this
season.
TT may be that by midnight Jack
i Hayes will be q member in good
standing Of the washington BAH Club.
1t all depends upon how determined he
Is TO obtain the salary figure he has
been contending for all these weeks
through the mails.
Hayes checked in yesterday from his
home at Clanton, Ala, journeyed to the
ball park along with the other players
and after climbing into his uniform.
proceeded to blow himself TO a nice,
long workout just as If everything were
all hunky-dory between himself and
President Clark Grifith.
Such is far from being the case, how
ever. According to Grii he was not
advised by Hayes that the latter in
tended coming to camp and he did not
arrive by invitation.
In the last communication sent
to Hayes, told him hoped he would
sign the contract had offered him and
that he would report on the date as
signed TO him, next Sunday, TO begin
practice with the rest of the second
squad the following day. have no OBJ
lection TO him getting here a little early
and 1t may be his presence means he
has accepted terms, but he hasn't told
me that. In fact, I haven't talked
with him since he got in
HAYES himself was not very COM
i i municatiYe, but indicated he had
no intention of agreeing to the
stipend written into the contract as he
felt his services warranted more Of
boost in pay than he had been offered.
Although the prexy and the player
both we're about in the lobby Of the
hotel yesterday and again this morning
they failed to run into one another.
oddly enough. and neither made any
move toward arranging for a conference.
There Is little doubt. however, that
they will go into huddle before long
and that IL will result In the youngst-r
aligning himself for the fourth time
for service in a Washington uniform.
Hayes may or may not be able 10 wreSt
the regular job of guarding the key
stone sack from Buddy Myer, but evsn
II he continues merely as an infleld
reserve the Nationals need him, and it's
q cinch Hayes needs the Nationals and
those Semi-monthly checks.
T IGNATIUS JUDGE. the estimable
vestibule custodian of the Griffmen,
detrained from Washington as per
schedule last evening. along with Fred
Earveycutter, home town fan.
Joe, who saw many inches Of snow
blanketing the terrain in the vicinity Of
Atlanta as he passed through, reported
that the weather in the Capital has
been so salubrious he felt tempted to
wire Grit and advise him TO bring his
players back up north for training.