Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
BATTERYMEN OPEN
DRILLS THIS WEEK
13 HurIers, Three Catchers
and Manager Johnson to
Report at Biloxi.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

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Y ' laurels gets under way
this week. Although
several members of the Capitals
base ball club have been in train
ing since last Tuesday, the Ma
tionals really do not "get or
ganized" for their conditioning
campaign until Thursday morn
ing when their schedule calls for
the grind to be started at Biloxi,
Miss, by a squad including Is
pitchers and catchers.
Some of the squad to begin toll the
latter part of this week already are at
the camp site on the Gulf coast. Others
are on their way to the quaint Missis-
sippi town and still others will de-
part Tuesday morning from Washing
ton, Biloxi bound.
Heading the group going from here
day after tomorrow will be Walter john
son, entering his third season as man
ager of the club for which he toiled so
faithfully and famously as a pitcher
for 81 seasons. With johnson will be
Art Fidler, pitcher purchased from
Hagerstown; Al Crowder, veteran hurl-
er; Joe Smith, Ray Mcmahon and
George Grayson, young mound hopeful,
and young Uncle Nicholas Altrock,
clever coach and comedian extraor-
binary.
Smith will come from Uniontown, Pa,
to join the party here. Grayson will get
in from Warrenton, Va, Tuesday morn
ing, while Mcmahon, former University
of Pittsburgh pitcher, arrived from his
New York home yesterday, and F1dler
win be due from London, Ontario, to-
morrow. Crowder is on the way here
from Rochester, N. Y, where he has
been visiting his wife's parents.
On the way South, the party will pick
up at High Point, N. c., elf Bolton, the
young catcher recalled from Washing
tons Chattanooga farm at the end OF
last season. Looking out for the inter-
ests of the squad on the trip will be
Billy Smith, assistant business manager
of the Nationals.
BUTCHERS already at Biloxi are Irv-
L ing Hadley, Lloyd Brown and Bobby
Burke, veterans; Lynn Griffith, pur-
chased from Joplin of the Western As
ISOLATION, and Walter TauScher, draftee,
from Dallas of the Texas League.
Hadley, Tauscher and Burke arrived
late yesterday while Grifhth breezed
into camp Friday. Grifith and Taus-
cher motored to Biloxi, Lynn, from his
home in Bryan, Tex, and Walter from
his habitation In Rhinelander, Wis.
Brown had moved in early from his
Corpus Christi, Tex, home to indulge
In a spell of fishing before getting down
TO more serious business.
This group Of i've hurlers was ex-
pected to do some general exercising
the next few days. although the ofhcial
opening of training camp Will not occur
until Thursday.
other pitchers expected to be at hand
for initial practice Thursday morning
are Sam Jones and Ad Liska, veterans,
and Carl Fischer, bought last season
from Newark. Liska is heading for
Biloxi from Dwight Nebr, while Jones
Il to leave Woodsfield, Ohio. tomorrow.
Fischer is travelling to Dixie by auto
from his home in Medina, N. Y.
besides Bolton, catchers ordered to
- be on the job at the first drill are
Roy Spencer, now in his third year
with the Nationals, and Ed Kenna,
who was up with the club once before
and comes back to it from the Chat
tanooga farm. Spencer has TO travel
only from Norfolk to Biloxi, but Kenna
makes IIfC 1OIlB zap 1AOAil "CSb
Coast, his home being in San Fran
cisco.
The only missing batteryman at
Thursdays drill should be Fred Mar
berry, big veteran hurler; Red Har-
grave, the much-muscled catcher, and
John Peregory, slabman acquired from
the Hagerstown club. Marberry and
Hargrave are going through course
of preliminary training at Hot Springs,
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camp until March 3. Peregory is about
to undergo a surgical operation in Bal
timore and may not get TO camp until
late next month.
60 far as the training plant at Biloxi
- Is concerned, all should be in
readiness for Thursdays workout
Mike Martin, trainer OF the Nationals
throughout the Griffith regime, already
Is at the camp and with the assistance
of Frank Baxter. chief Of the club house
staff, will have the dressing rooms,
playing field and training equipment in
good order for a fine getaway.
Manager Johnsons staff, too will be
on hand Besides Altrock, Coaches Pat
Charity and Al Schacht are to be
there. Charity is to start South today
from his home In Beloit, Wis, while
Schacht Of New York and points West
may be on the way now. Last heard Of
Al ne was around the movie lots of
Hollywood.
Tor a little more than two weeks the
II batterymen will do their condition
ing stun before the infielders and
outfelders report at Biloxi. Three
days after the full club Is assembled
March IL to be exact-the Nationals
will clash with the Baltimore Orioles
of the International League in the
opener Of their exhibition series. There
after the johnson band will have
plenty TO do, being scheduled for l9
practice tits before the championship
season bell rings on April IA.
business of the Washington Base
ID Ball Club Is not so pressing that
Clark Griflth. its president. is unable
TO md time for golf at Biloxi. Every
day the prexy seems to get in round
or two on one of the many courses in
the neighborhood Of the camp and It's
reported he has been shooting con-
sistently in the low sos.
INVADERS WIN AT SOCCER.
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