Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-15
CLUB ADDS TUSSLE
AT MOBILE TO LIST
win Average Five Clashes
Per Week-BaItimore to
Be Faced Today.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON,
Sports Editor, The Star.

ULOA1, MISS, AdICA A1'-oC
X ginning tomorrow when the
- second of a series OF seven
games with the Baltimore
club Is to be played here the Ma
tionals will be kept fairly busy
with exhibitions.
To the 20 tits originally listed
for Manager Walter Johnson's
charges has been added an extra
battle for a week from Sunday at
Mobile when the team represent
ing that city in the Southern As
ISOLATION is to be tackled by an
aggregation of second-string
Griffmen.
So an average, of about i've games
q week viii be essayed by the Washing
ton actiFes during the month remaining
before the curtain raises on the Amert-
can League championship campaign.
The schedule for the coming week, In
addition to the fracas tomorrow, calls
for stilI another battle Wednesday with
the Orioles at GulfpoTt, where they are
doing their training; a sklrmlsh WIN
the Sprtnghill College nine here on FRI
day and contests on the local field Sat-
urday and Sunday against the Louis
Vile club of the American Association.
The contest with the team formerly
known Is the Bears, and which now has
adopted the name of Marines, will take
the Nationals reserves to Mobile week
from tomorrow while the regulars are
engaging the Colonels here, and was
definitely arranged today following
negotiations opened some time ago by
Milton Stock, the former big league in
fielder who Is bossing the destinies OF
the Mobile OUTFIT.
lust who viii pinch-hit for johnson
In q managerial capacity at Mobile
has not been determined, but he Is
Is assured Of q strong lineup to send
against the Southern Leaguers, one, in
fact, that with equal pitching could
give the washington varsity nine a stid
contest. No designation as yet has been
made for the batting order, but plenty
Of hitting power. IS wei IS fielding
efficiency, can be found In the array
billed TO make the trip.
For instance, for the 1nfleld there viii
be Joe Kuhel at first base, Wally
DashieIl for second, Jack Hayes at short
and Baxter Jordon on third, while the
outfeld win ind Leo Burns in left field,
Harry Rice In center and Dave Harris
In right. Red Hargrave and Ed Kenna
probably viii split the catching between
them, and 1t Is likely three or four Of
the more seasoned boxmen viii be sent
along to divide the hurting, as prac-
tica1ly all the fingers on the roster will
be ready for short stretches Of duty on
the hill by that time.
WITH Lloyd Brown. Bob Burke and
w Ad Idska due TO draw their first
box work Of the year In the Sabbath
aetto, It Is likely another trio who thus
far have confined their hurting to the
sidelines viii be called on for service
when the Orioles again are encountered
next Wednesday, Bump Hadley, Al
Crowder and Fred Marberry being the
likely candidates.
In the following tilt with the Spring
Hill College nine Art F1dIer probably
viii make his debut In a Washington
uniform along with Lynn Griffith and
Carl Fischer, and after that 1t simply
win be question Of rotating the entire
stan on q three innings-to-a-man basis
until the start Of another week, when
the fingers win have their terms Of
service heightened to four or five frames
with only two Of them appearing IN q
contest.
lust when Jones viii climb the hill
for the first time this year will be
left pretty much I'D to him. Sam
has been coming along in his usual slow,
but steady fashion, and despite slight
cold contracted a few days ago Is nearly
ready to give his salary ripper q work.
out.
The veteran, who pitches as much
with his head as his arm. Is allowed to
train himself, and he uses his noodle
in the process He will get in there 70
try out the old soup bone whenever he
feels he Is ready for the test, and If he
fails TO start for weeks hence it viii be
OK. with Pilot johnson.
THE old "pink slip" which means Of
l. ficial notification your services no
longer are required, has been
handed TO another pair Of athletes, as
was forecast In these columns. The bad
news this time went to Ray Mcmahon
and Tom Gtlligan. The former, who
has been something Of a tramp athlete
in that he has hurled for trio of COLI
lege mines, was merely here on trial.
and because OF q sore arm hasn't had
a chance TO demonstrate his stuff. II
any, but Gilligan was signed to regu-
lar contract. The former Harvard U.
outfelder has been given his uncondi-
tional release.
A COUPLE Of casualties marked the
n week end practice today. Catcher
Roy Spencer was socked on the
shoulder Of his throwing arm with q
foul tip, and Pitcher Carl Fischer got
one OF his Tribes in front Of batted
ball during a pepper game with painful
consequences Neither injury was re-
Carded as sAFioils however and both
are expected TO be right on the Job
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