Evening star., 1931-12-20
ONLY TWO MAJOR
CLUBS ARE LISTED
Orioles Again Nationals
Main Foemen in Spring
Exhibition TiIts.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.
.HAT their base ball technique
as we'll as their condition
i physically may be at peak

through 19 exhibition games.
They will be expected to sharpen
their playing wits mainly in COM
petition with minor league clubs,
however, for the schedule given
out late yesterday by the Wash
lngton club headquarters includes
but two engagements with mem
oers OF the National League.
This lack of big league competition in
the training season is due to the out-of-
the-way location of the Nationals con-
ditioning camp. The only major camp
near Biloxi, Miss, is that of the Indians
at New Orleans and American League
clubs are not permitted to engage one
another outside the championship
| season.
The Nationals will swing into action
March 13 and exhibition tits will con-
TIME through April TO- High spots Of
The schedule are the series with the
| Baltimore club of the International
League, the Louisville club of the
American Association and the Chatta-
nooga club Of the Southern Association.
| Five Sunday dates are filled
| The major clubs that will be en-
countered are Brooklyn and Boston.
For the first time the Nationals will be
hosts to big league outfit in Biloxi,
when Brooklyn appears there April !.
Inc Braves will be met here April T.
Baltimore again will be the Nationals
chief foe in the exhibition SERIES Eight
games are listed with the Orioles, six
divided between Biloxi and Gulfport,
Miss, the Baltimore training camp, and
Two between the Capital and the Mary
land metropolis.
| Louisville Is to be battled in a three.
game series to be played on successive
Gays, with two Of the games at the
Colonels' camp in Mobile, Ala. Chatta-
/ nooga also is down for three games. but
only two will be played on the home
lot OF the Nationals farm, as one is
scheduled for Selma, Ala.
Inc Nationals will show before their
nome fans three times before making
tner bid for the pennant. Following
their game with the Braves in Griffith
Stadium, they will meet the Orioles and
the Buffalo club of the International
League on the same ground
Knoxville is the only newcomer among
the Washington clubs foes, although
the Dodgers and the Braves were not
encountered last Spring. The newest
| member OF the Southern Association
Will be tackled twice on its own lot.
Here's the training schedule in full:
March 13, Sunday-Baltimore at
Biloxi.
March Is, Observation-Disclosures
at Gulfport.
March Is, Friday-LouisvilIe At
Biloxi.
March 10, saturday-Louisville at
Mobile.
March 20, sunday-LouisvilIe at
| Mobile.
March 20, Observation-Disclosures
at Biloxi.
March 2e, saturday-Baltimore at
Biloxi
March q. sunday-Baltimore at
| March 2s, Tuesday-BaItimore at
Gulfport.
April 1, Friday - Brooklyn At
/ Biloxi.
April ., saturday-Chattanooga
| at Selma.
April 3, sunday-Chattanoosa at
Chattanooga.
April 4. Monday-Chattanooea Mt
Chattanooga.
April S, Tuesday-KnoxvaIe at
Knoxville.
April 6, wednesday-KnoxvilIe at
Knoxville
April :, Thursday Boston at
Washington.
April s, Friday-Baltimore at Bal
timore.
April 9. saturday-Baltimore at
Washington.
April 10, Sunday Buffalo at
Washington.
THERE'S nothing new to the yarn
L about the Tigers trying to get Joe
Judge, the Nationals veteran first
sacker, who virtually was put on the
Sheit after recovering from an appen-
olcltlS attack the past season. Repre-
sentatives of the Detroit club sounded
President Griffith on a deal for Judge
while the Washington club leader was
at the major league sessions in Chicago
week before last, but had nothing ac-
ceptable to offer in exchange for Joe.
NOW the rumor that deal between
Detroit and Washington that would in
volve Judge is under way because Bucky
Harris, who pilots the Tigers, is in town
and frequent visitor to Griffth's Of
nee at the ball park, is going the rounds.
Well Harris being in town is nothing
strange, for Washington is his Winter
nome, nor are the Detroit managers
visits to the Washington club owners
office particularly significant for Harris
| and Griffith are good friends and
Bucky never misses an opportunity to
discuss base ball problems with his
| former boss. Like many others, Harris
regards Griffith a great base bal
teacher"
Harris still may be attempting to
land Judge for the Tigers, but he'll hav.
to offer much more than he offered in
Chicago. OF that attempt to lift the
veteran from the Nationals President
Griffith declared the Tigers offered in
exchange nothing that Interested him
in the least. They'll have to show me
plenty to get hold of Judge" was his
comment on the Detroit Clubs efforts.
And Griffith says there's no talk of a
deal going on now.
"Hn1E Sudge was shelved last sea-
w son and President Grifith has
said that If the veteran remains
with the Nationals he will have to fight
1t out with the much younger Joe
Kuhel to regain the post at first base
when the club trains at Biloxi, he
probably has lot Of good base ball left
In him. Judge is In excellent general
condition now, little overweight and de-
clares his underpinning that once was
so troublesome Is plenty sturdy.
Afield, Judge has been among the
best in the majors around the initial
sack and he has been no slouch at bat.
As a fielder he very likely would be a
more acceptable first baseman than sew
eral now in the American League. Bill
Sweeney OF the Red Sox, Jimmy Foxx
OF the AS, Dale Alexander of the
Tigers, Irving Burns of the Browns and
I'd Afaccsaxa ~ Tia