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\ players in reserve, probably
not more than 80 will 60
through the training grind at
Biloxi next February and March.
Tentative plans for the Ma
tionals' conditioning work call for
the grooming of 10 pitchers, five
eatchers, nine infielders and eight
outfelders at the Mississippi base
These plans, Of course, are subject to
considerable change, for President
Clark Griffith will be in the market for
player deals throughout the Winter.
However. any looping of the list prob
ably would affect only the present out
field squad. for the club can we'll spare
material there.
The Nationals have little new talent
right now, the reserve list reveals. OF
80 registered, but 5 are new to the
club Among the Nationals listed are
% who worked out last Spring at Biloxi
and others who finished the 1882
campaign with the outfit Seven of
the players have been with the Nation
ais at various times.
Griffith, though. expects to have ell
Ave newcomers at the Biloxi camp.
They are Travis, the young infielder
who has starred for Chattanooga;
Cazen and Morales, outfielders, Horton,
q catcher. and Linke, a pitcher. Linke,
BY the way. did very we'll with the
Davenport club in the Mississippi VAL
ley loop the past season, and Will get
. careful looking over.
So will Travis and Horton. But with
the Nationals possessing so much vet
eran outfeld talent it does not appear
that Cazen and Morales will stick. Very
likely they will be shipped to Chat
tanooga.
TT now looks as though the squad Of
j pitchers to be assembled at Biloxi
will include Weaver and Crowdsr,
the aces Of the Nationals 1882 staff:
Brown. the clubs lone left-hander;
Friedrich. who had a trial last Spring,
Luther Thomas, brought back from
YOUNGSTOWN, for which club he hurled
brilliantly last Summer, and Linke, the
newcomer.
This eliminates only Edelen and Rag
land pitchers now on the reserve list.
Griffith has not said what may become
of Edelen. but he has definitely decided
to dispose of Ragland during the
Winter.
His clubs catching staff in need of
bolstering Griffith has half dozen
catchers in reserve. but it Is doubtful
that Gordon Phelps, recalled from
YOUNGSTOWN, will be taken TO Biloxi.
He probably will be shipped to some
minor aggregation before camp IS
opened. :,
Maple and Berg. with the club all
last season, and Bolton, up for trial
again. will get much attention 1T seems,
NAV figure in a deal this Winter but
only if the Washington club can get
first-class catcher in return.
EXCEPTING Travis. all the infield
u material likely to see camp Is OF
the veteran type. The inner de-
fense SQUAD includes. besides the youth
ful Chattanooga star. Manager Cronln'
Judge. Myer, Bluege, Kuhel and Kerr
of the 1882 outfit; Musser, picked up
from youngstown for brief trial at the
fag end Of the past campaign; Boss ana
Kingdom. Chattanoogans, who nave
heen IN before. and Mcleod, familiar to
Washington fans.
President Griffith has about decided
that Musser will be let out before the
training camp is opened. Although ne
did well with Youngstown. Musser was
not so impressive during his few DAYS
with the Nationals Apparently he
needs much more minor league groom
:, ing before he will be ready for thor
ough big league trial.
Mcleod. a promising youngster When
the Nationals bought him from Little
Rock in 1929, never has measured up 70
expectations With such a string OF
veteran infielders at hand there's little
reason for him to BE- carried. Like Mus
ser Mcleod very likely will be shipped
down the river this Winter, And snould
he po. the Nationals will be through
with him. for it would be his third de-
parture from their ranks.
THERE are 10 outfelders on the re-
serve list now. which means some
pruning before reporting tune ar
rives Reynolds, Marush West, Harris
and Rice. veterans all, will see Biloxi
again barring their use IN WINTER
trades. Right now neither MAnush nor
REYNOLDS figures to be on the market
and II is doubtful whether any OF the
three others will be put on the block.
Others in the present outtleld SQUAD
beside Cazen and Morales are Andrus
and Gill. recalled from Chattanooga
and Powell. the Takoma Park boy VINO
uas with Youngstown the past season:
OF this trio perhaps only Gill. who had
4 trial with the Nationals right after ne
was bought from Baltimore, VIII go 10
Biloxi
Andrus is expected to be used IN some
1eaI with a minor outfit while Powell,
unless he can be placed advantageously'
probably will get an outright release.
winter trades of course would afect
these surrnises. but In general the Ma
tionals' squad to report for training at
the next Biloxi camp will be constituted