Evening star., 1933-01-22
SLAB SQUAD ONLY
NOT TO Be PRUNED
Kingdom, Infie|der, Is Let Out.
Schultz and EdeIen
Accept Terms.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.
w YHITTLING away on his
M big squad Of Nationals,
Y Y President Clark Griffith

Y Y President Clark Griffith
expects to have it re-
duced to slender proportions by
the time training camp is opened
at Biloxi, Miss, on February 81.
The squad was cut down to 81
late yesterday with the outright re-
lease Of Wes Kingdom, infielder,
to the Chattanooga farm and it
probably will not number 80 in
another month.
Like other major league club owners,
Gridlth this Winter Is trimming in every
way he can. Well hit by the deplorable
economic conditions, the Washington
club has to retrench, which means that
a flock of the boys now its property will
belong to minor outfits before long.
Griffith plans to assemble at Biloxi all
the pitchers he now. has in reserve.
There are 13 of them. Quite crowd of
curvers, but 1t is felt that many will be
needed to give the Nationals the ex-
tensive batting practice planned by Joe
Cronin, their boy manager. In fact,
Griffith may hire two or three extra
uhIlOS 70 dSSSt III tIle HOuHu Woik al
camp.
Thereu be slashing in the other
groups. though. Only three catchers-
Luke Sewell, Clif Bolton and Moe Berg
are to undergo training at Biloxi.
Probably only seven of the 10 infielders
now on the roster will get to the Mis-
sissippi town. But five Of the nine out
felders are to make the trip.
That's the latest from Griffith. To
get his squad down to that size, how
ever, he'll have to do plenty dickering
with minor clubs within the next four
weeks in order to place his surplus
talent.
CATCHERS who will be shipped down
~ the river are Howard Maple, the
chubby chap who was behind the
bat no little last season, and Tank Hor-
ton a pickup from the Midwest. Chat
tanooga probably will land Maple.
Present plans do not call for Joe
Judge, the Nationals veteran first base
man, and Don Musser, rookie third
sacker purchased from Youngstown Of
the Central League last Summer, to go
to camp. It has not yet been deter
mined whether Jimmy Mcleod, tnfielder
who has been with the Washington club
several times or Bruce ConnatSer, the
first sacker who came from the Cleve-
land club in Winter trade, will be the
third infielder not to 60 to Biloxi. Con-
natser may get the call to stay. AL
though headed for Chattanooga. he is
to be the Nationals reserve initial base
man. and Manager Cronin probably will
want to get good line on him.
Goose Goslin, Fed Schultz, Heinie
Manush, Sam Rice and Dave Harris
ha rdo xIytn<, xfyin ho
at training camp. Jobs will be found
elsewhere for Walter Cazen, with the
Nationals for the second time; Al Powell,
Takoma Park boy; Bill Andrus the
Southern League veteran, and Ysmael
Morales, the Cuban picked up last
Summer by Griffith.
With few exceptions, those to 60 will
do so with no Strings attached.
GRIFFITH received a brace of signed
" contracts yesterday and one meant
plenty to the Washington club.
It was from Schultz, the fleet center
delder procured from the Browns in the
most startling deal Of the Winter mar
ket.
Fred, who is slated to take the place
left by Sammy West in the middle
pasture, wrote in q letter accompany
Ing the contract that he Is starting to
round into condition and might possibly
be among the early arrivals at training
camp The contract was particularly
pleasing to Schultz as the Washington
club made the terms a bit sleeper than
those given by the st. Louis club last
year.
The other contract was from Ed
Edelen. pitcher, who toiled for brief
while with the Nationals last season.
The receipt Of these two papers raised
10 10 the number Of Nationals now
signed. Seven of those signed are to
be regulars and two others are assured
utility berths.
III INGDON, sent outright to Chatta-
n nooga, returns to the club from
which the Nationals grabbed him
Est Summer when injuries to Cronln
and Ossie Bluege made necessary the
addition Of an infielder to the Wash
3ngton outfit.
Yves got In a few games at shortstop
and third base and was used several
times as a pinch-batter. In 18 en-
gagements he hit for 1924. Toward the
snd of the season, when the Lookouts
were In the midst Of their struggle
for the Southern Association pennant,
he was returned to them, but under
option.
This Winter the Washington club
exercised the option, but this time
Kingdom goes back to the Lookouts en-
tirely their property.