The Washington times., 1933-02-21
SUCCESSFUL
SEASON AIM
Of TEAM
BY GARRETT WATERS


They're off for Biloxi. Miss. to-
day, those gallant soldiers repre-
Senting the washington Griffmen.
Yep, it's training season time once
again and this little item, as OF
other years, signals the beginning
Of a brand new baseball campaign.
With the Griffmen it is the
start of a year they hope will
bring great returns-a pennant
maybe. 1t is year where one
Of the youngest managers in base
ball-Joe Cronin-will be striving
to make success of a respon
sibility seldom placed on an indi'
Vidual in any capacity.
1t is a year where the right
sort of start will mean every
thing, and it is a year where
baseball in general will be on
edge trying to make it interesting
and profitable for the thousands
Of followers who will swarm
through the turnstiles to get a
look at their favorite team.
Something like 18 Griffmen
will embark for training activity
today-a few right here from our
own Union Station and a large
number from their respective
homes. All reports are to the ef-
feet that the entire collection has
been ready and rarin' to do this
little departing act for the past
10 days and will be mighty glad
when they have finally gotten
started.
AltrOck Heads Group
Of this imposing group, some
four or five were scheduled to
leave here today, the exact hour,
1:35 o'clock, the site, the Union
Station. They were Catcher Moe
Berg, Pitchers Luther (BuO
Thomas and Bob Cassell, In
fielder Johnny Kerr, and Coaches
AL Schacht and Nick Altrock. The
latter was to be the captain OF
this particular guard--to be augu-
mented later by the additions OF
Pitcher Alvin Crowder and
Catcher Cliff Bolton, due to be
picked up at Winston-Salem and
High Point, N. c.
All points of the compass were
expected to send off the remain
der of the crew sometime this al
ternoon. For instance, Pitcher
Earl Whitehill was ordered a
couple of days ago to get away
from Hot Springs, Ark, where
he's been conditioning for the
past 10 days.
Catcher Luke Sewell has been
told - leave his home in Akron,
Ohio, while Pitchers Bob Burke,
Bob Frederichs, Eddie Linke, Bill
McAfee, Jack Russell, Alphonse
Thomas, Wally Stewart and Monte
Weaver have been given similar
orders.
Another Year Opens
Therefore it can easily be seen
that the baseball season has actu-
ally started for the Griffmen.
True, there won't be any games
vet, or even batting drills, but
the various orders to report mean
the opening of another year OF
activity.
The second and final squad of
players will start for Biloxi some
time before March S. Those
who'll embark on or about this
date will include Outfielders
Goose Goslin, Pred Schultz, Heine
Manush, Sam Rice and Dave
Harris; and infielders, Joe Kuhel,
Buddy Myer, Ossie Bluegge and
Bob Boken. Cecil Travis, the
Chattanooga infielder, will get to
camp by March l, having been
ordered to report a little earlier
than the veteran guard for Spe-
cial once-over by Manager Joe
Cronin.
Unless something out of the
ordinary occurs, the entire Griff
cast will be assembled at Biloxi,
March 5, with just about every
body signed for the new season.
Moe Berg, Heine ManuSh, and
Bob Burke are the only players
out Of the fold at present but it
is the general idea that little
trouble will come from any of
the trio, once they get to Biloxi
and have had time to confer
with President Griffith.
Yep, fans, the baseball season
has started! Just bring on that
worlds series, just bring it on,
thaSS all.