The Washington times., 1937-02-27

Griffs Start.
First Drill
Monday
BY GARRETT WATERS

A long train trip, intersperSed
by much card playing. converse
tionS on how the winter was spent,
more card playing and more ad-
libbing faces a trio of Washington
Ball Club representatives today.
That trio will be making a trip
to Orlando, Fla, where Monday
they will join team mates for the
purpose of getting in condition for
the 1887 baseball campaign.
All fun will cease when today's
trip terminates. For in the trio
departing from Union Station to-
day at $40, is Bucky Harris, who,
as manager, will see to it the
athletes under his charge get down
to the serious business of remov-
ing the kinks out of their pitching
arms and baSe-running legs, now
rusty after a winter of idleness.
Appleton, Chase Too
Accompanying Harris today are
Pete Appleton, veteran pitcher,
and Kendall Chase, young Chat
tanooga lefthander, who is being
given second chance to make the
grade as a big league dependable.
The group will be greeted at Or.
lando by team mates who will have
journeyed to camp from their
homes or winter vacation bases.
Altogether 20 will be on hand for
the opening drill Monday.
The list, including Appleton and
Chase, comprises Joe Kuhel, Buddy
Myer, Cecil Travis and James
Wasdell, infielders: Shanty Ho-
gan, Walter Miller and HaTbert
Lee, catchers; Sid Lanahan, Buck
Newsom, Frank Petticolas, Ray
Phebus, Monte Weaver, Joe Cas-
carella, Jimmy DeShong, Eddie
Linke and Johnny Salveson,
pitchers.
Cliff Bolton, veteran catcher,
will not be in the first group to
report. He " received permis-
sion to delay his arrival until
March 30.
Second Squad Men
These players will have the camp
all to themselves until the arrival
of the second squad, March 8.
When that group makes its appear
ance, things will definitely hum.
The second squad includes Ossie
Bluege, Johnny Mihalic and Buddy
Lewis, infielders, and Ben Chap
man, Jesse Hill, Fred Sington,
Beverly Ferrell and Taft Wright.
outfielders.
OF course the big idea at camp
will be the preparation for a sub
stantial showing in the coming
flag race. The team finished
fourth last year after battling
most of the way for the runners-up
berth and because Of this fine
fight, it is Bucky Harris aim to
at least duplicate the feat, if not
better it, after the gong rings.
Pitching holds the real key to
the teams success. Harris hopes
he will get a hunk Of it from two Of
the younger members Of the staff,
Eddie Linge, burly highlander.
and Johnny SalveSon, newcomer.
who came to the Griffs in that win
ter trade for Earl Whitehill. Salve-
son won % games in the Coast
League in 1896. Linke is back from
Chattanooga after two trials which
ended in failure.
Big Four
Buck Newsom, Pete Appleton
Jimmy DeShong and Joe Casca-
rella will form the first string staff.
Ray Phebus, Monte Weaver, Sid
Cohen, Dick Lanahan, Frank Pet
ticolas, Kendall Chase and Harry
Kelley will fight it out with Linke
and Salveson for the other berths.
Other battles for positions prom
ise to be waged in the catching and
departments. Shanty
Hogan and Cliff Bolton will go at it
for the first string backstop post
while Freddy Sington will have
Taft Wright. Jesse Hill and Bev-
erly Ferrell to outdistance for right
field.
The remainder of the team is set,
with the only chore ahead Of get
ting into tiptop condition for the