Evening star., 1937-03-03
SPoRTScopE
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

NU N l. q n L, Almost ollnCluS,
glares OF cleaning white sand,
breezes go shir-r- through the
- palms, bats crack, base balls
thud into leather gloves and, though
getting this only from the CORE
spondents on the Florida front, Joe
Judge is r'aring to 60. It won't be
long before the once fiashy first
sacker Of the Nationals dons his
monkey suit again and goes to work
in big league style, and this time
as big boss of the works.
Big league style will be right, for
Joe, who soon will take over the task
OF tutoring the boys aiming to thump
and throw Georgetown University to
base ball glory, plans to run his
camp out Reservoir road way In true
major manner.
THAT Georgetown squad will
get all the inside stuff they
give EN- IN tie big league
camps" Joe said, between
chores in his beverage parior.
THE training won't merely be
hitting, throwing and run
ming. They'll find there's much
more to the game.
I'm planning to give 'em the
same stuff the Washington club got
when I was in the camps down In
Florida and Mississippi. ThereIn be
schooling for all. Inflelders will gel
courses in trap plays, run-dew WIS and
cutting of Of throws from the out
field. Outfielders will be drilled ir
checking baserunners after catches
are made Even the catchers and
pitchers will be carefully coached in
the finer points of strategy, Just as
Is done in the majors.
And you know" confided Joe, at
oughtn't to be such tough job
These college boys, to begin with
know q lot more base ball than the
average rookie breaking into the
game. know they're quick to learn.
Nothing New for Judge.
HVOU'RE talking like an old-timel
among the college boys, OBJ.
served one of the customers at Judges
thirst -quenching stand Never knew
you'd been with them"
Joe finished the careful polishing
Of a glass, held it to the light for Q
squint and balanced 1t nicely at the
peak Of pyramid.
Sure I've been around e before
but it was long time ago." the
Skeptic was informed. Way back
before the war. When I was playing
with Lewiston up in the old New
England league. Let's see, that wa
back in 1914. You know, I married
up that way and used to spend . lot
Of time In New England.
That's where / first saw
college coaching" Joe said.
"And / helped bit whiIe Ray
Collfns-you remember the old
Red Sox pitcher-was coaching
the University Of Vermont nine.
"Well, Ray gave his boys all the
big league stuff he mew-and HI
knew plenty-so Vermont had q
pretty good nine. At least they die
tI1aC year. l nope ! nave q george
town nine as successful.
II should. too, even though my
coaching right at the start might have
Q few rough edges. They tell me at
Georgetown that I'll have pretty good
material to work with and that's plenty
more than half the battle. Any big
league manager that's tried to whir
club out Of bunch Of dubs will ad-
init that any time.
II get . break, too, ct the start,
Joe said. mot much physical train.
ing to bother about. College boys q,
Q rule report for their first workout
in much better condition than TIN
leaguers do"
Played With Great Collegians.
JUDGE looks for no picnic In hi
first season as q college coach, but
he will tackle the task confident that
it will be q far more pleasant jot
than would be one Of driving bast