Show Giants and Senators to Play Pay 1 Game 11 1 Game Spring World Series By BILLY EVANS 1 NEW YORK Dec 26 There There Isto is isto isto to be a spring sprint world series It will c consist of ot eleven eleven games between Washington and New York Seven Se of the games will be played in the south two in Washington and two in New York I While these games games' come under the head of ot exhibition contests the they are are certain to be bitterly con con- tested The New Kew York Giants defeat in the 1924 series will ill try to prove the victory of the Washington club was due to the breaks rather than I I I I ability The Washington club world Champions with wAth the season Just ahead must lold back the Giants in order to retain the prestige they achieved in in the annual event For those two reasons the coming coming corning com corn ing series is sure to be one of ot the hardest fought spring tours in the history of ot the game During the recent meeting of ot the major leagues in New Kew York I discussed discussed discussed dis- dis cussed the training trip with Manager Manger Man- Man I ager ger Harris of the Washington club j I I r am glad we are going to I the Giants in ill the spring A s series ies with McGraws McGraw's club means real I competition said Harris HatTis McGraw doesn't like to lose His ball pla players ers have the same spirit j When you meet the Giants in an game or the world series you OU must show your stuff I r believe in intensive training Teams that play their games In a careless manner Indifferent ferent terent to the outcome start the seaBon season season sea- sea son Bon just that way I I I want ant m my ball baIl club to fight tIght as ashard ashard hard for an exhibition game as if it counted in the pennant ennant race ace T That kind of play makes for fighting spirit Of course I dont don't want any player who isn't physically fit to toI I take any chances I will drum that fact into m my players before the se senez serIes series se- se ries nez with the Giants However Howe I r want every ery Washington player to togie give gi his best Success in your spring games creates a of confidence Unless Unless Un Un- I less my memory is all wrong we lost ost only one exhibit on game last spring We Ye had gotten totten the winning habit before the season opened and I merel merely continued it Naturally I I I dont don't expect to have such wonderful wonderful wonder- wonder I I ful success against the Giants but i I feel that we ve will hold the edge however howe slight at the finish of the spring games McGraw has a smart ball ban club It plays plas baseball The team that hopes to beat it must match wits and ability As a result II of ot a mixing of ideas my ball club chub cannot help but profit I r have ha already heard it argued that if we should be decisively beaten beat beat- en in the spring series it would take the edge of off our world series win I r doubt it The fans do not take exhibition games as seriously as the real stuff However my club isn't goIng going go go- ing to be badly beaten in the series serIe so I am not worrying on that score Im strong for the series with the Giants I want competition in the spring and the Giants will give it to us giVe |