Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-02-01 | Page 9 | Spoke Will Play in Center Field

SPOKE WILL PLAY PLAY IN CENTER FIELD WASHINGTON N Feb t-Dy t l 1 By ByThe ByThe The Tho Associated Press Press Speaker haired gray veteran of to 20 major majol league leogue baseball cam cam- am campaigns who still packs pack a 0 power power- powerful powerful ful tul punch in his hla war wor club has turned in his 11 year Cleve Cleve- Cleveland Cleveland Cleveland land Indian uniform for tor the tho togs ot of a n Washington Senator Word that the tho stocky Spoke had agreed to play centerfield for Clork Clark Griffith this coming season was received here lIere last night by bylong bylong bylong long distance phone phon from Tampa Florida where the Washington osh club president I is taking a brief rest Iest Griffith later amplified his statement at Tam Tampa po while Speak Speak- Speaker er or at New York announced he ha would report to the tho training camp March 1 1 While Whilo neither nor Speaker who reached the th agree agree- agreement ment in a telephone conversation between Tampa l Fla la and New NewYork York would divulge the tho salary to bf bP stipulated In the tho contract It wj understood to bo be a fancy Jancy one I was w determined to get c t Griffith said ald and ond It Jt would have taken a I Ineat neat pile to get him fromme from me