The Washington herald., 1911-12-28
Visiting Teams Will
Dress at the Park
Manager Griffith advocates the Building of
Dressing Rooms for Both Clubs at the
Ball Yard to Avoid Long Ride.

ing rooms at the ball parks Of every
club in the American League for the
visiting club. doing away with the need
less trip through the city in 'busses and
automobiles that is harmful in more than
one way to the players.
While the home team always dresses at
the hall yard. the visiting club generally
dresses at the hotel going to the ball
park which takes in the neIghborhOOd of
three-quarteTs Of hour, in autos.
After a game. on III" return trip. with
the men all hot and perspiTing after the
last work in the hot sun, some of the
players take cold. or their muscles stiffen
an them. and they are pra CtiCallY useless
tor several days. Many cases of lame
ness and sore arms can he, attributed to
this long ride back to the hotel after the
game.
''Th" dressing of the visiting team at
hotel l. a dead issue. and should be
don" away wItn," remarked Griffith yes
'' 'rdaN. The sooner the clubs have
dressing rooms al the park for the visit
ing team as well as the home team the
better for the men. and the little adver-
tISimg that Is derived from the trip
through the city does not amount to
anything. \ great many good ball play
"rs have had their careers in the big
show shortened by the needless trip in
" huSs or automobile, and look for
every club in the American League to
have A dreSSinG-T0Om AT the park for the
visiting team next year. Griffith has de-
'Id"d ideas on this subject. and il is an
assured fact that the other clubs will
dress II our hall ward during the 1912
season.
"EIhsrfcld is on the market to the
highest bidder. the club that offers the
la"st money getting the Kid" This
Was the statement Of Clark Griffith YES
;'IdiiN. when asked what he intended do
'nS regarding the Kid ElberfeId case
kansas City and Indianapolis have
been in touch with me in regard to FL
l"rfcld, but as Vet nothing definite has
iCen done. | tried to please ElberfeId
in every way. hut he has stood in his
own light. and now | am going to put
!Im on tn" market. The first club that
= willing 10 pay the price will secure his
l"i"aSe from the Washington club" That
was all Griff had to say regarding the
"Peppery One"
1t Was learned last night that the
louise that Grif is thinking OF taking for
in' nationals next spring at Charlottes-
Vile Is located right back of the universe
~ campus. in Fry Spring road The house
contains about twenty-five rooms and is
tuNt tn" place that the Nationals boss
has been thinking OF using to take care
"i the players during the training trip
Although the place is not furnished it
Is an assured fact that it could he fitted
mp very easily at the Virginia town. as
there Is plenty of extra furniture float
luG around down there. One who lives
iH charlottesville is authority that the
lace would make an ideal training spot.
rs il IS a very short distance from the
gymnasium and athletic field and would
l". big enough to house the entire squad.
Manager Gritfith will take trip t"
h"rI"tteSvilIe some time in the near
future, when all arrangements for the
I"uSing uf the club will bo made.
H. G. Salsinger. in the Detroit News,
EIlIS couple Of good ones on Mike
Kelly. Here they are:
Santa Claus always reminds old "Pop
Auson Of king Kelly and how Kelly
used t" play Santa claus all through the
summer months. 1t also reminds the Old
veteran of TN" Joke kelly's Santa Claus
playing proved on Eatekeeper at the
New York hall park.
N-lIy was strong TOR the kids and they
were always strong for him In fact. the
kids thought heap more of Kelly than
they did Of Santa Claus.
Whenever Kelly visited town the
kids would line up in front of th. ball
park and wait for him. As soon as they
saw Kelly they would veil Take US
in. Mike; will you? Take US in: come |
ON. And. as a general rule. Kelly would |
take them in.
I'VE We're PLAYING in New York one |
series | remember. SAYS AnsOn, and |
when We reached the ball park the usual |
number Of kids We're waiting for Kelly |
B., 81 Ia
walked over to the gatekeeper and re- |
marked:
Let 'c,n all in; I'll he back directly. |
C"'Int en-
Later Kelly returned
Well. how many did YOU COUNT
" Fifty-twc. replied the Gatekecper
Mike Just nodded his head and walked |
uwar."
There iS another Anson story which con-
Germs Kelly, hut is not related 10 any |
streak of generosity that great player is |
credited as having possessed.
-Four men have made second base ia
.aj"o. Johnny Evers. Eddie Collins. and |
] rcd Mnrkle
THE kind Of work they have done to
make second base famous differs Mer- |
klos is far separated from that Of the |
other three. Merkle made it famous by /
forgetting IT.
But Merklo had nothing on Kelly |
Why. Kelly would often forget to touch
st. He would cut across from first to
third when he thought he could get away
with ii.
'Whenevcr VIC would start series
away from home Kelly would get in his
best work. or course. they had only one
umpire then. and II he happened to see
Mike cut second and called his attention J
1" it. Mike would pass the matter off |
hv quietly explaining that the park was
new to him and he did not know where
second base was located"
Our idea of nothing to guess about is
the number of resolutions that will 60
into the discard about January g.