The Washington herald., 1911-12-04
Charlottesville Glad
To Receive Nationals
DR.. Lambeth, of Virginia, Sees No Reason Why
Washington Club Should Not Train on
College FieId-Other Gossip.
BY WILLIAM PEET.


as baseball headquarters. He has sew
eraI in view, and will close a deal for
Dne of them tomorrow or Wednesday.
Griffith plans TO engage a good-sized
room with private office. The place
will be used exclusively for newspaper
men, out-of-tOwn visitors. and others
who have business dealings with the ball
club
Every up-to-date baseball club main
tains such an office and Washington Is
at last in line. Interesting fan tests are
scheduled during the lonely winter days,
and the newspapers will not lack for
1Tst-Class dope
1t looks as if the Nationals would have
little difficulty locating in charlottesville
for three weeks next spring for carly
practice. According to dispatch pub
IIshed below, DR. Lambeth will interposc
no objection. and the doctor usually has
the say in such matters at the Southern
college.
The college boys will find the Washing
ton ball players fine set of men. There
are several former college stars with the
Nationals, including John Henry, Jay
Cashion. Doc Gessler. and Spencer.
The old idea that professional ball play
erS are a set Of ''lUwbrOws'' and rough
neckS'' has long ago been exploded. Ev
cry member of the Washington club is a
gentleman, and the Southern COllegians
will find this to be true before the team
has been in charlottesville week. Fol
lowing is the dispatch from The Herald's
Virginia correspondent:
Charlottesville Va. Dec. 3.-AlthOugh
not in Il position to give out an official
statement. DR.. Lambeth. chairman of
the board of athletic faculty advisers OF
the University Of Virginia. stated this
evening that in his opinion there will be
no objection voiced should the authorities
of the Washington baseball club ask for
the use of the university athletic field
and gymnasium during their proposed
training trip in Charlottesville.
Il do not see why there should be any
objection to the Washington team train
ing here" said the "athletiC boss" in an
interview with The IeraId's represent
atiye here tonight. In fact the univer
sity and professional teams would prob
ably derive mutual benefit under such
conditions.
The announcement that the team would
probably conn to charlottesville Gre
ated considerable excitement among the
student body and citizens Of CharlOttes-
willie. and there are few. if any, who do
not welcome the idea. 1t has been sew
eral years since baseball fans here have
seen a big league team in action.
It will he remembered that the Wash
ingtOn team trained here under the
Stahl regime and enjoyed considerable
success ut the start Of the season, re-
turning from the first Western invasion
in first place. This fact augurs we'll for
charlottesville as training center for
baseball teams.
The team could he accommodated here, |
rs there are several hotels in the down !
town district and a number Of boarding |
houses i'm close proximity Of the field. a I |
the present time one Of tn" downtown !
hotels is being remod"led. and it is said |
will he improved with modern fixtures, |
assuring comfort to patrons. Tho down |
town section IS not more than a mile |
walk from Lambeth Field the scene Of |
practice.
The engagement Of George HUFF as chief !
scout for the cleveland club means the i
passing Of veteran Jim MCGUIRE who IS |
booked for release. says the New York /
sun. Mcclure Joined the cleveland club !
in 19OS to assist Manager Lajoie as scout !
The following year LajOie resigned, and |
Mcclure assumed the managerial task |
When Mcclure gave way to StOvall last /
spring he Was retained the club 5 |
sleuth.. together with Sam Kennedy, Bob !
Giks and Tom DAILY. All of these men |
must so. as Hun is anxious to do the !
work himself with the possible engage |
mCnt Of Bill Armour as an assistant. HUFF !
picked up many valuable Youngsters for |
the Boston Red SoX and the Cubs. and is |
said TO he at the head Of t4e scout class |
barring Arthur Irwin, Of the HiEhlandcrs |
1t is said that speculation at the COlum- |
bia IS. c. meeting. which opened on |
Thanksgiving Day, is practically nothing !
The population Of that city is 5000 and |
the residents have crude knowledge of |
horse racing. Unless business in the bet |
Ting ring shows an Improvement, the !
meeting may be called off within the next |
two weeks. The Charleston meeting |
scheduled to begin on January 10, is re-
garded as a certainty for seventy-fve |
days.
President McAIeer Of the Boston Red |
SoX has failed TO make a trade with Own
or COmiskey. uf the Chicago White Sox !
hy which he hoped to secure Pitcher Ed !
Walsh in exchange for Center Fielder
Iris Speaker. COmskey said he might $
well close his gates if he should let
Walsh, the teams mainstay, get away.
Grantland Rice. of the New York Mail,
slips over the following football selec-
tions:
FIRST ELEvEN. SECOND ELEVEN
RufaIo. II. 6. Hercules. r. G.
Ros ConstrictOr. l. T. IycIo1. l. T.
Iigdig. II. T. Mercury r. F.
SI6Ilf6T sSiIISylh0rnd ID L i AclilleS L E
bengal Tiggr r. II. +. a. uldied. K. H. B.
Numidian Lion, l. Il T. IeuI Revere L. II. r.
Georgia NlrlC. +. B. {. L.; F. B.
BY nature We are neither given to braC-
gartry nor loud boasting. But in COM
pairing either of the above line-ups with
others selected we are willing to back
our choice against the field and let any
competitor name the odds
1t might be said that we haven't seen
an elephant, gorilla, Hercules or Sam
son play this year. But how many of !
those picking "all-American'' teams have
seen the West or the South in action, or
nh. l..