The Washington times., 1911-11-27
MANAGER GRIFFITH
IS EXPECTED HERE
BEFORE W[EKENDS
Will Find Much to Be Done
Before Season of
iiatz, 1912.
WAIVERS ASKED is
PERFUNCTORY AFFAIR
McAleer Invests $4,000 in Bos-
ton Red ,Sox
lAAiA. Club.

By LOUIS A. BOUCHER,


By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.
Manager Clark Grirnith, the new heat
Of the Nationals is due in this city thl.
week, possibly by Thursday or Friday
He is now in Craig, Mont, settling VI
his ranch affairs before tackling tn,
business of the local ball club. He will
very likely discover that the business OF
the ball club will occupy his attention
for many months to come.
Among the many things to be done by
Griffith are selecting training place
signing 5sp players to contracts con.
sideration of plans for the strengthen.
ing OF the team and suggesting more
business-like methods in the handling
OF the clubs affairs. He has already
commenced negotiating for training
place, picking out Chattanooga, Tenn.,
as likely spot for the hardening of
the players next spring.
signing up the players to contracts
is q but matter of detail. Considering
Pians TOR the strengthening of the team
ne should find perfect mage. EN-
his modicum Of knowledge, sprout on
every street corner. 1t is safe to saw
that there are at least q hundred fans
mere who think themselves as fit for
Has Better Chance.
Manager Griffith, being a stockhoIder
in the club, will be in a better position
to carry through whatever reforms he
may have In mind looking toward i'm
proving of the business side of the or
ganization. As the club has been con-
Quoted no attention whatever was paid
to this side Of the business. Griffith a.
likely to bring about needed reforms
slong this line.
leagues will be held early next month
in New York. Manager Griffith viii at.
tend. not with the intention sd much OF
bringing about any trades, which are
things He has been away from Ameri.
can League affairs for several years
Low ard may find it handy to brush up
The Nationals' new manager will live
IN washington and be on the job from
one ehd or the year to the other, tho
calendar year, too, by the way. Really
clubs affairs he will put in ali his
time Strengthening things out. He Will
pc Kept busy, too. before he succeeds in
his purpose.
Matter of Form.
Though waivers have been asked on
Jack Lelivelt and Bobby Groom, to full
fill an agreement with the Rochester
club. of the Eastern League, this is but
perfunctory in the American League.
II the Washington club wants either or
both of these players, it can have them.
The American League Is q close cor
poration. directed. down to the last de-
tail by Ban Johnson. Three clubs want
ed Frank Smith, the Red Sox pitcher,
allowed to drift to the Cincinnati club
last season. but word was sent around
to stay on and he went to the Ma
Gon lGnan msaguers; L s. II Griffith wants
Viii have them asain i1r next rrther trial he
spite all the buncombe bruited about
1t may interest local fans to know
that Jimmy McAleer, last years leader
sSs II the R.d sa9 sl, has put $4,000 into
practically. a life's savings. When he
saw the chance to become a magnate
he turned over all the money he had
McRoy, the new treasurer Of the Red
Sox, has Invested half that sum an
Jake Stahl is credited with $4,000 in
Mercy has for years been Ban John
been stupendous but he also had the
privileges, with Charlie Fredericks, at
Comiskey's South Side Park in Chicago
and he saved considerable money. think
ing OF embarking in the business when
ever the cnance appeared. This chance
showed up last summer when McAIeer
started out to obtain the Red Sox club.
Five At Hot Springs.
Five clubs will train at Hot Springs
Ark, next spring, four National League
teams and one from Ban Johnson's
circuit. Pittsburgh. Philadelphia, Gin
cinnati and Brooklyn are the National
Leaguers to train there and Jimmy
MeAleer's Red Sox make up the five
teams. The Red Sox worked out at
the Springs two years ago. gol
California last year with great deal
OF advertising bunk and returning VT
a lot of players out of shape from
playing exhibition games on the frozen
prairies. John !. Taylor was going to
BRING the team to Richmond. Va. next
year but McAleer decided to send the
men to Hot Springs instead.
The Cincinnati Reds and the Boston
Red Sox will share the use of their
Dark. and Wilmington Park will be
used by Brooklyn and Pittsburgh. Pres
ident Horace Fcgel has bought a new
park, near that of the Pirates, for his
Phillies. He Is now trying to hook up
some american League club to share
II with his team, thereby tightening the
expenses and providing good practice
for the players.
Baseball Gossip.
II a hitch takes place in the negotia-
ry wolverton, there is a chance that
George Stovall may be obtained to lead
the Yankees next season. Hal Chase
Is thinking seriously of quitting base
ball for some other business, though
great efforts are being made to keep
him In baseball and with the HigL-
landers.
UP to date the following teams are
TO win the 1912 National League PEN
nanI:- philadelphia, New York. Chica-
10, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati. and st.
Louis PHILADELPHIA, Detroit, Boston,
cleveland, and Chicago have already
won the American League flag. and the
worlds championship of 1912.
Bobby Groom, the Nationals perpen-
dicular pitcher, has returned to his
medical studies in st. Louis.
Red" Walker, the young outfieldcr
of the local team. is pounding a teie-
graph wire for the railroad at Bristol
Tenn.
vivid" Conroy. the Nationals veteran
inffulder, who seems due for a slide
back to the minors, is Uintering at
Morestown. N, j., visiting philadelphia
every other day or so.