The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-12-21
However, Very Doubtful of
His Election As
Officer.
/! HAS ENOUGH TO
DO AS MANAGER
Called Into Conference At
Directors Meeting
Yesterday.
BY SENATOR.

BY SENATOR.
+. While nothing official has been an
nounced It is understood that at the
annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Washington Club just after the be-
ginning of the new year. Clark Griffith
Will be elected a director. but that he
will become an officer appears doubtful.
Griffith has gone about his work here
In far more business-like manner than
any Of his predecessors and he finds
enough to do as manager without at
tempting to take. on any more duties as
a regular official Of the organization.
However, as he has a large financial in
terest in the club. he is likely to be
named as q successor to one Of the men
now on the board of directors.
The directors met yesterday afternoon
and. while Griffith was called into con-
ference, 1t was announced that there
was nothing of interest to the fans. The
directors simply went over the affairs
OF the business end of the club and pre-
pared tentative reports SO that matters
will be in condition for consideration at
the annual meeting.
Ban johnson yesterday announced that
Jimmy Callahan. MANAGER Of the White
be two of the three members Of the
american League committee which will
meet a similar committee from the Ma
tional League to consider changes in
the rules. The third member will prob
ably be president of one of the clubs,
while the representatives of the older
circuit will be headed by John NJ. Ward,
VINO was named chairman at the meet
As was expected. Jake Stahl has been
reinstated by the National Commission,
and Is now eligible to take up his duties
Is manager Of the Boston Red Sox.
Have Two Local Lads.
The seventeen members of the Wash
ington ball club, who will form the
rucleus around which Clark Griffith in
tends to build the Nationals Of 1912, are
recruited from ten different States and
the District Of Columbia.
Although playing with the Washing
ton ball club, but two OF the hold-over
players claim the Capital as their resi-
dence. these being Tom Hughes and
Charley Becker. Hughes halls from
Chicago but has taken up his perma-
nent residence here. while Becker has
always been a Washingtonian.
Two Nationals come from Illinois,
two from Alabama, two from Pennsyl-
yania, two from Massachusetts,, two
from Tennessee. one from North Caro-
lima. one from Maryland. one from Wis
consin. one from New York. and one
from Kansas.
Illinois Delegation.
The Illinois delegation consists Of
Herman Schaefer and Robert Groom.
schaefer lives In Chicago but is spend
ing the present week In Detroit, where
he is amusing the Tiger fans with his
vaudeville, while Groom's home Is at
Belleville. just across the river from
st. Louis. When he quits the diamond
Groom intends to practice medicine, and
is now student at st. Louis Univer-
"Dixie" Walker. from wyIam, and
Tom Long. from Bloden Springs make
up Alabama's representation with the
Nationals. This pair take 1t easy dur
their time hunting in their native State
Two members of the catching staff
John Henry and Eddie Ainsmith-claim
Massachusetts, as their home Ever
youngsters have been pals. and they
see good deal of each other during the
off-season. Ainsmith lives in Cambridge
and his principal diversion when not
Henry comes from Amherst and spends
considerable of his time in gymnasium
work at Amherst College, Of which he is
Clyde Milan and Clarence Walker are
Tennesseans. Milan travels consider
ably during the winter, but makes his
home at Linden, while Walker lives in
Limestone.
Cashion a Student.
me lone Tar Heel is J. Carl Cashion,
Of Huntersville, NJ c. This promising
pitcher Is a student at Davidson College
and earned fame as a ball player and
football star while an amateur, but
since breaking into the big league he
has passed up all other sports for base
ball.
Ray Morgan is a gentleman Of leisure
in Baltimore, and comes to Washington
several times between October and
Captain George Mcbride has Ions
lived In Milwaukee. Just because
there Is nothing doing in the baseball
line during the winter months Is no ex
cuse for Mcbride to remain idle. for he
has interests in department store and
this takes up all his spare time wher
he 10 not cavorting around the short
field.
Bill Cunningham. who halls from
Schenectady, Is considered one of tn,
best professional basketball players II
New York, and, profiting by his ex
perience when he reported at Atlant,
many pounds overweight, he Is doint
gymnasium work now In order to be ir
good condition when the invasion o
Charlottesville Is started.
First and Foremost.
The first and foremost citizen of COT
feyville, Kans., is Sir Walter JOHNSON
who keeps himself busy arranging af
fairs on that farm, which is his pride.
Charley Street, when he is not hunt
ing, remains in Williamsport, Pa, Will
DIR. Harry Gessler's residence is In In
diana, Pa, and he keeps hustling al
winter around some oil wells In which
he has an interest and which he som
day expects to prove a profitable invest
ment. ~ t.r
a Gets New. Name.
BOSTON, Dec. H.-The Boston Ma
ti6nals under the new ownership will b