The Washington times., 1912-03-13

ingtCn club go to Admission and play
series of seven or eight exhibition games
there. The town has about i5.WO poPu-
lhuon. and every fan is anxious to Se2
the big leaguc"s The exhibition games
there alone would cut deeply into tn"
expenses of the trip. The Rochester
and Washington "lubs could use the
same park for training under the best
conditions possible.
camel left last night on the O'Clock
train fer Admission. Jack Lclivclt. last
Year Win he Nationals. has ALREADY ar
rived at Admission with dozen bats:
Irr wrote Camel that he hoped to level
al the fences in tIo international
practice early. The Rochester club re-
pOrtS tomorrow
Little Possibility of Game.
There is very little possibility of to-
days game with Virginia being played.
| The heaviest rain of the whole train
ing trip tumbled down yesterday with
out cessation, thoroughly soaking the
| field and making it a swamp. The
! Nationals were driven into the gymna-
| SUM once more, and made the best
! Of 1t. Two sessions of hard work were
! done, everybody getting up good per-
spiration. Trainer MiQue Martin com
! pleted the workout with rundown
! Tor each man who needed it.
Eddie Foster, the crack shortfielder
of the Rochester club last year was
! in uniform for the first time this sea-
son, working out slowly. He reminds
one very much of "iid" Elberfeld in
size. John Camel, watching him work
out from the balcony, at Fayerweather
! gymnasium was loud in his praises.
"Thcrc's one of the most promising
little ball players l have ever seen
wonder He'll play at about l55 pounds
and he gets the whole 1855 behind every
hit he makes al! the year around. He
plays Il pretty good game at second
the other side Of the cushion, either
at short or third.
Il predict a great year in the Amer
lean League for Foster. He is easy
to handle and can take care of him
f,qhat lad. AIoclIer is another great
player. He Is one of the most daring
fbaserunners | have ever seen IN the
lninor leagues, and much better than \
! many !n the majors. He possesses a
fine throwing arm, and has head on
his shoulders He ought to find a place
in one of the gardens under Griffith
-..-~ OF Routine Nature.
The work in the gymnasium was
necessarily of a routine nature. Man
aged Griffith was on the floor in active
charge of the players. lie had then
playing basketball, fOOling with the
medicine ball, and tossing back and
forth, both morning and afternoon.
Alva Williams is soUriHS on his in
door work. lie has caught cold from
workinr ON the damp ground OF Lam
beth Field, and suffers considerable
-,...l ltulu his shoulder.
Walter Johnson entered into all the
work with his whole heart, tat the
peerless performer does not require
much work, reporting in excellent con
dition.
Throughout the squad there is a fall
, Ing off in interest. The indoor worl
is telling on the players, and the laCl
Of relaxation in Charlottesville is get
ting IN its deadly work After the
81 nd in the gymnasium twice day
the players have nothing to do but 81
in the assembly room and play cards
The assembly room IS nVcrCrOWd"d
now that the entire squad Is here. anC
the rain and mud make it almost i'm
( possible for the players to take stroll
, in the evening. 1t gees without say
ing that every lad in the Lunch will b.
happy when the order is given to pul
; out for Washington
r For more than a week now citizens o
+ the town have promised good weather
but the clearing skies have failed T.
= appear. Tie one really EOOd day va
last sunday, and the night was so col!
t. that frost made Lambeth Field an i'm
: | DOSSibililE on Monday.