The Washington times., 1912-02-19

'There are three positions in our in
field which are still absolutely open,
and Jack knight will fit into. one OF
these. Whether he will play first, sec
ond, or third l do not yet know, but l
am figuring upon him playing one of
these places" This is the most definite
announcement which Clark Griffith has
had to make concerning the exchange
with the New York Highlanders through
which Charley Street left the Washing
ton team.
my understanding with the New
York team was that there would be
nothing given out concerning the catch
er in the deal until some detail has been
completed, but within the next couple
of days we shall let the public here
know who the other man in the deal Is.
/ have seen enough of knight to know
that he is a good ball player and, re-
gardless of the third man involved l
cannot figure where we could possibly
lose by the trade. The beauty about
knight is that he is still young man
and he can fit in anywhere in case or
injury, but / am counting on him TO
help us out wherever a weakness in the
infield might develop. The catcher we
are to get is a conner and l think we
could we'll afford to let go OF back
stop when our corps of catchers IS
admitted to be about the best bal
anced in the American League:
Griffith received number OF letters
today from players acknowledging re-
ceipt of the orders to be here one week
from yesterday, and judging by the tone
of these notes all are ready and
anxious to start work
Start Tomorrow.
The worlds champion Philadelphia
Athletics will get under way for San
Antonio, Tex, tomorrow-that IS to
say, the rockies will, accompanied by
as many of the loyal scribes as are able
to be around after the big sport writer's
banquet, due to be seen and heard this
evening in the Walton Also. one c.
Mack. father of all managers and the
original brain trust, will be in the
party. Three youngsters, Roger Sal
mon, the Princeton twirling phenomi
Maggert, an outtielder from the Oak
land club of the Pacific Coast League
and young Chase, the kid first base,
man from Orange, Mass, will attract
most of Connie Mack's attention, 70!
these three lads are doped to become
real stars of the big show.
Salmon broke into headlines last yeal
when he famed twenty or more rah'
rahs up at Princeton. Then one day
he worked out with Bresnahan's Car
dinals at the Polo Grounds. and Rajat
thought he had him cinChed. But G
Mack applied the acid test of pen, inl
and paper to the youngsters writing
fist and the national commission con
cluded that he belonged to the Ath
letics. c. Mack will pay most of hi!
attention to this lad in the hopes O
seeing in him a successor of the vet
eran Eddie Plank. Yes, Salmon is (
portside finger.
This Maggert person Is also said t.
be some shakes as a pastimer on thu
green, grassy sward. He landed on tnt
curving and bounding pellet Otter
enough last season to roll up stingint
list totaled at .314, while his gyration
in the garden entitled him to figures o
1886, which is quite respectable. He wa
fifth in the procession of smuggling dar
lings of the Golden West and swipet
twenty-seven cushions during the cam
paign.
May Equal Hal.
Young Chase is expected to blossom
into an equal of his famous namesake
'Thilde Harold" Chase, of the Ney
York Highlanders. He, too, is a frs
basenlan, and hurls the pill with hi
port fin. FASTENING for the Orang
team In the Squash League last seaSo
he wallOped the best twirlers of tina
circuit for .325, and gamboled arOun
the FIRST cushion to the merry EaVOtt
of .942. But 1t isn't so much what h
did last year as what he is doped to d
this season, or possibly next season
that is keeping Connie Mack intereste
in the lad. He is said to have all tn
signs of becoming a better man tina
Chase ever hopes to be.
Another young gent sure to attraC
some attention will be one Lefty Rus
sell, the $4,000 lemon" of 1911. Thi
young man declares that he will b
good this season, and wants to sho'
Mack that his record of 1910 in tn
Eastern League was no blOOmer.
have the goods" he says, "and all
want is the chance to show it." Conn
will give him that chance-and nothin
more.
Next Comes Egan.
Then there is Arthur Egan, JAG
Dunns backstop in Baltimore last SCI
son. Egan will sit on the bench tn
year and look at Ira Thomas and JAG