The Washington times., 1912-12-31
HENRYS KNEE IS
Being Examined BY
CLUBS PHYSICIAN
Griffith Is Opposed to TAX
ing Catcher to Johns
Hopkins.
T INVITED TO TRAIN
IN BUENOS AIRES
Manager Smith, Of Atlanta, Here
to Induce Nationals to
t% Train in Georgia.
BY SENATOR"

+. ''Massa" John Henry. the Climbers
I big backstop. 10 having his patented
oendable knee examined today by DR..
Edward p. Larkin. the clubs official
! physician. On the result Of that cx-
andnaticn viii depend future action.
n 4 10 considered necessary, he may
, be taken to Johns Hopkins for treat
ment. However. Manager Griffith
doesn't desire this radical action. and
every effort will be made to care for
Henry's injury in this city.
Henry got into town this morning.
coming over from New York on the
midnight train. That his rest has done
hin, a world Of good was plain to oe
seen in his face. "Never felt better IN
81 my % BUM he ksss sSa hs ..aSy rsS,
We're going to do something with this
knee. too. before the season rolls
The big catcher has been home iss ior
his old friends. They're having some
real winter up there In MASSACHUSETTS,
and New Hampshire" continued Henry.
Had some great sleighing Just pefore
l came down to New York.
ID Undecided.
Manager Griffith seems undecided just
what to do with Henry's injury. 1t
was said a few weeks ago that he In
tended taking him over to Baltimore
for possible operation. Today he cx-
pressed himself as against that propo-
Il don't want to take him over there.
unless I have to-" said Manager CRIT
fifth. "Dr. Larkin is examining the
what he says about it. think there
may be way out Of the trouble with
out going to extremes. think pretty
well Of Larkin. as q matter Of fact"
Henry vii, very likely & spend Per the ss W win IN
ana sober trainer Of the Climbers, ha..
. scheme by which he will superintend
the preliminary work Of Henry. Joe
1;ngel. Buck" Barton. and Dutch"
Munich. He wants these tw0 batteries
ticuiariy for the purpose Of having
lcngcl and Barton get into condition by
easy and gradual stages.
Hears From Lads.
1--WE got few postcards and short
letters from several Of the boys during
the on. season." said Henry. land now
that I'm back In civilization again, I'll
keep close to the dope sheet every day."
Manager Griffith today received an In
Aires. Argentina. This is the limit and
he Is now preparing to receive dele
cation from the Balkan states. offering
him the use Of Saloniki. Adrianople or
Bucharest.
fellow down there with one Of those
spaghetti Names" says the 'Old Fox. "
''asking me to bring the team down
there. There's a race track where every
Sunday 10000 persons gather and It ID
thought that the sight Of the WASH
inston club might swell the attendance
. dosen or 20.
From Racing Club.
'The offer includes all expenses for
the entire bunch and comes from the
racing association. How would 60!
Why. that's easy. could 70 down tc
Panama. 60 over to the other side Of
the 1sthmus. take q train down the
west coast Of South America until we
hit Valparaiso. and then shoot across
lots tiii We land In Buenos Aires. Easy
During the. mornings entertainment
at the Climbers headquarters. Billy
Smith. the Atlanta manager. who d
here for q few days trying. to inveigle
Georsia capital was sent out %PT hurriedIy rE IHe
He returned with q book. This is be.
1ieyed to bo . geography in which Grln
will endeavor to learn where Buenos
Aires. Valparaiso, and those other
places are situated.
II any inkling Of further offers Is re-
Ceived, Manager Griffith threatens Il;
cloHe up his Offices and take a hike
6aSk to Montana. pay that 800 fine. and
bare, bare hands. 1t never rains. but II