The Washington herald., 1912-01-21
BY WILLIAM FEET.

The foregoing list of local players
will face team composed OF young
sters representing the Nationals in the
concrete coliseum on the afternoon of
March 20. and mighty interesting, if
not a close game, is sure to result.
Jack Gassoway in charge of the
sporting goods department of D. N.
Walford's store. called upon Manager
Griffith yesterday and suggested that i
game be arranged between the young
Nationals and the strongest amateur
team the District could produce
Griff thought the idea a good one
and readily agreed to the proposition
On March 80 the Nationals regulars
are to play. in Baltimore against Jack
Dunn's Eastern Lcagucrs. and the local
ball park can be obtained for the bat
tie
Gassoway's team. while not perhaps
the strongest that could be gotten to-
gether, contains some frst-class talent.
Walter Herrell was given trial by
Jim McAleer last summer, as was Big
Six" Brewer The latter goes to
Bridgeport, of the Connecticut League.
Litz played first base for the Navy
Yard team in the Capital City League
last season. Shipley is the Maryland
Aggics' star. and he, together with
Country Morris and Reggie Rawlings,
has signed up with Jesse Burkett's
club of the New England League. Bob
Murphy was with. Wilmington last sea-
son, while Elmer Steele and "Skeets"
Hayes need no introduction to follow
ers of the game in amateur circles here.
Just what sort Of a team Griffith will
put in the field is hard 10 say al this
time. Either Henry or Ainsmith will do
the backstoppinE, while one of the re-
cruit twirlers will he in the box. with
probably Spencer on first. and the re-
naming infield positions and outerEarden
jobs filled by the most promising
rockies.
Grifrs idea is to divide his squad short
ly after the club starts training at Char
lotresviIle. and wind up some of the att
IN.
will alE0 try TO book a number of games
with Virginia League clubs and others
for his second string men.
OF the thirty-two players at present
comprising the Nationals squad, more
than half have signed UP already, or to
be exact. eighteen contracts are in Man.
rger Grifith's possession, leaving four
teen players to be heard from.
1t was only within the past week that
Grifith forwarded contracts TO
the three Rochester recruits, Moeller. |
Spencer. and Foster. Jack Flynn's papers
did not reach him until Friday, which ]
explains, probably, why nothing has been
heard from this bunch.
The chances are that long before the |
time comes for reporting in CharIottes- |
vile every player. with possibly one or
two exceptions, will be signed up.
The complete list Of those who have
signed and Of those who are yet to be
heard from is printed below:
Players sIEned-IS In all.
PitcherS-BOehIiBE, Akers, CashIOn,
w. johnson, G. johnson, Becker, EnEie,
Hughes
Catehers-Henry, AinsmIth.
tnheIders - Cunningham, GagnIer,
Morgan. /
outheIdcrs-LonE, Maths, shank, C.
Walker.
Players unsIEnedA-I4 in all.
Pitchers-GrOOm, AIBswOrth. Z. Walk
r. MusseF.
Catcher-Street.
InaeIders-Foster, Spencer, Flynn,
Sheer, Scott. ,ll
OutheIders-MIIan,N NOehIer, Schaefer.
sessIer.
Joe Boehling, the Richmond amateur
wirler, seat IN his signed contract yes
erday. Boehling stands fine chance
4 making good. Il
Pitcher Buck oBrien. OF the Red Sox. {
enies that he Is holdout. He says he
nows McAleer is too busy to talk about !
ontrscts now. hut that they VIII get to- }
ether without trouble IN due time. ID