The Washington herald., 1912-01-23
Private Abode Secured by
Clark Griffith for Spring
Training Trip.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Meals Will Be Furnished by Well.
known Caterer and Griff Will
Oversee Everything.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Charlottesville, Va, Jan. 2.-Manager
Clark Griffith, OF the Washington
baseball club, spent yesterday in town.
and before the break OF evening had
! completed plans for the proposed training
trip of the Nationals here in March.
He has rented a private house located
on the east side of the University OF
Virginia, having closed the deal with a
local realty firm last nIgnt A down.
town furniture company has contracted
| to furnish the house from top to bottom.
while meals will be furnished by a repu-
table boarding house adjoining the house
selected. The latter is in charge OF Mrs.
| Samuel Saunders, wife Of a veteran
! Baptist minister of Charlottesville, and
at the present time is catering to a hun
| dred students from the University OF
Virginia.
A special dining-room will be set aside
for the ball players and an especially
prepared bill OF fare. which, according 10
| terms of the contract, calls for every
thing of the very best, was one or the
prominent items insisted on by the Ma
tionals' manager.
The location decided on is but five min
utes' walk from the gymnasium, and is
probably the most secluded in the imrne-
diate vicinity OF the University.
This is ideal; just what want These
were the words OF the prominent baseball
magnate when he was escorted through
| the house by The Washington Herald s
Charlottesville correspondent. The boys
will be tickled with the house, and 1
have every reason TO believe that Mrs.
! Saunders will take good care TO dish out
the proper food"
VIII Eat Next Door.
The men will eat their meals next
door, and an immense saloon dining-room
will be utilized for a Iounging room. Mr..
Griffith promised that the Will have the
room fitted up In style that will please
the boys in the few idle moments they
will have before retiring time.
After the Nationals leave Charlottes-
Vile, the house will be turned over to
the Montreal Club. of the International
League.
Manager E. J. McCafferty. Of the Cana
dian club, accompanied Clark Grifith to
Charlottesville, and It was not long be-
fore he had closed a deal with the local
authorities for the use of the park after
the Nationals vacate.
Fortunately, a meeting of the board
OF athletic advisers had been called for
this evening, and at this time a favora-
bio verdict was rendered in regard to
| the request Of the International League
club. Mr.. McCafferty and Manager Grif-
fth, Of the Washington club, appear to
1 be warm friends, and the Washington
manager heartily congratulated his for
mer pal on his success. Mr.. McCafferty
had hardly expected to land the local
! field. and was prepared to go farther
South in search of training grounds He
wired his club Immediately after receiv-
| ing official information and will return
| to Montreal tomorrow.
Messrs. Griffith and McCafferty at
tended the basketball game tonight be-
! tween Virginia and Guilford University
as the guest OF The Washington Herald
correspondent Both entered into the
| spirit Of the occasion and were ardent
rooters for Virginia. Mr.. Griffith had
his first look at Eppa Rixey. the big
southpaw of the Virginia ball club.
That kid certainly has the appearance
of a real ball player, and I would like
to get a chance to look him over" he
remarked. And he will have the oppor-
tunity, for Eppa Is going to pitch both
games against the Nationals here in
March.