The Washington times., 1912-02-29
WASHINGTON SENDS
ITS GOOD PLAYERS
TO MANY LEAGUES
They Are Leaving Every Day
Now for Training
r. Camps.
RUSH PREPARATIONS
ON LAMBETH FIELD
Mike Martin Leaves for Char.
lottesville to Do Some
-
l. Work.
By SENATOR"

This year promises to be the biggest
IN history so far as graduates of the
Washington amateur leagues joining
professional ball clubs in concerned.
Doc" White left here Slst Friday to
join the Chicago White Sox, and from
now on every day will witness the de-
tparture of some man from this city to
report to teams in different parts of the
country. Arthur Devlin Is already on
his way to take part in the practice
of the New York Giants, and when TIE
! first contingent of the Nationals goes
on Sunday 1t will include Charlie Becker
and Joe Engel whose work on the
fields here attracted the attention Of
McAleer and Griffith
On the way to the Southland the New
York Highlanders will stop off long
enough in the Capital to pick up Johnny
Priest, while Charlie Street will come
down from his home in Williamsport.
Pa, to meet his new manager, Harry
Wolverton. Priest will be given a thor
ough tryout in the Yankee infield.
Go To Bridgeport.
Later on Tom Crooks and big Six"
. Brewer will go to Bridgeport, Conn,
Where the former is captain, while
Munich is to join the Worcester club in
the New England League.
! Joe Glebel Is still holding out on the
matter OF terms from Savannah, but
even ever IN his abserce young Hughes will
Join that Georgia club.
Joe Quirk was around baseball head
quarters today with a letter notifying
him to join the Boston Red Sox here
on March 8: In the note McAleer told
the trainer he had lot of work for him
10 do, and. expressed his qualification at
having obtained his services.
Clark Griffith took occasion to deny
the report that there is to be a change
Do, a
year. He said that If Groundkeeper
Fitzgerald succeeds in making the nee
essary alterations in the infield that
Is all that will be asked OF him.
Preparing Field.
A special corps of iaborsrs has been
put to work on Lambeth field, according
to word received by Manager Griffith
TO-DAY ana clearing Weather makes ii
possible that the Nationals will be able
to start their outdoor work ut Char
lottesvtlle after n delay of not more
than day after reaching that pace
Wien the University of Vii Gimia ath-
letic authorities had the whole place
plowed up. they figured on favorable
weather to complete the work Of get
ting the place into shape without delay.
q stcadV rain upset the plans, but to-
cay came telegram announcing more
faVorahle conditions and DR.. Lambeth
and his workers now feel there will be
no delay in the preparation of the dia-
Instead Of waiting until the club goes
70 charlottesville to begin the work at
National Park, Groundkeeper FITZGERALD
yesterday took up his labors at the
grounds; Today he said that the lower
ing OF the pitchers box and the raising
St the plate was net as large a job as
ne had anticipated and thinks that If
ihe weather continues warm and clear,
ne VIII have the whole Place ready
Wlthla the next ten days.
Likes To Be Busy.
Fitzgerald is one of those individuals
who likes to be busy all the time and
when he is rot dong something at
National Park he will slip over to
georgetown Field to do everything possi-
pie to help put that place in shape for
the coilegians.
Griffith said today that he has COM
pleted all arrangements for the hotels
that the Nationals will occupy while
they are on the road next summer. With
every change of a manager there is a
shift in these arrangements, but Grif-
| nth has decided that with one excep-
tion the list will be the same as 1t was
!ast year the single change will be
In New York.
Under McAleer the club stopped al
hotels on Broadway we'll down town
. but Griffith declares this is all Wrone
and he will move his team up near Cen
trail Park, having made all arrangements
TO have the players housed at the Col
onial, at Eighty-frst street and Co
lumbus avenue. The other hotels or
the list are; Aldine, Philadelphia; Cop.
ley Square, Boston; Great Northern
b Chicago: Colonial. Cleveland: Planters
Louis. and the Cadillac, Detroit
This gives the Nationals as an attrac.
tive list of hotels as is booked by any
club.
Mike Martin Leaves.
Mike Martin left on the morning trair
for Charlottesville, and for the mex
three days he will be about the busiest
man in that place. He will arrange
everything for the Nationals at the Ho
tel Griffith, and in spite of the bis
Job, declares he will be ready for the
reception of the athletes when they
step off the train about 2:3O Sunday af'
ternoon.
This fellow Ainsmith makes a bis
hit with me-" said Griffith today, ir
discussing his first arrival. They KEEP
telling me he was a small fellow, but
he has either taken on a lot of weight
during the winter or else was mis-
Judged last season. In my opinion he
Is now of the ideal size for a back
stop"