The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-11
Detroit Willing to Trade
Both Crawford and Mulling
Griffith Can Have Last Named if He Offers Any PLAYER of
Worth, While Chicago May Get Outfelder-Thirty-
four Men on the Roster of Washington Ball Club.
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classification. Dent was ND fo;, a lit
tle time In the National league. The
pitching is the thing that worries Gr;f-
nth most Of all. No matter how mu.n
Grass his recruits may BOSSES. lac
needs one more tried twirler. rni,
would be the more so should n one
OF his veterans have y bati wear. or I,r
put OH the hospital list after the sen.
son starts.
Announcement that the Nationals
VIII play an exhibition game az Gin
einnali With In" Reds. OH Sunday.
March 80. again shows Griffith i'm the
role of an innovator. For a elm, u,
make a long JUMP OF ,.l:.; sort befur..
tne season starts, and 10 play an cNhi-
pltlon. is almost an unknown timing.
Inc date will be immediately ufle..
the return from charlottesville. On
Thursday, March ~. The local season
opens. with Georgetown opposing III"
Nationals. Philadelphia Nationals
come for Friday and SATURDAY., Thar
evening the local team hops a special
train. The trip will he expensive. but
the club will make money, if it has n
good day. Rcdland fans always tura
out for the Sunday exhibitions, and
Washington. with Griffith in charge,
Will be- an especially attractive card.
one thing specified is that Griffith
$780, - jus tNEtiEtI lpdIU, Mytl
johnson working part Of the game.
Ihere isn't a chance for anything else
to happen. When the salnr teams met
at the State Fair groulnas, in Syracuse.
\. V. last fall, the Nationals were
handed a beating that their manager
hasn't forgotten Yet. They made a
farce out of the game. Nothing like
must play to win. and Griffith will
pick a team that he thinks Fan TURF
the trick. AS the Reds will have II;
new manager. who will be inteu, ON
making the best sort Of getaway, IL
regular battle may be looked for.
Mike kahoe. the scout with a ret-
ORD. is getting a little jealous Of Grit
flth's reputation as a springer Of new
stunts. and threatens next season to
put II across that zone of the other
talent hunters have thought Of. Mr..
kahoe is awearied of rising in the
middle Of the night to grab day coach
es for firing trips. AND plans to make
q pleasure ride out Of some of his
jaunts through the lesser visited coun-
tries. The idea is to possess himself
of an automobile that can develop q
fair turn Of speed. and to make the
In that way he can regulate his own
time table. and can get some pleasure
out Of journeys that, in many cases.
are now nightmares. The first cost
would he something. but gasoline and
tires would not force any greater out
put. probably. than do railroad tick.
cts.
Next spring it is probable that Ka-
hoe will spend some time at the train
ing camp with Griffith, looking over
the youngsters whom he recommend
ed. and some that We're bought with.
out being looked over by him. The
Washington club has been somewhat
unique. in that. while other organiza-
lions have been employing a small
army Of scouts. Kahoe has done the
work practically alone. Occasionally
he a had assistance. when the club
wished certain players viewed. and it
was an impossibility for the regular
man to v the territory. He has
been careful and cautious in recon
mending men. and as a result. has z
bigger percentage of successful pur.
Ichases than almost any other man
who is doing the same work.