The Washington herald., 1912-02-06
by WILLIAM PEET.

Manager GrInith yesterday afternoon
sent out notices to all Of his players,
| veterans and recruits, notifying them
when and where to report for spring
| training.
The advance squad is due to arrive in
the Capital Saturday, March . They are
Pitchers Guy johnson, Allen, Aikers, and
Musser; Catchers Henry and Ainsmith.
and Infelder Cunningham. Pitchers Tom
Hughes, Becker. and Engle are living in
Washington, but received due notice In
writing just the same.
On Sunday morning, March J. accom-
panied by Manager Griffith and Trainer
Martin, the squad OF ten players VIII
board an early train Tor Charlottesville,
where they will be Joined during the day
by Joe BoehIing, the Richmond amateur:
Jay Cashion. and Dixie walker, the last
three named having been ordered to re-
port at Charlottesville direct.
Only the lightest kind of work will be
ordered for the players during the first
week. Considerable time will be spent in
long walks and in running TO develop the
wind. Griff hopes to have the young
twirlers in shape TO pitch to the batters
when the main squad arrives the second
week in March.
Saturday. March .. will be a big day.
for. with the exception of Milan, Long,
and Red Walker, the main squad OF the
Nationals will be in town. They will in
clude Pitchers Walter johnson and Bob
Groom, Catcher Gabby Street, Inhelders
Flynn. Schaefer, Spencer, Shanks, Nor
gan, Mcbride, Gagnier, and Foster, to-
gether with Outfelders Sheer, Moeller,
Gessler. and Maths.
Manager Grifith will not come to
Washington 90 meet this bunch, as the
men have been ordered to report at base
ball headquarters bright and early Sun
day morning, where Business Manager
Willie Fowler will distribute the railroad
tickets and see them aboard the train
for Charlottesville.
In discussing the EIberfeId case, Man
ager Griffith stated yesterday that the
Kid would be sold before the time came
for reporting in Charlottesville II is
understood that several clubs have put
in bids for ElberfeId's services. Just who
these teams are the local pilot did not
care to state.
Doc White. the lanky Chicago south
paw, received word from Owner Comis-
key yesterday to report in Chicago on
February %, and to be ready TO chaperon
the second team OF the White Sox to
Waco, Tex. where the boys will pull out
the kinks in their arms and also tackle
a rather ambitious schedule prior to the
opening OF the regular season.
Doc White and Arthur Devlin, both
alumni Of Central High School. were out
with the o street boys yesterday coach
ing the battery candidates. The pres
ence Of these famous ball players In
spired the youngsters TO do their pret-
test. Central is lucky in having such
loyal alumni
Hatch Fogel, who presidents the Phil
lies, says that he has twinkler in tall,
rugged right-hander named Seaton, who
halls from Portland, Greg, and is a
pastiming cousin of Vean Gregg, the
great Cleveland southpaw. This big
chunk Of right-hand twirling was secured
by a draft. Horace getting him when he
went after Gregg. The big fellow worked
side by side with the offside shooter, and
is said TO have everything that goes 10
make up a birderino. He has the stun,
he has the speed, he has the strength;
in fact. he's got the whole dinged busi-
ness at is fingers end, so Horace