Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-23
MAY SHIFT TEAMS
TRAINING GROUNDS
Griffith May Not Be Able to
Prepare Players at Char
IottesviIIe.
WANTS TO STAY NEAR
WASHINGTON, HE SAYS
Boosting of Young Players
Has Proven Handicap
to Many.
BY J. ED GRILLO.

Charlottesville may be abandoned as the
training grounds for the Nationals.
Manager Griffith, after spending all day
| Sunday in the Virginia town in search
of suitable place to house his players,
returned this morning without having
been, able to make the necessary arrange
ments. He says there is still chance,
! however, of his finding proper accom-
! modations. and that nothing definite will
be decided until about the 10th of next
month. BY that time matters may have
so shaped themselves that he will be able
to lease house as he did last year, but
if his efforts in this direction fail he will
| very likely take his players to some other
point in the south to do their preliminary
work But just where this will be Crit
fifth is at a loss to say, for he does not
! b- leve in crossing bridges before he gets
to them.
IF there is any way to arrange it l
want to train at Charlottesville, said
Griffith this morning. whether l will be
able to get a proper place to house the
players is questionable, but | will know
in about "a week or so, and not till then
will ! make an effort to find another
| training ground / want to stay as close
to Washington as possible. for 1 don't be-
lieve in taking the players so far south
that they have to be acclimated when
they return
All base ball men agree that too much
publicity does young player, especially
if he is a pitcher more harm than good
During a tanning bee Jack Hayden. man
ager of the Louisville club, brought out
the difference between boosting a young
ster and one getting no advance adver-
Using.
There's Alexander said Hayden. 81
never could understand why Charlie Carr
let him get away from Indianapolis
When Alec was in the American Asso-
citation he was one pitcher that / always
hated to bat against. He had more stuff
on the ball than any youngster that
ever saw. / was amazed when ] learned
that he had been sent to the Syracuse
club of the New York State League. You
without any press notices and how he be-
came sensation almost over night
ION the other hand take Marty
OToOle of the Pittsburgh club. O'Toole
will be a wonder just as soon as the pub
lie fOrgets that Dreyfuss paid so, 800 for
him. The fans expected too much of
OToole last season, and the managers of
the other clubs stacked their best twirl-
ers up against him repeatedly Then too.
luck didn't break with OToole last sea
son. but he will get there. When O'Toole
was in the American Association I've
seen him pitch games when we considered
ourselves lucky if we got foul off his
delivery"
Haydens idea of O'Toole is in line with
the opinion of other base ball men, who
believe that as soon as the public stops
this thinking of Marty as the twenty
tWo-thousa nd-five-hundred-dollar beauty
he will settle down and become a big as
set to the Pirates.
Frank Chance is credited with more
statements in Los Angeles which do not
annoy those who are in touch with the
situation, says the New York Sun He is
quoted as saying that he will not sign
with the Hfghlanders for SO 900 a wear
unless he gets tenth interest in the
club. AS a matter of fact. Chance has
refused to say anything regarding the
terms ne expects to make with President
Farrell when they meet for private talk
after New Year. Chance is not in the
habit of talking too much. He believes in
Keeping his affairs to himself. Before
leaving Chicago for the coast he prom
ised certain persons that he would stand
pat while the deal transferring him to
the New York Americans was being put
through. He also promised that he would
do no talking until he had reached an
agreement with Farrell. Chance has kept
his word with characteristic firmness, in
spite OF clear attempt on the part of
somebody to throw obstacles in the way
OF his engagement by the New York club.
1t is known that persons hostile to the
American League would rejoice if Chance
should decline to assume the management
of the Highlanders, but it is too late
Chances closest friends in Chicago have
received word from him within "a week to
pay no heed to alleged interviews