The Washington times., 1912-03-01
Has Conference With Man
ager Griffith Regarding =.
Local Situation.
DIRECTORS MEET TO
ERECT CLUB HOUSE
Visiting Players Quarters Will
Be Started Within Few
Days.
By "SENATOR."

''Massa John" Henry. the big catcher
upon whom Clark Griffith is placing so
much dependence for the coming season.
Is the second National to report.
Henry got in this morning, and the
first thing he did was to go to head
quarters to report to his new chief.
Henry and Griffith had long talk, dur
ing which the catcher made most fav-
orable impression on the manager.
The board of directors of the club
met today TO consider the matter of
building a club house for the visiting
clubs. 1t was decided to have the rooms
built directly north of the place now
used by the Nationals. and 1t is planned
to start work within the next few days.
Several bids were received, but it was
not announced to whom the contract
would go.
M'Bride Pinch Hitter.
Mcbride is a dangerous pinch hit
ter" Wild Conroy may have a changed
outlook by the return of Griff," Doc
Gessler will be used for utility work."
and Griffith has made good move
in losing Tom Hughes, who never fitted
into the team work." according to that
bright and scintllating baseball ex-
pert, Hughey Fullerton, who has taken
a fiery glance at last years roster off
the Nationals Jsharpened his trusty pen-
ell. thrown a prayer for forgiveness to
heaven. and dilated upon the chances
There is one thing that Hughey never
Tails to kill There Is one thing 10
which he is ever mortal foe, hunting
down even to it's most hidden lair,
What is this thing? oh, a fact that s
all. Just plain, common garden yarI.
ETY. fact. He harpoons facts for break
fast; He lives on them. He grows
erqdffe on the vitais of facts. He kills
them by the thousand during the course
OF diamond season and never lets
them creep. into his interesting baseball
stories, by hook or crook.
Henry's New Title.
Among other evidences of Hugbey',
erudftion is his title to ''Massa John
Henry. Hughey called him Big John"
a new one on us Washingtonians. He
announces that young Sheer is 'the
most promising candidate for second
base. Ralph Maths, from Richmond
is . the most promising outield material
There isn't any sense in "BucE,
Becker,s going to charlottesville sim
aay. lie hasn't chance to stay. with
the team. Hughey says II do not think
Wei OF his prospects. He started well.
but his record is against him." So Won
see, Buck, you may as we'll quit now,
AOT I1usHey natn spoken.
> 1T looks as If Griffith is making p
coed start. In losing ElberfeId and
Hughes he disposed of two men who
would not have helped the team, They
were in the class that patronizes younS
men instead of boosting them. He will
nave to find some additional talent tC
help, but possibly he can do it. He has
cleared out some of the talent" Nc
Aleer recalled from the Youngstown
farm,
~ Might Have Profited.
II think he might have profited by
retaining Jack Lelivelt, who can hit like
The best, and Ainsworth, who was a
rather promising recruit. However
Sffif knows his business.
Il think Griffith himself will be Wash.
inRton's biggest gain. He will have a
free rein, and, having a moneyed inter
est in the club. will work harder than
3 ever. He has only one fault as a man.
pger, and that is that he remembers TOT
long and sColdS in October about games
lost mrJune," says HuEheE and then
he threw away his pencil, bought him
self long one, and hiked away to his
golf club, where he discussed with the
various steel magnates boasting NOM
bership the why's and wherefores of the
neutral zone in baseball the inside
workings of the great Cub machine
etc, etc, etc, until they wouldn't sell
any more.