The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-24
MAY SHIFT TEAMS
TRAINING GROUNDS
Griffith Not Certain That He Can
Find Accommodations at
Charlottesville.

I'd Grille writes as follows VI
Yesterday evenings Washington star
"Cbarlottesvlile may be abandoned as
the training grounds for the Nationals
Manager Griffith. after spending all DAY
sunday IN the Virginia town IN scare"
Of a suitable place 10 house ms players
returned this morning without having
been ale TO make the necessary ar
renqemcnts lie says there Is still
chance however, of his finding proper
recommendations, and that nothing ue-
soi.e Will be decided until about the
f0,b ~ next ninth. BY that time mat
TOPS MAY have so shaped themselves
,nstl . will be able to lease house as
he did asst year. but if his efforts III
,tt, direction fail. he Will very likely
,at. his nlavers TO some other point In
~. sn,,th TO do their preliminary worn.
I'm, i,st where this Will be Grifhth Is
loss to say. for he docs not believe
In crossing bridges before he gets |"
them. >,
ne there is any way to arrange II
want 10 train at CharlottesN'rle' salu
GrHb this morning. Whether VIII
Dee able 10 get d proper place 10 nous,
the players is questionable, put VIZ
know in ABOUT 4 weekor So anu no,
,u then viii | make an effort 10 M"
another training ground. want 10
.tqv as close to Washington as pos
eible for / don't believe IN taxing 'nS
,lavers so far South that they have |"
bo acclimated when they return
IAN baseball men agree mat too
much publicity does a young pi'se e.
.specialIy If ne is 4 pitcher more nal'n
than good During flaming peg 80
HARDEN. manager of the LoulS
Inn brought out the difference De
tween boosting youngsier an" 0'0
,-ottinc no advance advertising.
@.Tbsre,s Alexander said Hay en-
o. never could understand why CharAe
ca~r LET him get away from lndlan-
anolis When Alex was In 'Ho
,r~,.ricao Association he was one
,'i,rber that I always hated TO pal
agsinst lie had more stuff on the
IN Than any yOungster that ever
.au. I WAS amazed when l learheu
tSo, he had been sent TO the syracuse
Dl,,n Of the New York State Leas ue'
Won AN know how Alexander broke III
bo~e without any press notices an
low he became a sensation almost over
night 49, ,,or,v
ION the other hand, take Marty
o.rool. of the Pittsburgh cluo'
o.Toole will be a wonder just as soon
os the public fOrgets that DreSl"s9
Md 800 500 for him. The fahs eA-
tod TOO much of O'TOole last SEASON
a,l the managers of the other clupS
stacked their best rwirlers up aGalnsl
him repeatedly. Then, too, luck dldh
1,r,ak with OToole last season, put
ha will get there. When OToole WAS
:, the American Association I've seen
hin, Mitch games when We consluereu
ourselves lucky If we got loul 'iA
his delivery zinc
~Havden's idea of O'Toole is in line
With the opinion of other baseball men,
,-ho believe that as soon as the pun
liz stons this thinking of Marty as
,h. .tvantv-two-th ousand- i've hunureu-
.5ol1ar beauty he Will settle down anu
become A big asset 10 the pirates.
.I,rank Chance is credited with more
e.ate,nents in Los Angeles, whlch 90
not annoy those who are in touch VII"
tho situation. says the New York sun.
H. * quoted as saying that he VIII
va, sign with the HighlandeIs Tor
sa5 0eo a wear unless he gets TENN
interest in the club. As matter Oh
far, Chance has refused to say any
thing regarding the terms he eNptcts
80 max. with President Farrell who's.
,bev meet for private talk atte'
New Year. Chance IS not in the haplt
NJ talking too much. He believes ii
keenine his affairs to himself. Before
leaving Chicago for the. coast he prom,
ised certain persons that he would
stand pat while the deal Transferring
linn 70 the New York Americans was
being put through. He also promised
that he would do no talking until ne
had reached an agreement with ar
reu Chance has kept mis- word win
Characteristic frmness. in spite o.
g clear attempt on the part of some
l.odv 10 throw obstacles in the way OF
his engagement by the New \ ORR cluD.
II IS known that persons hostile 10
the American League would rejoice II
Cbsns shoald decline to assume the
-,,atae;rnient OF the Highlanders. but
u is 100 late. Chances closest friends
IN Chicago have received word from
him within a week to pay no heed 10
alleged interviews