The Washington times., 1912-03-22
Clever Inhelder Will Prob
ably Go to indianapolis
Team.
KNIGHT PROBLEM
p PUZZLES GRIFFITH
Manager Not Certain Where
81. He Can Play Former
a. Highlander.
By SENATOR"

r. CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, March %
s-Word Is expected here almost any
time now from Manager Jimmy Burke,
sof the Indianapolis club, of the AmeTl-
can Association, closing the deal which
Will take Eddie Gagnier, the crack
shortstop of last years Lincoln club,
of the Western League, from the Ma
tlonals to the Hoosiers. 1t Is not be-
lieved that Burke will decline to pay
the rather stiff price asked for Gagnier.
for the player is certain to strengthen
the indianapolis infield.
-, Meanwhile Gagnier continues to put
sup an. excellent article of bail here in
the practice games. He is fielding fully
as we'll as Mcbride In the short field,
running the bases like a wild man, and
cleaning up the sacks whenever he goes
TO bat. He has the greatest total of
sbases for his hits OF all the sluggers
,shere. In the face of this showing of
the player in practice 1t does seem
strange that he should be let go to a
minor league team.
~ However. Manager Griffith Is planning
his work far ahead, and it may be that
the Lincoln boy does not fit into that
scheme. Whether he could keep up his
hitting proclivities in the big show as
well as he has begun here Is a question
rev OF Ile pllCneIS are uSlnB dHyInlHE
but speed, though now and then one of
lethem win try hook or a curve. 1t
lis almost wholly speed that the batsmen
r7are facing in the practice skirmishes.
-. Had Some Faults.
When he first reported Gagrier had
hseveral noticeable faults at bat, and
Manager Griffith explained to him Just
what they were. Since then he has
been having better luck with his at
tempts to knock out base hits. Indeed
he has done the best work of all. But
Manager Griffith is looking a long way
ahead. He knows that he must have
twenty years old, who will be uniformed
and who will be amenable to teaching
from the beginning.
Looked at from. this angle, Gagniel
does not At into the scheme of things
Though not veteran in any sense o
tho term. Gagnier has teen playing bal
several years. He is a thoroughly OK
such player that Griffith wants 10
his purposes. GaSnier is twenty-fi. -
years old. and has teen in professional
1hall fer six wears He has led TIL
years. being an unusually good fielder
His hitting, however, has been light
sand he never shone with the stick.
Really No Place.
~ Furthermore, there is really no plac,
on the Nationals for Gagnier. 80 Ions
as George Mcbride IS the peerless sta
he is. Jack Knight, Ray Morgan, anc
Eddie Foster are shcrtstops as wei
=, rs third bascmcn, and there is no :leces
.ity for carrying a man who plays bu
one position, even though he shine a
that place in the field. Indeed. the ac
nuhing Of Jack Knight las greatly com
llicate1 the situation fer Griffith, 70
he does not know where to play MIN.
4 iINtF' g Rt hi
,Tdercd by the Door condition of I.ambetl
!ield, which was very cozy after tn
:, heavy rain Of the night before. How
4 ever, all the players went to bat agains
[, the young pitchers and kept the out
y flclders slipping and sliding around il
II the muddy gardens.