Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-25
GRIFf WILL HAVE
PLENTY OF MATERIAL
Continued from First Paxe)

improve from time to time. while the
team as 1t was left him was one which
was much more apt to deteriorate with
every season. Youth. which brings with
1t spirit and agility, IL q, wonderful as
set in base ball Every man on the team
this year will have an incentive to work
for. None Of them have reached the
stage where they are satisfied to hold
their own because they have reached the
goal for which they have been striving,
and the result will be that there should
be greater display OF ambition than
there has been heretofore.
The acquisition Of Street by the New
York club may be tho cause Of Ed
Sweeney falling in his desire to get an
coming season. Sweeney il holding out
for $1,000. and up to the time that Street
was secured in the deal for Knight It
looked as If the New York club would
be forced to come through. because. to
open the season without an experienced
catcher was like suicide. But now that
Street has been secured there is no occa-
sion for worry. Street can do most OF
the work. and Sweeney, realizing this
fact, is much more apt to be more rea-
to date.
Much of the New York teams failure
last season can be attributed to It's weak
ness behind the bat Sweeney could haro.
ly be expected to do all the work ana
the team did not have man who couio
fill his place. The coming OF street mas
greatly relieved this condition and Tor
that reason IL no other the deal was q
splendid one from New York stand
point.
There Is much speculation among local
patrons Of the game as to what Will be-
come Of Walker and Long, the two young
outfielders tried out here last fall. OF the
pair Walker made by far the best SHOW
Ing yet he gave az; evidence n cesa 2s tns inns
preston that he was player on whom
q team could depend to put 1t up In the
race But 1t was Walkers first year and
he may show enough Improvement TO
the team. Long looked fast and appeared
to be fair hitter, but his deiding ana
throwing seemed weak. though his friends
contended that he was not In the best OF
health during his entire stay mere. MAJ
tbs, who halls from Richmond is q young
ster who undoubtedly gives promise, put
It is questionable IL he il ripe for this
company and may need more seasoning.
What is true of Maths Is true or Snank,
the Youngstown recruit. though that
ability Of q big Lacquer.
Until Griffith received word that Alvah
Williams had been secured as part OF
the Street-Knight deal, he was not GER
tain whether he would get Williams or
Nunamaker. When he closed the deal
with the New York club 1t was the UNI
derstanding that either one Of the Bos-
ton catchers mentioned would be turned
over to him. tirihth preferred Williams
to his teammate and he was particularly
pleased when he got the word that VIII
liams would be the man.
Grifath has every confidence In his
catching staff. While he has never seen
either Henry or Ainsmith In action he
feels pretty well satisfied that both win
make good, Judging from the many com.
pliments he heard them paid by rival
managers at Tho two American League
manager who approached him was will
ing to consider some sort OF deal that
would involve one Of these youngsters
and Grinith believes II speaks pretty We'll
for q couple Of young catchers to- have
rival managers make an sffor. to secure
them. -