The Washington times., 1912-08-09
GRIFFITH OBJECTS
TO QUARTERS GIVEN
NATIONALS AT PARK.
Dressing Rooms at St. Louis
Are Unsanitary and
Poorly Lighted.
BOARDS in, FLOOR
ARE ROTTING AWAY
Washington Club May Go Back to
System of Dressing
At Hotel.

By ~SENATOR."

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. $50 disgrace
ful are the quarters offered the visit
ing clubs at the Browns ball park that
Manager Griffith will protest to Presi-
dent Ban Johnson asking him to compel
Col. Bob Hedges to provide clean, sani-
tary quarters by September II. the next
time the Nationals land in this city.
Unless present conditions are changed
for the better, the Nationals will 60
back to the old style of dressing at
their hotel. 1t is quite probable that
Hedges will be forced to erect a good
clubhouse for visiting players, for every
club Vim the league is complaining of
present conditions
The visiting. players are lodged on the
lover floor of a delapidated old tene-
meRt house just inside the fence behind
the grand stand. 1t decks of filth, the
boards in the floor rotting away with
age. The shower bath cannot be regu-
lated and several of the players had
narrow escapes yesterday of being
1t is so dark in this ramshakle club
house that gas lights have to be kept
burning all the time. greatly augment
ing the heat, which Is generally suf--
ficient in itself in st. Louis. Compared
American League, the Browns, quart
ers Is o. digSrace. It is never cleaned
and the odor from II can be detected
at quite distance.
Disease Is Possible.
II wouldn't have my club dress at
the park here again under these con-
ditions," declared Manager Griffith to-
day. why, 1t Is possible to contract
diseases from such a filthy place. AS
soon as Ban johnson realizes what this
place is, he will insist on Hedges spend
ing little money in providing a suit
able clubhouse for visiting teams. We
parks everywhere, but III never send
my players to such a clubhouse again
not for thousand orders
Frank Laporte came close to being
for an hour or so. Colonel Hedges
promised him a bonus of $500 fol
good work on the diamond this year
When Stoval sold him to the Nation.
bonus. though Laporte showed thai
he was the best batsman on the
Browns. With Laport hanging on for
his bonus, Griffith refused to ratify
the deal and It took the mediation OF
give Laporte the money.
Laporte Replaces Morgan.
With the addition of Laport to the
ranks of the Nationals comes the
oenchlng or Ray Morgan and sligh'
shiver in the batting order. Morgan's
hitting has been practically nil fol
the last month and his fielding has
xallen off to keep it company. While
Leport Is hardly as fast on his feet
he Is header than Morgan and Is
fielding and hitting better. He will
be the teams regular second basemar 7
from now on.
Inasmuch as the catchers have failed
toshow cause why they should hit ir
sixth place and Howard Shanks has hi
stride once more, the Monaco marve
will follow Laporte at bat today agains
the Browns, the catcher dropping bach
to eighth place on the list.
Walter Johnson has decided not to q
home, not having time for more thar
FIVE or six hours there.
Dan Moeller's father is here on 6
business trij but will manage to see hin
feet-footed son perform daily at thu
ball park.
1t is cloudy today. but no rain is ex
pected to mar the revenge of the Climb
ers for. yesterdays slaughter.