The Washington times., 1912-03-23
Rigler and Moore Are
Anxious for Third En-
gagement.
GRIFF TO ARRANGE
FOR TEAMS RETURN
Practice Will Be Held at Florida
! Avenue Next Wednesday
n Morning.
BY SENATOR.

Nt1AhIOIIESNlL va, March y.
The Nationals may face the Uni
Nersity Of Virginia team again here
Monday in the final scrap on Lambeth
Field for the big leaguers. Coach
Risler and Manager Moore are very
anxious to put their team against the
professionals, considering such practice
the very best possible for the college
players. Manager Griffith has. yet 20
give his consent, but ii would not be
surprising to have him agree to the
proposal Of Rigler and Moore.
Griffith will confer with a representa-
tive of the Southern railway today re-
garding the use of special car for the
Nationals on their return to Washing
ton next Tuesday. He wants the car
. here in the morning, so that, If the
71O train is late and the railroad people
know it in time, the car may be an
nexed to the 1887 train for tho Capital.
Il don't want to arrive in Washington
around midnight through waiting for q
train a couple Of hours late" says Crif-
nth, "and so it is possible that we may
leave earlier than expected next Tues
day
The Nationals will hold morning prac-
dce at the Florida avenue park next
Wednesday to accustom themselves to
the conditions there. Groundkeeper
Fitzgerald has the diamond in pretty
good condition now, and the field
should be ready by the time the team
returns.
Joe Engel and Jerry Akers are down
for extended workouts today in the
AFTERNOON practice game. Engel needs
the work. as he is to open the contest
with Georgetown next Wednesday in
Washington, and Akers is the most ad-
Vanced OF all the new recruits. No
more pitchers will be sent three in
nings only hereafter. Griffith wants
them gradually to lengthen their work.
outs, and all of them, recruits and vet
Grams alike. will be put in for half
games until they are strong enough to
last full contest. This is expected to
bring them up to the opening of the
campaign in Philadelphia.
slight cold spell hit Charlottesville
today, but the sun was warm and the
vim.
Eddie Gagner, the lightning short
fielder from the Lincoln club of the
Western Leasue, not that he dislikes
to play with Indianapolis, but that he
believes he is good enough for the big
show, is hoping that Bobby Wallace
OF the st. Louis Browns, will refuse to
waive on him; for he thinks he would
have little difficulty in beating out Hall
1nan for the place on the Mound City
outfit.
I'D like to stay in the big show of
course" says Gagnier, "and 1t seems to
me that there ought to be a chance for
me with the st. Louis club. ! can't go
to Indianapolis until waivers have been
secured from every club in the league,
and, from my viewpoint, ST Louis may
take me al the waiver price. st. Louis
needs shortstop, and while / have no
chance here of Beating out such a star
as George Mcbride. I feel sure I could
show up that St Louis infield.
Praises Griffith.
I'm satisfied with the treatment of
Manager Griffith. He has given me a
trial, something I never received be-
fore. Now, l know in my own mind
how / class up with major leaguers I
Eel sure that / could have stuck with
the Nationals were 1t not that Mcbride
is such a star at playing my position
H's just luck, that's all, the luck of
baseball
However, II Comiskev refuses to
waive and insists on taking me or MAX
ing Griffith keep me. that's a different
thing. I'm willing to quit playing ball
before I'll put on White Sox uniform.
Comiskey hasn't treated me fairly, and
I'd rather so back to carpentering than
TO play ball for Rim.
indianapolis is in the American As
sociation' and ! don't think I'd have
much trouble holding my own with
the players in that circuit. Indeed, I'm
certain that I can establish a higher
nelding average than any other short
stop in the league, and that, having
more interest in playing, will hit above
800. II l can do that, I should come
back for another chance in the big
show. Perhaps the next time the club
Inat I!m @ sets t. me VIII , want ehortstop, and
IT is not believed that Manager Grif-
nth will have difficulties in obtaining
waivers WAIVER on. on Gagnier, though there is a
IN on, the deal just to get even with
the Nationals manager There is no
love lost between them. and 1t would
not be surprising to have him tr,, ~
force Griffith to keep Gagnier oS or Iof 81
him go at the waiver price, which is
less money than the Washington rInS
has paid for the player.
Today, II the weather continues os
good as 1t was yesterday the Repula re
and the SanniGans will mix il uD AGAIN
to see which is the better outfit. 2The
pitchers VIII be sent five and four in
nngs apiece to accustom them to the
longer drill of the exhibition series
ahead. Joe Engers arm is almost wei
now, and he will get his trial in today's
game: Engel has been picked to face
iGeorgetown and Manager Griffith wants
him to get the workout of five full in,
nings.
Get a Vacation.
The players got a vacation yesterday
morning, owning to the damp grounC
and chilling winds. Griffith thought II
better. for them to rest than to 81
through the dTudgery Of the gymnasium
=. exercise. His judgment was borne out
z too, for in the afternoon the players
displayed plenty of dash and vim II
Z their work. Many of them went dowI
town in the morning and the Others
played cards and checkers at Griffti
Hall.
= In the afternoon, under q waning SIM
the squad was put through a long bat
ting and fielding drill, the young pitch
ers were sent against the batsmen anC
some practice in sliding to bases wa
done under the careful coaching o
Griffith. Herman SChaefer acted al
special coach in the base sliding per
foTmances. The DutChman showed how
.-Iy Cobb goes into second base and i