The Washington herald., 1912-01-12
Griffith Agrees to Allow
Local Lads Use Of Big
Concrete Coliseum.
TO PLAY NEXT NAY
Championship Baseball Contests
Will Be Scheduled When Ma
tiOnals Are on Road.
By WILLIAM PEET.

AaNh
games this spring will be played at the
Nationals concrete coliseum, Seventh
street and Florida avenue.
Clark Grifith was asked yesterday If
Re would allow the schoolbOys to use the
Nationals $4,000 plant for their big
games, and replied:
q certainly will, and gladly, too; for I
want all the boys to get in the habit Of
going there. The people in charge Of
high school baseball will find us willing
10 talk business next spring"
This should be good news TO the fol-
lowers OF high school sports, and the
local schools sure have big following.
- During the past two years the cham
pionship games lad to be played wher-
ever a diamond was available. Lack Of
space and scarcity Of seats kept hundreds
away from the games. This season things
will be different
The high schools will so arrange their
schedules as to use> the big league park
while the Nationals are away from home.
probably during the first or latter part
OF May.
Two years ago the American League
schedule would not permit Of games dur
ing May, as the Nationals were home al
most the entire month. Last season the
schedule was all right, but owing to the
burning down Of the stands workmen
we're busy and ball playing was impos-
sible.
In speaking OF football. Manager
Grifith said it was doubtful IL the
schools could be accommodated next
fall. as IL is his intention to pillow up
the outfield, and, with the other alter
ations going on. there would be no
chance for the boys to play. He de-
clared. however, that be would be per-
fectly willing 10 let the schools use the
park but for the proposed improve
ments.
Manager Grifith believes in doing all
he can in every possible way to boom
athletics in the District He has pre-
viOusly expressed his willingness to
serve on the amateur baseball commits
sion board, and has also given George
town and Catholic University games
with the Nationals.
During a tanning bee at headqusr-
ters yesterday afternoon, GriI went on
record as saying that he would not
waive claim on single ball player
offered by the other seven clubs until
he had been convinced that the player
or players would be OF no use to the
local club.
Il am not going to run the chance of
losing promising youngster by means
Of the waiver route, and unless know
for a certainty that such a man will not
do. I shall refuse to waive until Scout
Kehoe or somebody else has looked him
over"
Up in Rochests- they are having a fine
young puzzle to solve. Last season Jawn
Cancels bunch won the pennant in the
Eastern League. That would make them
the champions for 1911. Now during the
winter the name of the association was
changed to the International League.
Thus the people in Rochester don't know
how TO emblazon their pennant. Shall
they can the Bronchos the champions
Eastern League, 1871" or shall the bunt.
ing be Iettered with international
League Champions, 1922"
Talk about your records, take look
at this. German basketball team, OF
Buffalo. has been organized. and has
played together three years. On Feb
ruary % Of last year, the Deutschers
were licked for the first time in that
length Of time, and had III straight
chalked on the right side before they
took tumble. This probably stands as
the worlds record at the cage game.
1t must also be taken into consideration
that the Dutchmen did not play any soft
best quintets in the business. A recoru
like this Is certainly something of which
10 be proud, and one that is likely to
stand for some time without being Jared
The citizens OF Metropolis, New, need
fear no such rush to the proposed John
son-Flynn contest as was the case at
Reno when johnson and Jeffries met.
Jenrfes as the hope OF the white race
was a dismal failure, but Flynn can hardly
be considered in the light of even a for
lorn hope" He defeated Al Kaufman in
the ten rounds, and Kaufman In turn
was stopped in half that time by Palzer
Those who saw johnson toy with Kauf-
man during his training in Reno realize
the gap that extends between the cham.
pion and boxers Of the caliber Of Kauf-
man, Flynn, ct al
A fairly good baseball team could be
made up right now Of big leaguers who
have been discarded by other teams. How
Is this, for example,: o'Toole. Of Pittsburl
released by Cincinnati and Boston,
Cincinnati after being released by other
big league clubs, Archer, Thomas, ano
Erwin (all OF whom were released BY
Detroit, Daubert (not good enough for
Cleveland. Neal Ball (refeased by New
York;, Mcbride (chased by the Cardl-
nals), Mowrey- Creleased by Cinclnnsti,
Jackson, Cree. and Bris Lord
Johnny ReEan Is Dead.
81 louis Ian l1-Johnnv Recan the