Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-18
GRIFFITH THINKS HE MADE
AN ADVANTAGEOUS DEAL
Figures His Young Catchers Are Capable
and That Knight Will Be
of Mech Help.
CHARLIE STREET.

| be held out for 1t, for, after all, it is
largely experimental, but on paper II
looks lot better than it has in severa
years, and beside, since it has been gen
| orally agreed that the only way for
! Washington to gain respectable position
| in the base ball world is to build up a
young team. Griffith's latest move ap-
pears to be in the right direction.
New York and Washington have fig
| ured in trades and deals before. Knight
in fact. is the fifth player who has come
| to the local club from New York in recent
years. Tom Hughes and John Anderson
were the first to come here from New
York. Then came Conroy and Elberfeld
and last but not least, knight. OF the
lot, Hughes has lasted the longest. In
| star twirler. Excepting Knight. however
years before they were turned Over to the
| Nationals.
Manager Griffith refuses to say<whcre
he will play knight. He insists that there
| Is not position on the intield that knight
cannot fill satisfactorily, and that he
| will not place him until he determines
where he is most needed. Third and Sec
ond base are the two positions which ap-
pear most doubtful. or course, If Cum
bingham comes around to his form of last
fall a year ago, he will be hard to i'm
prove upon, and would undoubtedly be
kept in that position. AS for third base.
Griffith has not n seasoned man aside
from knight. Foster is a shortstop, and
he would have to be broken in there. while
Morgan never played the position until he
Joined the locals. lie gave very good
account of himself and improved rapidly,
but 1t is not to be expected that young
ster with but one years experience in
base ball can hold down SO important d
position permanently. knight can fill In
either place. play short in pinch, and
in the opinion of some of the best judges
has the making Of really great first
baSeman.
Griffith says that he Is now through
with making any changes. He is satisfied
to start the season with the material he
has and appears to feel decidedly hope-
full about the outcome of the campaign.
He will, however, not overlook any OPP
portunity to further better conditions and
any player who gi.es promise, whom
some other club wants e farm out, will
find himself held UP By the local club.
But Griffith does not expect to pick up
any one by this route, as the players who
sure to be carried by the clubs, who have
them on their list even II they are not
used regularly.
local players, and he is none other than
Clyde Milan. Milan refuses to syn unit
he has had heart to heart talk with
Griffith. an dthe opportunity for this will
De Wnen the manager anu the star Heluer
meet in Charlottesville, next month. Grit
fifth says that there II no chance for a
permanent breach between him and
Milan taking place. He says that he will
satisfy Milan just as soon as he can have
a talk with him.
New York has long since yearned for
Street. There is no city in the circuit
where "Gabby" stands better than right
in the Big city. What is more, Wolverton
is I'm bad way for catchers His star.
Sweeney. is said to be holding out for a
six thousand dollar contract and the club
is determined not to give it to him.
Sweeney, of course, will Eventually come
into the fold and when he does he and
Street will do all the catching for the
Yankees.