The Washington herald., 1912-03-18
As Teams Will Line Up
on Lambeth Field To-day
By WILLIAM PEET.

Charlottesville, Va, March I7.-Fairly
tugging at the leash and hrimful OF ex-
element and pep" the Nationals Yam
nigans, or second team, can hardly wait
for the umpire 10 shout PLAY BALI to-
morrow afternoon, when the youngsters
meet the University of Virginia team on
Lambeth Field.
This contest winds up the series. Thus
far it is hoss and hoss, and the deciding
battle will mean much to either club. AS
the Yannigans' twirlers are not in the best
of shape, Griff has decided TO turn to
them Walter johnson, Carl Cashion, and
Dixie Walker, and the pitchers will work
in the order named, going at top speed
three innings each.
In camp tonight the Yannigans wanted
10 get together ad scrape up all the
money there was in the crowd TO bet on
the game but when all financial inter
ests were pooled. there was but &.a2 in
the pool, and they decided II would be
best not TO offer such a swell amount
The Virginia undergraduates are just
as confident that with big Eppa RiXey
I'm the box they can take the profess
sionals' measure that they have been
making all sorts of boasts to-day, and
thet the game will be hotIy contested and
exciting goes without saying.
Fowler and Minor in Camp.
Secretary Willie Fowler. OF the club.
and Stockholder Benjamin S. Minor. OF
the Washington Baseball Association,
called on Manager Griffith here to-day.
Their business was important, and Grif
was forced TO leave Charlottesville for
Washington on the 7:lO train. He plans
to catch the II o'clock train out OF the
Capital tomorrow morning and be here
in time for the game.
II wouldn't miss that game for any
thing IN the world" said the Nationals
boss just before boarding the train.
1t seems that there is some trouble
about the installation Of the monster
score board at National Park, and as
Grin made all the arrangements, he
alone can straiEhten out the tangle. Ac-
coTding to reports. the scoreboard peo-
pie want to utilize about twice as much
space as Grif agreed TO let them have.
Capt. George Mcbride will be in charge
OF the club during the managers alb
senCe, and the boys are placed on their
honor to observe strict training rule.
According to plans mapped out, both
squads will practice on Lambeth Field
in the morning, and the regulars will get
a stiff course OF sprouts in the afternoon
prior to the game in which the Yannigans
are 10 play.
Sunday Is Quiet.
Sunday was unusually quiet in camp.
Headed by Capt. Mcbride, a squad con-
sisting of Tom Hughes, Bill Cunning
ham, Jack Ryan, Joe Boehling, Joe En-
gel, and others attended church. The
others enjoyed a long walk before din
ner. and in the afternoon the players
also walked, read the papers, and lounged
about the training quarters.
A serious accident was narrowly avert
ed shortly after dinner when Tom Long.
the Gadsden recruit, attempted to board
the trolley car on the Charlottesville one
line electric road. Long missed his feet
ing and tumbled down a small embank-
ment. Had he struck on his head II
would have been slow curtain and flowers,
but as luck would have il. he struck on
his right shoulder. The accident hap
pened in front of the hotel. Grifflth and
all the ball players witnessed the trouble
and several rushed to help the PROSTATE
player, and II was with signs of relief
they discovered that outside OF a rough
shaking up Long was uninjured.