The Washington herald., 1912-03-23

BOSS GRIFFITH WILL
KEEP OUTFIELDERS
Nationals Leader Satisfied
with Showing Of Outer
Gardeners.
REGULAR TRIO PICKED
Moeller, Milan, and schaefer Will
Guard Fields, with shanks, c.
Walker, and Lsng in Reserve.
REGULAR TRIO PICKED
BY WILLIAM PEET.

Charlottesville. Va. March 22.-"I don't
intend TO get rid OF any OF my outfield-
ers," replied Manager Grlfith to-day,
when asked when he would WELD the
pruning knife and cut down the num-
Der of candidates for the three garden
patches.
II am playing Moeller, Milan, and
schaefer on the regulars right now, but
in Walker. Long. and shanks have
three mighty good ball players. every
one OF them knows how to field. and
they can all hit. Why should I get rid
of them? No chance"
When pressed further on the subject
Griff admitted that 1t was just barely
possible he would place one of the men
with some club where the player could
get into the game every day. but that
this would not be done until the Amer
lean League season was at least a month
old.
Unless all signs fail, MoelIer, Milan,
and Schaefer viii start the season in
left. center. and right, but this trio will
have to show Griff some high grade
playing or one Of the youngsters-walk-
er. Long, and Shanks-will be showed
into the game.
grin Is Pleased.
Grin is very well pleased with the
outfield situation, and from the way he
talks he win carry two extra men all
the season; the third will be so placed
that the local boss can pull the strings
and recall him any time he sees fit.
Young Shanks has not hit the ball in
practice as hard as Walker or Long. but
he looks like a conner, and can field and
throw just as well as the first two men,
toned, and when he does start hitting
something is going to drop. Griff Is
mighty sweet on this kid Shanks, and
Washington fans will rave over him, too,
when they see him in action.
II rained great guns last night and
when the Nationals pulled themselves out
of the hay this morning, the air was
chilly and Charlottesville was enveloped
in fog. Boss Griff decided to call on
morning practice, but with the sun out
strong in the afternoon every member
of the squad, with the exception OF Tom
Hughes. took to the open, and for two
solid hours the boys were hard at II,
the work consisting mainly OF batting
Practice, and most OF the pitchers took
a turn at shooting 'en over.
This was followed up with half an
hours fielding. for the regulars only.
Jack Flynn was on first, Cunningham
on second, Foster on third, Mcbride at
short, with Moeller. Milan, and Schaefer
in the outfield. Fosters arm is not act
ing right, and he favored his wing all
he could. The midget is praying for q
few days of real warm weather. Jack
Flynn put up a great game on the initial
sack, nothing got past him, and the way
he slammed the ball over to Foster was
a caution. George Mcbride was the
same old reliable shortstop. while Bill
Cunningham covered an acre OF ground
around second.
The damp weather here during the past
two days raised havoc with the veteran
Tom Hughes. who reported this morning
with an attack OF rheumatism. Griff ex-
cused Hughes from practice, but the
veteran says he will be on the job bright
and early tomorrow morning.
"Buck" starts Something.
:. For the first time since the Nationals
have been here, Buck Becker, the pride
Of the Navy Yard. demonstrated to Grfn
that he possessed something besides a
toe plate and a glove. Buck has finally
passed the lame arm siege and while
pitching to the batters to-day put a lot
OF stun on the ball. Becker has been
working on a new curve which he calls
''the battle-ship sinker." 1t breaks about
at the batter's knees and drops into
the catcher's mitt a couple OF inches
from the ground. Becker used, It to-day
and none Of the players could touch it
From present indications the weather
tomorrow promises to be warm and
-balmy and the regulars VIII again STACK
up against the YannIgans. The game
will in all probability be played in the
morning, as Virginia Is scheduled to
meet Woodberry Forest in the afternoon.