The Washington times., 1912-08-10
Kansas City and Montgom-
cry Would Use Young
sters Turned Back.
BECKER, LONG, AND
BOEHLING TO RETURN
Griffith Preparing Draft List and
Many Youngsters Will Be
y Asked For.
By SENATOR"

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 10,-CharIe Carr,
manager Of the Kansas city club Of the
American Association, and Johnny
Dobbs, manager of the Montgomery
club of the Southern League, arrived
here today and at once conferred with
Clark Griffith concerning young players
Both are seeking agreements with Grit
nth to obtain youngsters who fail to
make good with the Climbers next
spring, and it is possible that arrange
ments will be made whereby several of
the best looking lads receiving trials
with the Nationals in 1918 will be sent
to their clubs for further development.
Griffith keeping strings attached to
them. b.
Manager Griffith will use his options
on Joe Boehling, now with Worcester
In the New England League; Buck
Becker, of Atlanta. and Tommy Long,
Of Mobile, both in the Southern League,
though they will not appear in lineup
this season. They will be used in morn
ing practice. Favorable reports from all
three have come to Griffith, and he
thinks they have a chance Of making
good. Longs work with Mobile has
been excellent, his hitting and base run
nine being the talk of the circuit.
Preparing Draft List. .
The Nationals draft list is now being
prepared. and several promising
youngsters may be obtained by this
means. However. Manager Griffith does
not think that there is much chance Of
any Of them to break into his regular
team next season. He figures that
even If he doesn't land the pennant
this season. he has a ball club certain
to prove contender next year. The
experience gained this year will prove
Of great benefit in 1918, and should
greatly improve the youngsters now in
the lineup.
Though Frank Laporte is playing Sec
ond base. there is no chance of Ray
Morgan being released. On the other
hand, he will now be the utility man for
the infield, being able to play third, sec
ond. and short. He is better than any
youngster from a minor that I could
pick up," said Manager Griffith today.
''and I'm holding on to him, The lad is
fast and shows promise. He's only a
kid yet. There's plenty Of time for
him to blossom out into a whirlwind in
fielder"
Dressing at Hotel
The Climbers have left their foul
smelling club house at the park and
dressed at the hotel today. Griffith re-
fused to endure the unsanitary condi-
'tions any longer. fearing lest some Of
his star players contract typhoid fever
or malaria. Until a decent club house
Is erected for visiting clubs here. the
Nationals will continue to dress at the
hotel. Griffith intends to make fight
to have a rule adopted in the American
League this winter, such as is now in
force in the National League, under
which visiting clubs unuprovided with
decent quarters at the parks may
charge the home clubs $50 a day toward
their expenses 1t was through en-
forcing this rule in Chicago that Char
lie Murphy was compelled to build av
up-to-date club house for visiting clubs
al the Cubs park. 1t Is up to Ban
johnson, who has insisted on the clubs
dressing at the parks, now to insist on
the home clubs providing suitable quar-
ters.
Arrangements have not yet been com
pleted for the return of the Climbers
If possible they will catch the o'clock
train tomorrow from the Union station.
arriving in Washington Monday night.
II they miss that they will leave at Sis,
not arriving in Washington till Tuesday
morning.