The Washington times., 1912-03-11

ready to play. Our field at home looks
has it beaten TO slow death OF star
vation."
After, supper came the long looked
Majordomo Taylor, who BARRIERS,
shines, sweeps, runs errands. plays
the piano, orders around two men
and looks wise around Griffith Hall.
ington had vamoosed and the players
thoroughly enjoyed the singing and
dancing.
This week the young pitchers will
he sent to the mound against real
hitters. lads anxious TO prove their
smuggling ability, and Manager Grif-
fifth has ordered some more balls from
Washington. Allen, Akers. ashion
the most thus far. will have their roal
tests this week.
,, Will Do Them Good.
1T will do these poys good. says
Griffith, "to be pitching to hatters in
lot of differ renee between pitching to a
catcher in front of the grandstand and
at the plate with a tatsmar standing
up ready to hammer it Lack. They
can't get their real work any too soon
to suit me-"
! Wednesday comes the first exhibition
! game of the season. and there is every
| outlook for a large crowd. Virginia
has been working lard for more than i
| month and the collcRiaEs are in better
| trim for Tnidseason performances than
| are the Nationals strplings! However
Manager Griffith has decided TO play
! only youngsters, the very lads he wanti
to see in action, ard they viii hove "a
| though tneN
have pufted hands from the unwonted
! work.
Griffith is delighted with the healthy
| sturdy appearance of Walter johnson
He couldn't hide his admiration as ht
shock hands with the great blonde
giant, and when Walter declined a cigar
on the ground that he never smokeS
Griffith called it to the attention of al
you're a great pit' her, Johnson, yol
don't touch the weed" said the man
agcr, smiling. Just take notice o.
that, you fellows, who want to be Go"t
pitchers"
Such praise was quite too much fo
Johnson, who went red to the roots o
his hair. To get out of the limeliGh
he Immediately broke into d game o
pitch with John Henry ana Georg'
Moelier and Spencer, the recruits
from John Cancels Rochester club
champions of the Eastern League las
able to take care of themselves. Moelle
has a sandy complexion, wears his hal
high, and looks as II he might we'll b
d student at the university here Hi
former pal, Spencer, is another well
built lad, who will put up r stin battl
for that first corner.
Nothing Very Small.
There is nothing very small abou
Ralph MATHS, who slammed the pl
. | l. ~, int laS
while pastiming in the garden for Rich
mond. He was glad to shake hand
with Ray Morgan, from Baltimo, an
then accompany him to Lambeth Fiel
for a peek at the place where much {
his class must be shown to warrant hi
being retained by the Nationals. TOmm
: Long is the smallest of the young car
,, even by Red" Walker. who is not a
big as either MOeller or Maths.
; George Mcbride has reported in PEI
: feet condition. Il have worked most {
! the winter In haberdashery in MI
waukee," says George. more to ket
my mind occupied than for any otht
2 reason. | never put on much eXtr
| weight, and so ! haven't much to tai
off. III have to play good ball fro
P the start this year, guess, 10 keep or
! of these kids from crowding me off II
r team.
e Il think Griffith has gone about bull,
= ing up the club in the right wa
though | am sorry to lose the cOmpaI
e plonship Of such good fellows as 'Gabb
: Street, Doc Gessler, and Wild Col
g roy, while no man who has ever know
= Kid Elberfeld can forget him in h
s absence. Still, If the Washington cit
A Is to do anything, ! suppose it is throul
/, youngsters. and we've got a good loo
= ing bunch, Judging from my short loo
at them. They're better looking thu
= last years, anyway. That may not
= saying a whole lot, though"
a ,"BuCk' Becker was very busy bC
= while the guests from Washington we
n in camp. They were friends of his. al
- he had to act as guide over the palati
abode occupied by the team and intr
duce them all round They were GO
-, sports, though, every one OF them, al
N took their Kidding good-naturedlY.
u Visiting the training quarters is like
Y to be a regular Sunday pastimc for t
d next two weeks now, and as there W
- be little entertainment each week {
k the players. IT would not be surprisi
s to have some of the Washington rOote
q come down and stay over a day or so
y seys their beauties in action on Lambe
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