Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-02
BY ]. ED GRILLO.

i Within the next day or so Manager
Griffith will send out notices to his play
F., ers telling them when to report here for
the training trip. The young pitchers
| and Bill Cunningham are to leave here
Sunday March 3. at IL O'Clock for Char
! lottesville. On the following Sunday the
! regular players will put in appearance
here and take the same train for the
Virginia resort.
The first week will be put in at light
| work by the young pitchers, and Man
ager Griffith will get matters shaped up
for the reception of the entire team.
There will be nothing but tossing and
batting INDUCED in during the first week.
BY the time the entire team reports it Is
figured that the young pitchers will have
advanced far enough to give the regulars
some real batting practice. While there
are still several players out of the con-
tract fold. Manager Griffith expects every
man to report to Charlottesville and will
have them signed before the team re-
| turns here.
Il hope the ground hog don't get a
peek at his shadow today, remarked
Griffith this morning. Il would like to
| have Il lot of good weather during our
| stay at Charlottesville. for that is all that
| IL HSeutu 10 Hlfshe OuI stay lHcIc
| beneficial. i am sanguine that by the
| time return to Washington we will be
| in fairly good shape, and when the sea-
| son opens we ought to be ready to bold
! our own. Most of the players, excepting
| the pitchers, will be allowed to go along
| their own way during the training period,
| because nearly all of them will report in
condition. But the pitchers will go
| through u lot of stunts because | want
i 10 get a good pitching staff out of the
| h.aU % an
In letter to the sporting editor of The
| star Jack Flynn. who is slated to cover
| first base for the Nationals the coming
to the effect that do not stand much
of a chance to make good for Griffith
and j am glad that this view is taken
| for if little is expected of me my chance.
! will be all the better. But 1 never wa:
| in better shape and l will be there Wher
the bell taps. Griffith has occasion tt
have some confidence in me, for he car
recall several games which he apparent
ly had in his grip when yours truly broke
them up That was when he was witt
Cincinnati and / with Pittsburgh. l eX
pect to be down in Washington in
couple of weeks. | shall do my share tt
help the team and | believe j will sue
ceed, for | am already in perfect cOndi
ton. My legs are strong again and
will not require any hard training to fl
me for the long season..
Manager Griffith has not had a single
line from either Moeller OF Spencer since
sending them their contracts, though the
registered letter receipts have been re-
turned, giving evidence that both re-
ceived the documents. No news is good
news, according to- Griffith's views, and
both are expected to report and sign
after they get here.
Allen. right-handed pitcher, who halls
from Berkeley Springs, w. Va, has been
lsigned by Manager Griffith, Allen repOrt-
ed here to Manager Jennings Of the De-
troit team last fall. but was not given a
trial. McAleer also passed him up. but
fifth has taken chance with the young
ster. He is a big, raw-boned chap with
Ia world Of speed, who has been a terror
to the semi-prO. batsmen he has faced
Griffith never overlooks chance to pick
up young pitcher. He figures that his
teams future depends on his ability to
develop some of these into stars.
how Mr.. Ebbets stung Charley Murphy
in regard to Tim Jordan. With his To-
ronto option in his pocket, Mr.. Ebbets
was discussing matters baseballic witt
Chubby Charles toward the end of last
season, when Murphy edged the CONVEX.
sation around to Jordan, made some IA
vorable comments on him, and sale
Brooklyn should have him as utility
player because of his batting.
This started a train of thought in the
brain of Mr.. Ebbets He promptly offer
ed to draw back Jordan and trade or sci
him to Chicago on certain conditions
favorable to Brooklyn. Murphy pooh
!, poohed the suggestions. saying he had M
use for Tim. Mr.. Ebbets had forgotten
the conversation until he met Murphy the
day before the drafting season ended
Murphy was swelled up with pride anS
yainglory, and remarked with grant