The Washington herald., 1912-01-25
BIC SCOREBOARD
FOR LOCAL PARK
Arrangements Completed for
Device $50 Feet Long
and 80 Feet High.
, OTHER SPORT COMMENT
Griff Will Talk to Y. N. C. A.
Kiddies-Musser Signs Up.
Gossip Of Interest.
BY WILLIAM PEET.

An Informal meeting of the officers Of
the Washington baseball club. which
wound up with trip to the Florida ave-
nue. concrete coliseum, occupied most OF
Manager Grifith's time yesterday.
The purpose OF the meeting was to
transact routine business and decide upon
a scoreboard for the ball park. Two
propositions were before the club Off
cials, one OF renting a scoreboard and
the other of purchasing it outright II
was finally decided to buy one, and the
work of installing a monster board will
start soon.
The new scoreboard will be placed on
top of the right field fence, and will be
$50 feet long and fifty feet high. 1t Will
be in plain sight Of every fan, and in ad-
dition TO the space planned to show balls
and strikes. operated mechanically from
the press box. a space will be reserved
for the scores by innings of the home
game and other American League games,
the same as on former scoreboards here.
The board will be large enough to per-
nit of a limited amount OF advertising,
and all the advertising will be confined
10 spaces on the board, eliminating all
the unsightly signs in various coIors
which previously adorned the fence. The
fence will be painted green, also the
From the scoreboard, extending some
twenty feet to the foul line in right field,
will be placed the wire netting decided
upon some time ago. It will take mighty
long drive to clear this barrier. and few
home runs are likely TO be recorded on
the local park this season.
As the scoreboard is an expensive equip
ment. and will be framed by ironwork,
it was figured that in order TO maintain
it each year, advertising would be neces-
SaTy. The advertising signs, according
10 Manager Grifith, will be uniform and
not offensive 10 the eye. The board is
also so placed that il Will not come in
direct contact with the eyes OF batter.
In looking over his list Of players yes
terday. Griffith discovered that the ma
iority Of his team had signed up. Milan
and Groom are the only men who il is
expected will rot sign until they have
seen the local boss and had talk with
him.
Schaefer and Dixie Walker, according
to Griffith, are as good as signed. There
is chance that the former may go TO
Hot Springs for a week or so before re-
porting at Charlottesville. If ne does IL
viii be at his own expense.
Paul Musser. the big twirler recon-
mended by Scout Mike Kahoe. sent in
ing to kahoe, Musser has about as good
a chance as any OF the youngsters, for
the scout describes him as being more
than six feet tall and weighing is
pounds, with worlds of speed and fine
curve ball. Last season Musser won fif-
teen out OF thirty games for the Canton
club OF the Ohio and Pennsylvania
League. Musser was obtained via the
draft route.
In Grifith's remarks TO the boys of the
local Y. NJ. c. A. next Friday night he
will be sure 10 have a lot to say about
the evils of cigarette smoking. The local
boss Is dead set against cigarettes; he
Will not permit his players to use them
and the Y. n. c. A kids will probably
hear quite a sermon on that subject.
In speaking of his plans for the Ma
tiOnals spring training in Charlottss
vile. Manager Griffith said that as fal
as the meals were concerned, the player.
would be given the best money coulc
buy. He plans TO have the meats anc
other provisions shipped down from
Washington twice a week. Fresh egEI
and fowls can be obtained in CharIottes
willie.
GrIh has decided ideas on the matter
of eats" and spent considerable tfmt
discussing that question with the woman
who has agreed to feed the Washington
crew.
In the house where the players are e
sleep an immense hali runs the entire
length Of the ground floor, and this viii
be turned into a lounging room. Writing
desks, easy chairs, ana a piano will bt
installed. In fact every detail for tn,
comfort and pleasure OF the ball play
ers has been completed, and there vii
be no kicks heard about the Treatment
accorded by the local management on tn,
1872 spring training trip.