The Washington times., 1912-12-23
GRIFFITH IS NOT
DISCOURAGED WITH
HUNT TfORQJARTERS
Trip Yesterday Was Hurried
One and BY No Means
Thorough.
WILL 60 AGAIN TO
CHARLOTTESVILLE
Climbers Boss Will Not Consider
X Training Hh Team In
Washington.
By SENATOR"

MANAGER Griffith has BY no means
siven up the idea Of training In Char
lottesvilie this spring and Will MAKE an
other trip there the first week IN Jshu'
ary to see II other arrangements can.
not be made to get suitable quarters
for the team
The Nationals boss made nyins
trip yesterday to look over the GROUND
ana failed to find any house In which
to quarter the players which met MS
idea Of . proper location
After spending the afternoon In look
Ing over houses the manager came 70
the conclusion that the best thing to
% would be to walt until more
propitious time to mako selection.
There were ono or two houses which
were suitable but NO hope was hello
out thst either Of these would be va
Gated by the time the members OF the
squad wished to take possession.
The approaching holidays have robbed
Charlottesville Of many people and
Griffith run up against q stiff PROPOSE
tion yesterday In trying to locate tho
proper parties In order to talk busi-
ness.
Nat . Failure.
For this reason the trip 10 not alto.
Eether a failure as another visit VIII
be made when there Is possibility Of
getting suitable quarters and proper
arrangements for . housekeeper and
attendants
0riff Will 10 back on January 9 in
all probability % talk over the plans
better Inducements than those heard
':rtss TSsTe Is no idea Of holding the Ma
tiOuhlv here for their spring workout.
0riff II opposed to the idea which has
been brought up several times In past
Il do not intend to train in wash:
ington under any conditions" said
Griffth today. "The team will be taken
away. and II arrangements cannot be
made In Charlottesville we will 20 else
Il hSvs no ide. where We viii 20. and
have not as yet given UP the Charlottes-
Vile proposition. II was impossible to
ness with yesterday. and the houses We
found suitable were tenanted.
To Return January s.
Little hope was held out that we
could make proper arrangements. but I
intend to return about January 6, when
the whole proposition will be gone over
6riff said he had not thought of 60
ing to Norfolk. and that nothing had
bean done In regard to any other train
ing, camp. The solo objection to last
years quarters at Charlottesville was
tho fact that the house in which the
PLAYERS lived was too far from the
campus.
II was found yesterday that the
players might put up at different places.
but Grifath 10 opposed to this, and
wants everyone In the same house,
where he can keep his eye on them ali
the time.
Welchonce Leads.
Omcial averages Of the Southern
League show Harry Welchonce. the Ma.
tionals' new outhelder. a. the leading
slugEer. with . mark Of .a26. The young.
stsS ran the bases WE'LL. but was led
by Johnston. Of Birmingham. who gar.
neted eighty-one during the season.
Johnston 10 the first sacker obtained by
the Cleveland club, who made his debut
here IN WaShtnGton last year.
0ri6ith was pleased to learn Of Wei
.chonce and Immediately wanted to
know what speed he had made on the
paths which 10 some indication of what
the Nationals boss has in mind for his
team. Qrifith has always maintained
that only the fast ones would make
good, ana hts inquiry shows what he
has In mind for next years team.