Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-28
ACTUAL TRAINING
T0BEC|N MARCH )
Griffith Does Not Expect Reg
uIars to Report Before
Monday.
GIDEON FIRST PLAYER
DILLON RECOMMENDED
Morley and Williams Will Be
Given Chance to Play
Second Base.
BY J. ED GRILLO.

According to Manager Griffith. none OF
the regular members of the Nationals
will report here until Sunday or Monday.
The call to all the players. excepting the
youngsters who are now here, was fol-
March =: and Griffith does not expect
any of them to be here until then.
The entire squad. including Manager
Griffith, will leave here Tuesday after
noon at 800 for Charlottesville. 1t is
figured that it will be easier to make
this train than one the next morning.
it is not thought that the crowds here
for the Inauguration will depart before
the next day. If the players were held
over until the next day 1t would mean
the loss of another day of work, and it
is this which Griffith wants to avoid. He
feels that he is making a concession tc
the players in allowing them to come
here for the Inauguration, and once that
is over he wants to have them get right
down to work
eff the weather is good. and present in
dIcatlonS are for an early spring, we viii
be in shape by the time we return here
to play exhibition games with the Ma
tional League clubs, remarked Griffith
this morning. BY starting actual work
OH the 9th of March we will have just
time enough to be on edge by the time
the season opens. I'm well satisfied with
our training grounds. / would not trade
with any other club, for we will have
virtually the same climate to work in that
We will find upon our return here. The
teams which have gone to the far south
to condition themselves may suffer a set
back when they come north and strike
some chilly weather. while such condi-
The first time that AIva Williams drops
into Grimth's Office he will be signed.
The figures have virtually been agreed
upon and the reason for the delay is that
Williams has not found time to call on
Griffith during his office hours because
he has been busy with the squad of
young pitchers in the .'Y' gym.
Gedeon, the California recruit, while he
played the outfield some last season. is
also thought to have a chance for the
second base job Gedeon is mere
younsster but he is the first man Frank
Dillon. a cousin of Griffith and manager
of the Los Angeles team. has ever recon-
mended to the major leagues during his
long career on the coast. Dillon thinks
that Gedeon has the making of a great
ball player, and it was at his suggestion
that the Nationals secured him. He will
be tried out in both the out and infield in
an effort to learn for which position he
Is better fitted.
Both Morley and E. Williams, the two
infielders secured by the draft route last
fall are shortstops Griffith, of course
has no idea of having either replace Nc
Bride, but he intends to try them out at
second base in the hope that he will find
a player the superior of Morgan OF La
porte, which. however. will be no easy
task. 1t is believed that a player who
shows class at shortfleld can be shifted
to second base very ca silly and learn to
play that position without much trouble
George Mcbride came into town this
morning direct from his home In Milwau-
kee. Mcbride is looking fit and saws that
ne feels very much like getting down to
work again. Mcbride believes that the
Nationals will do better work this year
than last. but he would not vouchsafe a
statement to the effect that they would
win the pennant. Mcbride does not think
there is any other club which has a bet
ter chance.