Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-07
BALL CLUB ELECTS
CHESlEY DIRECTOR
Is Only Change Made in Of
fetal Family of Nationals
Owners.
REPORTS SHOW CONCERN
IN GOOD FINANCIAL SHAPE
Griff Signs Another Recruit
Operation on Hen
rvs Knee Successful.
BY J. ED GRILLO.

AT the annual meeting of the Washing
ton base ball club. held at the office N
the club. in the Southern building. this
afternoon, Thornton Chesley, one of the
clubs heaviest stockholders. was elected
member of the board of directors. tc
succeed Henry p. Blair. This was the
only change made in the official family
of the club. Benjamin Minor was re-
elected president. Rudolph Kaufman
vice president Edward ]. Walsh secre-
tary, and III. W. Rapley, treasurer, while
Manager Griffith and Miller Kenyon will
continue as directors
Mr.. Chcsley. who has been identified
with the local club for several years, is
most ardent fan, and. by reason Of his
attending every worlds series since that
feature was inaugurated. has made n
wide acquaintance of base ball men from
all parts of the country.
Nothing but routine business came up
before the meeting. Various reports
from officers were read and filed, which
showed that the club is in a healthy
financial condition Manager Griffith ex-
planned his plans for the coming season.
but failed to announce definitely where
the Nationals would train in the spring,
though Charlottesville is almost certain
to be selected.
The operation on John Henry's knee
took place yesterday morning, and for
the next ten days the big catcher will
be confined to a bed at Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital with his knee in cast.
The operation required but a few min
utes. Henry viewed it while smoking a
cigar. cOcoaine having been used to
deaden the pain. He is expected to be
out and about in about two weeks.
L.
pitching staff is a left-hander who halls
from Horning. N Y. and whose name.
Griffith says, is Austin. 1t is limited that
Austin is college pitcher. who wants
chance to show in fast company. but
his real name is withheld. so that in the
event of his failing he will not impair
his standing in college base ball
Steve" Yerkes. who played second base
during that wonderful series for the
worlds championship. insists that the
work of Wagner at short in the second
game of the series. which was played in
New York. was the best that he ever
saw.
1t was ALFRED good That's sure Wag-
ner killed about four sure base hits that
afternoon He was asked some time
after the series was over how he came to
get the drop on the ball with such accu-
racy. THE wet ground. was the reply.
The Giants were hammering at the bail
IKE DiaZeS, out IL STUCK on the SOFT
ground
Yerkes refers to the ninth inning of the
first game with three men on bases for
the Giants and one out. Wrong Steve.
There was run home and two on bases
and IL Fletcher had ssmas shed the ball
safely to right field. as he was trying to
do. Snodgrass would not have had an OPP
portunity to make his muff, and Hooper
never would have had a chance to make
that wonderful catch against Doyle in
the last game Of the series-the catch
that undoubtedly saved the bacon of the
BOStons.
George Stovall will look over two play
ers this spring that were much talked
about couple of years ago-Emory Olson
of Louisville and Bonnin. formerly of
Columbus. Olson was bought by st. Louis
two years ago. but refused to report.
Now he has changed his mind. Bonnin
was starring for Columbus in 1911, when
he suffered an accident which laid him
up for the rest of the year. He was
bought by st. Louis, just the same He
reported last spring, but was not ready to
play. He has since recovered and may
land regular berth as an Outfielder.
Olson is an infielder.