The Washington times., 1913-05-24
PLAY EXHIBITION
GAME AT:TORONTO
Grffmen Will Meet Canadian Club on Home Grounds July
24-Lkey to Play Postponed Game at Detroit
on JuB8.
By SENATOR"

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 24.-The
Griffmen will play an exhibition game
in Toronto on July "a. making a quick
jump out of Chicago the night before
on the flyer to Buffalo. Last year a
game was scheduled to be played in the
Canadian city, but the rain gods butted
in and there was nothing doing for the
noble young athletes but to sit around
the Prince Edward and think. of home
and mother. This year they are. anx-
ious to have good weather. as the re-
ceipts of this game will go to the play
ers.
President McCafferty made me prom
ise last summer to give him a gone this
season." says the Old Fox, land I am
more than glad to be able to do so.
The Toronto Club won the International
League pennant last year and Joe Kel-
ley has lost only one or two of that
pennant-winning team. II ought to be
q god ball game and should attract a
large crowd TO Hanlon's Point
The second invasion of the West by
the Climbers will open in Detroit A
postponed game will probably be played
on July s, the day before the scheduled
opening, the Griffmen rushing from
New York for that purpose 1t will
close in Chicago on July %. The team
Will not be due to play another game
until the 26th, when they start a series
In Washington with the St. Louis
Browns. This admits of the long jump
to Toronto and still allows the athletes
travelling before again engaging in a
diamond battle
Manager Griffith says that when tho
Mackmen go to the Capital Tor one day.
June 2, a double-header will most like
ly be played. He is averse to piling
up bargain-day attractions late in the
season II the Climbers are then in the
race, single games will be much better
for their chances of coping the su-
There is one little chap in the band
OF Climbers here today who just trick
les all over with joy. "Merito" Acosta
has seen Armando Marsans. the Gin
he seen him, but he has had fully two
hours chat with him. and has seen
him perform at first base for the Reds.
In Havana Marsans is a hero. He is
the greatest ball PLAYER ever turned
out of that happy. smiling island. and.
naturall. he is great idol for the two
lads with the Climbers. On this ac-
count Jacinto Calvo grieved nightly
yesterday at being compelled to loaf all
day long in the Capital. On this same
account little Acosta is bubbiing over
with JOY.
The moment the writer arrived here
today he was met by the wee Cuban.
Il see Marsans. He play first" chat
tered Acosta- He make no error. Hs
is great player in outfield. first bass,
and at bat. On bases he fly. He say.
How you like Clark Griffith an 1
say Great! Mucho. He say. You like
play wit Washington and i say.
Yes, maybe, perhaps, some time
Then he laugh. Then We talk about
Cuba all night"
On the other hand. Jacinto 7Calvo is
carrying a long face because he missed
seeing the great Marsans. "Acosta he
go TO see Marsans,'' says Calvo. .Calvo
he utility in washeenton. No good. No
Ike. Not see Marsans now till Cuba
In winter, no good" .
Manager Griffith is responsible for the
prediction that his team. crippled as IL
ts. Will win a majority Of the six games
to be played here on this trip He has
some original manner of coming to this
conclusion and refuses to tip his hand.
This is where We clean up" says the