The Washington herald., 1913-11-13
GRIFE OBTAINS
OLD FRAT HOUSE
Announces Charlottesville
Training Camp Plans for
Next Spring.
NATIONAL CLUBS BOOKED
Washington viii Play Reds, Giants,
PhiIlies, Braves, and Others Be-
fore the Season Opens.
NATIONAL CLUBS BOOKED
Ry WILLIAM PEET.

There viii be no permanent training
quarters erected by the Washington
Baseball Club in Charlottesville next
spring. as Manager Griffith last night
announced that terms offered for the use
of the Delta Chi Fraternity House had
been accepted by the officers Of that
Greek letter society.
Il propose to again make the Delta
Chi House my headquarters next spring,
said the Old Fox yesterday, and plan to
take another trip to Charlottesville very
soon and rent a place to lodge the play
ers which the fraternity house will not
accommodate, some twenty or more in
all"
The Delta Chi Fraternity House proved
an admirable spot for headquarters last
spring. The place is within five minutes
walk of the gymnasium, and eight min
utes from Lambeth Field.
Grid states that he does not expect any
trouble in locating a house near head
quarters to lodge the overflow, and adds
that Mrs. Saunders, who lives next door
TO the Delta Chi Building, will again feed
the athletes.
As headquarters will not accommodate
more than twenty ball players, and Grin
expects to carry down about twice that
number, he hopes TO be able to rent one
building so that the squad will not be
split up, but this may not be possible.
At any rate the Old Fox does not expect
any trouble in obtaining enough rooms
for his entire official family.
On top of the announcement that the
Delta Chi House had been rented, Griff
stated that just as soon as he learned
the exact date Of the opening of the
American League season he would start
booking exhibition games for the Capital
The Cincinnati Reds will entertain the
Nationals in Cincinnati for two days,
this being the only out-of-town trip the
Climbers will take. In addition, games
will be played with the New York Giants,
Brooklyn, Boston. and the Phillies at
National Park. with the Chicago Cubs a
possible attraction.
These exhibition games against the Ma
tiOnal League clubs during the past two
years prove more than interesting, and
were well patronized despite the cold
weather usually experienced.
Two new players have been signed by
the Washington Baseball Club, Herman
Schwartz, a semi-pro. twirler from
Brooklyn. n. Y, and Nye, a young out
fielder from Springfield, Ohio.
Schwartz was recommended by Jack
litsch. the veteran catcher, and Billy
Smith, manager of the Atlanta Club Of
the Southern League, stands sponsor for
Nye. Both players will report with the
Washington squad in Charlottesville next
March.
1t is a little bit early to print stories
about what will happen in baseball next
year, but one of the things that is pretty
sure to happen is that Walter Johnson
will then pass the 500 mark in strike
CUts-unless he breaks his priceless arm |
or decides to abandon the national game |
The man who won the Chambers car for |
being the most valuable player in the |
American League last season, has, since |
he entered fast company, claimed LAS |
strike-out victims. No other major |
league hurler has, in the seven consecu- !
tive seasons from 1907 to 1918, amassed /
this total of Whit exploits-in fact only |
three other men have famed over 1000 |
ball players in this length of time. These /
three are Ed Walsh, Nap Rucker, and
Christy Mathewson.
Here are the totals of strikouts piled |
up by the fourteen major league hurlers |
from 1907 to 1918, according to figures |
furnished by Ren milford: