Evening star., 1913-02-16
GR|FF|TH'S MEN To
REPORT THIS WEEK
Advance Guard, Composed of
Young Pitchers, Due Here
Thursday.
SPECULATION AS TO
OUTCOME OF RACE
Washington, Boston and Phiia-
deIphIa Appear to Be Real
Contenders for Flag.
BY j. ED GRILLO.

The advance squad OF the
" ashinSton team will report here
tins week To Manager Griffith.
Orders have been sent out TO all
the Young pitchers to put I'm an
appearance here next Thursday.
and this will virtually open tlls
training season of the Nationals.
1t Is the intention to have these
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49, "oiN ''' NNN'N va ~ '''~
"ynuaSiI1t1 pl the local y NJ E \
until March =, when the squad
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III DC Su1pptu 10 lHdTlOllcSN1ilC
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'' ~ "'''N"' VI ''N 'NSu
lars and other recruits who 1rc
tD report there March : here.
=,
wit DC about Il dozen IN the tlTSt
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i"''N ~ 'tpott hSiC, diIu liiCSC
viii ,n,,-4I,- h,. ,.r,,,,, ,;t.i,ors
J.uoeI, who Is W1utcrIuv here.
VIII be the only one who can
'tdSt ot HldJol league experience.
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~ '''N'o WIN pN boeiiiiiiS, bdi-
LIN Deuf Droh1u H,rt,,, Il cc
nan ErICker tustiu aud AyrcS
though there * some doubt as to
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NH'tifSl tiiC ldllCI VIII report,
I,,;,,,r l.,;1oJ a.. .; L., ..
MS i"ii0" " o!!Sh iii> 1o''tid d't
because he wants tn finish his
studies before reporting
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thru, il, e,..d conSitin,, ~. ~ 80 t,,o
norl startS =, ..b.rI",ta,;,,a -, on.h,o
,h,u, to furnish oan,. Good ht.in, -
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,br.., ,,,..I,e I'll, - - =, -. -, o,.
,i,1e and tI,e,, y.ilJ Con-. q ,o,,,Io ~
weeks of har,I .xbibitio,, can,es v,b;ch
sIould nut al. So, on go , ~
nn,lri,,e- ua,,n.i.,r - - ~ W"
tiIcsn Pancs - With Na,;onai go.
,tubs inst ..s f.,,. .,dvancod ~ - -
in., nnd anxious tn no.ta ,hnY;na
against the locaIs
If the wea,her IS favor.II. criaith
homes fo have his charges toe tho scr.,tcb
i'm tho hest Of conditi3, 10 i; nart;
uiarlv arxious to ret a good start in thu
race. which. he contends. is more than
half the battle
Speculation as to where the Nationals
viii finish In the coming race is oil
course. the topic of every conversation
among those VINO patronize the parne vat
the problem is no nearer solution, fhan ~
was months ago. on its last wears show
ins Gritith undoubtedly has pennant
contender. 1t IS hard TO figure his team
out of the first division and with a it'll
stretch OF Imagination il can ba fioI,red
TO have splendid chance to win the nen
nant This. OF course depends ON What
additional strength car be added over
last years aggregation The most paaded
ACQUISITION is another rifcher of nerit
consistent worker. who can prove himself
a competent cunning mate for Johnson
formers last season. This is the one ne-
cess,ty II any pennant hopes are to be
realized. though. OF course matters could
be helped a whole 10; more if there vas
u chance to add more batting IN the out
field without derre,sip9 it, etra,,o,,s -,
the field or on +be b..e.s ,y.f az it III i4i
brought about with the old nIitfa'd he,n,
changed The tLran mo-, - an t,,
positions last year undoub:edjy st,nd ~
hest chance ~ l,,,,..aei 800 S.'ihu tit
mo-. ,1,.,- di'r;. N, 'lSh'SeiVes. ana
The rop,il1-s ,.ar,5,..i..S, ""iitS il
G;riffitb h9v.s5.er 't'" IAN IN me Iasl.
,,atnr;1 80 ,, - WI supplied with
-, ~ Positions. numerically
I'm ~ the many piaislnS stories told
90 these new hands he is going 10 be
"lerioaaeo WITH outfield stars
" INNING pennant requires a lot of
GOOD breaks ANA a mighty good ball
team. LVei the strongest team has no
assurance OF winning the honor So 49,
j; is foolish 10 predict a victory. for tIe
Nationals. But there is no getting av.av
from the fact that Griffith has a etrnpo
'ender if II doesn't finish al ,ha rs,d ~
tue list But the addition Of ono -
veallv good pitcher rn;oht CO.. ~ .
10 the front v,itho,,t q, eiro,a s'.e te,Aiii
ipe. rnado !, H. -. rhai,se De-
Whether such 4. No., =; ~ 'ne iine-up.
ren,airs 70 ba - - - noM on the list