The Washington times., 1914-01-22

when the clubs were battling most des-
perately for positions?
Foster not been sent to the hospital
for weeks with an attack of typhoid
that showed its effects ever after he
was able to play regularly in the POSI-
tion in which he had attracted so much
attention in the previous campaign?
Morgan not played for at east two
months with heavy bandagcs on his
ankles. which were constantly threaten
ING to drive him out of the lineup:
Shanks not been on the bench or on
crlitches for two spells wlen his serN-
ices were most needed:
Milan not had his worst fielding year.
especially in handling bounding balIs,
since his debut under the main spread
Henry not been incapaCitated on sew
eraI occas sions, leaving AiIlsmlta 10 CO
practically all the backstopplng?
These inquiries, gentlemen OF the jury,
could be repeated ad libItum, ad lnanl-
tum. but We pause for answers DeLore
having further recourse TO the little Ou9
expressive Interrogation point.
Mike Martin, who is general handy
man when he is not kneadlnS the
muscles oil some ailing athlete. Is nrIn-
ly Convinced that the arrangements ior
the reception of the Cnmbers' at Char
lottesvilie in the spring, viii be su-
perior TO those of any OF the other
teams that hike to the Southland tor
their ante-season conditioning pro-
cess.
The house in which the newcomers
are to be quartered is but a block from
the place in which the followers viii
be quartered. 1t is large enough 10
accommodate twenty men and Is conNen.
lent for both the boarding place and
Lambeth field, the playground of the
University of Virginia where the act
Cal practicing WI be done.
About a week before the squad moves
CharlottesviIlcward Martin will leave
here in order to prime everything foI
, the players.
A recent acquisition Of Tom DAILY,
esrtswhile Washington backstop. al
coaching for the New York American
batteries, calls attention to the fact
that since coming here as pilot Clark
Griffith has placed TO the greatest ad-
vantage the benefits arising from the
presence of veterans or his roster.
While Mike Kahoe spends most OF
his time on the road in pursuit of ma
terial for future Climbers, Griffith has
in Jack Ryan, a member of the old
school. who works as hard as any OF the
regulars. Hardly day passes during
the season that Ryan does not work for
an hour or So with pitchers and when
Griffith decides upon a change Of pitch
ers he depends largely upon the advice
of Ryan as TO which Of the men should
be sent TO relief. While Ryan wGs not
with Washington on the historic trip
across the Delaware, he cannot still be
regarded as a blushing youth and he is
invaluable in helping the youngsters
through the knowledge he absorbed
during his long career as daily per-
former.
Nick Altrock is another nearly retired
player who helps materially in the gen
eral scheme of the upbuilding Of the
Nationals and Nationalettes. Those who
were closely affiliated with the Griffmen
last year fully realize the clever work
of Altruck in earning his bimonthly
stipend. Early appreciating the posi-
bilities in Joe Boehling, AltroCk started
a systematic course of instruction fer
the Richmond product. The part Boehl-
ing played in the general upIift is deep
craven on the minds of those who fol-
lowed the destinies of the Nationals
last summer, and Altrock is most GER
tainly entitled TO his full NEED of
praise in the span rof victories that CEN
tered the attention of the greater part
Of the baseball world on the youthful
southpaw
During the winter months Jack Ryan
has Offset the high cost of living by
being employed at the Capitol, but ne is