The Washington times., 1914-03-06
Bugs" Baer Takes Look at Griffs Lads
And Draws Few Conclusions For Fans
Old Fox Brings to Camp
Bunch of Likely-Look-
ing Youngsters to
Battle For Places
on the Team.
Rx "BuGSn BAER.

were augmented yesterday Dy
crowd of likely looking youngsters
headed by Clark Griffith. Some Of
the newcomers appear to possess
the necessary qualifications for be-
coming big leaguers. and not few
of them already have had chance
in the majors before. There is
lot of buzzing going on about
pitcher named Walter Johnson, who
made somewhat of a reputation last
year in bush league up North.
but Dick Williams says they never
heard of him out in Owata. Okla
Joe Engel says he has seen this
Johnson, and says he is a bloomer.
as after he shuts a team out with
out a hit for seven or ten innings,
he is liable to blow and pitch two
balls in succession. Joe also re-
marks that this Johnson is awfully
lucky, as every time c batter
how or another, the batter always
misses. Another totally unbiased
player who has seen johnson says
that he hasn't got a thing but
curve, an inshoot, outshoot, drop.
slow one, and seven or eight other
kinds of twisters.
Another youngster. who looks as
if he possessed natural ability. is
lad named Milan. who is all right,
except Carl Cashion says that he
cannot run. OF course. Carl ad-
mits that this Milan stole about
seven thousand bases in some al
falfa circuit, which included Wash
ington, New York, Philadelphia, and
Chicago, but that was because he
is SO awkward in going to second
that catcherS cannot see to throw
because of the dust.
Daniel Moeller is another candi-
date for a position on the team.
but it seems, according to good
authority, that Daniel has an Ore
gen boot. and can't run any faster
than a two hundred h. p. Mercedes
limping after a s50,000 prize. Fur
thermore, we hear that Daniel Is
very slow in fielding bunts down
the third base foul line, which is
a serious falling in right fielder.
All of the veterans who have
been here two weeks already, OBJ
served the actions of young fel-
low named Gandil with much in
terest. A whole lot has been heard
about this youngster, who also
made Quite a little reputation on
the sand lots of Washington, New
York. and other villages. II seems,
however. that he has one fault. be-
ing wobbly at the bat. He never
makes more than seven OF eight
hits each game. and none OF them
are ever good for more than three
or four bases at a time. However,
Joe Engel Is going to take him
under his wing and make a batter
out of him. Joe is the bird to
do it.
Some OF the other youngsters to
arrive were Eddie Foster, a third
sacker from Washington, who is
l.
bounce on top of the grandstand.
and George Mcbride, who can
never stop grounder which hits
the bull out in right field on the
fly
Rippy Williams. Raw Morgan. and
Joe Boehling are some more OF the
recruits who will endeayor to bat
tie their way through the popa-
lous ranks of the acclimated vet
Grams who have been down here
for two weeks.
All of the oldtimers. who have
been here since the 18th of Feb
ruary. spoke kindly to all the re-
cent arrivals in endeavor to make
them feel at home, and some OF
them even smiled kindly at Mr..
Griffith. who seems to be mana
ger or something or another up in
Washington somewhere
Clark Griffith tells the story OF
some of his lads bursting out upon a
rabbit hunt. armed with nothing
more than a few howitzers. a dozen
mach ne guns. and two or three doz-
en- bowie knives. They discovered
the tracks Of one of these man-eat-
ing beasts. and proceeded TO run II
to earth The trail led through two
moving picture palaces, one soda wa
ter store, and haberdashery, until
they finally cornercd the snarlinS
rlastodon perched upon the postof-
ice steps in an attitude of defiance,
Whcreupon two or three tons of ath-
letes fell upon him bodily, and after
q terrific struggle lasting about fif-
teen innings. captured h s pelt. They
Toasted nightly of their conquest
for several days. when suddenly they
all became mum as clans.
That night an indignant Postmaster
presented a bill for one pet rabbit
whose career had been nipped in the
bud as a result of being sat upon by
dozen ball players, names un-
known
There are enough ball players in
tnis town to elect Griffith mayor. if
ne should desre to run on the Amer
lean League ticket
Joe Engel and Carl Cashion got
tired of tramping around in the snow
with tango pumps Ou, and they kied
themselves down town to shoe
store. They came out arrayed in
ponderous brogans which cover
about two-thirds of the town. If they
eyer wanted to sail those gOndolas
through the Panama Canal, il would
require about q million dollars tolls
TO complete the voyage.
Howard Shanks holds the chocolate
soda championship in this neck o. the
woods, his average being about 1000
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