Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-01-23
Washington's NJ a n a ger
Lauded at Banquet Of
Cardinal Club.
150 GUESTS PRESENT.
Names Mayor Fisher as His Assist
ant Manager-Promises TO Pitch
Johnson Against Cardinals.

Johnson Against Cardinals.
For q second time Clark Griffith,
manager of the Washington Bass1a
team of the American League, and
the greatest leader of baseball IN the
world, received an overwhelming ova-
tion at the Ean5s of the Alexandra
fans East night when he attended j
banquet given in his honor by The
Cardinal yAthletic Club, The ciSy;.,
leading organization devoted to
sports. The Mayor of Alexandria,
city officials, business men, newspa-
per editors, bankers, and officials Of
the Chamber Of Commerce am the
Retail Merchants Association to-
gether with a hundred or more
thirty-third degree fans turned OUT
to do honor to the man who has put
Washington on the baseball map
To say that the affair was great
success is to put it very mildly, for
everybody had great time, espcci-
ally the leader Of the Nationals. Ha
frankly acknowledged that he has
never had better time anywhere
tkan he does in Alexandria, and it
cannot be Gbubted in view of the
warm regard and affection in which
he is held by the baseball lovers Of
this community.
The BANQUET was held in the Hotel
2amr,e! and the guests we're recsiro
N the large par!or on the second
floor. Sylvester 4. Breen, president
oc the Cardinals, introduced the
guests to Mr.. Griffith The Wash
ington manager was accompanied b!-
number of newspaper men from
Washington, who seemed to have just
as good a, time as the guest Hf honor.
The banquet was served in the two
t'ining rooms on the first floor, more
than $50 persons being seated at the
tables. The menu was rs follows:
Cherrystone Oysters
Celery
Roast Philadelphia Turkey
Cranberries
Old Orkney Tongue, Virginia Style
Edenton Ham a la Rammel
Select Norfolks Fried with Saratoga
Chips
Waldorf Relish SaitInes
Chicken, Lettuce and Tomato Salads
Diplomatic Rolls
Neapolitan Ice Cream
Assorted Cakes
Cafe Noir Chesterfield Cigarettes
Decorations by Kramer Floral
Company
When the delicious 'iinner had been
disoosed OF, Mayor Thomas A. Fisher,
who acted as POSTMASTER. lntroauc-
ed the guest of honor. The Mayor
maid a magnificent tribute to Griffith
&c tbe man who has done more for
h,seball in this section of the country
than anv other. He assured him that
AIcyandria was behind the climbers
+o the last ditch and that it is the
sircerest wish of the fans OF this CITY
10 see him land the pennant
after the tremendous applause tna'
baI commence; when the Washing
ION manager rose to his feet had SUB,
sided. he took the guests into MS
confidence and told them many things
about the national game. Among the
things that were brought out in his
sneech were the following:
That the Federal League could no.
last as there was no room for another
major league and that if the Amerl;
can League, as well organized as II
IS, were to try TO operate on the cir
cult proposed by the outlaws they
wonld have to 90 out Of eXsitence.@
That the players were Getting all
the money there is in baseball and
that only the owners OF teams that
stay in the lead are making money.
Tnat Mayor Fisher of Alexandria,
was his right hanA man ard was as
sistant manager of the Nationals. He
told the assemblage that for more
than a year the Mayor sat directly
behind the players bench and that he
keeps his eye on him and when the
Mayor noSs.it is enough to make hin,
take ont pitcher who is wobbline
That if somebody would Eidnap