The Washington times., 1914-01-23
GRIEE'S TEAM MAY
BATTLE MONTREAL
Old Fox Anxious For Many
Contests During the Train
ing Trip.
By THOMAS KIRBY.

By THOMAS KIRBY.
Word reached the Washington base
ball headquarters today that the Mon
treal club, of the International League
win again train at Charlottesville in the
spring. The Canadians arrive three
weeks later than the Griffmen, and are
not likely to be primed for game be-
fore the Nationals start back to this
city.
II kitty Bransfeld's hosts, however,
can get into conditioHsin time, they may
be accommodated by a practice contest,
IS Mr.. Griffith is anxious to give his
charges as much work as possible be-
fore they commence their regularly
scheduled preliminary engagements on
the Georgia avenue stretch.
With the information about Montreal
came word from the University of Vir-
ginia's baseball management that the
satisfactory, so the Washington scout
and pitching oonnoisseur will once more
coach the collegians.
Ryan will leave here about the middle
OF next month, allowing Ed Ainsmith
and a couple of Washington products
who are to play in minor league clubs
10 work out with the early arriving
pitchers, who will have light exercise at
the Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium. Even after
the start of the championship season in
the American League, Ryan will be al
lowed to slip back to his youthful prot
eyes as often as he can be spared here.
With April now ass gned to the
Alexandria Cardinals, Mr.. Griffith has
Two remaining dates on his preseason
schedule, which he expects to fill by
National Leaguers returning from the
fields of the Southland or some inde-
pendent organizations.
In addition to not offering any terms
to Boehling, Mr.. Griffith has yet to
proffer a contract to Tom Hughes or
hopes to find berth for Hughes, while
Schaefer cannot actually sign until he
completes his worlds jaunt.
Now that Foster has not jumped
10 the Federals, and BoehlinS has not
refused a contract, we may expect to
hear that Clyde Milan has declined to
sign until he has had a talk with Clark
Griffith. 1t might be well to recall,
however, that Milan never affiNes his
name to official papers until he has
come to Washington.
The Des Moines Capital tells the fol-
lowing, which should be of interest
here:
Daniel Z. Moeller Of Des Moines, star
outhelder for the Washington Ameri-
can League baseball team, is the latest
TO sign a life contract in the matrimo-
NAL league. A license was issued to
Moeller in Chicago to wed Miss Lillian
VoIberdiTig of Livingston, Mont. Noel
Ter spends his winters with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Moeller, of l17G
Fourteenth street.
The major league star met his bride
recently while visiting in Reinbeck,
Iowa. Miss VoIberding was visiting
sister, Mrs. Elmer Hildebrand, at the
time. It was case of love at first
sight The couple will go to the brides
home in Montana on their honeymoon
trip. They will return TO Des Moines for
a short stay before going on the spring
training trip"
Another course in the piscatury feast
that has been set for Washington's
baseball followers, was served Thurs
Gay in the form of ,he announcement
that Joe Boehling had refused TO sign.
Some time back, came the startling
announcement that the Griffmen would
probably lose Eddie Foster, who was
considering an offer from the Federal
League. Foster has a rather keen and
original sense of humor, tor REile the
story that he was charged with having
inspired was being RIIUIen, he had
paced his autograph % a document
that binds him to the GrlffiJhian gentry
Tor 1914 Everybody mad a laugh.
Boehling has neither accepted nor re-
jected terms for the simple and sane
reason that his chief has rot yet even
so much as mailed him 4 contract.
Boehling will come to Washington to-
morrow and discuss matters with Crit
fifth, who expects to have the pitchers
contract signed before he returns to
The Virginia metropolis.
Considering that the intelligence COR
Cerning BoehlinEs alleged grievance
came from the same source that OBJ
tanned and tried to retain Jack Flynn
in the place which Gandl now occupies,
ventUTed the opinion last spring that
Morgan would hardly do a regular,
reiterated the opinion that the prOba-
bilities of BOehling ever making good
were rather remote, d scUveTed that Ty
Cobb suddenly lost his arm, and a few
other opinions along such lines, Crit
ling story was too foolish to be digni-
ied by denial
These yarns should be carefully wrap
ped, labeled Fish Food, and left for
some Of the unsuspect ng to swallow,
line, hook sinker and reel AS Ike Gregg
would say, that'N be about all for the
present.
recruits from Montana, slid his contract
into Griffth's office late yesterday aft
ernoon, following closely in the wake
OF the document from GaIlia. He will
report here February IS, to take up
work with the advance guard of pitch
eTs.
Not TO be outdone by Ed Ainsmith
Joe GedeOn and Clyde Milan. Dan
MOeller has taken unto himself a wife
He Is now spending his honeymoon I'm
Chicago, having been married to Miss
Lillian Volberding, whose home was in
Montana. With Gandl, Milan, MueIler
and Ainsmith benedicts, this still leaves
1ye of the members Griffith could place
Oh the field still outside the pale of the
matrimonial league.
The most significant and important par
tcie Of news that has come out of the
Federal fold of late, IS the announcement
that Charles WeeghnIan, who controls the
chicago outlaws, has signed nincty-nine-
ssaF lease Of the site which he proposes
10 erect q modern baseball plant.
The detection of Bill Killifer. who hoped
b.lck to his old love, the Philadelphia Ma
-lyulls. gave the impression that league mad
commenced 10 tottCr and there would bg
a sudden movement To get out 5ni from
under by those who were reported TO BE-
hnancing the venture. BY his successes III
other lines Weeghman has proven himself
a rather successful business man and Un-
Iess he given some pretty good cyi-
Hrnccs of the stability Of tie GilfUre plan
he would hardly have sewcd up ! roll of
.Irrency iu the property III the North Side
= Chicago That experienced baseball men
sel that the site which the Fcderals have
obtained will make an acceptable place fUS
2 bail park Is demonstrated by the fact