The Washington times., 1914-04-27
BEN SPENCER GOES
TO CAMEL CLUB
Former Virginia Lacquer Fails
to Break Into Lineup OF
Griffmen This Season.
TO BE TUT0RED IN FIELDING
Jim Shaw and Doc Ayers Are
Taken in Hand by the Veter-
ans at Morning Workout.
TO BE TUT0RED IN FIELDING
By THOMAS KIRBY.

hIu GPSLSNl was SSNog S-NFFSN ~
the Rochester club. of the International
League by Clark Griffith.
When the Nationals were in dire
straits for an outfielder last fall, Spen-
Ger was grabbed from the Virginia
League. He reported here in none too
good condition, but hit fairly well. This
spring, with Paul Smith and Cube"
Acosta on the job, Griffith could find no
place for Spencer. so he was sent to
Rochester after correspondence with Z
number of clubs.
Spencer leaves today for his new
team, which is pretty generally picked
TO be the runner-up in the International
League.
The Boston and Washington clubs will
travel together as far as Philadelplla
tonight. The start will be made at 1:oss
While the regulars were getting bat
ting practice this morning, Jim Shaw
and Doc Ayers were coached for more
than an hour by Schaefer and Altrock
in fielding their positions. With the
former showing bunts at the pitchers,
Altrock was showing them how to
gather up the ball and get it away from
them.
Vernon. the pitcher who is the proper
~ OF the Los Angeles club, but who has
failed to report on the coast, pitched to
the regulars for a while this morning,
finally beng relieved by Harry Collier.
While the Nationals are in Philadel-
phia they will be Quartered at the Ma
!estic. The return on Friday night will
be made early so the players can get
a good rest here before resuming home
games with the New York club on
Saturday afternoon.
Today, for the second time in less
than a month, Washington bali
player is recovering from the shock
Of an automobile accident
While returning 10 Washington. just
previous to the opening of the season.
Ray Morgan ran afoul Of q Baltimore
street car and. while he, escaped in
ed that II is still in the repair shop.
Yesterday while motoring with his
bride Danny Moeller crashed into 4
taxicab in jam in Rock Creek Park
and the pair was hurled out.
Moeiler's car was running parallel
with one occupied by Mrs. J. Chester
FEles and young son, Lincoln Fry. and
Arthur Mitchell. AS the party went
peared, and before breaks could be
applied, there was a crash. Luther
Smith, chauffeur of the taxi. and the
other members were thraown to the
Jured.
The Moeller car and the machine oc-
cupied by Mrs. Pyles and company
were badly smashed.
aside from being, severely. shaken up
Moel.er and the other principals in the
accident escaped with few scratches
and an uncomfortable shock.
xIiIens, There are now on the roster of the
Bin Nye, the Springfield. Ill, high
school boy get to report While the
National Commission has ruled that
the large squad may be carried indefi-
nitely, Griffith is likely to ship most
OF the number in excess Of twenty-five
TO some Of the minors during Nav
while the club is at home.
While disappointed by the cancella-
ton Of the exhibition game scheduled
for yesterday at Baltimore, the Ma
conals have lost no time in starting tkis
week In the proper manner. Before
most men In this city were at their re-
Specuve places Of business, the whole
baseball brigade was at practice at
National Park
Following the plan he started when
the club returned. Griffith had his regu-
iars batting against pitcher after
pitcher in the hope of getting the team
out Of the batting slump into which it
has fallen.
llNS Dt DtdISN IOOdy, the
Griffmen will drop behind the Athletics
in the race
It develops that the Washington club
vas considering getting Homer o.
Glass. the Marine Corps pitcher, sta
toned here. who was last week grabbed
up by the New York Giants
Glass was tipped off 10 the Nationals
but before he could be lined up Dick
kinsella, the former magnate. slipped
into the city and grabbed Glass for
McGraw.
Glass is an Indian. and lad con-
siderable experience with tas Carlisle
team before he enlisted in the ma rfnes
He stands nearly six feet, weighs ls2
pounds. and is said TO be as expert in
football and basketball as he is on the
diamond
1t is said that the New York club is
now arranging to purcnsse the release
Of Glass from the soldiery in the hope
Of giving him q trial at once.
Chick Gandil was at the park this
morning. but took things rather easy
as he does not want a setback at this
timc. He still has & cola, bit is much
improved and expects to be baca at his
oId place in this afternoons game.
Doc Ayers and Joe Engel will prob
ably pitch in Philadelphia and II Walter