The Washington times., 1914-03-31
PROBABLE LINEUP.
By THOMAS KIRBY.

Believing that there is capable talent
lurking in the ranks Of the college
leans that have started their annual
invasion Of Washington for games at
Georgetown Field and Brookland. the
cleveland club has dispatched Charley
Hickman mere to try to ALLEVIATE from
anna mater to organized baseball any
prospects who may suit his fancy. In
this capacity Hickman will vie with
Mike kahoe, who Will attend to the in
terests Of the Nationals.
Hickman had several attractive offers
10 coach college teams in the Middle
west. but he went to the Maps. and will
continue with them throughout the
season.
1t looked for a while like the Feds
mad given our club an awful wallop. but
we succeeded in getting back Kahler
and Blanding, leaving Falkenberg the
only one Of the three who jumped out
side the fold" commented the former
Washington player today. +,
weather at the training camp in
Georgia, but, at that, 1 understand
The men are coming back in pretty
fair rhape. You know our pitchers
got z Tying start by doing down
up a pretty stiff fight to hang onto
the leaders all the way"
Two days lsyoff seemed to inject
tionals. for. for two hours this morn
ing, they jumped around the field like
it was the middle Of May instead of
the closing day of March -
There was a real game in which
Schaefers gang gave the regulars a
stiff argument Mumford started for
The regulars against Jim Shaw. while
Musser and Collier finished the con-
test which went about an hour and a
half
The requests of some for a later start
Of the exhibition games are.impractica-
5le While Griffith would willingly de-
y ve the mot essnnns st OF play the days
allow such a move. Three O'Clock will
~ tnSe as the time fer sll of the
dates in the present set.
C'iffith has started tie daily club
meetings of the Nationals. In these
:atf erings all the imperfections Of the
previous day are discussed and plans
Outlined for the coming combat. Even
on rainy days these are held being part
IF the Griffithian discipline.
Washingtonians will have a chance.
s,a,tjng tomorrow, to form an opinion
rhe International League. Newark being
the guest at National Park.
Wyatt Lee. who used to pitch for
%sstington when Jimmy Manning was
irs the place now occupied by Clark
Griffith. is here with the Newark out
~.
When he went back from the majors
many predicted an abbreviated career
for Lee, but he came back strong and
se'eIal times reached such heights n
his averages that il was thought that
ne might be called ack under the main
sI'sau.
A movement has been started here to
sLage Sunday games at Union Park
turing the summer between Federal
League clubs that meet in Baltimore on
he previous day.
Several ENTHUSIASTS feel that Wash
ingtoniaEs have sufficient interest
n the outlaws to attend in large num-
bers, and II might prove q rather profit
able investment, at that There are,
the Feds who have been seen here
but there are many others, including
some former National Leaguers, who
nave yet to spepar in uniform in WASH
ington.
One of the things said to be holding
some of the promoters off is the fact
that a number of improvements will
have to be Inaoe in the stands at the
park in the northeast before II would be
possible 20 accommodate the crowds
that would be expected.
S-
Charley Jones, who played center
field here under Joe Cantillon. has f.
nailv quit baseball and his retirement
marks the passing of one of the fleet
est men who ever sprinted in the out
fields OF the American League.
sones' fielding ability could not be
Questioned and while he WAS always