The Washington herald., 1914-03-02
Baseball
Manager Griffith Asks Pernds1
sion to Improve Lambeth
Field at Charlottesville.
AcoSTA In GOOD SHAPE
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Charlottesville, Va, March L.
Manager Griffith rolled into Char
lottesville about two O'Clock this
afternoon and was met at the train
by several of the boys and escorted
up to the training quarters in a
two-horse team.
His principal object in coming
down today was TO inspect the
camp and get a line on the condi-
ton of the field. He found every
thing perfectly satisfactory, and
will return to Washington tomor-
row night to meet the players who
are coming down Thursday.
Tomorrow morning he will hold con-
ference with Dr. Lambeth. the superin-
tendent of the university grounds, and
will get a permission to- supervise the
conditioning Of the field.
Permanent Camp.
Griff says If they will let him attend
to the matter he will make Lambeth
field into the best ball park in the coun-
try and he is willing TO stand the ex-
pense of having it done properly: There
is no doubt that the university authori-
ties will agree to this, and conceding
that they will, he intends starting the
work Tuesday. There is not much to be
done this year. but Griff intends making
Charlottesville his permanent training
camp and in future years will look after
the diamond as soon as the football team
deserts il in November There has never
been the slightest friction between the
university and the Washington club dur
ing the time the team has trained here,
and, I'm fact, the college reaps benefits
in more than one way from the ma
tionals coming here, so the authorities
will be glad to have Grin come in the
future.
Merito Acosta and Howard Shanks
Joined the squad this morning and the
Cuban wants Manager Griffith to have
the schedule changed on the Southern
Railroad. He got in this morning at 4:3O
o'clock and it did not begin to get light
until nearly an hour later. Naturally, no
one was stirring about and he had to
wait in the station in order to find his
way TO the training quarters.
Acostn HAS Medal.
He comes back wearing a gold medal
on his watch fob for slugging in the
league in Cuba. This medal was offered
for the best average in one of the i'm
'portant games and Acosta had n perfect
score, with four bases on balls and
single, netting him an average OF LOCO
per cent. He batted .2S in thirty-five
games and looked disgusted when he
admitted the fact so it looks like he in
tends clOlItinc the sphere for the Ma
tionals. MeritO had quite a journey up,
leaving home on Thursday, but says he
is in good shape and ready for work
Howard Shanks also was an early ar
rival. coming from his home in Monaco,
Pa, and arriving here about 80 o'clock
am He says he has been trying to run
the Standard Oil Company out of bust
ness with the oil well he discovered up
there.
John Henry came down with Grifr and
was assigned a room in the fraternity
house. He has been playing hockey with
the Amherst College team during the
winter and has had no trouble with his
knee. 1t is as strong as ever.
Things livened up quite a bit when
Griff and the other new ones appeared.
He didn't have much to give out in the
way Of news, but admitted he had his
eye on one or two new men whose names
he would not disclose.
The boys took a long walk toward
Monticello this morning for exercise, but
lost their pep when they had gone
about three miles and retraced their
steps. The next two miles were up the
side of a mountain.
Griff will stay down 20 watch the work !
outs tomorrow and get a line on his
youngsters, returning TO Washington at
l0:40 tomorrow night. -