The Washington herald., 1914-02-24
Youngsters Arrive at
Camp in Snow Storm
Raw Weather Greets the Adj
vance Squad Of Nationals
at Charlottesville.
TO PRACTICE INDOORS
BY WILLIAM PEET.

-iIdilOslN SNiii( -,
afternoon accompanied by a blind
ing snow storm.
q hope its my turn to pitch to-
morrow" chortled Joe Engel, "tor
I always win when it SHOWS"
You'll do your work in the
gymnasium with the others" ad-
monished Acting Manager Jack
Ryan, "aud after you have loosen
ed up those throwing muscles OF
vours. l ain going to send you on
a ten-miie hike. Nothing like
cross-country running for your
wind
Ensel quickly collapsed into his
seat and had nothing more to say
during the remainder of the att
ernoon.
But for the unexpected turn OF
the weather, the young pitchers
could have worked out on the field
tomorrow, for taking advantage of
SUNDAYS warm spell corps OF
workmeh cleared off all the surface
snow and Lambeth Field was ready TO
receive the youthful climbers.
1t stopped showing about o'clock to-
night but the fall was unusually heavy
and unless several warm days follow
with rain for a helper. the players viii
be forced to work in Fayerweather gym
nasium until Thursday or Friday at the
latest.
Griffith's last instructions to Jack Ryan
and Trainer Martin -Tas TO C.ve the pitch
ers plenty of exer- for the purpose OF
developing their breathing apparatuses,
Consequently it has been decided upon
that tenoinile cross-country jog tomor-
row morning would be the proper caper
This is a new departure and not at all
popular with the youngsters, several OF
whom are overweight and built along
Charley Hickman lines.
When the advance guard stormed Mrs
Readys boarding house today they were
greeted by Dick Williams, the husky
twirIer who made such a favorable i'm
preston during the flag end of the l9l;
season.
William left his home at Tulsa
Okla. last Thursday and reached Char
Iottesyille yesterday. He appears to bt
in the pink TO use ball players ex
precision, and says that he has passed
the winter months in the open, hunting
and fishing.
DIR. Wyatt Yancey Ayres arrived from
Richmond on the O'Clock train. He wa.
full of pep" and said that the American
League season could open tomorrow, a:
far as he was concerned. for he VA
ready to take Ms turn in the box.
I've been playing hard ball all winter
and managed TO keep my waist line down
My arm feels fine and l do not eXpec
TO be troubled with lameness.'' saiC
Ayres.
I've quit college. Don't know whether
or not l will be given an opportunity tC
graduate. but l hope they will let me
for my work would have been completed
next June Anyway, l feel that 1 cal
20 somewhere else next winter and gral
off diploma in case the Richmond Col
lege officials N me down I'm here t.
play baseball now and want to make
success of that first. / shall give Gift
fifth all l have, what more can a mai
say?''
Outside of Paul Musser Joe Engel an,
Jim Shaw none of the other youngster
have ever before seen Charlottesville.
Where do they keep the town." in
quired Johnny Munford. the Washington
: semi-pro.
You're supposed to stay away from
the wicked town." chirped Jim Shaw
that's why Griff has US up near tn
college,
The boys were assigned to their sleep
ing quarters at Mrs Ready's and wer
content to stay in their rooms this after
noon. A hot lunch was waiting then
when they arrived. and the viands dis
appeared as quickly as they were served
The trip on the way down was un
eventful-stopped at Alexandria, wher
President Sylvester Breen, of the Cardi
nal Athletic Club, accompanied by
dozen red-hot rooters, tagged the trai
and wished the boys good luck" Nj
Breen presented Nick Altrock with
COW bell and a box Of cigars for th
boys. Nick responded with speech fror
the tail end OF the train. He wa
roundly cheered and responded to a
encore.
With the Washington party, and incl
dentally having the time OF his swee
young life, is ffteen-year-old Johnn
Leach, Of Ais K street northwest, know
to the players as the clubhouse boy.
Johnny will be in Charlottesville Will
-
pacity OF Nike Martins assistant II WI
be his business to keep track OF IN
balls. run errands and help out wher
ever called upon by the safe and san
trainer of the Climbers.
One of the most interesting Of the re'
recruits is big Herman Schwartze' IN
semi-pro hurler from Brooklyn, VIII
was recommended by Jacklitz- the We
eran catcher, to Griffith, who was signe
last fall.
Schwartze IS probably the greenest {
all the recruits. Everything IS new an
strange TO him. He refuses to drop II
"e" in his last name, for he say
THAT'S the way they spell il, and wal
all that's coming to me.
It did not take Nick AltrocS long
discover that SchwartZe was German
and the comedian Immediately started
talk to him in Cincinnati Dutch. tn
= big rookie could not understand wor'
and Nick is now convinced that u
German language. as it is spoken in Cir
cinnati, is totally different from the rea
pure unadulterated Dutch employed b
Teutons in other parts of the world.
Braves Insure Evers.