The Washington times., 1915-02-28
Main Staff of Nationals Pitchers
and Catchers Leave for
Charlottesville for Months
Training.
Coach Jack Ryan Is in Charge
and. Together With Mike
Martin Will Put Kids Through
Daily Tactics.

Thirteen of Griffith's ball play
ers. three of them neophyres as far
as major company is concerned, en-
trained for Charlottesville, Va, the
Nationals training headquarters. AT
the Virginia citadel, they will be
Joined by three others and tomorrow
or the next day still couple more
will report to Coach Ryan. by
the middle of the week, fifteen play
ers. a coach and trainer will be in
stalled at the camp and week from
today the "heavy artillery" or regu-
lars will 60 South.
Included in the little army which
left at 1915 this morning were
Pitchers Joe Engel, Jack Bentley,
Jim Shaw, Herbert Thormahlen.
Joe Boehling, Stevens, and Clark, OF
Clarksburg, Nd; Catchers Ainsmith
and Henry, and Coach Jack Ryan.
Bert Gallia and DR.. Yancy Wyatt
Ayers, and Mike Martin will meet
the squad at Charlottesville, and to-
morrow Ray Morgan will appear at
the Southern training grounds. Rip
py Williams, who is going to be bit
tardy, because of i'll fortune at
home, is expected to appear at Char
lottesville no later than Tuesday, for
it will take three husky catchers to
give those ten pitch;rs all of the
practice they need.
Clark Griffith appeared at Union Sta
! ton today as early as. 8 o'clock to see
that his youthful athletes We're well
packed off for the heart Of Virginia s
mountain resorts. The Old Fox was
we'll wrapped up as he is far from
recovered from the attack Of bronchitis
which has kept him indoors for the past
forty-cighl hours. and he intends to
submit to all Of the medical care neces-
sary to put him in shape to leave town
in a week.
Il tell you that is great squad OF
pitchers that | am sending off today.
smiled Griff. as the southern railway
train steamed under the Union Station
Il expect to find. sufficient material in
defense this season. and If | go wrong
in my expectations, then these boys
have fooled me.
'Thormahlen. Clark, Hopper. and Rus.
sell have all been highly recommend "a
10 me, and if l can get two likely look.
ing twirlers out Of the four recruits tc
augment my old standbys | will be
satisfied
Jack Bentley and Harry Harper look.
Fd the picture OF condition when tIeS
blow in with their SuitcaSeS. These two
S"uthpaws have been working out owe.
at ANNAPOLIS for II week with Nicr
hltrock, and each reports that already
the preseason stiffness has disappear
cd from their arms. With this pair
liochlins. Thormahlen and Clark, there
will be five portsidcrs working out a
charlottesville. Grif likes good left
handler and never misses a chance tt
Look one over
This young Russell was only signco
late yesterday. lie halls from Soutf
Carolina where h" had wonderful
year in 1914, and with the approval o.
Naho and Martin, both of whom hav,
seen him on the mound. Griff put hin
on the official list yesterday.
Will" at charlottesville. the ncophytes
viii be housed in a building which Mike
Martin has secured next doc" to The
fraternity house of the University Of
Virginia. The regulars will occupy tn,
fraternity house. "Mothcr'' Saunders
is going TO be Mike Martins chief COOK
and she VIII have charge of preparinl
the training food.
Both Mike Martin and the baseball
players Of the University of Virginia ar,
authority for the statement that Lam
beth Field is IN the best condition i
has ever hecn before at this time o
wear. The Virginia candidates hay,
been out for three weeks now. aud bu
three days have been bad enough tC
keep them in Fayerwcather gymnasium
If this thing only continues, th" ,;rin
men should have the banner trainin:
season of their career.
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Walter Johnson. clyde Milan. Howur,
Shanks. fateem Foster. and CieDrSr Me
bride have all made reservations at tn
Dewey Hotel, and are expected to beGi
arriving as early as Wednesday,
Duplas Noff, "Cubc" Acosta. Intieldc
Pick. and Recruits Rondeau, Massey
Brown. and Reinhardt have not bee
heard from, but they all have orders I
br Oh hand to depart for Charlottrsvill
one week from today. Rondcau. Mas
sey, and Brown all want permanent PC
sitions as ontfeidcrs, and with las
Years reGnlars and Acosta also tryin
hard to hold on. there is going to he
merry little competition for bcrth
Rcinharrlt is an infielder and comes I
Washington with high words of prais'
Paul Nusser. formerly of the Griffmai
has been purchased from Los Angelo
Pncific coast team by Des Moine