The Washington times., 1915-03-23

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, March
23.-"You fellows are all wrong in
thinking that my lineup has al
ready been picked, and that the team
az now playing practice games will
start the season." is the astonish-
ing statement of Manager Griffith
"My team is by no means settled. l
may have a different lineup by the
time we open the American League
campaign.
"Just because ] have seen fit to
keep last years team intact for our
workouts here means little or moth
ing. l have always said that, as
soon as a player shows himself bet
ter than a regular, he takes that
regulars place. / mean it, too.
have three weeks remaining before
the curtain goes up. l may change
my team in that time. Keep this
in mind, please, or III fool you"
Manager Griffith was led to make this
statement in reply to one that the team
was practically picked for the coming
| campaign and thus offered little to the
! dope artists, anxious to weave pretty
| tales of the possible new faces to be
! seen in the lineup this coming season
| Nevertheless, IL is difficult to see where
the earnest youngsters arc to hammer
| their way into the fold this spring.
| While Charlie Pick and Douglass Nefi
| are promising athletes. neither Seems
| able to force out either Morgan oil
| Mcbride. Morgan bids fair to be the
Morgan of 1912, thus crowding Pick ou
of the running. Fateem Foster neNcl
| has been in danger Neither has Chicl
| Gandll, though il was rumored tina
| Rippy Williams might hold down Tho
initial sack because of his strong worl
with the willow. Gandil looks in goo'
Il shape and as soon as his arm loosen!
up, he'll begin pasting the Pill In OLD
L time form. Thus the infield is de
termined upon so long as the quartz
keeps up its present good work.
MIan of course, is a fixture IN tn
garden. He is the teams one consisten
900 hitter and ranks as one OF the lou
best outfelders in the American League
Though not as a good fielder as Milan
Moeller is equally fast and is hittini
well for this time of the year. Moelle
| hits In streaks. When going good, IL
is "A demon. When not hlttlnS, ne
always dangerous because OF his abillt'
10 take walks and then travel aroun
at top speed on some other chap
Lingles. 1t is hard to see how Moclle
is TO be crowded out. :. 10 4,
The one loophOlc left seems to be \
left field. now occupied by Han
Shanks. Competition exists anon
quite bunch for Shanks' berth as
| regular. Merito Acosta seems TO be IN
| leading candidate, but Roy MASSEY
Charlie Pick, and Henri Rondeau ma
also get into the running. PICK Is a
| ntielder. but his hitting proclivities an
his speed make him a possibility Mas
! sey is green but may fash to the iron
. Rondeau has not been in shape TO sho
his real class, and Is well nigh certal
to be retained until he has had an OF
portunity to show what he can DO
the outfield. A.. -.
What Shanks does against the M
tional League teams may have muc
bearing on his future. If he begins
hit better. he may have the honor
starting the campaign in left field.
he shows the same old weakness
constantly going after bad ones.
may enjoy the game from the oencI
looking at Acosta or one of the othc'
in action.
. One thing is apparently determine
I anyhow. Manager Griffith has not y,
selected his lineup. Let the sood ns'