Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-22
TO GRIFFITH
Mana ger of Nationals rendered San
quet by Cardinals Last
Night.

baseball fans Of Alexandria, was the
guest of honor for the third time az
a banquet given by the Cardinal Ath-,
letic Club at the Hotel Rammel last
night. Accompanying Mr.. Griffith
were number OF sporting writers
of Washington newspapers among
them Louis A. Dougher. sporting
editor of the Times and William Peet
sporting editor of the Herald.
The guests arrived at eight o'cloci;
and reception was given Griffith in
the parlors on the second floor,
President Sylvester y. Breen and
Manager Harvey Crump Of the Car
dinals, and Mayor Thomas A. Fisher
acted as the reception committee. At
nine o'clock the members OF the club
and their guests fled down To the din
ing room where most delightful
banquet was served.
The real fun commenced when
Mayor Thomas 4. Fisher, who IL the
honorary assistant manager" Of the
Washington team ard warm per
sonal friend OF their leader. raped
for order. In appropriate remarks the
MAYOR called attention TO the, love
gnd admiration in which Griffith va.
held in Alexandria and how sincere
were the hopes Of the community
thar he would land che. pennant for
Washington this year.
Manager Griffith was given an ova-
ton when he rose To his feet. The
foxy little chief is some speech
maker as well rs a baseball player
and his sincerity impressed itself
uuon those who heard him last night.
IL looks as if those birds over IN
Philadelphia would hardly be able to
hy so high next season, and ] be
lieve We have the best chance since
The club has been in Washington to
win the 1915 flag" he SAID.
You gentlemen know that Connie
.Mack's Athletics have in :he past
three years been an awful stumbling
block. We always could beat the others
ard unless hard luck oyertakes US.
the Nationals should be prominent
factors in the coming championship
fight
''Lr we DO win the flag you can bet
will not forget Alexandria, the
Cardinal Athletic Club, and the fans
from your city who have 50 royalty
supported Us. l want you ali right
near our bench during the worlds
series"
"And moi only do I want my Alex
andria friends around me st the
worlds series but want TO give
them the incest little banquet that
can be arranged in the capital city
IN return for the coufteS!es that the!
have extended to me-
Manager Griffith spoke Of organic
cd baseball and declared that it had
made the game as il stands toC&%
possible When he was pitching the
highest salary paid any player was
$500 a year which would only ne
regarded as pin money by the higi!
salaried artists like Walter johnson
ard others at the present time.
He congratulated the Cardinals
and their president and said that
they were doing a good work.
Louis y Dougher, Of the Times,
w:s the ncxr speaker and told Of the
advantages Of c organi2aZt!0n like
the Cardinals to young m:em Of I: cons,
nlun;ty. William Poet, Of the Herald
made the suggestion that the MAJ
ionals' second team stopovcr III Alex.
andria or their return from Char
lottasville in March and play a game
witt, the C;;rdinalS which suggestion
will probably be accepted. "Euc!S
Howard. Of the Herald, spoke on
Amateur baseball. Robert S. Bar
rett. Of the Gazette. threw some DO
quets al the guest o. honor: J. VIII
liam May crlivered the proceedings
with some choice stories and Rooert
f. Knight. praised the work Of Prcsi.
dent Breen.
President Brcer W'as presented
with a pair Of gold cuff buttons and
8 K OF G pin. the presentation speech .
being made By Mayor Fisher.
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