The Washington times., 1915-09-10
.Des Moines Star Will Make His
Debut Tomorrow Against
! Cleveland Indians and Hopes
t to Look Good Enough to
! Stay in Lineup.
Veterans Will Do Preliminary
{ e. Training at Hot Springs,
4: Ark, Next Spring, Reporting
= at Charlottesville Late in
:. March.
Bv LOUIS A. DOUGHER.


= Carl Sawyer, star second base
man of the Des Moines club, cham
pions of the Western League, will
make his big league debut to-
morrow against the Cleveland In.
dams. This is in keeping with
Manager Grifhth's announced
scheme of using the youngsters
here as fast as they appear for
trial. He believes that Washing
ton fans want to see the new play
ers, to judge of their abilities and
to get a line on what may be in
store for 1916. Sam Rice is down
to do the twirling in the first con-
test with Lee Fohls aggregation,
and Turner Barber will be seen in
right field.
When he signed with the Washington
club. Sawyer made it understood that
spring. If he makes good this year he
will let next year take care OF itself.
He saw some baseball in New York the
like Of which he had never seen before.
Those two days on the bench did him
world Of good, as Eddie Foster and
George Mcbride gave wonderful ex-
hibition Of infeld play at all times.
Sawyer sat as in a trance, watching the
marvellous performances Of the two
big league stars. Tomorrow he hopes
to do we'll on his first trial. but even
If he boots a couple. he will not lose
heart, as courage goes with his make
UP at all times.
Sam Rice won his game in Philadel-
phia and has earned another chance to
start a battle for the Griffs. Rice has
lot OF stun to use a tecnnical pnras'
of the diamond. and needs only eX-
perience to be a steady performer for
the Washington club.
Barber's greenness is apparent In his
every movement. but the youngster MAJ MAJ
be given a chance to show how well ne
can hit the twirlers in this league
The Cleveland Indians are by nc
means a soft proposition now. Since
Joe Jackson. disturbing element. went
to the White Sox the Indians have beer
winning as often as they have been los'
ing. They bring here team fightins
Chapman. and kirke. all slugging The
ball. the Indians make a fornidae bic
opponent for the Griffmen. and loca
fans should be given plenty Of fire
works in every contest.
Charlottesville as training camp FOL
the veterans of the Griffmen is on the
blink. and many of the older players
will do most of their preliminary worl
at Hot Springs, Ark, reporting at the
sweeps Lambeth Field in blamed for the
slow start of Zeb Milan and Chick Gan
dill this year. Had these two sterling
hitters been able to do their best wori
from the beginning. the team might nov
be sailing along in first place.
With Johnson. Milan and Gandil a
Hot Springs until about March 25, muc
of the usual interest in the trainn
No member of the ball club is in fave
of returning to the university town l
the shadow of the Blue Ridge and
is possible that Gandil,, Milan and ,Johr
anxious to get in their hrst workou!
winds of Charlottesville. Howeve
Manager Griffith likes Charlottesvil
down there again at the usual time ne9
spring and let them become accustome
TO arctic conditions. The only remed
sre Tbe be war ar ns ssFSsi to
strongly in favor of shifting the cam
farther South. particularly to some cit
where it Is possible to do somethir
beside sleep after dinner. While 4
bitter winds, they really hate those lor
dull evenings in Charlottesville and
is as much on this account as any oth'
that they will go to Hot Springs f,