The Washington times., 1915-01-28
Giffmen's Young 'Twir'er 40.
cepts Offer to Use Apparatus
At Hilltop and Will Begin to
Hustle Next Monday.
Blue and Gray Varsity SIuggers
win Have Chance to Face
/ His SIants During Games
!, With Atlanta Ball Club.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

By LOUIS A. DoUGHER.
- Washington's baseball season OF
1915 will make its getaway next
Monday when Joe Engel reports at
Georgetown campus to begin his
stunts of conditioning himself for
the long campaign ahead. The
youngster from Spring Hill, Va,
> will work out with John D. O'Reillys
collegians until time for him to join
Billy Smiths Atlanta club, OF the
J Southern Association, around the
middle of next month. Engel will
=. be. in good shape by the time the
Hilltoppers make their trip to At
!anta, and has promised to pitch
against the Blue and Gray varsity
nine which will hold daily practice
cessions with the Atlanta team.
= "Charlie Cox has offered to let me
|. work out at Georgetown" said Joe
Z Engel today, "and I'm going to ac-
cept. III be out there next Monday,
/ BEGINNING to loosen up. Grif won't
/ let me 20 too fast, and 20 I'll take
things easy for a while, but as soon
! ss the weather allows the squad to
( get out, you'll find me out there
too"
Engel is filled with hope for the COM
ing season. He believes that ne VIII
z come to tho front in 1Sl5 and earn Q
regular place on the pitching STAN. no
will engage In light work at George
I town until his muscles are softened'
h IA the college boys have three battans
oa re.. Engel thinks he will get
y chance to practice with the stick. some
1, thin- coming seldom to him during the
s big league campaign.
~ The voung twirler has made arrange
ments to train with tho Atlanta ciuo'
reporting there about February ID. no
viii work out with the Crackers P1tch-
ar. under the skilled eye Of Billy smitni
an old friend OF ClaTk r;Sat,aavii,. Staii Far far
advsnced on the road he must travel
10 become q big league regular, when
the georgetown varsity nine gees Iii az
Atlanta for sver% four day Or wtS the
and thus will be up against Enge! 5.
speedy slants and hooks as long al they
: are in the Georgia metropolis.
Joe Boehlins remains now the lone
Gtffman outside the fold. Today Aiya
Williams signed contract landed IN the
southern BUILDING after beie 1eurRRfy RSpy yr' ia
spending the winter PLAYING WIN =
seni-pro league. and looseninE up ina,
Winr of his. Eddie Foster, the midget
third baseman. has been w'tn q, Wns. sansnn
hut he ia now on his way East, and II
expected exp to float into the Capital in
day or SO. o.sr-,.r,,
third string catcher and prince of pinci
hitters If, his arm shows apoec
strength, the big backstop may be seer
behind the willow oftener next sumrcei
than in the past, as his hitung maze.
him doubly valuable with Henry ant
Ainsmith showing no skill at the plate
.-walloping wallie'' smith has at las
found a home for 1915. Manager Grif
nth has sold him to the .nnda indaaMap0i ainn Y
which ne will report when the trainin!
season gets under way. The Washing
ton clubs reserve list Is going dow
fast. and the Old Fox will have n n
trouble bringing down the total y,MI Oy IN
Gashion, H Mutt" Williams. Holland
Jennings, Tommy Long. Barton, Hedge
peth, Tom Wilson. Barron. stevens
Mike Mitchell, and Smith have faiie
by the wayside. There may ee one 70
two more TO 60, but today the Oio 20
could not name any more.
a The Griffmen now are made up or IN
OutaeIders-Milan. Moeller. Shanki
Rondeau. Massey. Brown, Pick Acost'
Intielders-Gandil, Nen. Morgan. Nc
Bride, and Foster.
Catchers-Henry. Ainsmith, williams
Pitchers-Johnson, Boehlins. Shaw
Bentley Harper, Engel. Hopper, Gai''s
Ayers, Thormahlen. and Ehmke.
Manager Griffith denies a report rur
ming. around the country that he ha
sent either Massey or Brown, the youni
outfielders from the Texas League.
Joe GaptlIons Minneap9iis ,nn 3ns tr,sls sls
look them over before deciding wha
they'll dc.
Eddie Ansmith, the Griffmen's bacl
stop is today being congratulated ,
his many friends in the Capital on II
arrival of a daughter. Wee Miss All
smith weighs seven and hair pound
and is said to resemble the husky catcl
er, though Mrs. Ainsmith insists 81
can see signs of resemblance 10 ne
"She's lust the cutest little thir
you ever saw hubbled Eddie toda
'"There isn't another Ainsmith IKE
in the whole world. Did I want a DO:
She's a girl. isn't she? Well, tina,
exactly what I wanted, girl
Apparently. Jim Gaffney. owner of I
Braves, can't be bluffed. He has be
unable to come " terms with Les
Mann or Charlie Deal, both Of who
irisgine themselves worth far more TIL
s1hEysd. and are willing to take chan