The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-05
Griff Names Mcbride
To Captain Club Again
Nationals Shortstop Will Pr
lot Team on the Field -
Cuban ln6elder Jump. to
Phillies.
SEIGLIE LOST TO LOCALS
BY WILLIAM PEET.

Manager Grihith last night announced
that he had appointed George Mcbride
the veteran shortstop. to once more lesl
| the Nationals on the field. This poa-
ton Of captain. Mcbride has held for
five years.
Mcbride reached Washington late Tues
day night and looks to be in good condi-
ton. No cleaner living ballplayer than
Mcbride ever wore spiked shoes. He
spent the winter in his Milwaukee home
D. exercising a bit each day. George
Is devotee of ice skating and ice
yachting and INDUCES himself in these
sports.
Inc Nationals dandy captain. who 10
one or those unassuming. quiet chaps.
peheVes that II Grin's team can get
the breaks this season and the Young
ptcners come through. the Nationals VIII
nave something to say about the worlds
series next fall. That's about as far a,
Ieorge cared to go in making a predic-
ton.
mat promising Cuban infielder Grit
nth. claims to have signed-Ramiro Seis-
ne-aiready has reported to the PhiladeI-
phia Nationals. and i. working out with
rat Morans team in ST. Petersburg, Fla.
Wheh asked shout the matter last
night, the Old Fox said: All know
about Seiglie is that Victor Munoz !,
whom / have implicit confidence. wrote
me ne could get Seiglie II wanted him.
toid Munoz, who is the leading base
Dali writer In Havana. to sign the plav-
er and have him report in CharIottes-
Vile March with Acosta 1 sent on
transportation and have heard nothing
Iurtner. That SeiSlie has Joined the
Phillies is news to me-"
William 81 N.rrt the veIl-krov,.
Philadelphia baseball writer, who is al
present in the Phillies' camp down In
Florida. telegraphed his paper yester-
day the following dispatch:
Shortstop Ramiro SeiGlie, the first
player OF Cuban parents ever to he
given chance to play with one of the
Philadelphia teams. Joined the Phillies
hire last evening and took part in this
mornings practice with Moran's SQUAD.
Although Seiglie has lived nearly all
his life in Havana. he is really an
American citizen, since his father was
naturalized in this country"
The writer telegraphed Mr. weart
for the facts in the Seiglie case from
Philadelphia standpoint and just be-
fore press time received the follow
ing reply:
William Poet. Sporting Editor Herald
st. Petersburg, Fla, March 4-Ac-
cordinS to Information here. Manager
Griffith. of Washington. has no claim
Cuban inflelder who Joined the Phil
lies yesterday. Here are the facts
of the case as told tonight by Ed
Wolfe. the famous baseball writer and
Cartoonist of Philadelphia, who is hest
known under his new name of Jim
Nasium"
Mr.. Wolfe. upon whose recommends
ton SeiEiic joined the Phillies. said to-
night: Il saw Seiglic play in Havana
this winter. and wrote to Manage
Moran. of the PhiIlies. suggesting that
Seiglie be given trial Moran wrote back
telling me TO bring Seiglc to st. Peters
burg. and that transportation would be
sent to me- At Havana for him. 7 tolN
Seislio of the arrangement. and he was
perfectly satisfied. Later I learned that
Griffith had sent a cableSram to SeiSlie
asking him to join the Washington club
and to report at Charlottesville with
Acosta. SeiSlic also received A cable
gram from his brother. who is secretary
of the Cuban legation at Washington.
asking him to join the Nationals.
Seiglic showed IN. the cablegrams He
said he would prefer to play with Wash
ington because of the fact that his
brother lived in Washington. and also
because of Acosta. Seiglie. however.
said that he had given his promise to me
to join the Phillies. and he would stick
to that promise if I insisted. told
Seiglie to wait and see who came
first with the transportation.
Last Monday I received the transporta-
ton for Seiglie from the Philadelphia
club. and on Tuesday I left Havana with
Seiglie. Up to the time that We left
Havana. Seigiie had not received trans
portation from Griffith. Seiglie told me
that he had not had any correspondence
either by letter or wire with Griffith. ex-
cept the cable asking him to report.
am positive that Griffith has not got the
slightest claim to Seiglie.
Yours sincerely.
(Sirncd) WILLIAM G.. WEARr"