The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-21
Washington ShortstOp Has An
Offer From McGraw and ls
Expected to Answer Him
' Soon.
Former Boston Brave Has His
Unconditional Release and
May Play With Whom He
Wishes.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Billy Martin, the old Georgetown
University shortgtop, may be found
with the New York Giants next
season. He has received an OFFER
from Manager McGraw, and is ex-
pected to reply within day or so.
While still with Georgetown, Mar
tin was signed by the Boston Braves,
later to become the worlds champ
ions by their overwhelming victory
over the Philadelphia Athletics. He
has been given his unconditional re-
lease by George Stallings, the
Braves manager, and now McGraw
wants to give him a trial.
Martin made a good impression
upon my scouts" said McGraw in
New York last week, land I want
to see what he can do for me. / am
willing to give him a trial at Marlin
Springs, and, if he looks good to
me, he can have a regular berth. 1
understand that he is an aggressive
player, and that's the type like
on my ball club"
Martin plans to begin working out at
Georgetown after January and to be
down To playing condition when he re-
pOrts to Manager McGraw.
Georgetown will go to Hanover y,
VI. on October q, to meet Dartmouth,
5ne Of the flrst-rank eleVens in the
country.
Fordhan, as usual. will he played at
New York on election day, Novvem-
her I.
The North Carolina AgGies will core
here on November is for their annual
battle With the FIilltoppcra,
BucknelI. one of the best second c,ass
teams in Pennsylvania. will appear here
on November ..
Six games have beer practically COM
pleted by Graduate Manager Cox for
Georgetown next season. Syracuse has
ret to ratifv the arrangements par
riallv concluded but tho other ave
teams have made their settlement. 1t
Is expected that the GeorGetoTn sea-
-on viii open on Septer,her o with
some small college and close on Thanks
giving Nay in this city with the Salt
City eleven as an attraction.
So far as the schedule has been CON:
pIeted. Navy will opon on october
with the TIilltoppers At Annapolis. A
VCar later the Middics will appear in the
capital. making their fret appearance
in Washington. However, before this
battle with the sailors, Graduate Man
ager Cox expects to hook IN two light
er eleYens for practice games here.
Graduate Manager Cox - now constd.
ePinG PROPOSITIONS with Pittsburgh and
chigh The chances are. however
that the Smoky City team VIII not meet
the Blue and Gray. but Iehigh may be
"deorretown has had n hard time ar.
renGine a SEIZED Ile for 1915" said Cos
TODAY. Harvard, Yale. and Princeton
uAvo decided we are to1 strong foi
hAA forced us to make arrangement
with other eleveEs. But Dartmouth
and Syracuse, not to mention the Navy
and the North Carolina ARgies. ought
10 show about where we act of as 9
football team.
Georgetown is going out next veal
to make a reputation. We want to play
tho hest teams in the country. no mat
ter where they are: We wanted tC
meet w. and L., w. and j., Penn state
PennsylVania. Harvard, Yale. and
Skittish We can play Rutgers at New
Brunswick. n. T., but cannot sec wha
VIC have to gain by that. We feel tina
Ve shall have a fine eleven made III
mostly of veterans of At least one sea
son and we ought to play some gooC
Cox will 60 North in a week ID sevtl,
several dates offered him for the Hill
toppers.