Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-31
BATCH Of RECRUITS
WILL Be SEEN HERE
Manager Griffith to Look Over
New Men During
Fall.
SIX GAMES WITH YANKS
MAY FIX TEAMS PLACES
Donovan May Pitch His Two Stars,
Caldwell and Fisher,
Today.
BY J. Ed GRILLO.

Before the season is much older many
of the recruits which have been added
to the local clubs roster of late VIII
report here, and it is likely that Man
ager Griffith will do much experiment,
ing during the closing weeks of the
| season. Interest. of course, Will CEN
| ter in the appearance of ,Eamison and
Judge, the two Buffalo players who
were selected by Griffith personally. in
| addition to this pair cutie :; batch is
/ expected from Minneapolis, including
! Charity. the young catcher of hitting
! fame, and Harry Holland ana Morley
| Jennings, two infielders. Sawyer, the
! second baseman of the Des Mcines clun,
and Dumont, the pitcher of the Fargo
| club. also will be here. it is believed
as Griffith is anxious to get some SORT
of a line on his recruits before the
spring training period rolls around
Just what disposition will be made CO
the several youngsters nov harbored
by the club has not been decided. 1t IS
very likely that Kopp will be sent to
Buffalo in part of The deal which VII:
bring Jamison and Judge here. Bar
i Der. the Winston-Salem outfielder, also
seems to need more experience while
Grlfhth has not made up his mind as TO
what disposition. if any, he will make
OF Douglas Neff, the former Virginia
University captain.
With three-and "a -haIf-game lead
over the Yankees, the Nationals will
have to hustle in the series which onens
with a double header today in order
TO retain fourth place in the race
Six games are to be played, and these
Will to a large extent decide which one
of the Teams shall have the honor of
o. he fret icir hi
There is little doubt that Manager
Donovan will send Caldwell and Fisher.
his two premier twirlers. to the mound
against Gallia and Boehling today, for
it seems to be the turn to work this
pair, and they are sure to give the
| locals good argument
Caldwell appears to be in his best
form, only a few days ago beating the
hard hitting Detroit Tigers in a 1-to-0
extra-inning game. Those Yankees
have never been easy picking for the
Griffmen, having a slight advantage
over the locals to date.
The Yankees have several new play
ers with them. Ernie Kruger, a
catcher secured from Omaha, has shown
to good advantage in several games he
has caught DazZy Vance is a pitcher
purchased from the st. Joe club of the
one of the fastest men in base ball, was
obtained from the Columbus club of the
American Association. These players
are apt to break into the lineup dur
ing the Yankees stay here.
Merito Acosta may be out of the
game for several days as a result Of
being hit in the arm by a pitched ball
in St Louis Sunday. 1t seems that the
spot where the ball struck was the
same which was hit several weeks ago,
and his arm was SO badly swollen yes
terday that it is doubtful If the Cuban
will be able to take his place in the
outfield today.
In the event that he is unable to
play Griffith may shift Shanks to left
field and allow. Fay Morgan to play
third
The Yankees are on one of the long
est trips team is every asked to
make. They left home August Is for
the west. come here for FIVE days. dur
ing which six games will be played,