The Washington times., 1915-02-26
jim SHAW IS
ON. Job READY
TO LEAVE FOR
sunny SOUTH
'eriffith's Young TwirIer Denies
= That He Has Had Any
Trouble With His Ankle This
Winter.
Is a Little Under Weight, But
Believes Mike Martins Home
Cooking Will Soon Bring
Him Back.

James Shaw, Clark Griffith's
tickle finger, is the most recent ar
rival at the headquarters Of the
Washington baseball club, having
called on his manager this morning
bright and early. Shaw denounced
the story that he has ever suffered
any injury to his ankle and said
that other than painful abscess on
his thigh, he has spent the most
J. pleasant winter Of his life among
his friends in Pittsburgh.
Griffith was a wreath Of smiles
when he welcomed his young
/. moundsman Of whom he expects
great things this season. So many
reports had been circulating about
+ the condition of Shaw that Griff had
almost come to believe some of them
himself, hut when he saw the boy
gin real flesh and blood walking
9 through the door of his Office, all
::::fear was Immediately abandoned.
& II am little under weight, Boss, F."
!: said Shaw, "but other than that
|: never felt better. I will be glad to
{ hit Charlottesville and wade into
! that old grub that Mike Martin al
6 ways has prepared for us, and it
{ won't take me two days to take on
Z the couple of pounds which I have
8 lost, principally through worry over
s this thigh"
shaw has been assigned to the first
) squad Of players. which leaves the Capi-
s 'al Sunday morning. With hun will he
:. Joe Engel. Bert Gallia. Harry Harper,
Jack Bentley. Bert Thormahlen, the
Jersey City recruit. and all Of the
Catchers. Joseph Boehling and Doctor
Nancey Ayers will 60 to Charlottesville
direct from Richmond, without report
ing to Griffith first.
Mique Martin has been in daily tele-
rhonic communication with Griffith.
: The safe and sane trainer is having his
troubles at Charlottesville. but reports
=. prepared to receive the eighteen athletes
!. whom Griff will leave in his charge for
one week.
= A mother week will find every Ameri.
can and National League baseball team
IN its training quarters. and then will
:. begin the grand inspection Of athletes
/. by the managers. This training season
will be an innovation in that depart
ment of the business Of baseball az
candidates simply have to make good
if they expect to land permanent berths
The presence of the Federal League has
put organized baseball on its guard
- trhe Feds have made such fattering of.
poor discipline has resulted in many in
stances. This will not be endured an.
other season. and the man who wants
T.. 10 play baseball has got to deliver the
Rube Marquard. the eccentric south.
paw, has patched up his differences with
Johnny McGraw, and he Is quoted AZ
Little Napoleon. Before McGraw and
his nine Giants left New York for Mar.
lin, Texas, Marquard told his friends
OF his joy at being home again."
Il wish to say said Marquard. that
! have made my peace with McGraw
- am glad to have had an opportunity
to atone for mistake. 1t was a mis-
take when threw down the New York
club. will take every means within
my power to ri ght myself In public
opinion. II conscientious effort will eff.
face the mistake ] am sure McGraW
=. will never be sorry that he gave me
en- opportunity to make good"
On the eve of the Athletics departure
.. for the Southland Manager Mack en-.
nounced that Harry Davis has been ap,
y. pointed captain of the team. He sue
+, charge of the pitchers this season.
The change came as surprise anC
puts Davis back In his old position
men and went with Cleveland. Davi,
captained the Athletics from the sprinl
of 1905 until the end of the 1911 season.
Davis was succeeded by Danny Muir
ply, who. in turn. was followed b!
Ira Thomas.
\ Jimmy Austin IL another OF the leap
! ing ball players to finally come to hi
senses. His latest leap is to return I,
10 the Pittsburgh Federals few month
ago.
There is a possibility Of Judge Landi
:; announcing his decision while the Fed
arc in session at Buffalo. for he ha
promised to give out his opinion thi
week. The lump of Jimmy Austin bacl
,, to the St Louis. Browns is one of tn
points which Judge Landis may straight
p en- out if his verdict favors the Feds
: for the cases Of Walter johnson. Iv,
Wingo, and others. which are some
what similar. were theroughly covere
in the suit.
But. no matter which way Judge Lar
dis decides. the Feds will have son,
work to do as a result. There will b
some fun attached to the meeting. Z,
Buffalo folks intend giving the visitor
.. a banquet tomorrow night. Fsder
League banquets, as rule, are pret,
0nA AHAtsA