Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-11
BY j. ED GRILLO.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, March IL
Leonard Schwab joined the Nationals
last evening. completing Griffth's
squad He practiced with the second
team this morning and probably will
break into the game with Virginia this
afternoon.
Though the air was bit chilly. Man
ager Griffith had the entire squad in
action this morning. The players viii
he worked this afternoon as they were
Yesterday in addition to playing a
game with the colleeians.
Griffith Will start his regular
team but he will change this after
the fourth or fifth inning. so that the
youngsters will get a chance to show
what they can DO in ball game.
1t naturally was expected that Wal
ter johnson. clyde Milan and the other
players who took their first hard work
out of the spring yesterday would he
sore and stiff when they turned up this
morning. but. strange as il may seem.
there was not a single complaint from
this source. johnson was much sur
priSed. lie remarked at breakfast that
he did not understand why his legs
Were not stiff and sore after doing so
much running yesterday.
The regulars never put in n more
. strenuous first day than the one they
were put through yesterday. Though
il was the first appearance i'll uniform
of most of the players who are to make
IN the team of 1916. they We're forced
TO put in three hours and Il half of
mighty hard work. The recruits and
others who have been here more than
a week worked just as hard. but they
were better able to stand the strain
than the late corners.
~ m second
team. under the supervision of Nick
Aitrock, on the prep field, while the
others put in couple of hours on the
big field. where Manager Griffith was
in charge.
1t was 1880 o'clock when both squads
appeared on their respective fields in
the afternoon. and they were kept busy
for full hour and half Batting
was the principal pastime- For the
regulars. Walter Johnson pitched the
first fifteen minutes. HUMPHREYS. who
is in fairly good shape, went half an
hour. while Jim Shaw, who is not hav-
ing the slightest trouble with his arm.
went the rest of the distance.
In the meantime Dahlin and Bentley
twirled to the second team. which put
in most of it's time at hitting practice.
The most strenuous worker of the
day was Walter Johnson. From 10 to
IL O'Clock in the morning he not only
chased everything that was hit into
center, right and left center. but when
these drives Jagged he had some of
the players hit him flies. He was on
the run constantly for two hours. and
not until he was soaked with perspira-
ton did he run to the shower bath.
Johnson was the first one out in the
afternoon. He took his first pitching
practice shooting fast ones toward the
plate for the first fifteen minutes of
batting practice and then made two
trips around the long track and trotted
to the clubhouse. Just about a week
of such weather will have Johnson
in frst-class fettle. for he usually
rounds into form very rapidly in the
spring.
Eddie Foster weighs exactly jas
pounds stripped. This is the lowest
weight the little third baseman has
ever attained. He is very fast on his
feet this spring and with week or
so of outdoor work VIII be IN the pest