The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-19

CHARLOTTESVILLE. March 19.-Ten
more days at this training camp and
then nearly two weeks OF exhibition
games and practice at Washington. IA
calculated to put the Griffmen in p,ay-
ing condition to open the American
League season. Already the two teams
practicing under Clark Griffith and Nick
Altrock have engaged in more beneficiai
workouts than during the entire or
many former training seasons here.
and this visit is. therefore, an excep-
ton to the rule.
After the team returns to the Capital
TWO games will be played daily when
possible. Interclub contests are to pc
staged at Florida avenue every morning
that the weather permits, and the same
schedule will he followed in the AFTER
Moons. except when exhibition games
are booked. Thus, nearly three weeks
remain for Griffith to put on the finish
ms touches, and with an even break
with Old Man Weather, he promises to
send likely looking bunch of boys into
the championship race.
Icsterdayp's two games, the second
with Virginia, brought out one fact
that Clark Griffith has been predicting
right along, and which the figures be-
low prove. that Joe Judge is a depen.-
able hitter. having gotten two singles
IN the interclub contest and a double
and single in the game with the coli
leglhns. Another feature of the second
game. Gharrity's home run in the sew
enth, helps to demonstrate that besides
having good catcher, the o. f.. mas
also corralled a lid who can assault the
pill. Besides his own run, GnarrIty
drove Sawyer in ahead OF him.
Next to the work of these two new
comers at the bat. attention was strong
~ directed 10 Eddie Foster, whose triple,
double. AMI single in the opening con-
test gave him three OF the teams ten
hits and helped him 10 score two OF its
five runs.
1t was the timely and frequent hit
ting of yesterdays two games that
lleased the .. F. mostt. He has known
right along what most OF his candidates
he knew that before he invited them to
train here-but players hitting
changes and the brand of opposition
pitching Is different when he steps up
fifth will pay a great deal of attention
TO the stock work OF the men and this
factor Is going to be weighty one In
helping him to make up his mind who
farmed out.
There is not a candidate for an out
field or inheld position that has APP
peared to have too little speed In his
position and this makes Grlffith's task
hard when he decides to prune his FAM
lily tree. The hitting OF each, however.
Is his only loophole when the final de-
cision comes and this department is to
have his undivided attention against all
kinds of pitching from this out. When
Grin does start letting his excess ma
terial out, he Will hold tight strings OH
leasing them this year should prove in
error by next season.
The first OF Saturdays games was a
fun nine inning affair in which the AL
and Rice together allowed ten hits. the
same number permitted by Boehling,
Harper. and Dumont, each tWlrler haV-
ing worked three sessions \ heavy at
tack was made on Haryer in the fourth
when Parks and Schwab each got
singles and Williams come through with
a double, scoring the two former Du-
mont suffered badly. In his three rounds,
when five bingles were CLEANED from his
got to him for one-hase hits in the sew
enth, he held the regulars safe in the
eighth. and let Rice and Moeller havet
trlpls In the ninth.
touched for singles by Judge Barber.
and Boehling. Bentley kept the side hit
less, but Sammy Rice suffered In all
three innings he worked, the total hits
scored off him being six. Rice got
single and triple. however. as. a batting
record out of twice at the plate. Rom
deau's double in the eighth inning or
the first game was graceful drop to
the left field fence.
or all the pitchers Who worked in the
second game. the Smoke" of YOUNG
Mister HUMPHREYS was greater than
any, This lad has attracted the o. F.
for his smoke" alone and when the
kid gets control he is almost certain
10 find nappy home with Grif. Hum
phties and Cuttings We're touched but
once each by the NiTGinians, but Sloan
did not fare so well.
The ptching candidates for Jack
Ryan's NiIGinians We're four I'm number.
lIaEer went two innings, RiXey and
kar1nmond two each. and Mccall was