The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-14
Probable Lineup
Of Today's Games

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. March II.
Tho morning game between Altrock's
AAmosts and Griffith's Alreadys was
called or because of q wet field caused
Dy two hours OF heavy rain during
the middle Of the night.
The sun. however, was shining
brightly and warmly today. and at |
O'Clock the boys were trotted out for
the regularly scheduled afternoon con-
test No practice OF any kind was held
t1is morning, lest the men get wet feet
However two sessions Will be in
vogue whenever possible. Manager
0rffffth does not want to lose minute
OF time in preparing his players for
the coming campaign.
Under q burning sun that was almost
depressing the boys on the regular bat
tiefield. and those in the trenches be-
low received more real practice yester-
day than has formerly been accorded
them in a week Of this tickle Chariottes-
Vile weather. and the fact that the cle-
rnnnts have been good has spread q
spirit of hope and high aspirations that
10. fairly contagious. The feeling has
never been quite equaled In other camps
according to the veterans who have
come here year after year. and there
10 something in the atmosphere that
serves as good omen for the 1916
championship race.
The afternoon work WAS concluded
with n lively fielding practice IN which
Griffith batted 70 the infield and John
con to the outfield.
with Joe Judge on first. Morgan ats
~
Foster at third. the boys tielded the
ball around in what smatters of mid
season form. and Griffith was batting
'sm out with all the force he has in
hts fffty-odd years.
Walter johnson. who has been doing
q little OF everything when he is not
actually pitching. knocked the sphere
far out w. the field and made the
flies as difficult as possible to held.
Henri Rondeau took perfectly good care
of everything that came to left field.
Milan. as usual. rode herd successfully
In the center pasture. and Turney Bar
her looked like the real thing as he
went after the long ones In right fold.
As for the pitching which has been
seen 30 far. II can be said without fore
casting that Jim Shaw. Harry Harper.
Bert Gallia- Joe BoehlinR. and Walter
johnson look to be about as steady q
STAN of moundsmen as It IL possible to
corral In one big league ball camp.
Instructions are still to keep the curve
OF the ball but every now and then
the temptation Is too strong and q
bender" Is seen to shoot across. De-
spite the warnings OF Henry. Williams.
land Grin himself. the pitchers will
send one that breaks over the corner
every now and then.
Not until next week at the earliest
does the o. F. want the twirlers to
workout Grin has proof that he must
watch the boys, or they will let their
toverambltion get away with them.
Harper. particularly, has delivery that
he Is gaining control he is learning to
Keep them straight"
Down In the trenches. where Nick
tAltrock has his Aimosts. the young
lection. OF all the youthful set. the
batting of Jim Parks, the Atlanta EN-
bryo. stands out. He walks into the
ball invariably with healthy swing.
"a lengthy journey to the muskrAt traps
.or, the raNroad trick. .,. ..
Altrock lined his candidates up in mill
.tAry order, and, with their bats on their
shoulders. drilled them up on the Yer
dun of this peaceable baseball warfare
that Is being waged here. Once on the
main firing line, General Nickovitch
gave his commands to fire in Russian,
and the lads In unison knelt and aimed
their imaginary guns at the big con-
crete stadium, the latter serving as
some imaginary Fort Vaux.
The stunt made hit with the regu-
lars. as well as the spectators and as
BemblinR Virginia ball players. who were
ready to take possession OF the diamond,
as they do every day at $3.50.