Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-17
wo Games Scheduled for This Afternoon at Camp Of the Grme
GRIFFITH PLANS TWO GAMES
AT CHARLOTTESVILLE TODAY
Colts and Veterans Meet In First Contest
and College Nine Plays Regulars in
Other-Gossip Of Training Camp.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, March IT
With the frost still on the ground the
chances are the Nationals will dupli-
cate yesterdays performance and go to
the playing field about noon. II it
warns up two games will be played,
however. the first between the colts
and vets and the other with the college
team.
1t seemed foolhardy thing to do to
play a game of ball under weather
conditions which prevailed here yes
terday. and it is not likely that the
players were benefited by their expe-
rience. With the grounds cold as leo
from the frosts of the night before and
snow pped Blue Ridge mountains, it
would have been wiser to have allow
ed the players to take another day s
exercise in the we'll warmed Symna-
sum- but the manager insisted on a
game being played. 1t originally was
intended to play two. but the col1egians
refused to be enticed outdoors and take
a chance on pneumonia. hence there
game between the Regulars and Colts
played. and it must be said it was good
judgment the members of the first team
displayed in not putting forth any par
tlcUlaf chOrt TO WIN.
The youngsters hit hard and did a
lot of running. so they enjoyed the day
much more than their rivals.
for three innings against the ReSu-
lars. not allowing them run. and
Bentley also held them in check. while
Sloan and Dumont were pounded Sc
verely by the Colts The fielding of
the .Altrock clan was perfect, while five
ha Regu-
lars.
Billy Smith, the Richmond club man
ager, sat bundled up with all the
spare players coats he could find, and
between q chatterng of his teeth he
expressed the opinion that Griffith had
much better ball team this spring
than he had last year. He was particu-
larly impressed with Rondeau and
Judge. and he also told of Park. who
used to practice on the Atlanta grounds
when Bill was manager in that town.
He says Park hit $50 in the High
School League of that city.
Smith thinks the Nationals will be
more of contender in the coming
race than they were in the last cam
paign.
Kenneth McGovern. the left-handed
pitcher discovered by Nick Altrock,
will not report to the Nationals until
to college at Clinton, Iowa, and il he
reported to the Nationals this spring
1t would take him a full course next
winter to graduate. whereas il he re-
mains until June he will get ris Dip
Iona and be through with school. +
This information came to Nick Alt
rock this morning from relative Of
the young pitcher, who was the man
who interested ,Altrock in going to
KeWanee last fail to see the youngster
work out. 1t was at that time that
Nick decided that he had a bright flu
ture before him and urged Griffith to
sign him.
Morace Milan has one of the best
throwing arms that have ever been dis
played in any league. In the fourth
inning yesterday Barber placed a
single to Milan's right in right CEN
ter. The youngster went over picked
1t up and when he saw Barber trying
to stretch it into a double he Whipped
the ball to Sawyer, covering the base.
and caught Barber by at least two
yards. The best feature of his throw
ing lies in the fact that he can throw
a marvellous distance and the ball sails
on low line and always is right to
tho spot where it is needed.
That Horace Milan will hold a regu-
lar position on the team this year is
not assured, but that he eventually