Evening star., 1916-03-21
BY J. ED GRILLO.

| CHARLOTTE Va. March -.
| Charlottesville has come into its
/ own again. There is covering OF
snow on Lambeth Field this morning,
but it is a thin layer and should melt
| before noon in which event the Ma
| tionals may play game after lunch
con If this is not possible the players
will work out in the gymnasium.
! Howard Shanks and AlNa Williams
were both conr1ed to bed this morn
| ing as the result of severe colds. but
| there is hope they will be able to get
out by tomorrow.
| If a remark made by Walter Johnson
to Manager Griffith is to be believed.
! the big speed merchant mas never
! pitched a bail in which he has used the
fun might of his arm. johnson was
shooting the ball over the plate in the
morning game yesterday with so much
speed on it that Griffith feared ne was
| making a mistake to let his arm out so
carly in the spring and with cold
weather prevailinS so when johnson
came in from the slab. after pitching
the second inning. Grithth sald; pon @
put so much on the bali. Waiter: YOU
might hurt yourself 1t 100 chiiIE 10
let YOUR arm out.
Il have never let my arm out TO its
limit in my life. was johnson repi!:
II was working easily ms hoiiltis'
I Griffith had intended to let W. alter
pitch four innings. but he was not SAT
isfied that his star was not taking iofs
chances with his arm, so after ne hao
pitched three innings he sent MN 70
the gymnasium to get ms rup ilo'''
Trainer Martin.
| Johnson had terrific speed in the three
innings he pitched which bore our the
fact that he claims to have stronStr
arm this spring than ever before me
ball was hard TO follow with the eye. AS
il shot with such terrific force through
space. and Williams had his hands iuil
following its shoots.
! Some of Grifiiths pitchers are in excel,
lent form Johnson. Gallia. Harper and
shaw particularly. but they VIII he a
lot better when the weather gets 'm'.irt Wai,,e
| for. they are afraid to do any curElng
while it is so chilly the playing held
and consequently are not trying TO ne as
effective as they might be hes.eruaH
I was a bright day. but there was no real
warmth. The chances are the cool
| wea ther will continue for some davs yet
| in fact may last during the remainder
| of the Nationals stay here
! There was nothing fiuky about Griffith
! long drive in the final inning of the morn
! ing game when he hit fly ball over Ron
| deau's head and clea red the bases. tying
! the score for the Colts Griffith used TO
! be a fair hitter for a pitcher III MS DAY
! and he does not seem to have forgotten
how to WELD the bat even though ne sell
! dom faces a pitcher.
! Two games a day will be played every
day this week unless ii rams or SHOWS
+ Although these games are being played M
the cold. Griffith contends they are or
! the greatest benefit to the regular team.
because he is making it face high class
pitching these days.
! The only way YOU can get team
! in its batting stride is to have II face
Ireal pitching in a ball game. There
must be real opposition on the field IN
order to work up the players spirit
There is not much gained by the
ordinary batting practice, except that
| it helps to harden the hands and give
/ tn" player the swing. But get the
| players into games and have good pitch
ling against them and their eyes be-
come trained to pick out the bali when
I it is sent with speed. and the batters
get their bats around more quickly.
and consequently get-s-to the habit OF
meeting the ball. That is why | am
allowing two games a day now. even
/ though the weather is none too good
/ / want my players to get their eyes
on the ball before they 1eave here,
! Charley Jameson is going to be a
much faster man on the ba ses this year
/ than he last fall He is running
: down that first base line like Cobb
1 and beating out lot Of infeld hits.
| team this year. there is no doubt of
! that for he has all the earmarks of
| eventually making a really great ball
/ player.
| Tom shannon of Gordonsville. Va
| was here yesterday to see Manager
| GritTth about right handed eni-pro
pitcher of that town named Marvin
/ Goodwin declared to he by far the best
| semi-pro pitcher in the state. Good
! " in pitched twenty four games last
| sea son for = state team. won fourteen
I games and did the whole job in about
/ siX weeks He is touted being a
| cracking good hitter having an aver
age of 240 last season.
Goodwin will be brought here some
day this week and given a tryout. If
| GrifTith likes his looks he Will be added
/ to the team at once.
! Turney Barber has bruised foot aud
, il is interfering with his running lie
! NAV be given a days rest in order to
| give him chance to have the trouble
| heal so that he can do himself justice.
| Griffith soon will select second team