The Washington times., 1916-01-17

Going over to the New York meet
1hg?" was asked Griffith.
SURE I'm going" was his instant
answer. ~ want to arrange some
business there with the managers OF
seveeal clubs. hope to have some
real news during the session. some
think that will wake UP Washington
fans"
Manager Griffith is most hopeful Of
obtaining either Bert Shotton or
Derrill Pratt from the Brownies. He
had q long talk with Branch Hickey
at the Chicago meeting in December
and is now hoping that Hickey, in
his capacity as assistant to Fielder
Jones. will be able to talk the
BroWniSs' leader into listening to the
Washington offer,
Th6pgh It seems almost impossible
TO obtain jacques FOurnier from the
White Sox, the Old Fox will again
make en attempt to arrange a deal
man TO the Capital. Qriff IS going to
New York with all authority to bring
about deals that will strengthen the
Griffntel for. 1916. IL he fails it will
be only because IL Is impossible to
perfect certain trades he has in mind.
"I'm going to give Henry Rondeau
more time this year TO show his
stuff" says Clark Griffith. II let him
so last year because he had shown
Hpthlhg, but afteryEafd, when he
had got going. he showed mp all the
other OutnelderS in the American As
gocietiOn. Not only did he ileld in
fine shape. but he hit for more than
spring I'm going to- let him take his
time, hoping that he will deliver. He
had foolishly worked out in 8 gym
nasiuI1 last year and HIS legs
were in bad share when he joined 1;
him to cut that out this winter and
report ready to begin work. He may
be Just the chap ] want"
Manager Griffith is going to open
the season with as many yGlngsters
IN HIS line-up as possible. He counts
on using Charlie Jameson in left field
and Turner Barber in right as long
as they show some big league stuff.
Right behind them will come Merito
kids with lohgfngs to play big league
0uth6ld ber.ns. Only after these lads
fall down will Henri Rondeau and
Dan Moeller get an opportunity to
set out there in the sun.
Fielder Jones will swap Edgar willett
and some cash for Walter Johnson
And the Old Fox says that'T suit him.
The tale drifting back from st. Louis
today has Grit opening nesotiations
with Fielder Jones, the new manager OF
the Brownies. and asking for Shotton
Pratt. and Sisler. or any one or two Of
them. Then according to the truthful
scribe OF the Mound City. Fielder broke
forth thusly:
STAND back! You can take my gold,
but spare ms my players. But. to show
Wlllett and a few dollars for Waiter
Johnson"
WhSn Grin heard this tale today he
RI'iAned, and then replied: '1s that
EfeldeF's offer? Well. III take II. The
deal 10 done Drag on Willett and coin,
BOYS, drag 'em on"
Thursday night comes the annual ban
uuet rendered to Clark Griffith by the
Cardinal 4. c.. OF Alexandria. and the
Venerable Reynard says he'll be there
with bells on. This Is the fourth an
nttbl hahuuet and reception given in
honor Of Manager Griffith by the Car1i-
nals. and. from all reports, II will be
better than ever.
Jim Baskette. former pitcher with
Cleveland. may be through with the
game. In the fa.i Of 1914 he slid into the
on him In 1915, and the surgeons took
out a piece Of decayed bone. He was
almost ready to play again when a
tuinor was discovered in his thigh, and
now tto -AildS nave " HaNp MS iSR oAHpu7
tated.
II will probably be necessary for the
Washington club to obtain an extra
building at Charlottesville In which 10
house the overflow. II the Old FoX
fails 10 arrange some trades he now
has IN mind, he will have to journey
down to the college town and Ind a
house In the near vicinity of head
quarters for his extra players, mostly
rockies. 1t may be possible for AL
the athletes to live under ono roos
nat mat will come only after salts
factory deA's with other clubs. II
they fall, the Old Fox will have more
men in camp than he really wants.
Though he has said nothing about
H. II IS expected that Manager qfif-
nth Will not follow his 1915 system
and open up the training season with
Judge, first base; Foster, second base;
c. Milan, center Held: Barber, Fignt
field. Jameson, left feld; shahks, third
Daao; Henry. catcher; Mcbride, snort
stop; johnson, pitcher
IA other words, in 1915, the training
season saw the whole old lineup work
ing Tor the so-callcd regulars. Mana
ger Griffith failed to note that this
very iine-up took away some OF the
steam Of the rockies. Only one rookie
in the past four years has been abIe
% 30 OF full speed, no matter with
which team he played. Joe Gedeoh
never cared = Whack ABOUT a little
taipg ike this when he was tBytng 70
O4ke the team. In 1911, corbin, an