The Washington herald., 1916-03-14
Young Hurlers with Nationals
to Be Given Tryout an
Interclub Games.
GOSSIP FROM THE CAMP
BY WILLIAM FEET.


Charlottesville. Va. March lS.-Just how
much stuff those young pitchers who have
been here a couple OF weeks really pos
sCss, will shortly be known, for Manager
Grin has announced that his practice
games will start tomorrow morning be-
tween Altrocks Yannigans and the Reg
ulars.
Jim Shaw, Joe Bowling. Doc Ayers,
Harry Harper. Humphreys and Sloan
will probably be called to do the pitch
Ing tomorrow morning, working three in
nings apiece. while Henry and Williams
will do the catching FOR the first team
and Charity assigned behind the bat for
the Yannigagns.
Both morning and afternoon games
will BE- staged tomorrow and every day
thereafter except when the Old Fox deems
it too cold or in case it should rain.
There's nothing like baseball to get 2
correct line on a players ability You've
got to get EN- in a game to md out
what kind OF stuff they are made Of This
goes for pitchers and catchers too and
that's why always start these intertcam
games just as soon as my players have
worked the soreness out Of their systems
which inyaribly follows the first two or
three days work in camp" said the Old
Fox.
Glad of Opportunity.
The players are looking forward to the
series with considerable interest. The
Yanniga,s are especially delighted for
the rea.Sn that it will bring them out
Of the trenches as Nick Altrock calls
SLEEPY Hollow
The most rema rka bic thing about the
training season thus far is the wonder
full weather handed out since the main
squad hit camp. Nothing like it has ever
appeared before. as the writer. who has
been in Charlottesville each spring GTih
has trained here, can attest.
1t was so warm this afternoon that
even the OutfeldCrS removed their heavy
sweaters and when the pitchers had fin
ished bUZzIng EN- over to the batteTs
every s!abman was perspiring freely.
The regulars are in such good physical
shape. due To the care exercised during
NC winter. that several of the boys. no
tabIy Milan. Henry and Foster. have
are driving it back so viciously that I'M
less the hurlers start curving soon.
Trainer Martin will have a few wounded
birds on his hands.
johnson Works Out.
During the workout this morning Wal
ter johnson was pitching and everybody
appeared to take A fiendish delight in
slamming out base hits. Walter felt so
good that he unCOrked a little more speed
and then the bombardmcnt ceased.
Harper also felt fit enough to let out
? few kinks and although using only his
fast bali there was 2 noticeable hop
On it as it breezed across the plate. The
regulars did not low bridge" anybody
while Harper was on the mound.
John Henry shot savage liner at Doc
Ayers which landed flush on the pitchers
left arm raising a good sized bump.
Iriff excused Ayers for the remainder
a slight one and Ayers reported with
the others this afternoon.
BILLIE Smith. the manager Of the Rich
mOnd Club. who was supposed to pay
Griffith a visit today. did not put in an
appearance all Of which was rather dis
appointing to Ehrmau, the former VIr-
Sinia, catcher. who hopes to catch on
with the Richmond Club for a trial
Smith will probably be here tomorrow
and look over the Nationals in practice
To Play Clarendon.
The request of the Clarendon Baseball
Club for a game with GriT's second
team in Clarendon April could not be
granted for the reason that the second
team is in Richmond at that time, but
Grin has given the Clarendon boys a
game on March 2J one week previous.
This game is contingent upon the new
grounds being in proper shape, for the
professionals are taking no chances play
ing ball on a field where some body is
likely to sustain a broken leg.
After the practice this evening, Jack
Bentley and his fur company paid a
visit to the traps and brought with them
two big muskrats which will be skinned
tomorrow. the pellets saved, and added
to the collection.
Catcher Edward Charity was unable
to be in uniform this afternoon owing
10 an acute attack of indigestion. The
biz fellow was doctored up and said to-
night that he would be all right in the
morning.
Judge Is Overweight.
Joe Judge, who reported ten pounds
over weight, has reduced just five
pounds. He now weighs 100 pounds and