The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-27
Sports
WASHINGTON PLAYERS
TO REPORT SHORTLY
Both Joe Boehng and DR. Yancey Wyatt Ayres Will Be Taken
to Charlottesville March Clarke Griffith Will
Take Nine Pitchers To Camp.

washington, JAN 26.--In nttle
more than a month the Nationals
pitchers, excepting walter Johnson.
will start for Charlottesville to begin
their training. To be accurate. Man
ager Griffith intends to send his twirl-
ers to the training camp Wednesday.
March l. There will be nine pitch
ers in the party. Walter johnson go
tng to Hot Springs. Ark, with Milan.
about the first Of March. The pitchers
who are slated to go to Charlottes-
willie will be Ayers Dumont, Shaw
Harper, Bentley, Rice HUMPHREYS
Boehling and Gallia. 1t is likely that
both Williams and. big Ed Charity
will accompany the twirlers and do
the baekstopping in their workouts
in the event that the weather should
not be of the best II will be possible
for the pitchers to work out in the
gymnasium, which has been done
every year.
About two weeks later the regulars
will report at the camp, and then the
real work will begin. 1t is the inten-
kion to remain there about two weeks,
and then come home and put on the
finishing touches in playing the three
National League clubs-B t n.
Brooklyn and Philadelphia--here
There will also be some games with
local college teams.
Grifiith does not expect to hear any
xhing more from the New York club
regarding its wanting to buy Morley
JENNINGS, now that the Donovan team
q under the impression that II has
Gedeon to relp on. Jennings will be
asked to report here. Griffith being
particularly anxious to get look at
the .youngster during the practice
period
Jennings. however, has asked to be
allowed to remain at some Southern
college. where he is physical director,
until late IN April. but this permission
has not been given him, and Grtmth
has told him that he was standing in
his own light by not reporting here az
early as possible, but Jennings has
never made a reply to that letter.
He Is expected TO report in time. how
ever.
Tommy Connolly. Of Georgetown
fame Is pretty sure TO be taken South
with the Nationals. While there has
been nothing brilliant In Connolly's
showing, Griffith wants to look him
over once more before he disposes OF
him for the season. There Ia n chance
Of his becoming a good inflelder with
a little more experience, and he Is
very apt to make a good hitter out
Of himself IL he works hard during
the training season.
In his statement TO Ban johnson.
Griffith has produced 30 much con-
vineing evidence to show that ole
Gedeon has signed an option to play
with the Nationals in 1915. for which
he was paid s3ao. that Griffith does
not see a chance for losing the play
er, despite the fact that the New II rk
club insists that IL has q clean claim
on him.
Griffith expects TO hear favorably
from johnson within the next few
DAYS, and IL the decision In not favor
able he will ask the directors OF the
WASHINGTON club to hKsng civil suit
in the form OF an injunction against
any club trying 10 play Gedeon.
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sleeping Sickness" Patient Better.
New York. Jan. 2s.--Albert C..
Pervil. OF Brooklyn. who has been
seriously Ill OF sleeping sickness" for
some time from the bite OF Tsetse
fly. was reported to be much improved
today
Or. Otto Brynfng. of st. Mary's
Hospital. Jamaica. offered his services
10 the stricken mans mother. declar-
ing he had a sure cure for the disease.
She declined. however, saying she was