The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-02

ern RATHER" pulled into this little COL
leSe town today with the advance squad
OF the Nationals on board. Nick Al
tTock, the veteran southpaw hurler,
chaperoned the party from the Capital.
Eight young pitchers, Altrock and Ed
die Charity, the young. catcher pur-
chased last fall from the Minnea polls
club of the American Association, made
UP the party. Five right-handers and a
trio of southpaws.
Doc" Ayers, Jim Shaw, George Du-
mont, Alban Dahlen and Sam Rice are
the right-hand fingers. Joe Boehling,
Jack Bentley and Harry Harper the side
wheelers.
Although the old Virginia RATHER was
late as usual, the members of the party
stood the long, tiresome trip of four
hours in good shape and did justice to
tho big meal which awaited their arrival
at Mrs. Saunders.
Given Royal Scnd-On.
The usual delegation of rooters bid the
squad goodbye at the Union Station in
Washington.
Mike Martin trainer of the Griffmen,
Coach Jack Ryan and Ray Morgan were
on hand when the 'rattler" pulled in
and in short order the squad was hustled
off to the Kappa Alpha Fraternity House
on Chancellor street which will be the
home of the Nationals for the next
twenty-seven days
Everything was in tip-top shape and
in less time than 1t takes to tell. Trainer
Martin assigned each player his room.
Although the party in camp counts
thirteen. no one seems to mind the
'hOodoo" number>as five other young
sters are expected at any hour on the
trains coming from the South.
The players expected are Horace Milan,
outfielder; Turner Barber, outfielder;
Tod Sloan. Bert Gallia and Charles
Humphreys, pitchers. Milan, Barber and
Sloan are looked for on the Southern train
late tonight as this trio is making the
trip from Bristol Tenn, and will no doubt
arrive together.
Charlie Humphreys. who was obtained
from the Norfolk Club, OF the Virginia
League. will probably arrive in the morn
ing from his home in Georgia, while
Bert Gala is not expected until Fri
day or Saturday.
Most of the squad spend the afternoon
in sightseeing and renewing old acquain-
Field to look over Jack Ryan's University
of Virginia tOssers.
The work of Ryan's squad of young
sters, which number close to seVenty-fve,
proved interesting to the boys as they
relize the real grind" will start for them
bright and early tomorrow morning.
The same system of training which
has shaped the Nationals off during the
past two seasons will get under way
in earnest tomorrow morning when
the squad will be marched to Lambeth
Field for it's initial work. Practice
will be held in the morning and even
ing and just what task Trainer Mar
tin has for the three hundred hitters
in the Jolly Fat Mems" League re-
mains to be seen.
Although this afternoon was cloudy
and signs of falling weather are in the
air tonight, the natives claim that con-
ditions look favorable for sunshine at
the inaugural tomorrow.
Quite a surprise was handed Trainer
Martin and Coach Ryan late this after
noon when Samuel Cuttings, Wash
ington boy, who pitched for the Ra-
leigh Club of the North Carolina State
League last season, reported hero-for
work.
Cuttings is not under contract with
the Griffmen but has come to camp for
trial. Young Cuttings is paying all
his expenses and will work out with
the squad at each practice. When Git
tings was recommended to Manager
Griffith he did not care to take any
more youngsters to camp, but as the
former Tar He'll" Lacquer believes he
make sOOu the Olu "a dSlSCN ~
give him the "once over"
Cuttings will be remembered by many
of the Washington followers of sand
lot basebell as the star mounds
man of the Braddack Athletic Club.
Last spring Cuttings considered him
self ready for the minor leagues
and hiked off to Raleigh for a trial
with Earl Mack's club under these
same conditions, and he came through
- A1thnnOh CiftinUG IL
pleased with having a chance to show
the Old Fox his assortment of twist
ers, he is not granting himself a reg
ular berth
James Aloysius Shaw, the big right
handler from Pittsburgh, who accidentally
shot himself while on a hunting trip last
fall, shows no i'll effect from the gun
wound which he received and is anxious
to get into action. All that remains of
the close race Shaw had with death is
two big scars in the right of his neck
where the shots passed through. Jimmy
is confident that he is as good as ever
and cheerfully awaits the workout to-
morrow.
Shaw is still as lively as ever, and. as
Trainer Martin puts it, is hitting above
the four century mark in the feed"
league. Shaw is ten pounds overweight,
but expects to be in prime form when
the squad hits the trail toward the
Capital.
Arrange Game for Wednesday.
Although Manager Griffith and the
manager of the University of Virginia
baseball team got their dates for the
exhibition games slightly mixed, the local
collegians will not be compelled to wait
until the arrival of the Old Fox and the
first-string players. as Trainer Martin
and Coach Jack Ryan have agreed to
play the Virginians on next Wednesday
evening, March S.
According to the first schedule an
nounced by the university. the Nationals
were to be pitted against Virginia next
Saturday, March 4, but since this an
nouncement Manager Griffith has called
all bets off on this date and the first
! clash will be Wednesday, when Mike
Martins rockies" lock horns with Jack
Ryan's collegians. Watch the work of
this great left-handed infeld: Altrock,
first base; Boehling, second base; Bent
ley, shortstop, and Harper, third base.
Trainer Martin was greatly pleased
with the condition in which Doctor Wyatt
Yancy Ayers reported, as the Hillyille
hurler is at present in great shape, and
will be heard from quite often this sum-
mer. Doc. took the trip with the Amer