The Washington herald., 1916-01-13
CAMP QUESTION
NOW SETTLED
Nationals viii Spring Train in
Charlottesville -Headquar-
ters Same as Formerly.
OTHER SPORTING NEWS
Heinie Wagner Slated for Minor
League Manasership Job-Stove
League Baseball.
OTHER SPORTING NEWS

Manager Grifith last night vouchsafed
the information that so far as Charlottes-
Vile. Va, was concerned the college
town would again entertain the Nationals
for spring training next March.
II have closed with the Kappa Alpha
fraternity boys for the use OF their house
again and will later make known my
plans for taking care of the recruits"
said Grin to the writer.
The Kappa Alpha Paternity house is
in Chancellor street next door to Mrs.
Saunders, the lady who has charge of
feeding the athletes during spring train
ing.
Griffith is simply returning to the train
ing camp home he established three years
ago, but In order to obtain the place was
forced to pay a higher rental than
formerly.
Heinie Wagner, who was released by
the Boston Red Sox, Is in demand by
offered the managership of the Worcester
team, In the newly organized Eastern
League, and II was said that the New
ark Indians are also negotiating with
him. Whichever team secures him will
make a wise move in doing so, for
Wagner knows every move of baseball
and has the knack of handling men.
DO you know" we quote a much
used sign. that when Jack Lapp received
notice of his release to the Chicago
postal card. There were only few
words on the card, as follows: Much
obliged. Connie. Thine, Jack"
ST. Louis always shows a profit of
some kind at the close OF baseball wars.
When the Milwaukee club was shifted
to st. Louis back in 1902 Wallace. Held
rick. Burkett, Powell, Suthor and
other stars were added to the club by
Jimmy McAleer. After the Brother
hood war st. Louis got considerable
finds himself with only nfty-seven men
on his hands and the material for a real
winner.
One good effect in the settlement Of the
baseball war Is expected to be faster and
snapper games next season. 1t is argued
that the players will put their minds on
their work more in the future and that
this concentration of thought will result
in speeding up the play and cause the
games to be finished in considerably less
time than during recent seasons.
One of the evils OF the national game
for several seasons has been the slowness
Of play. The ball tossers did lot OF loaf
ing between innings and in going TO the
bat. The pitchers lost a lot Of time in
throwing the ball to first base, there was
time wasted in catchers ordering for
pitch outs with a runner on first base.
and It became a habit with'a number OF
pitchers to pretend that they were unable
to get the signal of the catcher.
In consequence of the dilly-dallying lots
Of games became long drawn out and
tiresome, the fans objected and on several
occasions President Johnson. of the
American League, threatened to get out
his big stick and go after the players.
No effort to make the ball tossers speed
up the play. however. succeeded. Now
1t is hoped there will be a change for the
better.
The story as told to the veteran by
Carrigan follows; Alexander Is a re-
markably fast worker. He never stalls
around in the box. AS soon as the ball
Is thrown to him he winds up and lets
1t go back at the batter. That Is why
most of the games he pitches are played
in less than $40. One of my scouts no.
ticed this and / instructed the boys to
step out Of the box whenever they had
two strikes called upon them. They did
this throughout the series. stepping out
to rub dirt on their hands or perhaps
they would start a bluff argument with
the umpire just as Alexander was pre-
pairing to pitch.
TT was all new 10 Alexander, as he
was used to working particularly fast
when he had the batter in a hole When
he was forced to stand in the box and
walt for the batter he became as ner-
vous as a FLY. He had all his natural
stuff until two strikes had been called
on the batter. Then he lost it through
anxiety. In the game we beat the Philly
marvel, Lewis had two strikes called and
stepped out Of the box. He argued with
the umpire until Alexander started
bouncing the ball in the box. Then Lewis
stepped back in the box and hit the
first ball, which had nothing on Il, for
single, driving in the winning run"