The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-09


enough to know that they don't require
so very much training" says the Old
Fox. Three weeks at the most for
the veterans should put them in shape
for the exhibition games. OF course,
the young pitchers will get more than
that. want to see them ready for
the bell and the only way pitcher can
pitch Is TO pitch, day in and day out.
shall send them down to camp before
the others.
II have no old fellows who become
fat men during the winter. My players
are all wise chaps. who see that they
don't add too many pounds while rest
ing. Put them in uniforms and let them
gradually find their batting eye and the
feel of the ball IN their hands and
they'll be ready in three weeks. This
training 10 overdone when a manager
keeps his players training for two
months before the exhibition season
opens"
The pitchers. except Walter Johnson,
Bert Gallia and possibly Jim Shaw, will
very likely report at the training camp
around March /. Most of the young
players for other positions will show
up around March II, The veterans who
will warm UP at Hot Springs, Ark,
may not arrive at the training camp
until close to April /, joining the team
in condition to jump right into the
lineup.
Tomorrow Manager Griffith is booked
20 visit Charlottesville, Va, to consider
possibilities for returning there for
training purposes. If he is able to find
suitable quarters for his athletes. II is
dollars to doughnuts that he train once
more in the college town 80 close to the
Capital. If he can't, he will go farther
South, probably as far as Georgia. He
has on his desk several good offers from
different cities and towns in Dixieland
anxious to see the Grinmen at work,
and It win not add to HIS gray hairs to
md training camp for 1916
Some folks thought that with the
coming peace in baseball the White SoS
would run after Hal Chase, the former
star first basemen who hoped to the
Buffalo Feds, but such Is found not to
be fact. While Comlskey has been
quoted as saying that. II Manager Row
land wants any of the Feds, he will be
at liberty to bid Cor them, the manager
Of the team has killed all dope to the
effect that Chase would again be seen
on the first corner sack for the White
Sox,
pand there's no possible chance for him
20 return to the White Sox while I'm in
control OF the playing end"
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The only National League offering to
stand pat for 1916 Is the Philadelphia
outfit, and this very fact is worrying
Quaker City fans not "a little. 1t Is
argued that Dave Bancroft is the only
hiEh-class infielder on the champions,
that no outheIder classes with the best
in the American League, that AleXan-
der may show the effects of his hard
work last season, and that I<illifer has
yet to show a return to form. With
nfka. nIath In the Ian ON soaking
to strengthen its lineup for the coming
campaign, It would appear rather fool
ish for rat Moran to stand pat with
that team he had last season.
The Giants are almost certain to OBJ
tain one or two good pitchers and an
Outhelder or two. Benny Kauff, the
star OF the Feds, would aid the Giants
q whole lot The Braves are counting
on having Johnny Evers in good health
and Bill James back on the job again.
The Cubs are practically assured of
more strength for the coming season,
and so arc the Pirates under the new
system to be installed by Jimmy Cal
lahan. Brooklynl may last a little longer
in the struggle next summer. and the
Reds promise TO make trouble. Not
much Is known of the Cardinals yet
but certainly Miller Higgins won't
The PhilIIes romped home last year
wholly because Of Alexander's sterling
work and the smashing hits OF Luderus
ullu AlaNdNu. ne team IL ueHQ on lLf
feet. and is only fair in the field Aside
from Alexander, the Philles' pitchers
were only mediocre in 1915, and hold out
small promise for 1915. AS II looked II
the worlds series the Grffmen could
have done as well as the Red Sox In.
deed. in some ways the Griffmen woulC
have looked 20 better advantage thar
either team In the series.
Let's take peek at the possible line
up OF the Detroit Tigers, one OF tn,
teams in the American League which 4
certain TO bother the Griffmen a who'll
lot next summer. Hughey Jennings ha
found several new men, mostly pitchers
but the chances are that he will rel
pretty much all the season on his tru
and tried veterans, Well anyway
here's the prospects for the bunch:
Ty Cobb-See records in hitting. field
ing and running.
Sam MISUNDERSTANDING fast, but ma,
hang on for a month or two, being
good spring hitter.
~ Bobby Veach-First class outfielde
and timely slugger
George Harper-Young outfielder tron
Forth Worth. Tex. Of whom much 500
has been told, but who must produce 4
competition with those three demo
regulars.
George Msisel-Brother of Fritz. IN
Yankee third bsseman. Has been Wit