Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-22

last in the American League race .
That is what the fans used 10 sar
about Washington q few wears ago.
And they were right The man who
! iahed To make an investment used
! to wager that the Nationals would
! Ian in the cellar. and during the dark
years = considerable fund was gath
cred by the investor.
Since Clark Griffith took the reins at
the capital the Senators have always
been up around the top, and once the
/ fans of Washington had a team in
second place, and ever since they
lave been asking for winner. When
! Griff sold Chic Gandil to the Cleye-
| land team the fans believed that he
then lost his chance for pennant.-
Judge a Conner.
The loss of Gandil. according to the
! players who watched the play in the
| international League last year, isn't
| going to be so great as Griff will
have Judge at the initial sack! Judge
is a yOungster and many predict that
he is not yet ripe for fast company,
| but a glance at his record for last
|
stole % bases and led the first base
men OF the league in fielding by a
big margin.
! Griff VIII not have the weakest
catching staff in the league by any
means, aud if the trouble to Ain.
| smiths optic does not keep the big
| fellow from the game the staff will
| look pretty sweet to the hangers or
around the Willard. In addition the
Senators will have "VuP' Charity,
who was a star with the Millers last
year He hit the ball at sos clip
and is figured to make the squad this
year. Then Griff has John Henry
who is considered one of the real
stars of the league. Ehrman from the
University of Virginia is also receiv.
ing a trial.
Old Nick on Job.
Griff always has a pretty fair pitch
| ing staff and this year will be on ex-
eeption Old Nick Altrock is the
| pitching coach and the comedian has
made a success OF landing star box
material. OF course, Walter Johnson
will. be the big show, and as. one
writer in Washington said recently,
should make the team. Johnson is
figured to make good showing in the
play this season. I'll.
Bert Gallia, who pitched great ball
| last year, is sure, while Harper and
Ayres, who were in the first rank last
year, should make an excellent show
ing this season. The Nationals will
have three good southpaws in Bent
ley, Boehfing and Humphreys, and
Washington fans are looking to ses
vast Improvement in Boehling' s
| pitching this year. Jim Shaw got off
! bad last season, but the big fellow
has lots of stuff and may show some
thing this year. Then Griff will have
Dumont, who was wizard at the end
of last season: Gettings, who is said
| to be a conner, and Sloan and Dahlen,
two othe4' stars, who made good il
the buGhes. -@r ##.#".
Weak at Second. ...4E.
There should be a hard fight on for
the second base job between Morgan
and Sawyer washington is sure to
] be weak here and Griff is now regret.
| ing that he did not land Gideon for the
place. Ray Morgan is not the player
he was few years ago, while Sawyer
has not displayed much with the
bIudgeon, and Griff needs hitter as
we'll as fielder at. the keystone posi-
/ ton.
Mcbride will take care of the short
field position, as he has since few
years after the inauguration of the
| first President, and although the
Washington captain is not demon
with the stick, he still is able to field
his position and is one of the brainest
men in baseball today. Old George
will be in the lineup at the first of
the season ready to go through an
other hard campaign.
MORE
Foster will be stationed at third
again this year and should have an
other good year. With the exceP,
ton of Maisel, the National third
sackcr outhit all OF the players in that
position in 1915, and Griff has made
10 move as yet to replace him with q
rookie. .. .....
Hard Hitting outfie'd.
/ Washington should nave something
this; year that it has lacked for a
! long period. That is hard hitting
outfield. For years the Washington
team has been kept out of first place
because it was weak on the offense,
but this year with the coming Of
Jameson, Barber and Rondeau, the
garden tenders should be able to land
a number Of blows during the season.
The old trio of Milan, Shanks and
Moeller is certain to be thing Of the
past this year When the Nationals
take their positions the opening OF the
season the lineup should be some
thing like this: Lillian, Barber ana
Jameson. Barber, Jameson and Ron
.deau all hit over 300 last year, and
International League players state
that Jameson is due to be a big at
traction in the American League this
season, as he rounded up a batting
| average of 1907 last year with Bur