Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-13
GRIFFMEN WORK STRENUOUSLY
UNDER FAVORABLE CONDITIONS
Players Practice at Charlottesville In Sum-
mer Weather-Much Time Spent In
Learning the Fallaway Slide

just as enthusiastic as the youngsters
who are here for trial, and all of them
are anxious to get in as good condition
as they can in the shortest possible
time.
AS conditioner of pitchers. Griffith
and Altrock have few equals Both have
been through the mill during their ca :
reers as twirlers. and both have good
ideas as to how much work. and the
character of it. that pitchers should
indulge in during the training season.
That probably explains why there are
no lame pitching arms in evidence here.
There never were any wiser pitchers
in the game than these two veterans.
They both were mastrs. and the young
sters of ability who cannot be benefited
by their advice are hard to find. Crit
i, fifth is very likely to have great pitch
ing staff, all developed since becoming
the property of the Nationals. and few
have been very expensive, most of them
virtually being picked up from the lots.
Joe Judge is 5 feet So inches in
height. That is perhaps rather short
for first baseman, but he is a stocklly
built fellow and probably bit taller
than "Stuffy" McInnis. one of the stars
of the American League, whose height
never has interfered with his playing
Judge is a few pounds overweight, but
he is getting the surplus off at fast
rate, and within ten days ought to be
IN good condition.
Little Leonard Schwab gives indica-
ton of having the making of mighty
handy infielder. The youngster handles
himself in finished manner for boy
who has had only semi-pro experience
and he has a position at the plate
which older heads might do well to
adopt. He hits the ball well in practice
because he takes a good, clean, hard
swing at it: has splendid throwing
arm. and seems to improve with every
practice. because until Saturday he
had not had ball in his hand since
last fall.
Manager Griffith is very much i'm
pressed with this youngster. and II ne
should farm him out for experience 1t
will be with string on him.
The Bentley-Shaw Fur Company has
resumed business. A muskrat was
found in one of the traps yesterday
morning. and the stock OF TINS con
Germ again is booming. There have
been other OF these fur bearers in the
traps. but some enterprising poachef
has been busy earlier than Trapper
Bentley could get on the job.
Carl Sawyer is proving himself a
mighty useful infielder in practice. The
former Des Moines star is full of pep
per and ability, and it would not be at
all surprising if he were retained for
the utility work. even if he should not
be able to make a regular job on the
team. Griffith proposes to be well sup
piled with competent utility men the
coming season. because he realizes ina
the absence of seasoned infielder last
year cost him dearly.
All the members of the Griffith squad
were measured for new uniforms yes
terdav. At home white will be worn.
with a solid blue cap, on which the
letter W. will he embroidered. Gray
will be worn on the road. and the let
ter will be embroidered in gray.
! Whether the uniforms will be trimmed
| in blue depends upon whether the
manufacturer can obtain fast colors
Charley King, who furnishes the team
with it's new clothes every year, did
p, the measuring yesterday.