The Washington times., 1916-01-09
PITCHERS WILL GET SOME WORK.

I have watched my players long
enough to know that they don't require
so very much training" says the Old
Fox. Three weeks at the most for
tho veterans should put them in shape
for the exhibition games. OF course,
the young pitchers will get more than
that. I want to see them ready for
the bell and the only way pitcher can
pitch is TO pitch, day in and day out.
l 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 soc 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 is ovcrdone 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
TO 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 so close to the
Capital. II he can't, he will 80 farther
South, probably as far as Georgia. He
has on his desk several good offers from
anxious to see the Grifmen at work.
and It will not add to his gray hairs to
find a 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 hopped TO the
Buffalo Feds, but such is found not TO
be a fact. While Comiskey has been
quoted as saying that. If Manager Row
land wants any of the Feds, he will be
at liberty to bid tor 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.
there's mo no Ste sof SRaR6r W6a fGr
control OF the playing end"
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
high-class infelder on the champions,
that no outfelder classes with the best
in the American League, that AleXan-
der may show the effects of his hard
work last season. and that Nillifer has
yet to show return to form. With
every other club in the league seeking
to strengthen ITS lineup for the coming min
campaign, It would appear rather fool
tsh 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
a 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 Brooklyni may last a little longer
In the struggle next summer and the
Reds promise TO make trouble. MOI
much is known of the Cardinals yet
but certainly Miller Huggins won
stand pat.
The Phillies romped home last yea,
wholly because of Alcxanders sterlins
work and the sma shing hits OF Luderu.
and Crsvath. The team Is dead on il.
feet. and Is only fair in the field Asid,
from Alexander, the Philles' pitchers
were only mediocre in 1915. and hold ou
small promise for 1915 As II looked IL
the worlds series the Grffmrn coulC
have done as well as the Red Sox In
deed, in some ways the Griffmen woul,
have looked TO better advantage tina,
either team in the series.
Let's take a peek at the possible line
up of the Detroit Tigers, one OF tn
teams in the American League which |
certain to bother the GTifrmen 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-SeC records in hitting, field
ing and running.
Sam rawford-SlippinE fast, but ma
hang on for a month or two, being
good spring hitter
'rl Bobby Veach-First class outfielde
and timely slugger
George Harper-Young outfielder tror
Forth worth. Tex, Of whom much goo
has been told. but who must produce
competition with those thres demo
regulars.
George Mats"l-- Brother nj i'l'tZ. tn
Yankee third basemaU. Has been Wit