The Washington herald., 1916-03-21
Griffith Will Give Trial
To Gordonsville Pitcher
odd Fox" to Give Goodwin
the Once Owe" Had
Chance with Mack.
COMMENT FROM CAMP
BY WILLIAM PEET.


Charlottesville. Va, March 2O.-Grif-
nth has captured the champion semi
pro. tHirIer of this part of the State Of
Virginia, who will report here tomorrow
or Wednesday and get the ''Once over.
Marvin Goodwin is the young mans
name. and he halls from GOrdOnsville,
little town sixty miles nom here.
A former wasfIinstonian named Shan
non, who managed the Gordonsville club
last summer, came down to see Grifr to-
day and asked the old Fox" II he
would take a peek at Goodwin, who is
described as being p years old height
3 feet II inches; weight. $50 pounds. one
of those rangy guys Vyith oceans of speed
and fine control. prOpelling the ball in
the orthodox manner.
II appears that Connie Mack tried out
Goodwin two years ago. Goodwin repre-
senting himself infielder. Mack
advised him to try pitching because he
had SO much speed. and offered to farm
him out to some minor league club.
Pitched s~mI-pro Ban.
Goodwin took the tip and started pitch
ing. but refused to be farmed out and
last year pitched semi-rGO ball in this
section Of the state.
GriT Is always willing to look over a
young pitcher and says that he will be
glad to have Goodwin come down here
Tor few days.
Walter johnson has finally started
going. The great pitcher worked three
innings during the morning game and
uncorked a world Of speed. Ciriff had
to caution him several times not TO over
DO matters.
johnson Is not ready to start the sea-
son just yet, but in 4 week or ten days
he will be in shape, providing the weather
man doesn't get fresh and order snow
or rain.
Johnson will work three innings against
the University OF Virginia in the game
scheduled for next Wednesday and Is be-
ing extensively advertised, as the college
boys would like to scare up a crowd and
toss few more sheckels into the ath.
letie associations strong box.
Shakes Up Ynnnigans.
Griffith juggled his Yannigan llne-uT
today. making one change which looked
significant. and hinted that Howard
Shanks might be seen in a number OIL
ball games the coming season holding
down second base.
Shanks has been shifted from third
base to the keystone sack on the Yanni
gans, where he played in both mOrnin:
and afternoon games.
1t is just possible that Ray Morgan
may not get himself down to the weigh
Grif figures the young man should carry
while playing ball. and in such an even
shanks could be used on second base.
Morgan is training faithfully, but is no
hitting in his old-time form. while on th'
other hand Shanks Is batting like a fenC
and seems to take to second base like I
duck to water.
This move is probabl in keeping will
the policy Grif announced he would pur
sue when he first brought his ball clul
down here. viz. trying out a number o
combinations he had in mind.
MoeIIer Looks Good.
Danny Meeller is also beginning to lool
like himself and showing his old-tim
speed on the bases. During the inter
team games today Moeller came to ba
seven times and drew four bases on ball
besides cracking out hit and stealing
base.
Grifith's pitchers, the veterans. al
looked good today. johnson. Harper
Boehliug and Bentley had something Oh
the ball and allowed but few hits. 1t wa
of the recruits that most of the hits wer
made and the runs scored
Doc Ayers and Bert GaIlia were give
chance to rest up bit as Griff doe
not want to push them too hard. Aver
and GaIIia are about ready now to &
I'm and pitch a full game If necessary.
Joe BoehIing has a kink in his arr
which is bothering him so he forced him
self little this afternoon in the hope
of eliminating the klnh- Like JOnnSO
and Shaw, Southpaw Joe looks If h
was going to have a good season.
Unless ii rains tomorrow Grif propose
to stage two more inter-team games an
the regulars who have been licked
often by Altrock's bunch are mad enoug
to chew raw meat.
That drawn battle this morning whiC
was broken up in the final inning b
Griffith himself. was q corker. This a
ternoon the Regulars never had much
a CHARGE with BOehling and Bentle
pitching against then, and uncorking
world of stuff
KID Jameson was nearly hit in Il
head by a fly ball during the mornir
vane on account of the high sky ar
blfnding sun. Right field is the ga
den down here and Jameson has be-
told to get himself a peir Of smok
glasses.