The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-07
.GR|FFMEN ANXIOUS
FOR MORE WORKOUTS
Ryan Hollow Finds Favor With
Martins Charges, Who
Nave Fine Day.
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, March T.
The Griffmen have had their first real
baseball practice of the 1916 season, and
today they are longing for two such
sessions as that of yesterday afternoon
in the little hollow discovered by Jack
Ryan and now known as "Ryan's Hol-
low"
Unless rain or snow interferes. "Uncle
Nick" Altrock viii have the youngsters
working out in Ryan's hollow twice
day until Lambeth Field is in condition.
Just now 1t looks as If another week
would have to pass before the squad
will be able to practice on Lambeth
Field.
Turney Barber the recruit outfelder.
proved to be the sensation of the first
day of real baseball practice. This slen-
der chap, with a powerful swing at the
plate. drove out the most impressive
bingles, several clearing the fences In
left and right fields.
Horace Milan followed close after
Barber IN impressive performances.
Zeb's young brother tore out a number
OF fine hits and, all in all. put in good
days work.
Ed CHARITY took his turn at the plate
and showed his ability to shoot sky-high
flies. one or two going over the wall to
the railroad tracks beyond.
Though it threatened to rain all after
noon. the young Griffmen were given
more than an hours drill In Ryan's Hol-
low. Uncle Nick" Atrock assumed
command of the squad and saw that no
body let up for minute.
With Barber. Milan, Morgan. Char
rity and Ehrman doing the hitting to
an outfeld consisting of Jack Bentley.
Joe Boehling, Sam Rice and Tod"
Slnan tho following fWirlarq took tnn-
minute workouts on the rubber: George
Dumont, Doc Ayers. Harry Harper. Jim
Shaw Tod Sloan. Charlie HUMPHREYS
and Sam Cuttings.
BARRIERS first attempt was safe
drive to left field, bringing forth loud
yells from the entire squad. Horace
Milan followed with a high fly to deep
center. and then Morgan hammered one
through the iniield The work was on.
Dumont worked under wraps, but he
showed a graceful motion. Coach AL
trock warned all the pitchers against
using anything but straight ball
and medium speed. The batsmen fed
up on this delivery, greatly to the
chagrin of some of the mound artists
Dumont finished his days work with
couple of laps around the Lambeth
Field track and hike back to the
dressing room.
Doc Ayers fine control was in evil
dence from the start, the big fellow
having no trouble at all in sticking
them over for the batsmen.
Harry Harper twisted himself into
bowknots and was not hit so hard as
his predecessors, keeping the ball low
or high on each batter Barber, how
ever, picked a few off his ear and
sent them over the wall.
Jim Shaw, n bit tired from a stiff
bunting drill, followed Harper to the
mound for ten minutes of pitching
and was welcomed with a salute of
safe bingle1. BY this time Charity
had found his eye and was pasting
the ball savagely.
TOD" Sloan was low-bridged a
couple of times and his outhelders
raced till their tongues were hanging
Charlie HUMPHREYS, worn out by
shagging balls in the outheld. had diff
hculty finding the plate. but every
thing he sent over was slammed right
Sam Cuttings closed the pitching
practice, not suffering very much, as
the batsmen had lost much OF thelI
wind running around the bases a1tel
every whack at the apple.
After the batting practice Uncle
Nick" AltroCk made up an lnneld VIII
, himself at FIRST, Ray Morgan at sec
ond, Turner Barber at short. and
Horace Milan ut third. I'D Charity
worked behind the bat. giving up tbs
job finally to young Ehrman. Jach
RYAN slammed out hoppers and rollers
and liners for fully hfteen minutes e
this makeshift infeld and the drill
did not finish until the players wer'
too fatigued to continue.
The fielding was rough, but nc
rougher than the diamond In Ryan''
Hollow. The plate is considerably
higher than the outfield and the who'll
placed Is grassed over THIS MADE
good work out OF the question,
RaN Morgan, who Is determined U
make favorable impression upo'
Manager Griffith this spring. HUSTLE
around. grabbing up everything AM
chasing all those balls that passc
through the inner quartet to the garden