The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-11
Ideal Weather Conditions
Bring Out Plenty Of PEI"
In Two Drills Yesterday.
Johnson Pitches to Batters.
Humphrey on First Squad.
By WILLIAM FEET.

Charlottesville. Va, March 1O.-No
major league ball club ever got away
TO better start at training camp
than did the Nationals today for there
was no wind. rain or snow, but in
stead a firm turf. warm enough
weather to bring out the perspiration
and two rigid drills which sent ath-
letics dead tired to their beds long be-
fore taps were sounded.
Walter Johnson, the Griffithian star,
not only took his place with the
others. but pitched to the batters for
twenty minutes this afternoon-some-
thing Walter has not done the first
day in camp since GriT has been at
the helm.
Johnson himself volunteered to work.
Usually Grin has the big fellow take
things easy for several days before
ordering him to the box
Leonard Schwab, the Cincinnati
semi-prO. arrived late this afternoon.
and now the squad is complete.
Thirty players comprise the camp per
sonnet.
sawyer Practices.
Carl Sawyer reached town early
this morning and was out in uniform
working with the second team during
both sessions. Sawyer has apparently
taken good care OF himself this win
ter, for he is down to his usual play
ing weight
Young Schwab is the brother Of the
famous Matty Schwab. the Cincinnau
Reds ground keeper than whom no
better ever lived, according to the
old Fox"
The newcomer is about the size o.
Eddie Foster. and made quite name
for himself on the sand lots of Gin
oinnati last summer. Schwab arrived
100 late to get into uniform.
Asked what he thought of his ball
players It The close Of the first days
hard work. Manager Griffith said:
The men looked just about as I ex-
pected they would. A few are under
eight. one or two a trifie heavy, but
al will be in pink of condition when
We open the season.
AS matter of fact, about all I hope
- do from now on is to develop speed.
] want plenty Of speed on the bases this
season and am going TO have II. MY
-'ichers need only little hard work to
- them for the long campaign, while
the others will be in tiptop shape before
~" leave this place. providing the wealth
d" man gives US an even break"
The first practice game of the season
for the Nationals viii be staged OH Lam
10Th Field tomorrow afternoon. with the
ITINeTsty Of Virginia as opponents
Crifith viii present his regular line
rn. or. to he exact. the so-calIed first
team. with Harper. Gauia and Sloan
Itching three innings each. It il expect
ID that before the game closes a number
o. sNcOnd-strlng men will replace the reg
H1~rs.
Jack Ryan, coach OF the University
70 am. Is said to have n corEing good
N" this season. one able TO give the
%afiona's stiff argument every time the
club meets.
Fold. southpaw: Galloway. Drum
TOnd and RiXey, right-handers, will do
TIE hurting. RiXey is younger brother
o. Epha RiNey. the PhiIlies' pOrtsider,
Fnd possesses a whole lot of natural
"Dlity. In fact. everything except a
BURNING desire to overwork himself
This morning Nick AlTOck had pitchers
f5Ce. Humphreys, DUmont, Sloan, Git
rn-s. Dahlen and Bentley pitch to the
- ond team batters in sleepy hollow"
while the regulars faced Ayers, Boehling.
iallia and Harper.
The second team did not hold any field
iu- practice for the reason that the field
is not in very good shape and Catcher
Ghorrity Was wi bout shin guards and
chest protector.
Hhn first team fie'ded for more than
nalf an hour and seemed to take con-
siderable enjoyment in their work
There is a certain determination by
al hands to get out and hustle this sea
son which augurs we'll for the success
Of the club during the Incorporating
campaign
GriT has evidently been tipped OFF to
the fact that Humphreys. the little south
paw from tn" Virginia League, possesses
Tic markings OF a big Lacquer. for he
afted Humphreys from Nick AItrock's
second bunch this afternoon and had
him pitch to the regulars. watching close
portside~
Wc1the: Indications arc for another
VAIN day tomorrow but there is Ger
tnin feeling Of rain in the air TONIGHT
md tho players are not betting any
none A ball game will be played