The Washington times., 1916-03-06
GR|FFMEN ARE OUT.
IN OPEN TO WORK.
FOR WHILE TODAY.
Pitchers Warm Up and Bunting
Drill Is Held on Tennis
Courts at Charlottesville.
By LOUIS A. DoUGHTER.

DY bOOlO ~ ~ ANaN'
CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. March o.
The Griffmen took their first real work
out in the open air today. although rain
threatened and n chill, damp wind made
conditions far from comfortable. The
players had to work fast TO keep from
freezing. Seeing that every man In the
squad had sore feet from the wooden
floor of the gymnasium. Mique Martin
sent the bunch to the tennis courts. The
pitchers warmed up on the board TRACK.
and then the whole bunch engaged In
q bunting drill until fatigue called n
HIATT to the practice. The ground was
dry, but cold and clammy.
Unless II SHOWS or rains, It may BE
possible TO put the players IN Jack
Ryan's hollow beyond LAMBETH Field.
by Wednesday. The diamond there is In
rood condition. Lambeth Field. however.
needs a lot of sun. and drying wind be"
fore IL will be available. Indications
point to rain or snow tonight
Real practice is expected to be-
gin for the 1916 Griffmen when the re-
mainder OF the squad arrives here
Thursday under command OF Manager
Clark Griffith himself.
Hitherto, obtaining sore feet and sim
legs on the floor of Fayerweather gym
nasium has been the only thing on the
, program. II is thought very probable
that by the end OF the week Lambeth
Field will be in condition to allow. some
Simon-pure baseball, and the Old FOX
will begin at, once to make his athletes
Mt for the coming campaign.
sundays rest has worked marVels
with the lame and stfrened young
anxious to take up their drill where II
left of Saturday, even though II was
impossible to venture forth on the soft,
spongy surface Of Lambeth Field. How
ever, with the possibility OF working
outdoors on the board track of the ten
mis- court, some OF the dull rnopotony
OF training Is gone. and no complaints
were heard at the order from Mique
Martin to start for the dressing room.
The snow has completely disappeared
from Lambeth Field under the soothing
influences of yesterdays sun and the
nigh, though warm, wind. A heavy
roller, drawn by a pair of mules. was
Immediately put to work preparing the
diamond for the first drill of the ath-
letes Two OF Red" o,Day's assistant
groundkeepers at Florida avenue are
here to see that the diamond Is ready
Tor the arrival of Manager Griffith.
w, When Manager Grlfath arrives he will
nave In camp thirteen pitchers, four of
whom are southpaws; five backstops
not counting Jack Ryan, who IA also
available; eight infielders. and six out
Just where Jim Parks, the rookie from
A!uanta, will play. will not be decided
III the scrub practice games are started
, an91ngh he has played first base. he is
really an outfielder. However. without
counting him. there are six gardeners
Just enough for the games. and SO Parks
may De placed at first base here
This Parks brings to the C,rir,ror
fair record for kid player. He per-
formed In sixty games last summer
Win Dothan, In the Florida Louisiana
HtSiapema- Georgia League. known as
he hit for .SO7, making eightyeei9hf
hits for total of an even hundred
passes; He stole fifteen corners. In tho
down '9 h to xe errors sr3 IT., brought his mark
look good for an outflelder.
The second team is expected TO have
inc me Following lineup when the prac-
Parks or "Rippy" Williams, first
base; Sawyer. second base; Schwab,
shortstop; Shanks. third base: jamie
field; Moeiier, right G Held. N''S"' CENTER
rms VIII allow the regulars to con-
slst of Judge. Morgan, Mcbride. and
Foster, In the infield. and Rondeau,
field.
The batteries will be switched around
constantly, Manager Griffith seeking
usually to give the scrubs the better
also gives the regulars the kind of
pitching they need.
OF the squad coming down here this
week. only Judge, Jameson. Parks.
and schwab will be making their first
appearance at Washington training
camp. Rondeau was here last spring,
being. turned back to Minneapolis
shortly after the season had started.
Horace Milan and Turney Barber.
outfielders; Sam Rice, Charlie Hum
phreys. Sam Gittings. George Dumont.
Allen Dahlen, and Tod sloan, OF the
pitchers. and Ed Charity and Arthur
Ehrman, catchers, are in Washington
training camp for the first time. This
makes total OF fourteen players of
whom Washington fans would know
as much as possible.
Uncle Nick" Aitroek. as spry as
any kid, gave Jack Bentley and Jim
Shaw a gallop yesterday. In the morn
ing he walked Bentley over the road
for about five miles. returning in time
for lunch. Shaw got the same dose
for Altrock, which is more than little
bit.
II Is doubtful II there is veteran
team who is more faithful in the per-
Torrance of his duties than "Uncle
Nick" Altrock, He is training just aS
hard as any of the youngsters. What
thew DO, ne docs, WnclneT IL ne rum
ming around the track. playing basket
ball or handball or warming up.
~ have been in baseball so long" IL
his explanation, that it's habit
with me, / guess Besides, a man feels
better by training in the spring, par
ticularly II he has ever had to do u
In his life. An athlete grows old fast
enough without helping it along by STOP
ping all at once"
Watching the young pitchers In their
double workouts dany, one Is at once
impressed with number of things
auguring well for the 1916 Grlffmen.
Harry Harper needs but to strengthen
his arm to he ready to climb the mound
and pitch at least five innings.
Jim Shaw's easy pitching motion In
dicates an absence of the injury that
shortened his career last summer,
Joe Boehling is much lighter than
he was last spring, and. besides. he Is
intent on proving to Griff that plan
ming to sell or trade him was foolish.
These three pitchers should be reg
ulars, Judging from their appearance
here this spring.
OF the newcomers. Charlie Humphreys
looks like n finished twirler, His easy
delivery, consisting OF n wide cross
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