Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09

mnlch many players encounter at This
season. OF the year" said Griffith IT
vii seake my reputation that Judge
H. e. one or the best hitters among
.le hrst basemen of the league am
.iot Al all discouraged about his failure
- M. IN a Few games and the fact
.hat ne. too. is satisfied that it is ONLY
e. Question OF time when he will get his
Striue, is the most encoura cling feature
IL is the player who gets convinced
.nat ne cannot recover his hitting form
W no mas a hard time to come back
put Judge does not belong to that
Grass. and is sure to recover his eve in
due time
am also certain Rondeau will come
through with the bat" continued Grif-
nun. That fellow can hit. and | am
going 10 throw out his showing in the
games here not being a correct line
on his ability. He is not quick be-
ginner in the spring, and all he needs
IS a week or ten days of real hot
weather and he will show you that I
had him sized up right. He will hit.
TOO much must not be expected at
TINS season of the year from the real
hitters. Barber, too, will come He is
a youngster who is used to playing in
a hot climate. and he will be there In
due time. | am not in the least dis
couraged with any of my hitters with
a pitching staff as strong as ours and "A
ficient stick work after a WHILE
In Carl Sawyer Griffith has one of the
most valuable utility men Q. in the
league. Sawyer is never going to be
idle. When he is not playing he is on
one of the coaching lines, where h.
works like a beaver. Sawyer has a lot
of good stuff for his coaching. and he
can say cutting things which the oppo-
sition gets riled over, all of which has
in, h..
game Friday that some of the Phillies
took offense at little slaps that Saw
yer was giving them, but that made no
difference to the former Des Moines
player.
Sawyer is a clever acrobat and Is GO
ing to become popular around the cir
cult performing stunts on the coach
ing lines.
John Henry is the only player in eth
er major league who is wearing n mus
tache. but he is not likely to start the
season with the ornament under his
nose. Some of the players have sig
nified A Willingness to wager John that
he will not have the mustache on open
ing day in New York, and if they make
IL worth his while he may go through
and win himself a few hats and som.
money and then part with the mus
tache the day following the opening.
This is one plan Henry has in mind.
but it is questionable whether he can
get away with il.
In recent years muStacheS have NOT
been worn by ball players. hut Won
don't have to go back far i'm looking
over some of the old group pictures -
find 90 per cent of the pla yers wear
ing mustaches.
There is going to be a vigorous pro-
test from the American League on rho
signing of Hal Chase by the Cincin-
natl club. Chase was barred by the
American League because he jumped
contract in midseason. not like most
players. who merely jumped reser-
'ation to join the Feds. Chase's case
was considered and there was an un-
lerstanding that lie was never to re
inter- organized base ball. and yet tho
chairman of the national commission
8 the owner of the club which has
iGned Chase.
Just what effect the signing of Chase
will have on those players of the Gin
innati club who remained loyal TO
rganiZed base ball and We're signed at
reduced figure for this year remains
o assume an eight -thousa nd dollar
ontract in order TO get Chase. and
robablv also had to pay Sinclair a
UNI of money for the privilege Of
igning him. These facts are sure 20
ause dissension among the players Of
he Cincinnati team.
The American League viii protest
gainst the practice OF making room
or a PLAYER who did what Chase is
harged with.