Evening star., 1916-02-23
MORGAN T0START
TRAINING MONDAY
Second Baseman to Be First
Player to Go to Char
Iottesvi|Ie Camp.
LEAVE SATURDAY
WITH TRAINER MARTIN
Cleveland Club Has Not Been Heard
From With Reference to
Local Players.
BY J. ED GRILLO.


Mike Martin. will leave for Charlottes-
vile Saturday afternoon and begin his
training work Monday. Morgan has
expressed a desire to do outdoor work
as soon as possible, and for this reason
he will get down to business at Char
lottesville before any of the other
players.
Morgan is decidedly anxious to get
himself in good shape He wants to
convince Manager Griffith that he is
not taking any chance by depending on
him to play second base the coming
year. He proposes to work hard from
the start and keep himself in condition
during the entire campaign. He has as
sured his manager that he will have no
complaint coming as to his work, and
that he will be able to give. the best
account of himself that he ever has
since he has been a member of the
team.
If Morgan can do this he may prove
Of value to the team. for he is a good
fielder in the position, and always
seemed capable with the bat when he
was in good form.
Sawyer and Shanks will also be given
chance to practice at second base, for
Griffith has no intention to move Eddie
Foster away from third base during
the coming campaign. If condition
counts for anything, Foster ought to
have a wonderful year. The little fell
low is pounds lighter than he has ever
been since he Joined the Nationals in
1912, this being the result of a hard
winters training at the hand ball
court at the Y. NJ. C.. A. gym under
Mike Martins careful handling.
Foster is fit now D1aV ball. A
couple of weeks of outdoor work and
batting practice will have him on edge.
Denny Hinton, the caretaker of the
fraternity house in which the veteran
players will sojourn during their stay
at the training camp, is already at
Charlottesville getting things ready
for the arrival of the players. Trainer
Martin will go with Morgan Saturday
ing field is put In good shape, by en-
ploying a squad that can work with
shovel and rake.
Nothing has been heard from any one
connected with the Cleveland club as
to which of the Washington players
the new owners want. Manager Grif-
fifth expects to hear something on the
subject within a few days, however.
The time is drawing near when Gandil
and Boehling, two players whom Grif-
fifth is anxious to get rid of, must be
sold or traded, though there Is better
chance to get cash for them than play
ers who would be of value to the
Nationals.
Word came from Cleveland today that
Robert McRoy. former secretary of the
Boston Red Sox under the McAleer
regime. will be the Cleveland clubs
business manager. Vice President
Barnard is to retain his job. and there
is good chance of Bill Blackwood
being retained as the travelling busi
ness manager.
Now that the Cleveland American
League club has been disposed of,
comes the problem of getting rid of
the Cleveland American Association
club. which, according to general be-
lief. will be transferred to Toledo.
Quite number of people have been
interested in moving this club to To-
reached
Roger Bresnahan of the Cubs is said
to be after the club. with backing Sc
cured in Chicago. Roger always has
as, former president of the Cubs, and
the pair would like to become associ-
ated In the purchase OF the club. Mr..
Thomas would be president of the club
II they got control, and Roger would
be its manager and principal catcher.
Another would-be purchaser is Miller
Huggfns of the Cardinals, who has one
or two others associated with him. but
would be willing to bear most of the
financial burden himself. Huggins has
made bona fide offer for the club, and
would move it to Toledo: but the price
asked by the Cleveland bankers is en-
tirely out of line, and that, too. is stop
ping Bresnahan and Thomas from
going ahead. 1t is said that they have
set price of $4,000 on the franchise
alone, and there is not much danger of
that price being paid.
Toledo has a splendid ball park,
which calls for ground rent of $4,000.
another big item for minor league
club to consider