The Washington herald., 1917-05-22
Big Time for Griffith
In His Old Home Town
Nationals Pilot to Do Mound
Duty for Washington
Club Today.
By JOHN A. DUGAN.

st. Louis. Mo-, May H.-we're on to
old Observation-Disclosures Ill, U. S.
A, the home OF Clark Calvert Griffith.
the fox-eyed pilot Of the Nationals. The
Old Fox is carrying smile nine miles
long tonight. as he Is about to pilot his
naughty Nationals to the land Of his
boyhood and exhibit their ability at
pastiming in the great game of base
ball to the home folks.
The club is enroute to the Windy City.
and as tomorrow is an OF day for the
Capital City clan. an exhibition game
has been arranged with the Three-Eye
League club OF the wonderful little city
OF Bloomington.
This visit OF the Nationals will be one
long to be remembered II the present
plans OF the Bloomington people are
carried out. as outside OF the ball game
many other features have been arranged
for the entertainment OF GriT's players
and the fans of Bloomington.
parade will be held which is slated
to be longer than the smile that Grinf
now carries, while a big banquet of real
Western eats is on tap for the crew i'm
mediately after the game. Griff Intends
to lend a little Of his patriotic air to
the occasion and will have Sergeant
Dean put the team through I military
drill before the game
ranged by the committee in charge
which. will pilot the players in the
morning to the old swimming hole,
and the sandlots where the fox-eyed
pilot first gathered knowledge that
he could heave the pill. Promptly at
I O'Clock this carnival-like parade will
start to the grounds.
After the game will come the big
banquet and II the banquet is half as
been preparing for the occasion, II
will be some time in the old town.
Lin Freming and Bert Davis, who
are two Of the chief advisors in the
arransing Of the plans, may come
through with some very interesting
aews as each of the war correspon-
tents are sure to put forth the old
question. How old Is Griff." and II
Line wants to tell it's a sure thing he
,an.
The boys turned into their berths
Early tonight so as to be in shape to
stand the big day tomorrow. Bert
Sallia and his wife. along with George
Ou Mont and Jim Shaw, will miss the
celebration as the Old Fox has or
iered these three hurlers to Chicago,
20 that they can obtain a good rest
% start the series in the Windy City
Wednesday.
worked in the first game against the
Fhite-hosed clan. as It was Jimmy's
urn today. but weather conditions
saused the postponing OF the game.
Shortly before game time old man
Jupiter Pluvius butted in and halted the
Itarting of the final game OF the series
With the Browns. Jones was a little
glad to be given the opportunity to
postpone this clash as the Browns are
rot going any too well and he dread
ID the idea OF facing the slants OF the
mighty Pittsburgh stogie.
White SOx crew in the second game Of
he series of FIVE which start in Chicago
N Wednesday. while Bert Gallia will no
loubt be worked in the attraction Satur-
lay, with johnson stepping forth to take
Iis pounding on Sunday and Ayers or
Harper working in the final game In the
Windy City.
Ray Morgan will make the trip to
Bloomington and will be put in the line
~ tomorrow. The watch-charm second
acker is still suffering from his sore
mike and will give Il test in the exhi-
ri;ion tomorrow. Morgan was not in uni
'Orm today. and during the practice
-eOnard played third, with Foster at sec
nd.
Only four players OF the Nationals will
'ass the age margin required in the draft
,ln. These players are Capt. George Nc
Bride. Nick Altrock, and Clyde Milan,
rho are over 81, and ''Mollie" Craft. the
i'd pitcher, who has not yet reached his
majority.
There are no slackers in the rank and