The Washington herald., 1917-03-20
Moran, Milan, Acosta, Thomas
and Humphreys Are Slated
for Cantillon's S Club.
by JOHN 4. DUGAN.

Augusta, Ga, March l9.-FrOm a re-
liable source comes a report tonight that
Manager Clark Griffith. Of the Nationals,
closed a deal today with President Z. G..
Kalbheisch of the Augusta Baseball As
sOcia whereby this little Dixie city
will become the permanent training camp
Of the Washington American League club.
it is claimed that the Old Fox was so
we'll pleased with the all-round condi-
ton of his players that he closed out this
deal under a three-year contract.
When the Capital City fans take one
slant at the athletes who have been bak-
ing in this sunny South during the past
nineteen days they will agree that the
Nationals have obtained more results on
the training here than all the work that
they have heretofore put in for early
season drilling in the Virginia college
town of Charlottesville.
The little town of Augusta is situated
at the head OF the navigation on the
Savannah River, and was named after
Il royal princess of England. 1t is a
cotton manufacturing town, and Is one
Of the oldest in the South. The native
sons claim that the weather Is as mild
a. any place below the Carolina line from
February 15 until April l. but heavy
Wind storms frequently occur after this
date.
Only in one instance have the major
and Federal League teams that have
trained here ran into bad weather, this
-omnS in the spring of 1915 when Wilbut
Robinson had his Brooklyn Dodgers in
camp here. Although there remains but
:Eree more days for training the Old
Fox is carrying around big broad smiles
tonight as he is more than pleased with
the results he has obtained here, anc
states that he will be always willing
10 hand a big boost to Augusta as a
spring training camp.
Grin will pull stakes here on Thurs
day night at $50 for Birmingham. The
ond string players under the leader
ship of Ray Morgan will leave Thurs
day afternoon at 2:3o for Wilmington.
y. C., to meet the Baltimore Interna-
tionaI team in two games on Friday and
Saturday.
Harry Harper, who Is suffering from a
bad arm, will make the trip with the
second string players to act as the sec
retary of the club as DR.. Davis, the
Osteopath here, claims that his south
paw needs . long rest and the Old Fox
will not allow him to work until after
he look him over on his return to the
Capital CITY on Aprh
CARLY West, the traf1c manager of
the Atlantic Coast Line, has guaranteed
the Old Fox that both squads wfll be
able to go through with the barnstorm-
ing trip on to Washington without fear
of strikes, and the boys are now anxious
to hit the road for the National Capital.
Edward Folwer, a brother of Billy Fol-
wer. the business manager Of the Ma
tionals; Is expected to arrive tomorrow to
take charge of the financial end of the
Regulars road trip through Birmingham,
Memphis, Nashville, Louisville and Gin
cinnati.
The Yannigans' final game on the road
will be played against the Richmond
Club Of the International League on Sat
urday, March 81. and Manager Ray Nor
gan figures on hustling them out that
night on the six-thirty for Washington
in order to get a good nights rest be-
fore the game with Alexandria County
Athletic Association team at Clarendon,
Va, on Sunday. The Nationals will leave
Cincinnati on Monday night at o'clock
and are due to arrive in Washington
at IL o'clock Tuesday morning. Manager
Clark Griff1th stated last night that IL
it were possible he would put his first
team against the Georgetown University
nine on Tuesday. but II the train was
delayed that the Yannigans would face
the college boys.
The Old Fox will be the guest Of honor
at the meeting of the Rotary Club to-
morrow evening and will then voice to
the merchants OF Augusta what he thinks
of their little town
Joe Cantillon will leave here tomorrow
for Parsons Kan, where his Minneapolis
club Is in training. The Minneapolis pilot
will not take any of Griffiths players
direct to Parsons with him, but the Old
Fox and Cantillon have reached some