Evening star., 1917-03-11

Just what IS the matter Win ms
shoulder cannot be learned. If either
Griffith or Martin knows they have
not seen fit to tell, and Harper himself
does not know. Whatever it is, it un-
doubtedly is the result of being hit on
the shoulder by a batted ball last fall,
the supposition being that one of the
nerves has been injured, producing
practically the same pain as neuritis.
Many members of the squad are be-
ginning to show evidence that the sun
in Georgia in March has considera BILE
punch" Morgan and Leonard already
are quite sunburned, probably more so
than any of the others. which is rather
odd considering they have been out
but two days.
The Washington team has the pros
pect of being accorded right royal
welcome when it reaches Nashville.
Tenn, March &c for its two games with
the Southern Association club repre-
senting that city. The home of the
Milan brothers is at Linden, within
auto riding distance of Nashville, and
Zeb told Manager Griffith today that
the entire town-or as much of it as
could be transported on wheels-is
his "roomie," Walter Johnson. in action.
Zeb asserts that the fans in his section
are rabid to degree, and that, in view
of the fact that all the moonshiners
party, right noisy delegation should
be in evidence.
Manager Griffith is going to pay par
ticular attention to the weaknesses of
the various members of his squad in
an effort to correct them. With this
end in view he has had DOC" Ayers
working assiduously fielding bunts, and
yesterday Harry Harper was given
some batting practice against south
batting average of .207, getting eight
cen hits out of eighty-seven times at
bat, but not single safe blow did
he register against a eft-handed
pitcher.
Nearly a dozen men have been at
work Oh the stands al the ball park since
fair weather set in and considerable prog
reSS has been made toward their com
pletion. President Kalbfeisch OF the Au-
gusta club has promised to provide tables
and chairs for the scribes at one side of
the stand to aid them in their work when
the games between sides chosen from the
squad are started next week. Telegraph
wires already have been strung up TO the
park and they will be connected to instru-
ments in the grounds when the contests
get under way.
AS was feared by some of the members
of the squad. poker has been tabooed by
Manager Griffith. One of the players
preached the subject to him yesterday
evening and was informed that he did
not even want to be asked for permission
to have the game played. Griff figures
that even in a ten-cent-limit game suf-
ficient money can be lost to cause argu-
ments. and he aims to prevent anything
arising which is liable to occasion dis
sension. Pocket billiards has not been
prohibited. provided it is played after
showed ur half an hour late for his mid
day meal today and admitted ne had been
playing. He was promptly "called" by
the boss. who informed him that here
after it would be best to leave the cues
alone during the daytime before practice
Manager Griffith has said NO to the
, suggestion that he have all of his players
inoculated with anti-typhoid vaccine The
pilot appreciates what the result would
be if one or more of his men were stricken
as Eddie Foster was a couple of years
ago, but considers it inadvisable to take
the preventive measures at this time.
With ten more days of work remain
ing to be done in Augusta, the MEM
bers of the squad should be in splen-
did shape by the time they are sched-
uIed to play the first of the series of
exhibition games. Manager Griffith is
so well satisfied with the condition of
his men that he has decided to give
them no work at all tomorrow. The
weather prediction for Sunday is for
rain. but as the players have not lost
single practice since they started
eight days ago. little fear Is felt that