The Washington herald., 1917-02-06

minor league teams IS in this zero
weather here
Clark c. Griffith, the manager OF the
tecal major league ball team, has granted
the Alexandria County Athletic Associa-
ton a game to be played in Clarendon,
va, on Sunday. April s.
The "Old Fox" hearing the knocks and
boosts that were put over by the various
baseball writers of this city. granted
the County Association this day. This
Will positively be the first appearance Of
the Nationals top string in this vicinity,
as on Saturday, April Z. they are booked
to meet the Cincinnati team OF the Ma
donal League in a double-header in the
Ohio town
This will be also the first appearance
Of Grtfith's regular team in the East, as
the tour through Kentucky, Tennessee
and Illinois will be taken up with exhibi-
ton games.
This was announced by the Old Fox
at the Alexandria County Athletic Asso-
ciation smoker and banquet at Claren-
don last night. Grifith was the chief
guest of honor. with the newspaper sport
I Ing writers Of Washington as side guests
Griffith made a signal, and his manner
when speech time came, put over the real
punch Of the evening without leaking
any OF the inside stuff of the ball team
The scribes acquitted themselves nobly
stun than space can afford. To prove
that they are right Tony Sousa endeared
himself to the crowd by standing by prin-
ctplss that were boosted by amateur sport
writer's and Clark Grifffth. while Lou
Dcusher put over the real punch OF the
evening-the real sentiment because OF his
exPerience-by relating his dealings with
the boys who have made possible the sue
cess Of the Clarendon team.
Il was the consensus OF opinion Of those
present that all hats must be doffed to
Toastmaster Claude o. Thomas, who sub
stituted for Billy Cloth.
II Billy had been asking for a substi-
tute center for the old Virginia team he
would never have found a better man
than Mr.. Thomas proved last night, and
Of course in view OF the circumstances
arising from the war pressure, Billy Is
excused and all credit is due Mr.. Thomas
for the way In which he handled the
evening entertainment.
Lou Dougher made an additional hit
with the boys Of the club when he
touched on county amateur athletics.
L Enthusiasm was renewed when Den
man Thompson predicted that amateur
and professional baseball was about to
experience one Of the most successful
seasons In the annals OF District and
Virginia baseball.
The following were among those pres
J. Fitzgerald, Bus Hager, W. p. Stack,
o. L. Briggs, r T. Reid. b d. Hanison,
T. r Hasan. L. J. Lesieur, W. P. Ames,
H. c. Ball, Dallas Ball c. H. Welch.
Charles Jarboe, James Walsh, o. c.
Pearson, A 8. Brown, W. A. Morgan.
Louis W. Netzger, Claude Steele. Rufus
Jones, Del Bolen, Capt Ray King, Otto
Won Hsrbulis, Z. L. Bennett. A. B. Pros
ise. - c. wrenn, William Watt, L. H.
Thompson. W. E. Weaver, W. NJ. Cock.
H. z. Wilkins, Frank Follansbee, A. ].
Porter. E l. Payne. A. R. Basye, Will
lam King, DR.. W. D. Boyer. Dr. n. r.
Sutton. x J. Blundon, J. A Darrittee.
J. J. Thompson. J. D. Flanagan, D. Far
reyson, A s. Woodland, A. F. Snyder
l. Putnam, Q. II. Anderson, Russell Harty
J. Harry, A welch, J. NJ. McCarty, c.
Drummoner, "A c. Clements, r. R. Bur
rows, F. johnson. E. MacRsady, ]. A.
Kiause, A Feusarans, II. E. Weirenhabi.
A. Watt, B. Watt J. A Davis, Walter H.
Crssk, Walter Cation, B. Motze, John
Stewart W. F. Stewart, Ashton Simp
son. Ralph Quick, L. c. Dood, W. II.
King. e. B. Carr. C. H. weIch, jr.. B.
Won Herbulis. H. r. Hendley, E. c. Cock,
Howard Drukennutte and Percy Fliiet
II now begins to look as though the re-
trenching methods inaugurated by the
?nagnates, first through the players con-
tracts, Is becoming an issue in the pres
their John Hancecks to the documents,
4 pending the settlement of the differences
with the fraternity. Those men who have
their money invested in the game are
not a bit backward in stating that there
has been q general reduction all along
the line, and the National League moguls
have not been the most generous in the
world. when II came to using the shears
Just soon. as it was seen that the
Federal League was doomed for failure
those wise ones who are always figuring
on the financial problems of the game
freely predicted that salary cut would
be bound to follow. There is no question
but what the owners were justified, to a
certain extent. IN doing little slashing
outside OF the players themselves, no one
will question that the wartime contracts
under which they were working, were of
such gigantic proportions that it would
have been financially impossible for the
game to have continued under a con-
tinuance OF such high salaries as the ma
jority OF players were receiving
When the Feds first entered the field
many OF the American and National
League players held offers from the new
circuit like an AK over the magnates'
heads. and made them renew old con-
tracts in the very middle Of the season.
In fact. there were many players during
this period who had their managers tear
= ing Up contracts and Offering them new
ones with three and hve-year spans at
salaries that were never dreamed of be-
fore.
The result has been Just what was ex-
pected The players have been deprived
Of their ''jimmy"-the Federal League
and the magnates have determined to
bring the salaries back to basis some
where near what they were before the
war.
While the players are not going to let
these reductions be made without a loud
wall upon their part, there is no denying
the fact that the owners hold the win
ming cards. and other than perhaps a
few who may hold out until the opening
of the season. ii is safe to assume that
when the conductor shouts, "AT aboard
for the training camp" practically every
player Of any ability, whatsoever, will be
IN line
DREYFUSS TO CUT ROLL.