Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-18
CAMP MEADE NINE
NOT TO Be PLAYED
Griffmen Unable to Arrange
Date, as Boston Braves Are
ScheduIed-Lavan Reports.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

BY DENMAN THOMPSON.
AUGUSTA, Ca, March 1S.-Prospects
for an exhibition game by the Nationals
went glimmering with the receipt by
Manager Griffith on his arrival here
yesterday of telegram from Walter
Hapgood, secretary of the Boston Ma
rangements for a contest between the
Griffmen and Braves at Norfolk on
that date had been completed.
Nothing would have given me more
to Camp Meade for a game" Griffith
said. But I already was obligated to
go to Norfolk to play the Braves on
the only available date. provided nego.
tiatons by the Boston club went
through The financial end of the deal
named by Secretary Hapgood in his
wire was satisfactory, SO I have no
titled him to close for the game If the
Boston club is satisfied. l expect to
hear definitely from him in a day or
two" Manager Griffith has been swamp
ed with offers for games since his ar
rival and the chances are he will ac-
cept three or four of them. The most
important from an artistic as well as
financial standpoint is that proposed for
a week from Saturday, March 80, with
the Pittsburgh club of the National
League. The Pirates are training at
Co1um bus, Ga, not great distance
mere ana COulQ the jump
with but little difficulty. The Smoky
city outfit originally was scheduled to
go to Jacksonville, Fla, for its spring
work, but plans were switched at the
last minute. Grin has wired Manager
Bezdek in regard to the contest and II
it is played a record crowd is expected
to turn out to see the representatives OF
the rival major leagues in action.
Another game contemplated is slated
here next Saturday between the Grill
n
of the 109th Infantry. which last fali
won the championship of Camp Han
cock, the National Guard camp located
few miles from this city. There are
approximately $4,000 men at the camp,
and as they have Wednesday and Sat
urday afternoons off. in addition to
Sunday. prospects for a gratifying at
tendance are bright. The contest was
arranged by Capt McFetrich, chaplain
of the camp, who is interested in pro-
noting the athletic activities of the
soldiers.
Proposals for Sunday games also
have been made to MANAGER Grlmth,
and if permission is forthcoming from
the city and camp authorities some
of the other soldier teams may be
seen in action against the GrlHmen
on the remaining two Sundays they
will be here.
If railroad connections can be made
the Nationals will play a soldier nine
at Camp Greene. Charlotte. n C., on
Thursday, April IL. The Griffmen are
to play at Camp Sewer. Greenyille.
s. G, April 10. If train that will
get them to Norfolk in time for the
game with the Braves Friday. the !2th,
is available Charlotte will be visited;
otherwise not.
The suggestion for contest at Camp
Greene came from Clarence F. Foster.
director of athletics there. Foster at
one time played for Griffith, and IN ms
tra n n
he broke into the big leagues In 1901,
when Griffith was managing the Chica-
go team of the American League, he,
late in the season. entered a series with
Sox for the lead, with shattered line
up, due to injuries to his players Mil
waukea that day had released Foster.
and Grin wired for him to join the
White sox in Chicago. Foster arrived
during the first game of a double
header and was instructed to hustle
into a uniform. He emerged from the
clubhouse in the fifth inning and the
game has held up to enable him to bat
for the pitcher Griff was using as an
outfielder. Boston was leading. to o,
and the White Sox had two men on
Foster went to bat and promptly
cracked out home run, which spelled
defeat for the Red Sox. Grin claims
this was one of the most suspicious
and spectacular debuts a rookie ever
made in the majors.
The trip made by Griff and his squad
for the fact that the train actually ar
rived ahead of time, but, according to
natives, many old-established customs
have gone by the board since the SOL
diers from Yankeeland invaded these
parts
Heretofore no self-respecting south
ern train ever was less than half an
hour late. Morgan's failure to make
the trip with the manager and his
party was unexplained until receipt of
a dispatch last evening announcing he
had been detained in Baltimore by a
law suit, but would arrive here tomor-
row.
Clyde Milan blew in last night from
GAINESVILLE, Tex, where he has spent
the greater part of the winter. with a
new stock of yarns about his prowess
at shooting and trapping Zeb's hunt
ing stories are almost as 6shy as his
tales of piscatorial feats.
Cass was here when the boss arrived.
He IS small of stature but is exceed
ingly fast Of foot and takes a terrific
cut at the ball
Bob herman. the Bronx bearcat, is
full Of pepper and a hard worker, but
Is handcuffed by fast ball waist high
and has an awful lot to learn about
catching.
The only activity displayed by the
athletes yesterday aside from church
going was golflng marathon, INDUCED
in by Ainsmith and Waldbaur, paired
against Yingling and Lynch. This quar-
tet trudged over the links of a nearby
country club from 10 in the morning
until nearly at night, and managed
to negotiate thirty-six holes by fore
going luncheon. Waldbaur and Lynch
never had played the game before, but