The Washington herald., 1918-03-10


oaly One HoIS-oat.
Riding in uppers during ths bot
summer season Is not such Dad
stun at that. but the players are
compelled tonight to cut out the
rough stun and, instead of having q
private car on their Southern jour-
ney this season. the squad Is sand
wiehed in between an outht of cot
ton merchants. drummers and army
oficers on their way to an early
sprfngtime.
1t was the same scene at the
Terminal Station tonight that has
always prevailed when this van
guard of the Capital City club hikes
south. Fandom turned out to wish
the boys luck and the general
''heIlo. jim and "how are you
Eddie?' prevailed as the squad
boarded the train The Old Fox was
present and as optimistic as ever.
Grifith has but one holdout, this
being Harold Thompson, the To-
ronto rookie pitcher and outfelder,
who had to date refused to come to
terms. and will likely be put upon
the black list by the Natinoal Com
mission. Thompson has until March
IN " 0A6 ~ = NOANA ~ oAN
unless he reports at camp or signs
by next Sunday he will be figured
> as an outlaw.
Old acquaintances were picked up
as the rattler shot its way through
the low lands OF old Virginia. Doctor
Ayers. the Hillsville moundman,
who is being looked upon as one
Of Grifith's mainstays this season
hoped aboard at this stop. Doctor
is in great shape and is confident
that he is to have the best season
Of his career.
jim shaw There, Too.
Jim Shaw, the big right handler
who is expected to be an equal OF
any Of Ban B. Johnson's circuit this
season. is the same Jimmy of old.
Although he has cut out a great of
the rough stun. he still is lively
and Is a great running mate for
Uncle Nick on a party. This pair
when started right make one for
get that even the war Is on. as their
-drives" surpass anything that
Kaiser wilhelm has equaled to
date. Shaw is in great shape. as
he wintered in the old District, and
has been employed as a government
inspector in the Ordnance Depart
ment during the building Of the new
quarters at Sixth and B streets.
The biggest joke that has broken
on the party so far is the eamou-
fiage that Eddie Charity is wear
ing on his upper lip. It's q regular
Tommy and has John Henry's 5
misplaced back-off the board. This
benedict Charity will come through
IL WIana in his lima
where the Old Fox desires to place
him. Eddie Ainsmith. the mainstay
of the Nationals stan, had but little
to say tonight, but still figures
that he will be in shape when the
gong sounds and Is ready to catch
the entire one hundred and fifty
four games IL necessary. Mollie
Crafts and young Ralph Waldbauer.
both from the old Dominion State.
are the rockies in this first squad
and most Of the points Of the joking
while en- route were shot at this pair.
Youngsters CONFIDENT.
II confidence will win a regular
job with the Nationals this season
these youngsters have IL. Both seem
TO be boys with plenty of pep"
and IL this counts for anything the
Old OK has added to his stan q pair
that are sure to be winners.
All hands are anxious to reach
camp. There have been no broken
arms or legs to date climbing into
these war burden upper berths. and
the real truth is there is no news
so far and there will be but very
little until these pitchers and
rockies take the field at the South
Atlantic ball park in Augusta
Monday morning.