The Washington herald., 1919-12-19
By GEORGE L. MoRELAND.

2 Washington, so why not us?
was talking to several old
timers yesterday and every moth
.r's son wanted a stove league
started. Why. it is ono OF the
srandcst things in the world for
he young men, as we'll as us old
bucks. to get together once in a
Shile to talk over the game.
4 would be pleased 10 donate
al the smokes that could be used
/ meeting can be arranged"
said ono fan, while another said,
Get it going and call on me and
! viii see that VIC have plenty OF
sandwiches to so round"
svetx- Take Interest.
Another wanted to be put down
A. one Of the speakers and no is
now connected with the War De-
partmrnt and has not attended a
eall game in Washington for years.
Now let us all get together and
boost this thing along Some hall
IAN be secured where the boys can
get together and talk over the
Grand old game.
The stove leagues in the differ
mt cities in the country have done
nn'rt To foster baseball than all
others put together. II is the best
mcdium to help amateur and semi
pro teams and it mrans that ON.
gets acquainted with all the protn :
lstnS young players in the city and
from these -Gabfests" many a
NounS fellow gets his start in fast
company. There are dozrps ,r
Young players who never get ne
luainted with the ones who can
help them They have the ability
Out no on" To help them get out.
rms Is why the stove leagues IN
iI the cities have been Organized
u - To- learn of the Youngsters
WI" want to start out as ball
payers but do not know how to
start
Had Young Playersr.
WIN the assistance of such men as
Prcsident-NanaGer Clarke Griffith
ItafTy Doe White. Nick" AItrock
raul Hines. J. J. Decker, George Mar
Sh"l, Charley snyder and others thai
couid De mentioned to give valuable
ADVICE and assistance il means much
To the young players.
ms Is one grand proposition and
every lover of the game should prah
an opportunity to belong to an organ
iz#tiOR
In Pittsburg. where one of the hest
leagues exists. speakers from other
-ilss have volunteered to attend
thicaEo has one OF the best stove
leagues IN the different cities. AT ills
'hh'ual meeting held a couple OF weeks
aSo over S.OGO fans attended.
Washington. with all the noted peo-
p'e from all paris OF the United.
r'ales' and many old-timc followers of
W" zane shouid boom the league.
fepreSentatiNe John Nolan. from
f""uS! h2nia. offers 10 come and tell
you Nhai he did az a kid and that il,
was baseball that made him what he
* to-day. lie was one of the besr
players in his home city and cot TO
oN" team that was a big winner
There are several upon CapitoJ mn
"fc owe their success to baseball and
very oTc CGn bc secured &, say n
word.
iiolL-nps Not Expected,
Manager Grifiith-was hard at work
yesterday sending out contracts 10
"'S players DO you think you Will
nave any hold-ups. he was asked?
tont think so. | am going TO
treat all the boys with an advance
if they deserve it. No, I don't think
WIZ have any trouble with any of
l0P1n L :.
Word was received from Mr.. Rich
srdson that he would he on hand in
plenty of time to attend the annual
meeting to be held tomorrow at II
a. m.
III arrangements can be made :, Ston
at Pensacola. Fla. will be put on the
transforming schedule of the Ma
Iionals. and as that city is on the line
from Tallahassee to Mobile or Mont
sOmery il would break up big
Jump.
Averages Held Up.
Although IL is nearly three. m,ntbs
since the baseball season ended the
official averages OF the American
League have not yet made their an
pearance- Baseball fans are wonder
ing IN Just what shape they will be
issued when President johnson sends
mem out. When Mr.. johnson was in
New York for the annual meeting of
the American League his secretary.
william Harridge. stated that two
sets of averages had been made up
one including the sames which Carl
Mays won while a member OF the
Yankees. and another set. with these
games. which Mays pitched under an
Injunction order. thrown out.
Spring training for major lea-u.
impires has been advocated on more
han one occasion in the past. but
ofrhaps on account of the EXPENSE
involved never was considered Sc
1ously- Conditions of late years.
however. have been gradually shap-
nE themselves toward a condition
hat should guarantee spring work
or all the arbiters. with a pecuniary
-eeompense as an added incentive
IL has become popular for ma jor
eaSue clubs to- train in the vicinity
u some rival of the opposing league.
nat expense money NAV be re-
rieVed by practice games at the
amps and exhibition series during
tOint tours northward No less thar
EN- OF the sixteen major Ieaeue
clubs next spring will play long
series or games at the respective
raining camps and on the way
North.
BARBER shop Talk.
scene in barber shop on Pennsyl-
Nania avenue yesterday between n
1arber and a customer:
Customer-Well. ] see where Crit
it'll has purchased the Washington
baseball club.
Parber-so ] see by the papers.
Customer-welI, I don't see whore