Evening star., 1919-03-09
SHAW AND JANVR|N
ONLY BALKERS NOW
All of the Other Nationals
Have Accepted Griffith's
Terms for This Year.
TWENTY-NINE GO SOUTH
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.


Clark Griffith finds himself in a mgch
more favorable position than ma
| jority of big league pilots in that all
but two Of his players have accepted
| the terms offered them for 1919. The
backward athletes are j. Aloysius'
Shaw, the wild man Of the mound
corps, and Harold c. Janvrin. the Bos-
| ton infielder obtained in exchange for
Eddie Ainsmith and George Du Mont
Janvrin's differences with the club
are not so great but that they can be
| Strengthened out with the use of a
little diplomacy and tact, and it is
confidently expected he will get in line
within few days. Shaw's case Is
different. The value the Pittsburgher
! places on his services is SO far in eN-
| cess of the appraisal of his boss that
there is no immediate prospect of an
| adjudication. According to Griffith,
! the salary offered Shaw is as large as
the club can afford, and unless he
| sees fit to accept it no further effort
| to sign him will be made.
Lebanon Fans Backing Shaw.
1t develops Shaw is receiving moral
I-and financial-support in his hold
| out attitude from the fans of Leba-
non. Pa, where he is employed as IN
spector of acoustics, or something, in
| the furnace plant of the Bethlehem
Steel Company. His salary, together
with what he picks up from pitching
| ball on the side, is said to exceed tn.
! pecuniary inducements offered here.
! The purpose of the booster com MY
tee Organized by the fans is 10 re ii
| the services of Shaw, Sam Aguew.
| Del Pratt, Eddie Murphy and other
more or less scintillating stars of the
majors now there.
he N
as Agnew is concerned, as the battler
yesterday reached an agreement with
the locals and will sign when he gets
his contract, so it may be that Shaw
will yet masticulate Mike Martins
model menus.
Twenty-Five to Go South.
There will be just twenty-nine ath-
letes in the house party at Hampton
| Terrace Annex, North Augusta, S..G..
| this month, exclusive of Nick Altrock,
| if present plans carry. Griffith has
| another deal on the fire which may
| bring the total to thirty. He declines
to say who the prospect is or what he
specializes at. but asserts his acquIs.-
ton would strengthen the team and
that the news should develop this
week.
are pitchers, namely, Johnson, Shaw.
| Harper, Ayers, Matteson. Hoviih,
Craft, Lynch and the recruit south-
paws. Harry Thompson of Toro.eo
and Bill Harrington of Los Ang les.
Another lefthander. Zachary. stil! is
overseas in the Army and will not BE
! on hand for the opening. Still auothe.'
Earl Yingling-has decided to Quit
! the diamond and remain in business
at Dayton, near his home in Ohio. This
will come as a disappointment to cap
| ital fans, who were considerably i,n-
pressed with the showing he made for
| the Nationals last year before he WAS
called into the Army. He was cou a.
ed upon for pinch roles. in a.i
dition to relief work in the box.
Casey May Be Named Stout
Picinich. Agnew, Charity 'anu
Casey comprise the catching quarisi.
All will be on hand at Augus.a. but
| the last named may be given some
thing to do other than warm Gp itch
ers after the campaign gets unue-
way. III any of the numerous ju Ell;
! prospects he has unearthed make
good the title of official scout may
be conferred upon him.
The infield brigade numbers eleN.l
and includes Judge, Janvrin. Shanks.
Foster, Leonard and Mcbride. in az
dition to Joe Brown, the Buffalo as
pirant; Cob Davis, the native sDH,
Hod Ellerby of Spartanbure, Sc.
and Billy Murray, the former Brown
collegian and bosom friend of Nick
Altrock, who recently was discharged
from the service. Then there il .rhs
Baltimorean. Harold Zimmerman. who
has wished himself in on the training
trip at his own expense. ms
Horace Milan Is Married s"-.
Outfield material will embrace san
Rice. who yesterday wired IRONS his
home at Watseka, Ill, that he has re
ceived his discharge from the Army:
Bert ShOtton, the famous litigalIt
whose suit against the club for back
pay is not going to prevent his .ap-
pearance in left field for the Nationals
(if no one can be found to take his
place. and the Milan brothers. Ciyd,
and Horace. The latter recently joined
the ranks of benedicts upon beuIs
discharged from the naval aviation
service, and is making his home in
Charleston, S. c. OF the lot only
Shotton actually is signed, but The
others have agreed to work for the
stpends offered and the business %.
scribbling on the dotted line is a meye
formality.
There seems little likelihood that
Mike Menosky will be able TO Obtain
date. Griffith has done everything -lr
can to facilitate Menosky's return
but the corporars last letter indicatei
that apparently there is months o
service ahead of him in Franc.
Menosky now is doing military polis
duty with Company c, Headquart.f
Battalion, at Chaumont.
Robertson's Status Unchanged.
Whether Davey Robertson, former
star outfielder of the Giants, can b..
landed for the Nationals remains
doubtful. While in this city last wee<
in connection with his duties as al
agent of the Department of Justice.
Robertson called Griffith on the pifone
to learn if there was any change in
his status. but was informed that of
forts to waive him out of the National
League thus far have been unSuccesF-
full. Robertson has let it be known
that if he plays at all it will be as
member of the local team, and has in
formed Griff that if 4 deal for hrra
cannot be arranged he plans to GO ia
business with his father in Norfolk
Manager Griffith plans to make
thorough inspection of the Georgia
avenue grounds and stands today ~
authorize any improvements or re-
shape for the opening of the cam
paign. -.
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