The Washington times., 1921-03-10

~ Just about then the wind shifted and
sgsin began leaking upon our devoted
sheads. Back we hiked to the club
L9ffice.
eIo They've enlarged the club head
.Quarters now. President Griffith has
yasroom all to himself-or will have
when he comes back from Tampa
and Tim" Jordan's jump over to the
seUncession headquarters means that
Itddie Eynon's own office will be some
Office by the time the ticket sellers
SO to work.
HE BUYS SOME TICKETS.
Il The door opened and tall young
imam came in.
s~s,Pm from the Department of Com
Sfnerce," he said to Eddie. There's a
., lot o. fans up there who want to sit
: together at the opening game. Can
II get twenty-six tickets?"
"Wouldn't be surprised" replied
Eddie. what do you think of sitting
'-ubstairs? Lots of the boys prefer
.seats up there. Or, If you prefer. wen
find some downstairs. I'll tell you
slets go over and see the seats"
q The rain had halted temporarily.
and over they went. On their return
that young man bought, twenty-siS
seats downstairs. We said nothing,
Int we knew he'd made a bum choice
because the upper stand is far to be
preferred any day in the week.
YES, that diamond is going. to be
the finest we ever had continued
Eddie after the young man had gone.
Lets go over and look at it again"
GIVE TT SECOND LOOK.
SO we went out among the rivers
and ponds for another look. The
grass hadn't grown even the ltiniest
little bit. in spite of the shower. This
time we got out as far as second base
when the wind shifted and again we
beat 1t for cover.
Lets look at the new seats for the
press stand" said Ed.
'Sure, let's look" was our instant
response.
SO, hollering for Majordomo O'Dea
to bring the key to the Washington
players room. we went in and DID
ACTUALLY SEE THOSE CHAIRS
FOR THE PRESS STAND, those chairs
chairs had been on the way" all last
season. Yet, they're there. all right,
no doubt OF that. We saw them with
'sopr own eyes We KNOW THEY'RE
sHBRE.
"Do you know" said Ed. that
think we might go out and see that
lgrass again, don't your"
SO we did picking our way among
the lakes and streams on all sides.
WE LOOK AT THE GRASS.
! Arriving on the infield. Ed picked
raway bit of mud and pointed to the
tender shoots in plain sight
"See there. That grass is coming
up in wonderful fashion. I'll have a
fegnlar putting green here this sum-
fner and next year-ah, next year
&~9n have the best grass in the major
ecagues. I'm going to have a sod nur-
3epW out there near the outfield fence
Ind make my own turf. Say, next
leers I'll have the greatest infield and
6dtfleld in the league. Look At that
grass fairly bursting out of the
ground"
Then the wind shifted and we just
landed in the club ONCE one step be-
fore The final heavy downfall, leap
ing over the rivers and lodging the
lakes on the way in.
This rain'll' make the grass grow,
all right" said Tim" Jordan, who
had arrived after business trip to
Fourteenth street.
Oil SAY TT WILL
TN say 1t WILL responded Eddie
sEynon. Two hours of sun and that
sgraas viii fairly leap out of the
tground. I'll have that infield n put
,ting green this season. Did you no.
gtice the new grass coming up?"
We agreed we had. Then Ed showed
Ms the new entrance from Bohrer
street, with the five new ticket Offices