The Washington times., 1923-02-15

Senators and wanted to get with
again last year 1 requested that
each time he refused.
For two years l have been a
salary holdout. and although my
demands We're in part met, did
not want to leave because of finan-
cial reasons entirely. I wanted the
opportunity to play with another
club I had been with Washington
since 1918, and unless a player is
with a winning club he likes to
make a change after few years.
1.-THE impression seems current
that I am disgruntled with the
trade 1 am not. I. would rather
have had the trade go through as
it has than to remain with Wash
ington another year. But, natu-
rally, if I had had a choice
would have picked any team but
one that held the cellar position
last season.
despite my feelings, however,
will give Frank Chance the
best i'm me, and feel that with
more frequent and regular turn
I'm the harness, my batting aver
age for 1928 will be considerably
above last years.
II have every confidence that
Chance is going to make a good
ball club this season, and 1 will /
bend every effort to help him
do So"
So far as Clark Griffith is con-
cerned, Muddy Ruel will be entirely
satisfactory here and with the Bos-
ton writer's satisfied to have Picl-
mich in a Red Sox uniform, there
seems small opportunity for quar-
reling over the trade.
Pat Charity was of small use to
the Griffmen last year-but this is
another year.
'Tm going to save Charity in
every way possible says President
Griffith. discussing the outlook for
the coming year, so that nothing
will interfere with his comeback.
sInstead of catching the pitch
ers i'm their warming-up at Tam
pa, he will take part in the bat
ting drills, resting his arm all he
can so that it may be at full
strength when the season opens.
This viii be possible more than
ever this year with Gibson on the
1OD anu Will hH CAtA6 C1NNuCA Va
experience.
CHARITY was in poor health last
year. Now he's in shape again. He
has had his troublesome tonsifs re-
moved and has gained in weight and
strength. Furthermore, he has been
having his throwing arm baked regu.
iarlv every week all winter. No ball
,,iayer ever worked harder to get
into shape than he has. / look for
him to be his old self.
at means a lot to the team to
have Charity ready. When he's
right, he is a wicked hitter, espe-
eially when hits mean runs. That
aas been his style ever since coming
here.
Last year, finding his arm weak,
Charity lost heart. That effected
his hitting. When his hitting fell
off and his WEAK arm prevented his
throwing, he was in a pitiful condi-
ton.
"If Charity can get away to a
good start, that is, with his throw
ing arm strong once more, watch
him hit. And with him hitting up
around 300 he will be the same old
Charity, which will mean con-
siderable to the ball team"
Patsy has been living over in Vir-
ginia this winter, coming to town
regularly to have his arm baked.
He has been seen at various basket
ball games and looked in good health.
But that doesn't show how well he
can throw.
When he goes to Tampa the vet
eran backstop will take his time
about tearing loose with the old
soupbone. He is q sensible chap,
knows what to do and what not to
do, and President Griffith is wasting
no worries over him.
Charity will be starting upon his
seventh season with the Griffs in
April He broke in with Dayton in
the Central League in 1914, being
sold for $500 on August rs to the
Cincinnati Reds. A month later he
was released to Minneapolis, where