Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-10
Seen
As Griff's Most
Choice
Has Fine Facilities;
6. U. and c. U. Also
Being Considered
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

The Washington baseball clubs
search for suitable training site
has simmered down to the University
of Maryland, Catholic University
and Georgetown University, Presi-
dent Clark Griffith admitted last
night, and indications are the Mats
will flex their muscles at nearby
College Park.
Griffith, who previously had ex-
pressed desire for the Mats to get
out of town for a month, has
changed his mind and the Mats def
initely will train in this area
University of Maryland. with a
fine diamond laid out by Griffith
Stadium's groundkeeper, a spacious
field house where pitchers and
catchers may toll in inclement
weather, acceptable seating for spec
tators and adequate housing facili-
ties, looms as Griffith's choice.
Could Solve Housing Problem.
Worrying Griffith last night was
the matter of housing, but survey
of Maryland's fraternity houses re-
veals the Mats would be welcome,
The ideal set-up," said Griffith
would be to get fraternity house
for the boys. We're looking into
that"
A spokesman for one fraternity
said housing at least part of the
Washington team would be our
salvation" citing the fact all fra.
ternities there will suffer tremen-
dous loss of manpower next month
that won't be replaced by pledges.
Il don't believe any one fra
ternity house could take care of an
entire baseball squad" one fra
ternity spokesman said, but two
houses could accommodate it easily.
We have one of the largest houses
on the campus and we sleep 80
men. Well lose at least Is of those
men next month and taking in a
baseball team would represent one
way we could stay open.
Would Welcome Mats.
Like other fraternities. we have
many men in the enlisted reserves.
Under their contract with the Army
the fellows permitted to remain
in school must leave the fraternity
house and live in the dormitories.
Then, too. we'll be losing fellows
by graduation and to other branches
of the service. Taking in a base
ball team would represent our SAL
walton.
There would be the matter of
voting on permitting outside men
to live in fraternity house." he
continued, but I don't believe that
would present any difficulties. T
can't speak for my fraternity as a
whole or for others, but you can
bet the Washington baseball team
will be welcome and that it will get
enough space to house its players
If 1t chooses to train here"
With the Mats training at College
Park there would be no cor Aict with
Maryland teams, since the Old
Liners abandoned baseball for the
duration several months ago to en-
phaSize combat sports.
Under restrictions suggested bv
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lands,
commissioner of baseball, and
passed upon by major league club
owners last Tuesday teams must
train north of the Potomac and
Ohio Rivers and east of the Mis-
sissippi That rule excerpts the two
st. Louis clubs, who will be per-
mitted to train in Missouri.
Few Exhibitions Likely. :
Catholic University and George
town are more accessible to trans
portation, but Griffith isn't fretting
about that item. He has opposed
players bringing their families I'd
spring training CAMPS and by hous-
Ing the Mats in a fraternity house
he could all but prevent it.
Training here will create new
problems for the Mats. Once pre-.
viously they trained at Charlottes-
vile, Va, but otherwise have
eroomed for the regular season at
such warm sites as Orlando, Fla;
Tampa, Fla. Augusta, Ga: At
lanta, Ca; Galveston, Tex, and BIZ
| loxi, Miss
Washington may play only a few
exhibition games as the result of
Grlfflth's decision to remain in this
area, although games may be ar.
ranged with the Philadelphia Ath.
letics, who will train at Wilmington,
Del, and the New York Yankees
and New York Giants, who will
| train in Neu Iercey