Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-04-14 | Page 7 | Washington Now on Working Basis

WASHINGTON NO NOON NOW ON WORKING BASIS Griffith Cuts Squad to Give G Greatest Strength Strength Ayers Ayers Stubborn Washington ton D. D C. C April 13 During 13 During tho the past week celt Manager Griffith cut his squad to somewhere near Us its May 15 I proportions tOP or t I o is s. s 0 Outfielder u U i e 1 d e r Al Allen I en Sheer was placed with the International League club at Providence and an op option option option op- op tion on his services was Vas retain retained cd Shortstop Bill Dill Morley was Shifted unified to Hartford 11 Outfielder u Joe 1 Connelly Connally was h LU i AU I waiver l. l price He i boon boen doing some very clever work for tor them and perI pcr- pcr I formed forme well weB h here re this week This leaves young Bill nill Allen and the tho Cubans Calvo an and Acosta as tho the surviving outfield out- out flold field recruits It was predicted In Inthis inthis inthis this column before Acosta was heard of that Allots Allen and Calvo would stand the best chance of or retention Laporte Gc con and R. R Williams Illiams arc the re remaining ro- ro extra infielders Probably from two to five pitchers v. wili bo let jet letout letout out before the amputations cease but otherwise the team Is down dowis to a a. working work work- In lag ing basis or thereabouts Tho The case of ofA A Avers vcrs the recalcitrant twirler from rom Richmond Is still unsettled Manager Steve Ste Griffin of or the Richmond team was In town earl carl early in the week and proposed ed that nark lark Griffith lot him have havo A Ayers back on condition that ho he be turned over to Washington ton whenever when when- over ever wanted But when Griffith m meets then comes tho the tug t of ot war wa Grit was stron strong for discipline and baseball law aw and insisted that Ayers must pa pay pan his fine Uno before ho could be restored to good standing A Ayers de declared de- de elaT dared ho he would never pa par fine tine and there tho the matter rr l CLERICS S L I s The CI Clerks of the of-the the nI TIle IMo the I team tum by IJ a 11 cr r of or 24 to 10 SO o. o rise clerks cierI are for tor out of or to town lown n games OH and InrI 11 ou uny uj team games gaino can An cull call AU Brinkley nt at M 53 W W. Fifth C south As AI till this vr was 15 s The first Ram limp of the ibl season Illon the Clerks Club showed up well The Tuc game gome wai wu played plaTed i ia n the Pacific grounds