The Washington herald., 1909-02-08
Rr WILLIAM PEET.

By WILLIAM PEET.
kid ElberfeId comes to our rescue
once morejust when We were puzziing
our brains for some good, live baseball
dope
The EIberfeld case has taken another
tuna turn for the worse, many OF the
Capital fans viii tell Us who are bowling
for the Kid 10 wear a Washington uni
form this season.
The latest twist comes in the nature OF
q dispatch from New York. to the effect
that Hal Chase has written 70 President
Farrell saying that he Is willing 10 be
friends and bury the hatehet, and hopes
that the Kid viii be with the Yankees
next season
Washington's one hope OF landing the
.-TabascO KID has been badly smesred, II
this story Is true. Manager St2llings.
rather than have dissension in his ranks.
was willing 10 tie a tin can 70 EIberfeld.
ana the latter had expressed a willing
ness 10 work under CantiIlOn. Elberfeld
has been sold and traded so often this
season that the following New York dis
patch may be taken with q grain OF salt
by our leading baseball fans
Here IS the message;
The Chase-ElberfeId fegd IN the Yankee
camp appears 70 have disappeared
At least, Chase IS willing TO offer the
olive branch-whatever that is-and those
persons who figure that Elberfeld viii
have 10 90 because Chase is coming back
may have 20 guess again
Frank Farrell has received a letter
~
pentant He says ne is tickled AT the
prospect OF playing on the hilltop again,
and makes the significant remark that he
hopes ElbeTfeld wiz be on the job. He's
g great ball player writes Chase
That sort Of knocks the tales that have
been coming out Of the West 10 the effect
that Chase said that Elberfeld drove him
OF the team There may have been trOu-
be between them, but Elberfeld as a
manager and Elberfeld as a private are
TWO different persons. With StaIlings on
the joo as peacemaker they should get
along all right
Although Manager StaIIings has said
nothing definite about Elberfeld. Il looks
now as If the Kid will stay in New
York Owner Farrell has left the whole
matter 10 SJaIlings, and says he VIII not
butt in On anything the manager wishes
70 do in regard TO the playing end OF the
club. StaIlings has said ne can handle
EIberfeld ali right. and that he viii be
able 20 get the right kind OF work out
Of him There has been some doubt as
20 the KIDS bad leg. but he has writ
ten 10 friends that he viii have no trouble
with that member EIberfeld said AZ the
close Of last season that he could play
third base Just as well as he could at
short, and If the Kid is In the lineup
next season that may be his position. He
pracdced there q great deal. and thought
he would Ike 70 play on the third corner
OF the diamond When he left Tor the
South. Stanlngs said ne would keep e.
berfeld, and that third base might be his
position"
As announced exclusively in this paper,
Dolly" Gray. the Pacific Coast twirler,
IS perfectly satisfied with the terms sub
uitted to him by Manager Joe CantiIIon,
but has not signed a contract. for the
reason that no contract has been ten
dered him Gray Is considered by the
Coast fans as 20 Per cent better than
Bin Burns If ne shows Up % per cent
better IN Washington. Walter johnson
may have 10 look 10 his laurels.
Grantland Rice. Of the Nashville Ten
nessean, seems apropos at present:
N THE WINTER LEAGUE.
Though I've never won Tsunant In the zace that
starts each spring.
And the anish every sut7-nn fnds ne muebly TO
the punk
Tbough thr0uzh June. July. and Auzuse you czn
nssE the AnTils ing
IS The critics N body dub ny team bunch Of
--TInk''
You have s0t to hard II 70 ne o. sl7- platter
The sumner s1zmble's o7r-thOush s0ns o.aer
mogul ains,
In the one and only Wonder Of the Coming Sea-
When the last ral Ems Is o1g and the Winter
League begins
Although each October finds ne under sTsy rivals
Twenty games behind TIE othe-do I stop and
shed tear?
Not upon yor Unce's po--rait-I besin right od
tbe reel
Lining uD my WI1tsr LeEions for SUE hz
next year,
admit the laok b-oks badly and the ''111psrss
Ciuped nv chsnco'
confess 20 injured PLAYERS" and few less
mino- sins
Thss 5amp out IN The opeB and I dc Psnnau,
When the last real game is over and the Winter
League begins.
Ths pitchers have gathered when the STOW beZi1s
70 fan
Are the vouders Of the nation-srery ones a
Hurting King
And my 0u-isld-Holy Vhiske7S-hCE that bs1nch
can hit the hau
When they walk up with the willow from October
unto sTTIug,
EFe7y player on nv pay roI Il a star Of purest
ray
Til they reach the fed Of battle. where they're
slower on their riEs
Thsn stream Of cold moiasses, szd ny pbenozns
fade away
But you've at to hand It to ne vhsa the Winter
Leag1e tsEns-