The Washington herald., 1909-03-16

Harry Krause. the flying Dutchman,"
says that the bowling in Pittsburg was
great at Newell s'-wherever that is.
The signed contracts Of Krause. Helt-
mueller. and SchIitzer have just reached
Connie Mack. while Murray has taken on
youth named Heisemann. Since when
did Cincinnati move over to Philadel-
phia?
II is perhaps a little early 10 boast. but
We feel certain amount OF pride in the
forthcoming ST. Patricks Day edition Of
the Bill Bailey column. Mike Kahoe. the
heavy-hitting catcher OF the Nationals,
sent us word by the MarcOni wireless sys-
TEN that he would furnish us with the
dope. Another Of Bill Bailey's remark
able achievements.
Tho spotlight man on the Philadelphia
North American must have personal
grudge against Charley Street. Listen 10
this spiel. There is a dry belt clause
in the contract Of Catcher Street. the
cOnQueror OF the Washington Monument.
II ever Charley INDUCES too freely in
spirituous. malt. or vinous liquors. the
sum Of $500 will be frisked or from his
seasons hOnOrarium."
Because Gus Wade is wearing a Pitts
burg tourney pin. many are under the
impression that he can bowl.
Dode Criss is a good pinch hitter but
he isn't going 70 pinch Owner Hedges for
n $4,000 salary for batting once an after
noon
Pat Powers says he will make Longboat
come to time. As time is money" very
likely Pat won't have any trouble.
Jack johnson entertained the passen-
gers on the steamer crossing the Pacific
by playing bass viol solos. Well, there
was TO other place 10 go.
out in Cleveland they are saying that
they viii clean up. this season, all play
ers like Tom Hughes and Walter John
son, who make a speciality OF the out
that none Of these slsbmen are shaking
in their slippers on account of this dire
threat. The only time these huskies
shake is when they shake for the orange
phosphates.
Pat Wells, formerly a weIl-known Co
lumbia Athletic Club athlete. bought
pair Of new shoes last week and yester-
day Pats feet we're so hot that he made
huge tracks in the asphalt as he
walked around Washington Circle. The
usphalt around the circle resembled a
mammoth graphophone record OF the
Anvil Chorus from the grand opera Of
Little Johnnie Jones" AS we 20 10
press We learn that Pat had his feet in
cold storage and has his doubts about
being able to deliver an grafton at the
wake Of his friend Terrence McGlue
which is expected 20 take place on March
Is. as Terrence threatens to attend a
meeting Of the Orangemen on March Il
big Chief Bender is so interested in
trap shooting that he threatens 10 ouit
baseball for good. He won added renown
and a nice piece OF money at German
town, Pa, on March (, defeating the
crack shot, s. S. White. Bender proved TO
be in his best form and killed fifty birds
without a miss. Ugh! II that Indian does
change his mind. and If he ever pitches a
game out at the National Park. We are
sure going 10 have him searched. because
there are a lot Of live pigeons that light
on the top Of the press box, and besides
well, some of us have families to support.
The Springfield, Ill. team Of the Three
I league is dubbed Senators"
In Pennsylvania an insurance company
is making a speciality of insuring baseball
players against accident. If thev would
insure player keeping his promise. usu-
ally made on the last pay day Of the sea-
son. that he would promptly sign the con-
tract for the ensuing season, we will tell
them where they can write a lot OF pei