The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-13
Baseball Writers Invited to
Dine with Mr.. Pulliam.
sOCKALExIs ON DECK AGAIN
Famous Indian Ball Player Comes
ont of His Hiding and Wants to
Play Ban with Connecticut League
Club-ChicagO Urges Cemiskey TO
Come 20 Terms with Walsh.
Bx WILLIAM PEET.

In addition to the baseball magnstes
who viii assemble at Chicago next week
for the purpose of adopting the official
schedule for the coming season. the base
bail writer's viii also meet
President Puliam some days ago issued
cards Of invitation to members of the
Baseball Writers of America. formed in
Detroit during the worlds series. The
cards stipulste that magnates are barred
and the scribes viii be entertained at
dinner by the National League head
The invitations we're received with
mingled oordiaIity and curiosity.
President Joe Jackson. Of the Detroit
Free Press. elected by the sc-sbes az the
annual league meeting in New York last
December, says:
Now the invitations are partially ex-
planned PulIiam in letter TO Chairman
Hermann, Of the commission. which ac-
companies a batch Of correspondence
bearing on the ticket scandal and Chance
matters. the National League president.
promising that he viii make public a
statement in regard 10 Murphy. where
the latter stands. what the PuIiam opin-
ion OF the Murphy person IS. and divers
other things that may make good read
ing, before the Baseball Writers of
America al Chicago. The newspaper or
ganiZation has been accorded recognition
by American and National leagues. and
in this case gets a recognition that ii had
not looked for. II the mOgUls ara 10 pull
Of scraps. there IS no arena ike that
which the baseball writers viii furnish "
I The baseball writer's have banded to-
gether not only for the purpose OF Is
{ tablishing 4 Uniform set OF scoring rules
; but 10 keep the pikers out Of press stands
AZ BAH parks, and for the general good
+ Of the game.
Many Washington baseball fans remem-
Der hearing Of or, possibly, seeing Louis
+ Sockalexis. the famous Indian. formerly
al Holy Cross College. Worcester. Mass,
and for a few brief months with the
+ Clevelands.
Sock" has been buried IN the RIds Of
Maine for the last eight or nine years.
and il was reported several times that ne
was dying Of rheumatism or some other
disease.
The Indian has come out Of his hiding
al last. and a dispatch yesterday from
/ Holyoke. Mass. says that Sockalexis is
! trying hard 10 get into condition again
{ for the coming season and wants q trial
with the HolyOke club.
SOCK had one OF the grandest throw
ing arms il the world The writer re-
members game in Worcester between
( Holy Cross and Brown, back in rs. Sock
alexis was playing center felG for Holy
+ Cross, and on three different occasions
( threw runners out at the plate. the ball
sailing in on a bee line, true as a die: and
I how the big fellow could hit
/ Firewater caused his downfall but he
( has promised 10 be good after ar these
years. and IL is said that ne has cut out
the red stuff entirely
/ Here is the way an unkind Chicago
critic hands It TO Big Ed Walsh. the
famous White Sox pitcher. who is hold
/ ing out for a salary Of $500:
1T is hoped that the slight misunder-
standing that is now alleged TO exist
between Charles A COmiskey and Ed
ward Walsh viii be adjusted. We could
hardly keep house on the South Side
without Walsh he is what the baseball
critics cali some pitcher. But far out
weighing that is his Impressive displace-
iment He IS what the giggling sOpho-
more class in the art school calls q Greek
! godlike man He has Il all over him in
+ the way Of grace and pondsrous beauty
I And he is so conscious Of II all that you
/ don't have 10 guess FOR yourself He
/ puts il up 70 your admiring vision IN
such way that you can't get away from
III. We long have treasured a remark
we heard about Walsh the same being
( He is the only BAD PLAYER I ever saw
who could strut standing still
we hope he won't be lost 20 US for
a trife-how much is it,