Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-20
Starts With Good Name.

Under. the sponsorship CT Manager Jack
Dunn of the Baltimore team Claude
Brady, southpaw pitcher of the Brook
land team of the Capital City League
will make his initial bow in professions
circles.
Brady is quite youngster, being nine
teen years old, but he bears every ear
mark of 4 good pitcher. In the early part
CT the past season, when Brady f1rst ap-
peared on the local diamonds. he was
considered somewhat OF joke, as he
was a bit green. but he learned rapidly
and after he had mastered the general
weakness of nearly every southpaw-
lack Of control-the joke was all with
him.
Standing over feet IN height and
Weighing 1S5 pounds he possessed a
| world OF speed. and before the season
had closed he had developed curve ball
that was not easy of solution. Manager
| Dunn has a very promising player in
Brady, and If he cannot find berth for
him on the Baltimore team should place
him where he can exercise watchful eye
| over his development.
Another Capital City League twirler
who will endeavor to deceive the batsmen
Of the minor leagues is Walter Ferguson.
who performed for the G. p. o. team.
Ferguson will make his, entry into pro-
fessional company under the guidance
| and protection of Manager Warren at
Frankfort, KY. in the Blue Grass League.
In his performances on the local sand
lots Ferguson has given every evidence
| of being a pitcher of no mean ability, and
Manager Warren. who saw him perform
at the close of last season, speaks we'll of
| him. 81 saw Ferguson pitch several
| son last year. said Manager Warren.
| land was much impressed with his work.
l think him a capable pitcher. and he will
| develop. l am going to give him every
| fdent that he will bear out my opinion
! of him. This much / know: Since
| signed him several managers have made
me offers. but / am not going to let him
| go until j get good look at him in fast
company"
| Becker Looks Good.
| Charles Becker. southpaw pitcher of the
Columbia Athletic Club, will bend then,
over for the Macon team Of the South At
! lantic League this spring. This. however.
will not be Becker's initial effort in pro-
| fessional ranks, he having had brief
season with the Trenton team of the Tri-
State League last year. where he showed
| We'll until forced to return home ac-
countof sickness. Becker was able to Sc
cure his release from Trenton and found
| place with the Sally" outfit, where he
| should experience no difficulty i'm remain
| ing. In the few games he pitched for the
Columbia team he gave evidence of being
! a twirler worth a good trial.
| William King. known to local fame as
| ''Biddie." is another of the Washington
/ crop OF players, which this season will
run largely to pitchers. who is endeavor-
| ing to secure an opportunity TO mystify
minor league batsmen. Manager Norcum
! has the player under consideration at
present and will in all probability give
him the opportunity he desires. King did
some good work last season as a member
OF the Merry Widow team. composed
/ largely of females who thought they
could play the game. His most notable
I performance was the defeat he admins
| tered the strong Herndon club with the
| bunch OF females behind him. Winches-
| ter and several of the other Virginia
clubs had an opportunity to test King S
/ fitness. and though lie suffered defeat at
the hands of those clubs. he gave them
several moments of uneasiness. King
| is well worth trial.
Among the other District players who
will perform on professional diamonds,
but who have long since passed out of
| the amateur ranks. are the following
Tom Cantwell of Clarke Griffith's Gin
/ cinnati team: Carl Sterzer. with Grand
| Rapids in the Central League: Jack Carr.
| transferred from Portland to Calves on
| in the Texas League. and Jack Leonard.
who is considering an offer with one of
| the South Atlantic League clubs.
! Altogether, it is a pretty fair bunch of
players that will represent the Capital
| city in fast society. and while some of
them may find the going rather hard. all
are determined to bend every effort to
make good The prize for success is one
| well worth the striving, and while me-
chanical ability will always be considered
the one greatest asset, brains and cour-
age are factors which will prove of help
to some In landing the prize. The dis
| corning manager will not overlook the
| two latter. even If his eye is only fixed
on the former. The best wishes of local
| fandom go with every aspirant for
professional honors. nd the hope is that
some, If not every one of them. may
| eventually secure a niche in base ball s
/ hall OF fame as high as that now occu-
pied by Honue Wagner or Ty Cobb.