The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-08
"Curly" Brown and Johnny
Priest TO Enter Virginia
State League.
MACDONALD DENIES
PROVIDENCE RUMOR
Saws He Has Had No COmmunica-
ton With Eastern League
Manager.

Curly Brown, a Washington ball
player, has signed a contract with the
Richmond club. Of the Virginia state
League. and viii I'm all probability hold
down third base for that team next
season
This makes the second local PLAYER to
sign with the Richmond club Johnny
Priest VINO played short for the AE-
gies last season, having affixed mis-
John Hancock 10 a contract some weeks
ago With Priest and Brown at short
and third Richmond should be vel
fortified on the left side Of its iufeId-
Both~these men are capable deIders and
exceptionally good batters. Brown fo-
the past four years has played with
the Winchester club. OF Virginia He
has always hit well. his average last
year being above the 500 mark. In the
field he is both brainy and accurate.
He arm i strong and he gets the bail
away accurately from any position
Priest is not As experienced as Brown,
but Is touted about the Cit as a sure
conner. He first attracted attention Two
years ago when he wound up the sea
son IN the Departmental League with
better than a so average Last year
ne maintained his high sticking stand
ard and showed q marked improvement
IN fielding All signs Of the nervous
ness, which he displayed when first
break king in, disappeared, as wei as
many OF the other little rough edges
which It takes experience 20 erase
''Cv" Macdonald saws the rrnr-- rf1a-
ne e TO Zee signed by the Providence
Grub. Of the Eastern League IS news TO
E1nl- and that ne has not even come
INTO communication with the manager
OF The team However this denial does
rot mean that .-C--r will nor strike
0lI INTO faster company this season
He fully intends breaking into the pro-
lesslorsil ranks and already has several
Eooo offers from minor league clubs
IN speaking OF the Providence incl
dent. Macdonald said Here's how
ti=at tale got out A local man well
known TO the management OF the East
en- League club approached me and
asked what thought of a berth with
r EoEluellce- asked him for the par
uculaTS' and ne said he would have the
manager take that matter uu with me
mat s been some time ago. and not hing
mas been done since then So YOU Ses
there IS nothing 20 II. at least until /
EeL some cefnlre- word from the club
owner or manager"
Big Cy-- as he is called here and
Home Kun CT- as the baseball huEs
or Virginia hail him looks 10 he I'm the
NEST KIND CT shape He says he has
been doing considerable walking all
winter, and by that means has been
2 Die 10 Keep his weight down So thar
ne should not experience any difficulty
In rounding 10 with but a short u-e-
ilmlnary workout Mac is most de-
siroUs Of breaking into the Eastern
League and VIII uroha bly, do So BE
Ess several offers rom clubs I'm that
organization, but is waiting until he has
had chance 20 look them all over
carefully before signing
IN SIX years Macdonald has f=veIoupE
into one of the best baTuIarerS Wash
lngIon has ever produced His first
IIoIesslonal experience came after his
second season with the Central ETfgr
school team. Of which he was caur7f7
1or two seasons. Winchester broke him
IN. and although ne had a ra~E ron
10 hoe for the first Jew weeks. he soon
E.IEEed MS way into popularity and
rom then TIL now has been considered
the peerless swatter Of the Old Do
UinlOn state For the past two sea
sons Macdonald D-aved first for the
georgetown University nine. and easily
ranked with the collegiate -OpuotcherS
IN both batting and fielding AT the
fnd OF the past season ne was elected
captain Of the team but because Of
conditions III studies decided not 10 re-
turn 10 the Blue and Gray school