The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-03

Well Il here isn't our little friend For
man back again,
Yep. the good looking. curly haired
twirler reported for duty yesterday and
was out In a Washington uniform.
/ Remember Forman?
He was the youngster whom the Ma
tionals tried out here during the last
three weeks of the 1909 season. Some
body recommended him to Joe Cantillon
and he was given a trial.
AS the writer recalls Forman, he pitch
ed one game against st. Louis. All he
had was a roundhouse curve and a smile.
The harder they HIT him the more he
smiled.
| Forman was ordered TO report TO Nor
| folk with the Nationals last March. He
showed up for a few days and told Me
Aleer he had a good chance to coach a
| college team in Pennsylvania, asking per-
mission to do so.
| The permission was readily granted
and Forman was ordered 10 report IN
washington when his college season
closed. The season closed last Thurs
day. and this is the reason why For
man is on deck.
| McAleer will give him a chance 10
show what he can DO. and If he comes
across with the right stuff he will be
retained.
| The Nationals closed their first week
at home yesterday after their long
whirl around the circuit and can
hardly show a record of which to be
proud. Six games were played. four
against New York and two against
Boston. McAleer's hopefuls grabbed
only two games out OF the half dozen
/ and these were by one run margins
after the hardest kind of fighting.
| The locals viii have 10 show some
thing better than this If they expect tC
| keep out of last place. for at the rats
the ST. Louis Browns are going a shift
in the standing is about due unless the
Nationals take brace.
| McAIeer stated last night that ne hat
not released Catcher Jack Hardy. but IN
| timated that the youngster would be fl
line for a change of scenery before manI
days had elapsed.
Hardy is one Of the most popular play
ers on the team. and the boys will hat
| TO part with him.
Our evening contemporary follows VI
the story published in these columns las
Thursday to the effect that McAleer wa
looking around for another man TO pia!
| FIRST base, as Bob Unglaub's presen
slump was proving costly to the Ma
| tionals' chances.
The Washington Herald also predicte'
the signing of Cunningham, the New
England League star.
Two games here tomorrow. at !
o'clock in the morning and o'clock Il
| the afternoon. McAleer plans TO worl
| Dixie Walker and Dolly Gray.
Bob Unglaub. the washington frs
sacker. is not very strong for Southern
training trips. He thinks they are o. K
for getting a ball club into shape for |
campaign. but they are mighty tiresom
for the players who have made tnen
year after year.
'aThe Southern trips look good to tn,
bushers who are Just breaking-in," say
Bob. ''but to the old-timers they are tire
some. We have had enough experiences
with them 10 know that they mean moth
ing but hard work from morning unit
night Why, some of these fat ones z,
South and put in more work during tire,
or four weeks than they do all the res
of the season.
"Of course. we get a little fun out o
them" continued Bob, but there is gen
orally so much work that the fun get
lost. It's the same old routine day afte
day. and 1t don't vary a bit more thar
that Of some guy doing six months fl
Jail for beating his wife.
| "Of course. we have some fun witt
the grcenest Of the .bushers' breaking
In, but the young ball players have i
easy TO what the new ones did a few
years ago. Ten years ago the kids has