The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-19

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change during the season, as We have
several fine players ready to jump IN
in case OF sickness CT injury It's
pleasure managing such ball club"
Heavy rains and Tater-sOa1ed grounds
made il impossible 10 play any Of the
baseball games scheduled IN the East
yesterday, in either the National or
the American Leagues II weather per
nits the games viii be played OF today
The unfavorable weather disappointed
thousands In New York the National
season was to have opened with two
games. one at the Polo Grounds. in
Manhattan, between the Bostons and
the New Yorks. and one in Brooklyn
with the Philadelphils- The BOstOns
were srOTm-bOund al day in their hotel
and the PhiladelphiaHs did not arrive
in New YrOk-
In Boston. where the American League
was 70 have opened with the BOStOnS
PLAYING the Nationals, there was an
other disappointment and at ShIbe Park,
in Philadelphia where the Pnlladelphias
were TO have opened with the New
Yorks, 1t was no better
Catcher Ossie Schreckengost, not long
ago famous as the battery partner OF
RUbe WaddeI, was sold last night 70
Louisville by the Columbus club. with
which he played last season
Tom Tuckey. the left-handed pitcher
of the Boston Nationals. was released
by Manager Fred Lake He viii go 70
the Waterbury team of the Connecticut
League
President Thomas J Lynch is not
backing water on his order TO keep
star photographers of the playing field
once a game is started. and Is going to
carry out this rule
lynch has refused to assign National
League umDires to any college games
or exhibition contests during the playing
season, saying that II anything was 70
happen 10 these men while picking up
some extra money the blame would re-
act on him Assigning ,Impires for col
leEe contests Is not the FleaSantest task
In the world. as the UNDER graduate man
ayers always turn IN a LAST OF the men
they DO not want and beSpeGk the
services Of arbitratOrs i is impossible
for them TO get
The Jersey City club is TO be strength
cuez ia the near future by the addition
of two major leaguers- Jack knight OF
the HighIanders. IS slated 10 play short
for the Skeeters, who also have been
promised Infelder Myers by the Boston
Americans
The baseball management at Column
bia University IS 50 well pleased with
the work OF Dave E'ulIZ as cOdC1 OF Ine
Blue and White squad this season that
efforts will be made TO retain him TOT
the next three years EultZ mas nsO
more success with the team IN the early
season games than any previous coacn
has had on MOrnlugslde l1eignLS IN ll-e
past Eve years. and IS bidding I'D the
foundation Of q good nine for next sea
son He is spending great deal OF
time IN developing pitchers Tor IN thls
department the C9lumblaTis nave oeeA
notably weak IN the past
II Pitcher CoveIesIz-e can ind that
reciue he fed the Giants in 1905 the IN
ciuuati Reds viii be a hard team 70
beat
Outside Of missing a few trains and
getting lost now and then Bugs RAY
nond. Of the Giants, is attending
strictly to business
Frank Smith OF the White SoEs
pitched S65 innings last season wnich
was sixty more innings than any othcr
American League pitcher
On account Of a fire at his Newark
park. IN which he lost new cap, Iron
Nan Joe NcGiunity has organized a
. IRE brigade among his players
Cleveland wants sunday games The
Cincinnati team, In the National
League, and the Columbus team, in the
A A
play az home on sunday
Nanaeer Big chief StalIinss is
bound to heed the pleadings OF Yankee
weTwishers and bench Clyde Engle and
suDQlant some nimble yOunSSJeT IN leIL
field Tom Madden, the upstate lad Is
Gle most likely candidate for Engle'
position until Birdie Cree is on the
hospital list
The rtse and downfall Of q ball player
| consumes but q few years Three sea
sons ago Ralph Socks Seybold vas
the star outfeIder Of the Athletics and
vas q terror to all American League
pitchers. Socks IS now player
manager Of the Jeanette Pa indie
1 pendent team. SeybOld had - chance
To make good in the American AssOCia-
ton last year when he managed the
Toledo club but he fell down both as
a leader and player
.sRoIIIcking RoIIie" Zeider, the coast
star whose reputation as a great player
preCeued him to Chicago, has been ap-
pointed captain Of the White Sox- This
Is prOba bly, the first time that a player
just breaking into select company has
been made field marshal Manager
Duffy thought so well Of the yOungster
that there was no competition for the
captaincy-
Jim Vaughn, who pitched for Louis
vile last year looks TO De good Tor 4
regular place with the High!2hoeTs-
We haven't heard much lately as to
what Willie Keller intended TO 90 THIS
season. The Brooklyn landowner re-
fuses to wind up his career In the minor
league and has turned down a handsome
offer from Joe Kelley TO play with tire
Toronto club OF the Eastern League
Keller VIII work out with the Giants
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