The Washington times., 1910-03-09
MILLER HAS CHANCE
FOR OUTFIELD BERTH
Veterans VIII Have to Show the Real Goods to Beat
Him-Killifer Playing Jekyll-Hyde Role.
Camp Gossip.

NORFOLK, Va, Ma-on s.-Warren
Miller. the athlete whose principal rec
ommendation for a major league salary
has been the nervy way in which he
stands up 20 the plate, is youth OF eX-
cesdinely gentle voice. Nobody will ever
mistake him for Patsy Tebeau or Bob
Unglaub. Nay. he and Dixie Walker
are batting 200 in the Whispering
League. In fact. tne bunch now under
McAleer's immediate eye is noticeable
for the well-mOdulated tones of its
members. There have been times when
a conversation between some or the
Washington players has borne a striK-
ing resemblance 10 the sounds cmanat-
ing from a dog fight held under guar
apteed police protection.
But. to return to Miller. He is a
rather sllmly built lad, and looks like a
rah-rah boy. although he Is not an eX-
coilegian. lie learned baseball as an
amateur on the sand lots Of Philadci-
ph'a. His beginning was ambitious, for
he jumped from the lots 10 Williams
port. in the Tri-State League. He was
there in 1901 and 1898, under the man
agemcnt Of Harry WOlverton, batting
some ,960- Miller and WOlVcrttOn were
great personal friends, and as a result
OF an understanding between them, VOL
lease when il was found that the good
old days Of big S laries in the Tri-State
had gone for years 10 come
Has Batting Eye.
Miller signed with Po;tsville. Ia. in
that humorous outlaw league. at the
beginning Of 1909, but when the league
began to blow up and reol ganize more
than twice a week. he pulled his freight
for Washington. where Csnullon gave
him a job as utility outfielder. begin
ming July 20 He was utilized Of and on
mostly Off-and made 4 favorable Inn
preston by his speed and batting pose
He hit for .539 In the outlaw circuit. /
which showed that ne has an eye for
the bail sometime
IN the chaotic and uncertain state Of
the Washington outheld Miller has
chance 20 land a regular berth, unless
Browne and GesSle~ and Milan unmis-
takabiy display the goods from the
start.
When IL comes 10 being prompt for
meals Dixie Walker is in the Lave Cross I
class.
Red Kultfer is leading q double life |
these DAYS. Tn the absence Of SChacfCT
and Conrov he doe stunts at second in /
The kind Of practice which takes place
before a game, but when hs is not COW
erinE the bag he Is lined Up near the I
stand with a catcners = NIT receiving {
Tor ANYBODY who will throw To him
He hasn't the slightest idea vet whether |
ne Is going 20 be catcher or q second I
hascman, wherefore he takes no ]
,hances, but practices with praise !
worthy diligence In both places.
Speaking OF eating, two enterprisiuc 1
grafters stunE McAleEr on Monday
They sailed into the dining room al 1
n 30 a. m, while every body was AZ the /
ball yard, announced that they were /
members Of the squad and had TO have
their lunch right away. before the regu- /
ar table d'hOte- They ate about - 80 4
worth apiece wound up with good
cigars. and faded into the wide world.
George Browne says he has legs that I
can neither be pulled nor stove up, and I
that he is going TO have the greatest /
year, etc. These re words Of suIace
and comfort. When Ie Is going good
he can go a whole OF. the National F.
League and = Washington fans Well O
know He was hit nE the high place /
also -30l-when his props were sprung 1
last year. and he 81 owed no signs Of a }
definite and serious slump. He had his F!
eve on the ball. even when CTipuIrd (
Browne had his troubles in New York
with NCGrsw 'hac iuterfeTed with his ]
work, and when he eventually landed iu 1
Chicago he hardly had chance 20 get +
started with the Champions His i'm
proVemcut when he came to Washing
ton may. therefore, he figured as some /
thing better than the usual Temporary
fash Of an experienced player IN a new
league. and We have great homes for the /
Capitals native son this season
Considering that Chick Green hasn't |
arrived yet. the practice has been very
well conducted.
The Virginia League has been famous
in the past for the rniStreatment OF Z
umpires, and the fans in Norfolk tell /
IIII0IIIT O0I0INlTCn