The Washington herald., 1910-01-19
RLBERFELD TO COACH
1.-The Kid" VIII Help Out
Tech Ball TOSSerS
UNTIL TIME TO REPORT
He Agrees 10 Assist Charley King.
Business Coach to Have Early
Services of Hickman. stanley, and
Johnny BeaII-NOyes Sends Out
New Contracts TO Nationals.



KID Elberfeld is already making
himself solid with the baseball fans
in Washington, especially among the
High School boys. for he has promised
Charley King. the Technical High
School coach. that he will help klns
out before the Nationals so TO Norfolk
BY helping out" is meant that the Kid
will i,sok over the battery candidates.
give valuable suggestions and, II the
weather permits, will work out Of doors
with the Technical boys two or three
days a week.
ElberfAld lives il Garrett Park. and
several Of the Tech players are num-
bered among his neighbors He knows
them all. and they never miss chance
TO talk baseball with him. The high
school players think he is a wonder,
and are anxious for warm weather 20
set in so that he can work out with
them.
The KID should be able 10 go out with
them a number Of times before il is
necessary for him 20 pack his grip and
start for Norfolk. Last year both Tech
and Business started outdoor baseball
practice the last week OF February. and
Elberfeld will not nave 10 report 10 Nor
folk until the second week in March
While Elberfeld is giving the Technical
High boys a few Of the fine points about
baseball the Business High School coach
will have three well-knOWn professionals
with him looking over the Stenographers'
candidates. Charley Hickman will be in
Washington next week. and in addition
20 Hickman. Johnny Be2n. the Beltsville
boy now a member OF the Chicago White
Sox. and Len Stanley. who has signed
with Nashville, will spend as much time
as possible with the Stenographers.
Just as soon as the semester marks are
turned in at Business and ii is learned
who IS eligible TO play the candidates for
pitcher and catcher Will report in the
school gymnasium for indoor work. II
is expected that the first week in Feb
rUary will see a good sized squad In
action. Len Stanley helped the StenOg-
raphers' coach develop "Shag" Rawlings
last spring, He prophesieds great things
for Rawlings. and the yOungsteT was
mainly responsible for Business winning
the championship.
Charley Hickman was a pitcher himself
when he first broke into fast company
and Will be able 10 give the schOolbOy.
many valuable hints. Johnny Beall has
also had enough experience in fast com
pany TO make him a valuable man 10 have
around. and Business will not suffer fol-
II,
ing
President Tom Noyes. of the Nationals
has sent out new contracts TO all nj:
players, and he does not anticipate any
trouble in getting them to sign. ASKED
if there were any radical changes in III,
contracts the president replied:
only two clauses. one covering tn,
work of the players after the season
closes. and the other in which the mer
agree TO abide by the national commits
sion's rulings. The club owners want t,
get the players down 10 basis whert
they viii work for six months and thel
rest for the other half of the year. W,
believe this viii be of great benefit to IN,
players and show itself during the playinl
season. 4 complete rest in winter. with
out any connection whatever with base
bail, cannot help but benefit the players
and one winters trial will demonstrate
this belief"
The idea of trying out the new football
changes along the ideas suggested b,
many Of the so-called experts. seems {,
meet with pODuIar favor among rha bigl
school boys, and il is expected that IN
date set Tor the experiments will be sat
urday week As ii is impossible TO oh
tain American League Park, the pro
motors Will call or Father Emmett a
Georgetown for permission 10 use IN
Hilltoppers' gridiron. The only drawbacl
VIII be unsatisfactory weather conditions