The Washington times., 1910-02-24
Little Real Food for Thought
Until He Makes His
Talk.
BOB GROOM WANTS
INCREASED WAGES
Not Kicking Strenuously, But
Makes His Plea-Fight
Writers Hurt Game.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

When Manager McAIeer arrives In
town tonight or tomorrow morning
Washington's baseball season for 1910
will receive its first definite impulse.
for the gentle James may be expected
10 tell us a few real facts about the
prospects Of the team Not being in
St. Louis. where a man must be a pen
nant winner or a mutt, but in a town
where the fans want the real truth,
McAIeer VIII hardly claim too much
for this year. in fact, when he was
here before his imagination scared no
higher than the tail end Of the first d.
vision. If he viii assure us that we
won't be at the tail end Of the second
division all viii be well, but We could
stand modest announcement that the
Nationals have a Iook-iu for the ex-
allied honor Of fifth place in the league
Maybe we VIII soon have the answer
10 when is a dog show not a dog
show"
Speaking Of the ball team. what is
Bob Groom going to DO this year? That
erratic young person has not signed a
contract as yet. he has written to
President Noyes. stating that as it had
have a little more salary for his en-
deayors in the coming season. Stnl he
was not insistent and did not threaten
to kick over the traces. He just sim
ply felt that ne could use the coin
There win probably be a compromise
of some sort, and Mr.. Noycs is conf
dent Robert win be on the pUrSer S
bool- when the Norfolk steamer sails
the aging Potomac on March 7- Groom
IS ole OF the oldest characters IN our
strange COLLECTION OIL baSeDdll material
one dav he pitches like a house a1ire
and shows as much speed as Walter
Johnson, The next he IS as wild as a
March hare and goes higher in the
air than a SUffragCLte reading DR..
NViley's roast on cOeducauOn. If the
Nobbly Robert does not show more
steadinsss after the season gets well
started he will be drawing ms wages
elsewhere than IN Washington.
VIII the Washington amateur base
BAH commission ever come out OF It's
shell?
After Battling Nelson took such d
terrific beItug from Ad. " OlEaSL I
losing his title, il was natural that Lht
hectic correspondents assigned 20 set
Jue aftermath Of the battle should di-
late upon the CORY scenes, and send
out alarming reports that the durable
Dane was III q most horrible plight gen.
orally they nearly always 90 that
When they can't think UP enough gTuc-
EOme, destructive adJeCtIVeS 10 arouse
the public uOuOr at the game out OF
which they largely make a living, these
bright young men call on the dramatic
Critics for fresh supply, and start ~
again. While there was. doubtless
luuCh blood shed by the Dane, me is 4
pretty full bl0ded man, and the tenn
p0r3Ty leakage can scarcely have done
Linn amy harm But the correspondent
tried 10 make the battle stories VeaC
Ike q description Of one OF those free
fOr-du scraps between scores of EladIa
tors in the Roman arena This maud
lin stopping over every time there is
hard fight is becoming worse with eV
CIV bout, and furnishes q fine spot
light into which the rCtUrmer can SJel
and get his or hgT name In the p1pc
by dCLOuuClug boxing OF all SORTS. aIHl
Ieur and professional. one morning In
SluSh singers on the coast VIII wax
Up, 10 find the boxing game dead AND
Their salaries, as fight critics added q
the mana iuE editors showing OF de
creased expenditures. If these short
sighted reporters would Ccuuue tuem
selves TO the truth, and not try To .@e
a reputation as fine writers the
would De showing a wise head
Governor Herman is slipping owe
another EoOd one this week, and an
heart OF the pro grappler is sad
Freddie Welsh has come out witt
the statement that he is willing 60 NEE
1Folgast after his coming battle Wit
mcfarland. That was only 70 be eX
pected. and when Welsh and McFar
land mlngIe there should be a ugh
worth going miles TO see. As regard
the punching powers Of the two men
they appear about even. WOlgast j
out with a statement intimating tina
he did not knock out Nelson, because n
was Intentionally playing a waitin
game and taking no chances That j
largely mOOushine. In the thiTty-SeVent
round. according TO the detailed de
sCriptiOus he had Nelson practically
helpless and landed three rights f.
rapid succession on the Danes Jaw
DOst believe in that case, that he Dur
pOseIy RETAINED from hitting as har
as he cOuld2 You do not, OtheTwis
YOU would be In St Elizabeth's. II
either did not have the WallOp TO pU
away a staggering foe. or he was 70
much Of q bonehead to grasp the OF
portunltS. we take the auti-wallO
view Of his action in that and Tn
subsequent rounds.
Clad to see the Jeffries ContinEer
making the argument we told theI