Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-19
DIXIE" WALKER GETS
INSIDE BREASTWORKS
Signs Washington Contract
and Says He's Ready
for Business.

Anothcr valuable ball player belong
ing 10 Washington has taken his stand
inside the breastworks for the coming
season. President Noyes this morning
received the signed contract of Ewart
Dixie) Walker. the young twirler who
showed to great advantage at the close
of last season.
Walker is wintcrinS at Wylam, Ala,
and says in his letter: The open
ing of the season cannot come any too
soon for me. I am in fine shape and
anxious to get at them. l have spent
d very quiet winter
Dixie will hardly come up to Wash
ington. he will branch off on his way
north and be at Norfolk by the time
Manager McAleer gets there. 1t was
Thought that Walker was spending the
winter at Steubenville. Ohio, and his
contract was sent to that place, which
accounts for the delay in receiving the
important document The club officials
believe that Walker will stir things up
this season. and he has been given every
announcement to do his very best for
the local team. Dixie pitched "A game
against the st. Lous Browns while Me-
made lasting impression the now
Washington manager In speaking OF
Walker, McAleer recently said:
Walker looks like diamond in the
confidence against the Browns last fall
that ] wouldn't be surprised if he turned
out phenom.
II spoke TO Charley Street about him
after that game and he said that Walker
had everything-speed, control and all the
curves and drops. Couple this combina-
ton up with abundance of nerve and
splendid physical force and YOU have all
that is necessary for a firSt-claSs twirler.
Walker will figure in no trades. you can
put down in black and white, as 1 be-
ieve he is going TO be one of our best
pitchers
Pitcher Roy Witherup telegraphed from
Butler, Pa, late yesterday afternoon that
he was about to take the train for Hot
Springs and would join Herman Schaefer,
George Browne and Wild Conroy by
Saturday. 1t is known that Witherup has
passed a splendid winter as regards his
health. but it was thought best TO make
sure of him by making him join the
crowd at the springs.
a sort of aftermath of the American
League meeting. The story goes that
President Hedges and Manager O'ConnR
went to the Chicago meeting with the
avowed purpose of trading George Stone
to one of the other clubs, but that every
body was wise and refused to take
the lemon. Hedges and O;Connor put up
a great bluff of not wanting to let out the
in Comiskey for trade of Pitcher Smith,
but without result.
The fact of the matter is that Stone
is in bad health. and any one taking him
in a trade or sale would be doing SO as a
sort of speculation that he might regain
his old-time form and prove valuable.
President Garry Hermann of the Gin
cinnati club is reported to have scared
the dissenting members Of the National
League yesterday into quick adoption OF
the schedule by threatening to withdraw
from that body and work with Pittsburg,
New York and Boston as separate
body. The threat was so unexpected and
looked real that Messrs. Ebbets and
Murphy lost no time getting down off
their high perch and agreeing to the
shorter season.
Hermann became disguised over the
way his fellow-magnates were acting and
doubtless meant what he said. In Pitts
burg Ebbets agreed to the short schedule,
and President Lynch said that there was
no answer to the arguments in its favor
In was thought the schedule would go
through the first meeting day of the Ma
tional League, but the scrappers started
trouble on the opening day and kept it up
throughout the week.