The Washington times., 1910-02-10
Nationals Infelder Will Go
At Once TO Hot Springs
Baths.
YOUNG BATTERY
is NOT LOCATED
President Moves Unable 10 Find
Foreman and Hardey-Cubs
Are Stronger

Wild Con-oy is the latest National
20 get into line
The player misIaid his contract but
wrote President Tom NoyVs. saying thar
terms offered were satisfactory and that
ne would forward the signed document
as soon as he could md IT, Conroy viii
go at once 10 Hot Springs 10 spend three
weeks before he reports for the regular
practice at Norfolk.
throughout last season COErOy SUI
fered greatly from an injured knee, but
ne feels that a couple OF weeks al the
famous Arkansas baths wiz put him on
edge 10 play the same article Of ball he
put up fer the New YORK Highlanoers
before he was hurt
Pitcher Foreman and Catcher Hardly
have not vet been located Their con-
tracts are at headquarters as soon as
they. are ready 10 call
II John King comes back with those
Chicago Cubs-and it begins 10 look
very mu n as II ne would be there when
the gong .strIkes-the eX-champions viii
bt in position 10 make a desperate at
tempt at reganinz their laurels, and
VIII come pretty near getting away with
H. too Alike D0uIn and two or three
other c7rkiug baCsmen viii surely be
needed bv The New York Giants, and
the PiJtsoUrE Pirates viii want every
ounce OF nELtiug strength that they
can pull together
With john King - line The great
Cub machlle is actually better shaped
fer aggressive battle lLau was the case
in 1855 when tle struggle OF the year
wound UB in 50 close and furious a
1lsuIul- Stronger than El 1913. even
alt1 wing for the possible EeEroSreSSlOG or
FIRST Of all, the return Of King win
--a the Cubs a catching force aJSO-
IJJeiy Unrivaled ID either IeaEue. and OF
a UuGlJy such as the game has not seen
IN twenty years some of HE most en-
LlU-.,lS1lL fans, iu fact. assert tuaL when
King, Moran, and Archer are IN line
they oUJclaSS any Catching STAN Li-a-
ever wore the mask and pad King IS
rot only q wonderful uacksrOp and a
deadly rhrOUer TO the bases, q perfect
judge OF Jle hostile hIIterS. and q match
less COacner Of his pitchers. out a stun
ming batsman of the BrIug-up clean-tle-
bases kind When King LETT the Cubs
LleE. lost, instantly Two great FACTORS
in -HeI~ past SucceES-E-Ders catching
and share of their best hitting
hiInEs return VIII mean that the ma
chine Is intact once more. both as 10
SeaeTalslip and 90 batting
Pat Moran, second catcher while
King was there was first catcher the
early part OF last season, but the won
derful development of Archer pushed
E'dL back eEa5u to the secondary role
Nevertheless, Moran IS a superb catcher
and p GOOD busy Ds--S.nan- Little Arch
~. twice kicked out OF the fast com
pauy, proved under Chances teachings.
Lle y-OGde- u 1879 a fair though not
husky inter- ana a IlT0FeT equal 70
King OF tsiECr, TINS fellow Is indeed,
Star-apd &hGr q trlC OF performer
he rounds OUT
otis CIymer- has notified CanuIIou
that his Minneapolis contract Is unSatIs-
factory
Eucthe- element Of strength in the
Cub team Is their splendid pitching stafI-
which unlike many others IS not Vel
Brown, the oldest OF the loJ IS as -oOd
as ever-showed It last seas0u-and can
TOOL them Just as clearly @ S IN previous
years The tremendous Overall, VINO is
the real Rusie OF the modern game is
SIN only big ana H-aWuy boy The
sIneWE EeuihacE is also only boy. and
worked meTcii==Ely till he gets over his
earIy-seas0u. Witness viii keep right on
winning strings If games
Ffester, the senior lefthanGer OF the
team. IS not rs strong as the others.
but wins games when worked in proper
rotation, while bis shoots are parJiclj-
larry Iun0EluE 90 the uoItWLeei hats
Jrau- Er1H. the Younger s0uThpaz-- IS
Just coming into ai- stride, auG VIII be
whale THIS =-u--auotreT ktadGel-
81 an signs do not 20 wrong Cole "a
Ie--rCurC-. Is apparently OF most yaIua-
Die c9IiHer. and there are several relief
vr eS- TsL pitchers oU tl- pay roll who
may 30 wonders under chances train
llE
Chances l7#e'c T5- 10 Unchanged
~fal1lf.1L WIS thought TO na about iE
WREN tie 1919 season started. Gut play
cd -lne han and seems good for at least
smother. year John E[verS i~ now ia
Tho 5----.. rf his =-i-l- and. all by HIM
SELF 5= equal Io half team Tinker
Is EFawisa iU his prime. and Chance
li7-E'=a-t, who's an+1r-e IN sixty games
1Frl bis team Flsatsl-izt-i-- promises To-
E el' -.H .' q --~L re' games