The Washington herald., 1911-06-02
BOSTON NATIONALS BUY
BROWN FROM CHARLESTON
Former Washington Amateur Takes Big Step from
Minor League to Major Circuit Menefee
Making Good in the Southern League.
By c. w. SWAN.

A dispatch received last night from
Charleston, S. c.. where Curly Brown,
the former amateur star OF Washington,
who is setting the South Atlantic League
on fire, with his terrific hitting is play
ing, states that Curly has been sold to
the Boston National League club. and
is awaiting orders to report
Curly has made good from the begin
ming with the Charleston team. and for q
while was the lead-off man. but later he
picked up in his hitting to such great
extent that they moved him into the
cleanup place in the batting order.
The record Of Brown to date is about
423 in batting and 1888 in fielding. HIS
hitting has been better than ever, and
Curly should make good in the Dig
leagues.
The following dispatch was received
from Charleston last night:
Charleston. S. c., June 1.-According to
information obtained here tonight, 1t is
understood that Curly Brown, obtained
some time ago with Averett from the
Augusta club by trade for Catcher Fish.
has been sold to the Boston National
League team and will leave at once for
the North. The purchase price Is not
known
This develops a unique situation. for
WneE Inc pdSSeu lIOiii tiiC
hands of Edward ]. Ransick to a syndi-
cate of local men to-day Brown was con-
sidered part of the club. He is free
agent because of the fact that his salary
has not been paid since May 1.
In other words, the rules of the league
and of the national commission have de-
clared Brown free. so that if he chooses
to go to the Boston Nationals there is
no baseball law to hinder. but it is
question as to whom the purchase money
is due
While it will most likely go to the for
mer owner Of the club, the present own
ers announced that they will fight the
deal, and If il develops that Brown has
been one of the few players to receive
salary, and is therefore the property of
the club, the deal will either fall through
or-the present owners will get the money.
Brown has played star ball since
joining the Charleston club, and has
appeared to advantage on second,
short, and third. His fielding average
ranks him with the best third basemen
in the league. He is hitting at the
present time .346 for about forty-five
games, and his stick work has been
consistent. He is lightning fast on the
bases and has a good head.
Gould Menefee, the Georgetown and
Central High catcher, who Joined the
Chattanooga team Of the Southern
League a short time ago, is putting up
a great game behind the bat for that
club and is hitting in the form that
made him feared by all pitchers while |
playing amateur ball on the sand lots of |
Washington. A lot has been said about |
the inability of our boys Ito go away
and stay, but il seems TO me that quite
few have made good in the profess 7
sional ranks in the past few years.
Dutch Sterzer. the former Technical
High School slab artist, is sure doing |
some tall twirling for the Evansville
team in the Central League. In a game |
last week that he won, Dutch poled |
out four safeties out of as many trips
to the pan. Tommy Cantwell, the former
crack Georgetown varsity twirler, is |
also making good with the same team.
Sterzer and Cantwell have won the ma
'sority of the games credited to the Evans
vile club.
Four teams are tied for second place in
the Olympia League, something unusual
by President Copp's organization had i'm
proved wonderfully in the past week, but
Yesterday they had to spoil the good work
by running up nineteen runs.
League, may have been strengthened, the
game yesterday did not show It Twelve
TO two was the final verdict, and that
does not speak well for a team that is
looked upon TO give the leaders a rub.