The Washington herald., 1911-03-08
BALTIMORE ORIOLES LAND
CRACK WASHINGTONIAN
Kelly HarriSs Last Year with Dallas Tex, Joins Jack
Dunn'S Club
BY n. T. wORLEY.

to play with Jack Dunn's Orioles this
year.
Harriss was a member of the Dallas
club in the Texas League last season, and
was with it when it won the pennanT.
Manager J. w. Gardner was loath to part
with Kelly, but finally gave in and al
lowed the local boy to go with the Ori-
oIes Dunn has been after Harriss for
a whole year, and he is very glad to
finally make an arrangement with the
Dallas manager whereby he secured the
youngsters services.
Harriss' greatest feat during the sea-
son of 1910 was the beating out of three
successive bunts in one game, and ne
was noted for his fast work on the bases,
every one fearing the lad when he man
aged to get on the sacks.
While playing ball in this city Harriss
made his reputation while a member CT
the Brookland team of the Capital CITY
League, and while playing here he was
induced to sign with Frederick, an inde-
pendent team of Maryland, with which
he made a most remarkable record and
got good start for the big show"
He was a great favorite among the
fans of the Texas circuit and was known
as the Sailing Lad because of his
fieetneSs. The kid has the likeness or
Ty Cobb, built with the same shoulders
and legs, and possesses the same pose
while al the plate, getting away like
flash, Of course, being a left-hand
hitter, but throwing with his right hand.
Birmingham. of the Southern League,
was after him, but Jack Dunn beat Man
ager MoleSwOrth to it.
Jimmy keane, one of Harriss' bosom
friends in Washington, received the fol-
lowing letter from the youngster yester-
day:
The City Hotel.
Baltimore Md March s. 1911.
Dear Jimmie: Just few lines 70 enlighten yol
cf the fact that l have s1cueeded in getting JACK
Dunn to come and things my way and 60
ing to show them how car make good. which JACK
knows ! can. otherwise this wise Of baseball
would not have taken chance with me.
As yOu know. l have been sought for by the
Orioles for the last two wears and only my CONTRACT
with San Antonio in 1909 and Dallas last season
kent me from the Baltimore town where
was very anxious to 90. but could not get away.
Say, old sport. | am happy 4 lark; have
been IN training this winter and an in the best
possible condition, and cannot see how l to
keep from making good believe Am hitting
them on the nose during preliminary conditioning
and snatchirC ErUInders IN every style.
Well. old Pal, I must hid YOU adieu. bat will
write usual. Give my regards 10 all the boys
As ever, remain your old friend KELLY"
An air of mystery and soIemnity per-
vaded the atmosphere of the office of
Merritt o. Chance, president of the De
partmentaI League. yesterday afternoon
when representatives of that organization
gathered together to decide the fate of
the clerks league. Enthusiasm-calledI
that for lack of a proper definition-was
practically nil.
Roll call established the fact that c. c.
Clark. of Agriculture; William Handiboe,
of the Commissioners; Thomas Shoe
maker, of Commerce and Labor; Tracey
Mulligan, of the Navy, and John H. An
dersOn, of Post-office, were present and
ready to do business. !
1t was decided that Commerce and La
h"r. POst-Office. Agriculture, and the
Navy will probably put teams in the !
field in case there is a league, Dut yes
terday the fact as to whether the clerks
would get together or not seemed to be
hedged about with Ifs" and ''maybes." ="
William Handiboe. representing the
Commissioners, stated that his team
would not be a member of the organiza-
ton this summer
After being in session for nearly an
hour, the league adjourned to meet Fri
day evening at 4:3O o'clock in the Post
office Department
Emphatic denial was made at the Pat
cnt Office and at the Interior Department
yesterday that either the Patent Office
or Interior Department would be repre-
sented by a baseball team in the De-
partmCntal League. J. T. Carroll and c.
H. Fugitt, the two men who have been
trying to revive baseball enthusiasm in
the big building fronting on F street
stated positively that there would be no
Patent Office team. No collection will be
taken up in the Interior Department, il is
said, ana there will be no baseball club
this year.
Owing to the fact that but four repre- F,
sCntatives Of the league were present at |
the store of the r p. Andrews Paper |
Company last night, when the CONNER |
"ial League managers got together, but |
little business was transacted. The teams |
represented were D. n. Walford, William !
B. Moses, r. p. Andrews, and The Wash !
ingtOn Herald.
Berry " Whitmore dropped out of the |
oTganiza ton. owing to the fact that no |
team can he organized among the pres !
ent force Of employees. J. c. Lynn was
named temporary treasurer.
Charles Graf, manager of The Wash
ington Herald nine, made an address, |
urging the representative of the Com /
mercial League TO the amateur commits
sion to go on record for the establish
ment of a rule permitting a player to |
play on but one team at one time.
Another meeting of the league will be
held at the same place next Tuesday |
evening at o'clock when it is hoped |
all the managers will be present
At this time Of the year it is very hard !
to get the managers out to the meetings !
and it is difficult to get a real line on |
the various clubs and their relative |
strength. Many a team does not COM
mence to wake up until the leaves start |
to bud, and the snow of yesterday was |
certainly a sure dampener of baseball |
ardOr
Friends of Dick Robertson, the local |
college twirler, who will play with Sa-
vannah this year, are laughing at the |
statement which appeared in an after
noon daily yesterday that Dick lacked |
the weight to make good in fast COM
pany. As a matter OF fact Robertson
while studying law and working at hard |
hours, tops the scales at 155 pounds, and I
that is about the average weight for
pitcher.
Another bright remark which appeared /
in this same paper gave the erroneous
impression that Harry Dodd was instru-
mental in landing Robertson for Savan-
Dick last fall.
The Washington Herald published the /
story that r. Z. Doyle, scout for the Sa-
vannah Club in this city, had signed
Dick last fall
Hal Thompson, last year with Berry &
Whitmore in the Commercial League and
later with Frederick Nd, yesterday
sent back unsigned contract which he
received from the manager OF the Ha-
gerstown CMd.) nine. Hagerstown viii
be member of the Maryland-Virginia
circuit this summer, but Hal thinks he