The Washington herald., 1911-08-16
Mem York Yankees
After AlHandib0e
Hal Chase Makes Fast Sandlotter Gittering Offer
to Join Team Later-Four Post-season
Games To-day.
By c. w. SWAN.

Mike Kahoe is not the only major
league scout who is looking over the
local sandlotters. Hal Chase the great
first baseman, manager and captain OF
the New York Yankees, is another big
league boss to approach one of our
amateur stars.
long search, managed to find Al Handi-
Doe, the fast center fielder of the Cor
nell Tigers, and made him a good offer
to report when the Yankees get home
after their present Western trip.
While Handiboe did not close with the
Highlander's leader. Al told Chase that
IL he decided to enter the professional
game. the Yankees would get first call
on his services
but at the bat he is one of our leading
little clouters. being we'll up in the
charmed circle in the Capital City
League On the bases Al is one of the
fastest in the District. And best of all
he knows the game.
There are four post-season games on
the card for to-day. In Division A of
Section A Cornell will play the Sher-
wood team on the Sunday School League
grounds This game was postponed from
yesterday on account of the rain. The
other game in Division A is between
Post-office and Aloysius, who will clash
in the Capital City League Park.
The regular scheduled game between
Andrews and the Bankers will take
place on the Commercial League diamond
in Division B.
The games in Section B will start to-
day. with the Naval Medicos and Car
Department as the contesting teams.
These aggregations will put up a good.
fast article of ball. as each has a good
twirler. good fielders, and are fair hit
ters. The result in this section will be
watched with interest by many fans of
the District
Big Whitney, the former Eastern
High School star and late of Penn
State, is at present pitching for the
Ocean City team. In Tuesdays game
against the Cape May aggregation Whit
ney did not allow a hit and famed four
teen. His heaving has been the sem
sation of the season in Ocean City,
n. J.
Harry Zanelli, who put up a great
game in the amateur ranks before join
ing the Lynchburg team of the Virginia
League. is out of the game with ma
laria. The Lynchburg News has the fol-
lowing to say regarding Harry's sick
ness:
''Zanelli is not with the team now.
The peppery little short fielder returned
to the city Sunday from Norfolk, bring
ing with him a case of malaria, contract
ed while among the Tars. 1t is not
known how long he will be kept out
of the game. His absence weakens the
locals not a little. for his batting has
shown improvement lately and his field
ing has been almost perfect
The benefit game scheduled for to-day
between Sherwood and a picked team
on the Sunday School League diamond
has been requested TO be postponed to
allow the Cornell-Sherwood contest TO
be played to-day. President Young, OF
the commission. will most likely ask the
to donate the proceeds Of the
game to the injured lad, Robert Cam
eron.
Manager La Clair, of the Navy Yard
team, will bring the crack Hammand A.
c.. of Baltimore. over to the Capital
Sunday to stack up against the Navy
Yard aggregation in Capital City League
Park. The game will start promptly at
2:30 p m. Becker and Givinetti will
likely work for the Machinists.
A benefit game for Dutch" Newman,
the popular indicator handler of the In
dependence League, will be played on the
League diamond, First and
w streets northwest, between the Man.
hattans, winners of the pennant, and a
picked team. The game will be called
at $50 p m.
Reds Porter will most likely toe the
slab for the Sherwoodites in their game
with the Cornell Tigers to-day, while
Cornell may send Gallagher or
to the mound. But whoever
twirls, look for a warm battle.