The Washington herald., 1911-12-24

| Lobert, third base; Schultz. Wheat, and
| I'aSkert. Outheld
! Giants-Stanase and Sweeney. catChers
Johnson, Ford. Gregg, and Walsh, pitch
ers; Chase, first; Collins. second; Bush
shortstop: Baker, third; Cobb. Crawford
and jackson, outfieId.
There's probably nothing GrantIand
Rice, the famous baseball writer for the
New York Mail. has ever written which
can go home to the people of this cOun-
try any more than four verses. entitled
The Empty Stocking" which is here
with appended:
There's empty stocking hanging
From many ;itte bed.
Where God-blrwn dream hangs over
Each Steering curly head;
And the vision gathers nightly
OF a day that's to
Where little feet should rattcr
To the music Of the drum.
There's an empty stocking hanging
BY many a wind blown door
That must wait in vain for Christmas
In the gay haunts of the poor
And that shine brightly
Shall through of tears
nothing there on Christmas
But the sUrrOw Of the years.
But out where spleIdor ocnters
In the mansions uf the Great
No call will 60 unanswered
No tot will vainly wait;
The Christmas horn will summon
The Christmas drum will roll
The tide Of JOY magic
Through the gateway of each soul
But where one gift would brighten
The dark If weary days.
No rcndrcr'S hoOf will thunder
Out Toverty'S 'lrnar ways;
And 50. tor Gods white season
For dr2amerS cause
Don't yOu think that You might whisper
Just word to Santa Claus?
Tommy Rice. of the Brooklyn Eagle,
league:
Beat 1t for the woods, Climb into the
cyclone cellar and prepare your bullet
proof vests! War is on the horizon. This
is not a mess with Russia, but one be-
tween organized baseball and a bunch of
wicked outlaws" who propose to start a
league all by their loneliness in the effete
East. 1t is to be something on the order
Of the Union League. according to the
Associated Press dispatch hot off the
griddle from Washington, D. c., L. S. A.
Dost remember the Union League? If
thou dOSt not, there are various con-
tractors and others who do, and mourn
greatly thereat. The money would come
in handy around Christmas for the said
mournCrs. This proposed sterling circuit
is to have teams, says the thrilling dis
patch, in the thriving cities of Brook
lyn. Newark, Paterson, Reading Balti-
more Washington, and Richmond. Sub
scriptiors for the benefit of Charley Eb-
bets. George SalCmon, Joe McGinnity,
Tom NOyes, and other magnates whose
baseball properties are to be swept into
ruin by the battling circuit to be estab-
lished in. their territory will be opened
within few days. Help the poor boys
all you can, for that Union League is
a destroying proposition-for its hackers.
Marty O'Toole, the famous SO. 800
beauty gathered in by the Pirates. is now
in BroclIton, Mass, having his arm treat
ed by Dr. Henry Daniels. DR.. Daniels is
a specialist who has treated many ball
players. He says that O'Toole is suffer-
ing from contracted muscles of the
shoulders. Two years ago O'Toole was
stricken with rheumatism, but kept on
pitching while under treatment This
caused the muscles to become more
strained and his arm is in a bad way.
DR.. Daniels is of the opinion that these
muscles will never reach their normal
state. but he says this ought not to pre-
vent him from pitching fairly good ball
HGAl SedSOu
George Mullin, the Detroit pitcher, is
back of an indoor baseball revival in
Wabash, Ind. Last winter the great
Detroit pitcher established the fad for
basketball in Wabash, and as a result
of his liking for the sport athletes big
and small appeared in uniform and
learned the rules, that they might ap-
pear in competition with the idol of
Detroit baSeballdom. Wabash athletes
are well versed in basketball by now,
but ficlSle George has shown decided
disinclination TO appear in basketball
this winter Mullin has announced his
intention of organizing an indoor base
ball team. The words were hardly
spoke before a score OF. candidates ap-
peared for trial upon the Elk nine, pa
tronized by the great outdoor exponent.
Under the leadership of Mullin there has
been merry clatter OF bats and base
hall paraphernalia in the Elks' Club
gymnasium. Indoor baseball has taken
hold, and win be played exclusively in
Wabash athletic circles for the balance
of the winter season at Wabash.