Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-30

1t does not take Tommy Leach long to
study out new batsmen The great little
middle fielder dopes out the hitting pro-
clivities of new men as fast as any OF
the pitchers.
Baker OF the Athletics has made seven
llcme runs in the last four games. Why
not can some of them and save them Tor
use in the regular season?
st. Paul has landed Clarence Beaumont,
late of the Cubs. Ginger" has enough
good base ball still in his system for a
couple of good seasons. He will be
great man in the minors.
Jack Evers. catcher for York last year,
has sent in his contract to play with
York during the coming season. Presi-
dent Free has an offer from Manager
Setback of the Harrisburg team for
''Buch" Rementer He offers Catcher
Storh and $50 in cash.
Now that Ollie Britton. formerly OF
the Williamsport team, has gone to the
Atlanta (Ga.) club, Pitcher Samuel, bet
ter known as Spider Gus. will be the
only Reading representative in the Fri
State this season. Guss has been signed
by Manager Marty Hogan of the Lancas-
ter club.
student has been signed by the Johns
town team Of the Tri-state League:
Frank Gleason, also of Syracuse, will
pitch for Trenton OF the same league,
while Eckie Warner will cover third base
for Jersey City.
Denton T. C"Cy'D Young, the veteran
pitcher of the Cleveland club of the
American League. was forty-four years
old yesterday. Young was born in Gill
1t 1T t. 1,Aa
ond year in major league base ball. He
joined the Cleveland club in 1890 He is
said to be in better physical condition
this spring than he has been for two
years. Young has won 5O4 and lost BOG
games since he began pitching in major
league company.
Walton Clark, Pennsylvania crack left
handed pitcher, held Lehigh to one lonely
hit-a scratch by pinch hitter in the
ninth inning-and the Red and Blue nine
won it's first home game of the season
yesterday by score Of to 0. The for
mer Princeton star also struck out fif-
teen batsmen, one or more in each Of the
nine innings, and gave only two bases
on balls.
Gradually the young pitchers learn that
the curve ball is not nearly SO effective
as knowledge and control. Some of the
chaps who have been hammered terribly
In one or two innings now lay the blame
directly to the overworked benders. All
OF Pittsburg's stalwarts are curve-baIl
hitters. Jack Flynn is good illustration.
Last year Flynn was reputed to be weak
on curve balls. Now he murders them.
Elated over the good showing of his
White SoX regulars. President Charles
Comiskey will! join his team at Kansas
City Saturday to view the two-game Sc
ries to be played with Danny Shay's
Blues. The '.Old Roman" had planned
to go on a fishing trip in the north, but
the cold he contracted in Texas has put
him under the weather and he will re-
main at the Chicago quarters until Fri
day. Sox rooters will not get a glimpse
of their prides until April 20, when the
Tigers open the season there as Duffy's
army is to appear in exhibition battles
until the first show in Detroit, April L.
Big Ed Walsh was pitching the other
day in Oklahoma City, and the dust blew
across the diamond in clouds. Every
time he shot UP his famous moist ball
the damp spots became thfckly coated
with dust when the ball reached the bat
ter. This new sandpaper effect on the
club enabled the rival batsmen to slam
Edwards choicest heaves all over the lot.
One by one the early phenoms are drift
ing back to the minors. The first of all