The Washington herald., 1911-03-28

Er2llN drove him out OF town, and TINS
taught him how to say whole lot mean
ing absolutely nothing.
He continues this policy now, and there
Is a reason. McAleer docs not want TO
discourage a single one NJ his Youngsters,
and refuses to discuss the relative merits
Of each player. Those boys have got
TO get square deal from me- and | in
tend they shall. Besides. it is altogether
too early yet for me TO tell just what |
think of them. Hardly day passes but
what one of the new men shows some
thing | did not think was in him. The
practice games are great for bringing
out every ounce of baseball there is in
; man"
Bob Groom has a mania for statistics.
He can tell you the hating average Of
every ma jOr Lacquer in the business. and
also about where they rank in fielding.
Groom also keeps scrapbook contain
ing odd stories and curious habits of the
Various players.
In order to help out Groom, Doc Cess
Ter took his pen in hand last night and
scratched down a few curious habits OF
the leading members OF Manager Nc
Aleer's flock Here they are:
Dolly Gray when he takes a boat r'dc ALWAYS
boat he having never been able to walk
I the
Gabhy Street when IN training has 1 habit OF
eating three meals day. and then some
Walter johnson from habit never reads his paper
when h";dlns it upside down
Mcbride when playing shortstop never stands
behind the home plate
CLYDE Milan has habit Of drinking his coffee
while 1t Is hot
Dixie Walker never played a game Of hall his
sIerD
Lohn Hcnrv always signs his OVID name to letters
that he writes.
JAG. Ieliyelt nerrr runs with his eyes shut
1t was calculated that these would hold
Sir Robert for a while.
Atlanta papers yesterday came across
with big story about a brand new curve
invented by Christy Marhewson. and the
Nationals had a good laugh over the
story
Wouldn't that make a pitcher go home
and bite the piano on the Leg remarked
Tom Hughes. who added: According TO
the papers, this curve Of Mattys Is said
to make a corkscrew with a jumping
spiral in it look like a straight line. NO
batter can touch it And all for nothing.
for the catchers can't even get their
hands on it. Good night"
The ice cream soda squad here in At
lanta is up tree and hollering for help
Atlanta probably sells mort ice cream
Eodas than any other city of its size in
the world. but charges regular New
York prices. For instance. you can so
into firSt-Class drug store in Washing
ton and eat yourself black in the face
for 10 cents throw. but here the price
IS l. cents a glass, and they don't dish
out as much cream either. Walter John
son, Clyde Milan. and George Mcbride.
who are the leading hitters in the ice
cream soda league, are saving things AL
most unfit for publiCa ton. for it must
be remembered that while the club pays
all eating and lodging bills. ball play
er s salary does not start until the reg
ular league season opens. and in conse
Quence most of the boys are not very
strong financially.
1t is a good thing Bob UngIaub is not
with the club this season, for he was the
champion ice cream soda drinker Of the
world. and he would be up against it
for fair.
Half dozen big league scouts. includ-
ing Mike kahOc. OF the Nationals, tried
last spring to land a crack college
tWirler named Martin, who did big things
for Tufts College. but when they came
to do business with Martin it was found
that Connie Mack. of the Athletics, had
beaten them all TO him
Both John Henry and Eddie Ainsmith
know Martin well. and both are agreed
that Martin does not look like big league
stuff in spite of what the Philadelphia
baseball writer's claim.
Said AinSmith: Il caught Martin three
years ago and he had nothing but a
fairly speedy ball. l am not knocking.
but can hardly believe be will make good