The Washington herald., 1911-04-26
PETWORTHTWIRLER DOING )
WELL IN CANAL ZONE
"Baby Dolls" Win Another Pennant While on
Vacation This Summer Other. Comment

From far or Panama comes news Of &
Washington boy who is at present EN-.
ployed there in connection with the con.
istruction of the Panama Canal. The many
friends of Earl Barnes will be glad tc
know that he is succeeding in holding his
own in a business way and upon the dia.
mond.
Barnes will be remembered as the twirl.
er who was Petworth's salvation in last
seasons race for the Suburban League
flag, joining the team at a time when
its pitching corps was weak, winning
many games for the Baby Dolls
| In letter to a friend here which has
been handed US, Barnes speaks enthusi'
astically Of the Panama country, and ex-
presses a hope that this summer will
find him back in our little burg for a va
cation. His letter follows:
Have been reading The Washington
Herald of Sunday, March u, and am re-
minded that promised to write to you
and tell you something OF the country
and the work down here, and Of the Pan
anna Canal Baseball League.
1T is about time for me to tell you
OF the league, as the dry season Is near
ly over and the time for baseball is al
most a thing Of the past until next De-
cember. You see, we have about eight
or nine months of rainy weather and
only three or four of good dry season.
The dry season usually starts about the
middle Of December and the opening of
| the league is generally fixed for New
Years day.
Il have been playing with the Empire
team al season, and while we have not
Won any pennants, we have made the
other teams fight for every game and
finished Just halfway up the ladder to
| the rag We areNthe only team that has
beaten the CommissarySu team
this year, and We are happy over that
THE class of bal is much faster than
people would think to find down here in
the Canal Zone, and l consider myself
lucky to have hung on all the year.
When I tell you that about half OF the
players here will go to the States to play
this summer and played there last sea-
son, you will appreciate the fact that
am lucky to be able TO hold my head up
and say that 1 have won just as many
games as I have lost.
To tell YOU the truth though. l have
had some beautiful support to help me
out. In fact, l can truthfully say that l
have learned more about the game in the
short time / have played here than
ever knew in my life. and I have hopes
of putting that little knowledge to some
small use for the benefit of Petworth this
summer while l am on my vacation.
Tell the fellows out there that ! am
pulling hard for them to get a good start
for the bunting, and that / wish them
each individual member Of the team
the greatest success. Also give my best
wishes to Mr.. Page and the others con-
nected with the league.
II see that several players Of the
Suburban League have gone to the ranks
o. professional ball this summer. and I
am sure pulling for them all. I think
they all possess the ability and the nerve
TO make good and rise to faster company
before many seasons have passed. In
Robertson I think Savannah gets the
most gifted pitcher that was in Wash
ington, and he has almost everything
that I have ever seen a pitcher use.
When he gets that splitter working
right 1t is simply unhitable. and think
he will win many games with Ii for the
Savannah team this summer.
Tell all the Petworth fellows to write
to me. as news from home is always
welcome to a chap down here. guess
you have had enough of this, and I will
close. I have many things Of interest
to tell you when I get back to Gods
country. That Is what we call the
States. So with my very best wishes to
you and the Herald, and TO my friends