The Washington herald., 1911-04-04
Coegan John Henry Start Season by Playing First Base
JIM McALEER WILL PLAY
HENRY AT INITIAL SACK
Says CoIegian Is Best Looking Youngster He Has
Ever Seen ......
Ever Seen.

McAleer, visited the park this morning
He criticized the umpiring of the Ma,
tionals' boss and a park policeman pui
him out of the grounds, much to thes de-
light Of the crowd Manager Jim had
to intercede for his friend and help, get
him back in the Enclosure.
Charley Conway continues to hit the
hall hard, and it is almost a dead moral
certainty that he will be retained and
carried with the club as a utility out
fielder
Milan and Conway pulled off Il couple
Of circus catches in the outfield that
brought out a round of applause from
the little bunch of spectators.
The Toronto club Of the Eastern
League will be in Atlanta tomorrow
night They are scheduled to play two
games against the Atlanta Crackers.
To-day's game was finished in the re-
markedly short time of one hour and
twenty-five minutes
During the past week John Henry has
maintained his 800 batting average by
adopting different position AT the plate
of the batter's box and swinging Ions
club. Henry crowds up closer to the rub
Der and uses a short stick with the re-
suit that he is not only hitting the bal
harder. but driving 1t farther. 1t was
at ElberfeId's suggestion that he made
the switch.
Fred Corbin has been called all sorts OF
nicknames by his team mates, but it re-
manned for Tom Hughes to hurI some
thing at him which seems 10 stick. Hughes
yelled to Corbin the other day. Throw
that ball over here, you Moonshiner"
Just why ''Moonshiner" fits Corbin is
hard to understand. One of the Capital
scribes calls him Eric the Red Hand.
because he has put so many of McAleer's
family out of business.
After chasing three room mates to more
quiet quarters Kid Elberfeld himself has
registered a kick and threatens to toss
Trainer Joe Quirk out of the window
some night if he isn't given another room.
The peppery little third baSeman de-
clareS that Trainer Joe can make more
noise snoring than the engines which
pull up underneath his window. In fact,
he say he can hear Quirk saving wood
over all noises, and that he himself can
not sleep.
The trainer is a bit deaf in his right
ear, and insists on sleeping on his left
side.
Il woke up one night" said the Kid.
and ouirk was tearing off bunch of
laundering loud SHORES. 1 yelled at him
Until l was hoarse, then started to throw
things al him. He couldn't hear me on
account of the deaf ear and was so
sound asleep that no matter what I
slammed at him he couldn't feel them.
/ am going to move or toss Q7Iirk out
Of the window some fine night.
The recruit outfelders are now won
dering what is to become of them and it
is amusing to hear snatches of their
conversation
Keefe, Conway, Corbin. and Swain were
together one night recently, and one of
them said: I'm glad they are going
to have that grand stand built in time
for the opening game
What difference does il make to you?''
another cried, you won't be there"
rs that so? Well, just wait and see;
don't think any of you guys have much
on me. at that" came the answer.
Big Swain Clipped in with: You ought
TO hit well down here in the Southern
League this season, Corbi1." Wherewith
Corbin bounced up to the ceiling and
retorted: HUH they don't leave me
down here; I'm going to frisk out in
left field for the Nationals
They might let you carry the bats, 81
came whisper from the outer circle.
That's as far as you'll get''
Every recruit with the exception OF
keefe believes that he is going to made
good, and they are out on the field work
ing their heads off, and incidentally tax
ing the best of care of themselves.
McAleer has collected a bunch of win.
ing workers if they arc not star ball
players.
The writer Saturday accidentally bumped
into Harry Mace, formerly of Washing
ton, for several years an umpire in the
Southern League. Mace was in Atlanta
for instructions from President Joyner
of the South Atlantic League. where
he will hold the indicator this season.
Those Washington boys who are down
in Petersburg. Va, are doing great
work." says Mace. Mickey KellIher 1:
playing first base and putting UP a great
game. My boy, Jack, has caught or
with this club. and if I do say it my
self, he has already delivered the goods
and is hitting the ball like a fiend."
+ Members of the New York Giants, who
turned out Saturday to see Walter John
son pitch for the Yannigans against the
regulars, had a lot of nice things tc
say about the big fellow. They claimed
that If McGraw had johnson this season
he would win the National League pen
nant in a walk
Bill Cunningham's rubber shirt seems
to be doing just what McAleel
wants. 1t is dulling down the big
fellows weight. at the rate of nearly
one pound a day 1t looks now as ii
''Cunny" would be in great shape when
the season opens next week.
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