The Washington times., 1911-03-21
KAHOE WILL WATCH
GEORGETOWN TEAM
Nationals Scout Coming
From Atlanta Tomorrow
or Thursday.
EXPECTS TO FIND
NEW CRACKAJACKS
Will Make Tour of New England
Colleges After Observa-
tions Here.
By SENATOR"

ATLANTA, Ga, March 21.-Mike Ka-
hoe leaves tomorrow or Thursday for
Washington TO look over the George
town baseball squad in the hope Of find
ing some undiscovered diamond wonder.
Then he will tour the New England COL
leges, looking for more players like John
Henry, whom he snapped up last year
at Amherst, Mass.
Georgetown has sent out some great
players" says Kahoe "and it's about
time another crackajack was found
there Ill look them over and may see
some lad I like. Then he'll have a
chance to jump into the big league right
off the reel.
Princeton, too, has some good ball
players this year. They generally have
good mines in Tigerville. Some of these
New England colleges like Williams,
Amherst, Dartmouth, and Tufts. not
quite as big as Yale or Harvard. put
out some rattling teams, and I'll take
them all in this season"
Georgetown Is Fist.
But Georgetown. Will be the first
chance. The season is farther advanced
there now than up in New England. I
don't suppose Dartmouth has left the
gymnasium yet because of snow. One
of Kahoe's last suggestions to Mana
ger McAleer was that. in the event of
the training here becoming irksOme 20
the players, a few games might be ar
ranged with Virginia League teams
within a short ride from Washington
MCAleer will consider the proposition,
but today he expressed himself as per-
feCtIy satisfied with Atlanta and unwill-
ing to make jumps to tank towns.
The, weather is good here, y said Man
any in the small towns, the clubhouse
IS satisfactory, and the hotel acCommo-
datiOns are much to be preferred 20
those in Virginia. Atlanta is big enough
10 AFFORD the bows many diversions when
their work is done, and don't think
any of them care to spend many nights
on sleepers. Right now | am not smit-
ten with the beauty of Kahoe's sugges-
ton"
Suggests Transfer of Dates.
Manager McAIeer has suggested to
President Tom Noyes 10 arrange with
Ban johnson to have the four games
scheduled III Washington for May 4, 5.
G, and s, with Philadelphia, transferred,
thus giving the men plenty of time TO
have the Nationals PARK in apple pie
condition for their return from the
Western trip on May q. Noyes will
take up this matter with the president
of the American League.
The announcement of Manager Jimmy
McAIeer that the Nationals will not leave
Atlanta until Sunday, April 9, has glad
dene1 the heart of Prof. Joe Quirk, the
teams crack trainer, for he will have
more time to care for his hospital squad
under a sun that warns. Chill winds
have caused a whole raft of players to
suffer from slight stiffness in their
shoulders ard arms and CHIEF Swain
can't turn mis- head on account of cold
in his back, shoulders, and neck.
To-day the team is in as good con-
dItiOn as they were when they started
the season last year., says Prof. ,Quirk.
every man ready and fit for the tough
est battle in any kind of weather, but
today I've got u fine hospital squad on
my hands
Juice" Helps Little.
Swain has had several applications of
electricity to take the cold out of his
back muscles, but the juice has done
little good. Today the Vancouver mas
todon had difficulty in turning his head.
This stiffness greatly interferes with
his playing. and keeps Manager Nc
Aleer from being able to dope his work.
Bill Otey strained his stomach muscles
yesterday, and today was very sore He
did but little work. Seems Milan suffers
from a similar soreness, caused by slid
ta6 to the plate last week.
Fred COTbin is hopping around on a
strained ankle. Prof Quirk is applying
his famous oil to good effect, but the
EOungster is not in perfect condition
Dos Meyer carries around a lame arm
and can't lift il above his head with !
out making faces. Fred Sherry never
has even started since he caught cold
nearly two weeks ago.
None of these are really incapaci- |
tated except SWAIN" says Prof. Quirk,