The Washington herald., 1911-03-12
By \. T. wORLEY.


They are Preston J. Robertson. of the
They will so on the Sis train.
Commissioners. in the Departmental
League; Joseph H Gieble, of Twiuing, in
the Independence organization, and Forest
H. Thompson. of Union Station, in the
Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. c. \. circuit.
r e Doyle, who has charge of the
Savannah clubs interests here, received
a telegram from Manager George II. Ma
Eoon Saturday requesting him to have
the boys make the necessary arrange
nents to report with the team at once.
At the same time, the Seaboard Air
Line received notice from their repre-
sentative in Savannah that the trans
portation for the trio had been paid
and announced that the tickets were
at the office.
While the THO have been expecting
word from Sob Doyle or y. 2. Cor
nlsh. secretary of the Savannah club
for the past week. the news which came
yesterday threw all three players into d
whirl.
Forest Thompson stated last night that
he might not be able to arrange matters
so that he can join the team at once. as
his work at Union Station is OF such
character that he cannot be spared with
out 1t least a weeks notice.
Gieble has obtained leave from the Navy
Department. where he is employed, and is
ready to make the trip.
Dick Robertson was al the District
Building yesterday saying Eood-by TO his
fcIlow-emplOyes and baseball Chums. all
OF whom are pulling hard for him to
make good in fast company. The Com
nLssioners won the PennanI in the De
partmental League last year mainly
through bis great pitching, and he is
very popular in the big white building.
Giohel IS also a Departmental Lacquer.
having taught for the Navy nine in the
clerks league last year He is a big
strapping fellow. d good hitter. and can
pcE them around the bases in manner
which reminds one OF Ainsmith, Joe was
a member Of the TwininE club in the
Independence League for the past three
seasons, and has had plenty OF baseball
experience on the local lots.
Forest Thompson will be remembered
as the boy who holds the District strike
out record, made in a game he pitched
in the Terminal Railroad y. NJ. c. \.
League two years ago, when he struck
out twenty-three men He is tall and
thin, and has a lot Of speed, and also
uses his head to mix them up Thompson
played with Ciaithersburg several years
and also has seen experience in fast com
pany
Thompson was with the Montgomery
club in the southern League last sea-
son, for several weeks, and was farmed
out by them TO the VaIdosta, Ga, nine
While with this club he pitched a no
hit game against Cairo, winning it by |
p l to score. This was. oddly enough, /
the first game he twired for the Val |
dosta aggregation. His work attracted |
the attention of the Savannah people, |
who Immediately signed him when he |
was able TO obtain mis- release from Val |
dosta-
The usual exodus OF Washington anna
teur players has commenced and from |
now until April the papers will be full !
OF the news Of departing sandIotters. It's
a funny thng-this departing for the
:saSebrush league business-how the play
or goes AWAY with the blare of trumphets
and with flatterlng words from all his
friends, when it is conrasted with his
return. You would hardly know it was
the same yOungsJeT. for the comeback
IS nothing like the getaway. The bah
LOssers who fail TO make good arrive in
town without any announcement Of their
coming, and suddenly bob up in their old
places. It's funny, all right when you
stop to think it over.
But then, some OF them make good
and Johnnie Priest. Tor instance,
They made good from the start, and have
d brilliant future before them.
The writer IS of the firm opinion that
GjcbIc, Robertson, and Thompson will
succeed in tho South Atlantic League if
they are given any kind ot a workout
Df course these boys have a lot to learn
about the game, and they will be taken
down several pegs. but they have the
= hllIty and this alone will give them sue
ceSs II they stick to the job for any rea-
sonable length OF time.
Johnny Priest leaves for indianapolis.
10 which club he has been farmed out
" the New York Americans. next Tues
Lay. Priest thinks he will have. a good
'eason this year. better than the success
III one he had in 1910
March . two other Washingtonians ;
viii take leave of their friends and go
10 Join Bridgeport in the Connecticut
state League. They arc Tom Crooks. |
Eho' by the way, is captain of the club
his year, and Ewald Snyder, the Marine !
Oho last fall set the league on fire with |
lis terrific cIoudng.
Mickey Helihcr received word from J
petersburg last week to report on the
.as been giving him considerable trouble | I
# late, but the big left-riander thinks
70 VIII be IN shape by the time he leaves {
OWN kellhCr, five years ago, was q |
.tte, hat-chested youngSter, but he has
cen growing so fast lately that he has
Town about as tall as they make them
lis broad shoulders give him an excel
snt chance to knock the ball over the
snce when he happens to connect with
he horsehide, and this is apple pie to
MicKey'-his long suit in other words.
When he PLAYED in the Capital City
,eague last year some of the managers
7ere thinking Of having the right field
ence moved back. because he hit the
all out Of the yard so often
Kelliher's great reach and his speed
lake him an ideal first baseman, and
is experience, gained on the local sand
,ts in the past five years, win stand
i'm in good stead at Petersburg. Hell
ndoubtedly has an excellent chance ofI
citing a permanent berth in fast COM
any, provided his leg gets we'll
Sid Lodge, one of the cleanest and
est little eatchers who ever donned
lask in an amateur game in washington.
another local boy who goes 70 the
'irginia State League, Lodge will be a
iernber of the Richmond nine.
In letter which the writer received
rom the Gaithersburg backstop yester-
ay Lodge speaks OF Robinson and
iuscher in high terms. and says he
links they will make good. His letter
blows:
"oaithersburg, Md, March 10. 1911. "