The Washington herald., 1911-01-14

! their muscles and train their eyes To-
batting is taking firm hold Of the clul
| owners and managers. 1t is only few
years since it was considered that tn,
first of March was time enough to sent
the players South and that a good ho
climate was the main thing desired.
Now conditions have changed. In
stead Of q very hot climate, 1t is be.
lieved that q place which can boast o.
! hot springs Is preferable. and many club.
have advanced the starting time for the
seasons work to a date in February.
| The first manager to strike a training
camp this year will be ''Bill' Dahlen
| of the Brooklyn club. who has announced
| that he will reach Hot Springs, Ark.
| on February !, and that two Of his
| pitchers, Rucker and Bell, have beer
| ordered to meet him there at that time
Manager McAleer. Of the Washington
Club, will also make q much earlier start
| this year, and for the first time the Ma.
tionals will boil out as q preliminary
! The veterans Of the Washington team
have been ordered to report to McAleer
| at Hot Springs. Ark. on February Il. and
| two weeks later they will go and join the
youngsters.
congratulating William Hepburn Russell
the newsOner of the Boston Nationals
because he transferred cash account OF
large dimensions from the Carnegie
Trust Company of this city to Boston
! only recently. Russell has $4,000 in that
concern and had already put up $1,000 af
| the purchase price Of the club. Under
the terms Of his contract with John p.
uo tho any No hoA
the end Of this month to complete the
deal. When ne formed a partnership
with L. c. Page, Of Boston. the account
was transferred to that city. II Mr..
Russell fares no better than his prede-
cessors he may some day come to De-
lieve that losing the original $25 ZOO
would have been the cheapest way out.
When "Bin" Lange was in Chicago
some of the baseball enthusiasts OF that
city decided to give him a motor car
because he was once a good player for
the Chicago nine.
They're generous that way in Chicago.
Bill" naturally took the car with him
to San Francisco. The first time that
he had it out on the road he was taken
with a severe attack Of speedphobia, aud
the police rushed to his rescue.
The next chapter tells where he paid
the fine. 'Bilr' doesn't know whether
to take the presentation Of the car as a
joke or as the realization of good in
tentions.
Former major league ball players ap-
pear to be in demand this winter as man.
ayers Of minor league clubs. The Ohio
and Pennsylvania League. which recently
elected George Moreland. Of Pittsburg. as
president. has been unusually active in
trying to gather in former big leaguers to
head the various teams. Moreland's first
big stroke was when he induced BILLY"
Gilbert, the former second baSeman of
the New York Giants, to become man.
ager Of the Erie team. Now Moreland
is angling after two other players, who,
when in their prime. were terrors to the
opposing pitchers.
One Of these men is Socks Seybold.
the former right fielder of the Athletics,
and the other is Ed Abbaticchio. who
played with the Boston and Pittsburg
National League clubs. Seybold Is very
anxious to secure the position OF man.
ager: and he may also play first base.
Socks home is at Jeanette, not far
from McKeesport. SO that he is familiar
with the territory.
Many major league stars have made
first-class managers Of minor league
teams in the past, and the demand for
them this winter indicates that there is a
bright future for the veterans after they
are let out Of the big tent"
iris Speaker has found a way for left
hand batters to hit southpaw pitchers.
Doc White, the White Sox pitcher. says
Speaker hits left-hand pitchers better
than Ty Cobb or any other left-hand bat
ter in the American League. Here is his
explanation:
Speaker stands three or four feet be-
hind the plate when batting against a