The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-27
BY n. r. wORLEY.

With a confidence born of continued
success on the local sand lots, the Cor
nell Company baseball team, from its
sporty manager down to the bat boy, Is
out after a third pennant this season.
There's an old saying about the pitcher
which went to the we'll too often being
broken in the end. but the Brentwood
leader and his hungry Tigers can't see
1t that way-they want the pennant, and
il you will believe Mr.. Cornell, they will
get 1t.
Although many of the stars of the
Paperhanger nine will be seen in fast
company this year. Buscher. the crack
pitcher of the club, in particular. being
missed, the Cornell team will undoubt-
eddy be one of the best in Washington.
With the announcement that. Noyes
will play with the Charlotte. n. c..
club. in the Carolina Association, Man
ager Cornell will depend on one of his
new players, p. r. Lynn by name. to
take care of the backstop position. Lynn
has seen service in the Tri-State League,
and If he lives up to his reputation. must
be a corking good man.
The pitching department, which means
so much to an amateur team, will be
particularly strong. Sherman Green, the
Catholic University star, has been signed
to do the fiinging, and with Norris and
Harding, another new player, the Paper
hangers have nothing to fear as to weak
ness in the pitching staff.
Harding is a Brentwood man. big and
tall. with lots of speed, and is a close
double in appearance to Phil Buscher.
First base will be taken care OF by
Cy Macdonald, whose ability to scoop
them up out of the dirt and line them
over the fence is we'll known in these
parts. In fact, tbs said Cy gets fat play
ing baseball. and having fallen off con-
siderably lately. he is thinking of getting
back into the game Many believe he
cannot be equaled in Washington as a
guardian of the initial corner. and the
addition Of Cy to the Tiger band is one
of the most pleasing bits of news from
their training headquarters.
The rest OF the infield will also be well
looked after. Tobin. a Catholic Univer-
sity man. will probably hold down second
base. Merrill Vaughn will take care of
the third cushion. while Skeets Hayes and
Ray King will be used on short.
born batter, and he is playing a grand
game at present for the Bankers. King
is a new man, but he is we'll known in
the Sunday School League for his work
last year with Langdon.
Vaughn was in the Departmental
League last season and also with Man
ager Cornelrs Goldsboro Goldbricks. He
played up to his true form all last sea-
son until he injured his ankle and was
forced out of the game for a while at
the most critical stage. He has played in
the Cotton States and Western leagues
and is one of Washington's cleanest and
best third sackers.
Jimmy Keane. Al Handiboe. II he can
get away from that Petersburg bunch;
Billy Marceron, and Harold Phipps Will
be the four outfielders carried by the
Tigers. They are all fast men. heavy
stickers, and know the game about as
we'll as any four men playing amateur
baseball in Washington.
Hessler, OF Catholic University. and
Sam Edmonston may play with Manager
Cornell. and if he lands these two he
will have a real champion team.
Tigers New Nickname.
Mr. Cornell having taken a dislike to
the nickname of Goldsboro Goldbricks,
which was awarded his outfit last year
announces the new nickname for the
season, the Dingbats. Fans will
please take notice, as the Tigers are a
lot and fear their pennant
chances may be ruined by the use of
last year name.
H S Johnston, of the American Secur-
ity and Trust Company. played his
last game OF the present season with
the Bankers Saturday, having an
nounced his intention of quitting the
game on account Of his eyes, which have
been giving him considerable trouble OF
late.
Harry Reach, who has signed to play
with the Old Point Athletic Association
in the New Tidewater League, of Vir-
ginia, will depart on April 5.
Eddie Carroll, who received a ffattering
offer to play with Norfolk in the Vir-
ginia League, has decided to stay in
Washington. because it will be impos
sible for him to get leave Of absence
from the government Office in which he is
at present employed.
Claude Brady has received notice to re-
port to Danville at once.
Reports from Baltimore and Savannah
are to the effect that the Washington
boys playing with these clubs are doing
nicely and probably will make good.
Buscher has been doing the fiinging in
practice recently, and Manager Dunn is
favorably impressed with his showing.
A man of Buscher's height and build can
easily be trained if he has the speed
and curves, and this is the plan on which
the Oriole manager is working.
Kelly Harriss has been hitting the ball
well. and has made a very favorable i'm
preston by his excellent work with the
wagon tongue.
Dick Robertson has practically clinched
his job with Savannah. In the game with
the Athletics recently he famed several
Of the star players with the White Ele-
,hants. notably Eddie Collins, who whiffed