The Washington herald., 1911-07-14
Savannah Fans Like
Bill Brown'S Work
Youngster Makes Good Impression in Southern
City and VIII Stick-Harry Dodd
Praises Scout Doyle.
BY C. w. SWAN.

Bill Brown, the former third sacker OF
the Interior team of the Departmental
League, who went to the Savannah club.
of the South Atlantic League, Sunday
has more than made good In the South
ern city. While Brown played classy
game while in the amateur ranks, he rs
fairly ourdoing himself in the profess
sional circuit. The Savannah Press has
the following to say regarding the debut
of Brown: Billy Brown, the little Wash
ingtonian, broke in like a whirlwind. He
handled several chances in great style
during the day and copped him a safety
in four tries.
Two or three OF his pickups looked
good for hits in the embryo, but the
kid never faltered and got the glad
hand from the fans, which he deserved.
for his debut was certainly impressive.
Twas indeed a great play he made on
BalentTs roller in the first with Reidy
beating It for home"
President Young suspended two mem
bers of the Ingram team of the Sunday
School League yesterday on the playing
field at Thirteenth and D streets north
east.
Mr.. Baker, the collector at the Sunday
School League games, said TO the writer
last night: The collection was the big
gest taken up by the league this sea-
son. The crowd applauded the Ingram
team time and again for sticking TO the
league and playing ball. While their
full team was not in evidence. the young
sters went after the Sherwood outfit and
beat them out in a great finish"
Harry Dodd. the former local ball
tosser, who is now the sporting editor
Of the Savannah Morning News. says in
part about Bob Doyle the local scout Of
the Sally League Club:
Following only a day behind the last
player whom he sent to the local club,
Scout Bob Doyle, of the Savannah club,
is due to arrive in the city to-day and
will have the pleasure of watching those
players whom he has tipped off to the
local owners in action in Savannah uni
forms
Mr.. Doyle is a native Of Washington,
D. c., and a baseball enthusiast sec
ond to none. He is an employe in Uncle
Sans paper bill factory, az the National
Capital, but devotes most Of his idle
o. two fast amateur clubs in Washing
ton, and serving as scout for Savannah.
1t was Mr.. Doyle who tipped of Rob-
ertson, Giebel, and Brown to the local
club, and his coming South will be OF
interest to every fan in this city, since
GiebeI and Robertson are looked upon
hereabout as two of the best youngsters
ever seen in Savannah uniforms, while
Brown made a very favorable impress
sion upon his first appearance yester-
day
While Mr.. Doyle has not yet been
consulted in the matter, it is likely that
he will be put to work soon after he or
rives. Recommendations of several am
ateur players of this State have lately
come TO the local owners and it is their
idea to have Mr.. Doyle go look these
players up and pass his opinion on them,
which opinion is sure to have weight in
view of the help which the Washing
tonian has rendered the local club along
this line in the past
A meeting Of the amateur commission
at SpaIding's store, In Fourteenth street,
is booked for Saturday night Ali Off
cials are requested to be present not later
than o'clock.
The Savannah Press has the following
to say regarding the loss of a ten-inning
game by Dick Robertson Tuesday:
Hard contest for Robertson to lose
after pitching a mastery game. He was
complete master of the situation, and
were It not for the faulty play behind
him he would have easily scored a shut |
out. Eleven visitors breezed the ozone |
during the fracas. and when a pitcher |
breezes eleven Elbertas in one afternoon |
he certainly deserves the peach, kernel |
and all