The Washington herald., 1911-03-31
BIGLEAGUE GOSSIP

Connie Mack has secured three of the
81. Marys CCalD College hoys. They
are Lynch, left fielder: Wallace. third
baseman, and Fitzsimmons. shortstor.
\ week after reporting, Nap LIaJoie
was going at full speed. without a sore
muscle. Other players say he isn't hu-
man. That puts him in Bat Nelson's
class.
Bill Carrick. who formerly pitched for
the Washington club. has signed to play
with New Orleans during tthc coming
season. Aside from Washington. Car
rick had major league experience with
the Now York Giants. and last season he
was manager of the New Haven club, of
the Connecticut League.
Vice President Somers. of the Arncri-
can League. says that his opinion is that
pitchers are % per cent of team
strength.
OF the Cleveland squad Of thirty-six
mon at least twenty are more than six
feet tell.
1t is said that Hugh Duffy has chosen
White SoX.
Cecil Ferguson says that the Boston Ma
tionals gave him a raw deal. and that he
has quit the game for good.
Fred Clarke will never become A bench
manager. according TO his wife. Mrs.
Clarke wants her husband to retire
from the field and coach tho hall players
from the bench, but admits there is lit
tie chance Of the Pirate doing any such
thing. Clarke Just cannot sit on the
bench and look at game in which Pitts
burg is playing" SAYS she Every time
hc has ever tried this he came home
with a headache. The tension is too
great for him. and | am afraid he in
tends to keep on playing.
Leon Amcs. Of the Giants. adds himsei:
to the list of big league stars who tind
line. Golf is the best exercise on earth
70 keep a pitchers arm strong during
the winter" says Amcs. II can prove it
by Vic Willis, Ed Konetchy, Reulbach
and Doc White. all of whom find it
wonderful developer. The long walks
and the slow. swinging stroke is just the
thing for ones arms and legs. There is
rOthing violent about golf. but there's
enough exercise to keep a fellow from
going stale. \ lot OF bail tossers will be
playing the game before another year
ends"
So far Manager Hal Chase has not
allowed the duties OF manager to in
terfere with his playing. In the recent
victory over the Boston Nationals. Chase
tied up the score in the ninth with a
triple, and in the eleventh was re-
sponsibie for the two runs that won
the game. The Yankees got eight hits
and four of them were made by the
new manager. In the field Chase was
the same old star.
Unless Rube Marquard shows the
stuff 10 McGraw right off the reel, he
Is liable to be wearing the uniform of
the Newark team OF the Eastern League
in the very near future. The accident
Of las: week TO Manager McGinnity's
right hand while cranking his auto will
make it impossible for him to pitch until
ABOUT iune. and as result his twirlng
staff will he weakened. He has asked
McGraw for a pitcher. preferably Mar
guard. and the leader of the Giants has
promised him the S11.co0 finger if Rubc
fails to show.
Joe Lake and Bill Steele. who pitched |
for the Browns and Cardinals in the /
opening game of the series at ST. Louis !
on Saturday. certainly made weird |
start Steele. the Cardinal pitcher. !
walked seven men. while Joe Lake is !
sued passes TO nine. II required two
hours and thirty minutes to play eight |
and hair innings.
August 10. 1903, Washington defeated /
Detroit 10. eighteen innings.
ComisSey has claimed the 1911 pennant.
II correctly quoted, the Old Roman in
sists the big flag might as wcll be given
% the White Sox now, and save the
xorTy.
Johnny Evcrs. the crack little sec
md sacker Of the Cubs, who took ad-
'autage OF Fred Merkle's failure to
az the midstation in the celebrated !