The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05

Ollie Pickering, former big Lacquer and
| veteran A. \. performer, is frisking
about like a youngster on the Omaha
team of the Western League.
RUDE Waddell thinks more of the Cot
ton State players than he did before the
Millers invaded the Soutn. The reason
for the same is that one of the Meridian
pitchers mixed them up for the Rubc,
much to the latter's chaSrin. Waddeil
was on third and started to steal home
He would have made it in perfect style
save for the embarrassing fact that the
batter did not hit the ball and the
catcher was standing around waiting for
tine "Rube" when he arrived. The reason
the batter did not belt it was because the
ball was thrown behind him into the
catcher's mitt.
Manager Howard denies the story en-
anating from the Windy City that Man
aser Chance wants to annex Paul Smith
and Germany Kaiser two of the
Colonies outfeld. According to the
Colonies leader. Manager Chance has
not made any overtures for the two
players.
Pitching against his old team mates,
Frank Hess, the former Nap. won for
New Orleans over McGuire's men.
That boy Adams is certainly showing
the goods this spring. Clarke feels con-
f1dent that he will keep it up throughout
the regular season.
Russell Ford, leader of the American
league pitchers last year. is at work on
a new curve. Last year he had the only
splitter that would break both ways at
will.
The scribe with the Phfiries at Birm-
ingham say George Paskert is making
Manager Doom feel that he made no
mistake when. he closed the deal with
Cincinnati. Paskert's aIl-around work
has been high class so far. they say.
Manager Clarke is devoting lots Of time
TO Bin McKechnie with a view to helping
Mac to improve his batting. Fred stands
over his pupil demonstrating the manner
in which it should be done. and Bill is
improving daily.
Howard Camnitz looks better every
time he works. His speed is terrific and
his curves are breaking well. Control al
ways was one of Cammy's most valuable
assets, and he still has it,
Fred Clarke is a wonder In protecting
the bascrunner behind him 1t is doubly
hard for the offense to execute a double
play when Fred is the headman on the
paths Seldom are he and his follow-up
batsman. Wagner. doubled, because
Clarke goes into second so fast that the
opposition is lucky to get even HIM. 1t
may be Wagner. Miller. or Wilson be-
hind him digging for first, and Clarke
has a clever knack of playing the IL
nocent as he hits second to prevent a
good relay of the BAH to first.
George Gibson is busiIy coaching the
new Pirate pitchers. He gives much at
tention to Claude Hendrix, and the Chey-
enne semi-pro is an apt student.
Asked If he would change his style OF
delivery in the event OF his coming back
to a partial extent this season, Addie
Joss replied that he believed he would
be able to continue with the same sort
OF delivery as ever. with the exception
that he might depend more upon a slow
ball
There should be some hitting when that
Cleveland tribe gets busy. Lajoie, Jark-
son, Easterly. Stovall, Griggs. land. and
Smith should form as hard a hitting
combination as any club in the league
possesses. If Turner gets into the game
Clever Will De
Howard Camnitz was sent IN the firing
line in the sixth yesterday to relieve
Babe Adams, who had given a Dlaste: full
exhibition of twirling. and before he had
of the first batsman who faced
him n ball thrown TO him by Martin
caught him in the index finger OF bis
right hand and tore 1t open. compelling
him to retire from the game.
Considered merely as an asset IN base
ball, what are the diferential values Of
the arms of different baseball players?
There's a question over which you can
start a healthy argument, if you want
an argument that will never Tsach =
decision. Addie JOSS is responsible for
the idea While watching Jack Adams
peg to the bases like a rife shot one
day last week Addie suddenly said: I'D
give 5000 to Jack in cold lash for the
use of the power contained in his arm
for three years. Probably that wouldn't
be a fair price. ! think IL the trans
action was a possibility I would even
consider boosting the price couple OF
more thousands"