The Washington herald., 1912-01-24
WORCESTERSHIRE
SAVAN NAH CLUB
Local Sandlot Catcher Will
Play Professional
Baseball.
WALKER SENT CONTRACT
Andy May Join Sally Circuit Team,
Rules Committee Meeting Is
Called-0ther Gossip.
BY C. w. SWAN.

Julius V. Munich. the lad who put up
so classy a game behind the bat for the
Sewage Pumping Station and walford
teams last summer. will Join the Savan-
nah club of the South Atlantic League
early In April
Last season Dutch Munich played a
great game, his throwing being one of
the features of every contest the Wal
ford aggregation played, and the Sally
circuit nine has secured a good running
mate for Joe Geibel, who Is also a prod
uct Of the local sand lots.
Munich bats right-handed and throws
the same way. Last year "Dutch's''
greatest fault was his tendency to slug
the ball, but under the capable old war
horse, Mullaney, he will make them all
sit up and take notice. Playing with the
A. b. C.'s, of Alexandra. Munich put up
a fast article OF ball, leading that team
in the field and throwing out practically
all that started for the midway sack.
Another local boy who Is slated for the
Savannah club. should he accept the con-
tract. is Andy Walker. who so ably held
down right field for the Willard and ST.
Martins teams last year. In the Inde-
pendence League Andy led them all with
the willow, batting well up around the
800 mark and fielding above the best.
Andy Is fast, is a sure fielder. and hits
the pill on the nose. The writer does
not hesitate to say that, with half n
show, the speedy outfielder will make
almost any team he trys for.
The Savannah club Is not the only team
after Walker. as II is understood that
+he South Bend team. of the Central
League, will shortly tender the fast lad
a document, and 1t will be up to Andy
to pick his club.
Walkers work last summer attracted
the attention OF more than one scout,
but as he is rather light he was passed
up for the time being. Hard as nails,
Andy can work with the best. and hold
ing down right field for the Savannah
team he would look mighty good.
Harry Dodd. the Washington boy who
is now secretary OF the Savannah team,
thinks a great deal OF Walker, and will
more than likely see that he has every
chance in the world to make good, should
Andy make up his mind TO sign with the
Sally circuit organization.
A meeting Of the amateur rules COM
mittee, OF which Joe S. Jackson is chair
man, will be held either tomorrow or
Friday night. At this meeting rules for
the coming season will be gone over. and
a tentative set of bylaws drawn UP.
Clark Griffith, manager OF the Nationals,
will be on hand at the meeting, and will
assist the amateur moguls to the best OF
his ability.
Grif organized the largest amateur
commission on record, that of the Chi
cago Amateur Managers Association, so
II 1t plain to be seen that he can give the
local magnates a few pointers that will
not go amiss.
The one-man. one-team rule will come up
for considerable discussion. as will the
question OF the number OF players al
lowed a club. Several presidents OF
leagues have gone on record as favoring
fifteen men to a team, which is about
right, as a club needs four pitchers. two
catchers, and two substitutes. The prac-
tice Of signing a man over night is a
thing OF the past.
Manager Hill. Of the Lofler club Of
the Independence League, dropped in last
night for a little chat, and from the
array Of talent Hill has already signed
up II looks as If the other teams will
have to hustle. Hill is losing no time.
and that would be a wise thing for a
few other managers to do.
The Sherwood players are desirous of
knowing just where they stand, as sew
eral Of them. have been offered berths in
ACdbnNos IL dDoeN 1AAAAN wi NAS
managers to get busy, as Donnelly, Of the
Manhattans; Mouller, OF the Pumpers,
and several others are not letting any
grass grow under their feet.
Austin Howard. the former Western
High School and Cornell University
crack ball tosser, is a hold out" of the
Atlanta club of the Southern League.
The following dispatch explains the
case:
Atlanta. Ga, Jan. 23.-Austln How
ard, the Washington boy who played
with the Crackers last season, is among
the holdouts. Howard has received an
increase. but wants more money. Last
season Howard played almost every
position on the team, and he showed
up very we'll It is not expected
Manager Hemphill will have any trou-
BILE in signing up the youngster. as he
will do all in his power to have him
here the first of the training season