The Washington herald., 1912-01-22
Fans Still Remember How
Goat Aided Milan in Get
ting Three-bagger.
OTHER SPORT COMMENT
Little Chance for Jelivelt to Play
First Base for Rochester.
Timely Gossip.
BY WILLIAM PEET.

1t has often been said that more freak
tions take place on the Washington ball
park during a season than anywhere else
in the big leagues.
To some extent this Is probably true.
During the past two seasons a couple OF
games stand out as the most prominent
played and have not been forgotten by
local bugs-One against Chicago. when
Germany SChaefer stole first base, and
the other when a goat in left field got
tangled up with Outhelder Birdie Cree.
Of the New York HighIanders, and Clyde
Milan was able 10 turn a single into a
three-bagger.
In reciting this last story to Western
newspaper man recently Jim McAleer
told II as follows:
About the funniest and foolishest thing
I saw pulled on any diamond came of
at Washington one hot afternoon last
season. Birdie Cree, of the Highlanders,
was, as you might say, the goat. Yet
there was a different goat which made
goat out of Mr.. Cree-well, we'll say
that there were two goats, and let It go
at that.
1t was during one of the occasional
and actual, even though infrequent, raj
lies Of the Washington club, and we
were giving the HighIanders a good,
hard fight that particular afternoon. In
the fourth frame, with the bases popu-
lOus and two down, Clyde Milan shot
long fly out toward Cree's territory, and
Birdie galloped full sail after the whack.
which would have been an easy out with
so skillful a fielder as Mr.. Cree upon the
trail.
Suddenly, out from under the lee OF
the third base bleachers rushed a goat
a large and vigorous goat, full of the
joy of living and also of warlike wishes.
William just put his head down, turned
on the second speed. and steamed across
that ballyard at a gait that would do
credit to an automobile He cut right
across Cree's route. and beat him to the
hell. Cree came full charge against the
goat, and went headlong over Williams
hack. while the ball went on and on.
Milan made three bases. and Daniels re-
lrieved the. hit way down the yard.
Il would not say that Mr.. Cree was
angry, Far be it from such. On the
contrary. I-should judge that he was
merely insane"
There seems little chance of Rochester
making a first baseman out of Jack
Levivelt. obtained from the Nationals. as
John CAMEL in an interview yesterday
stated that Lelivelt would likely hold
down one of the outfield Jobs.
That the Rochester club is due for
a shaking up next season is shown in
the following dispatch:
Some old faces will be missing from
the Rochester Hustlers Of 1911 and some
new faces will beam on the fans who
gather at the Bay street commons. Old
and new combined, will make for a team
which will be about as classy as any
thing seen in this league in a long
while, and which may dust of with pen
nant No. T.
Wait till you see the team I have
booked up for next year said Man
ager John II. CAMEL this morning to
a reporter. 1T will surprise every one
in the league. am better pleased with
the outlook than l have been at any
time in my connection with baseball
in this city
Can you tell US the names Of any
Not now. Wait till have them out
Of the big show and safely landed. Then
I will be glad to tell all about IT. Ny trip
South and East was greatly satisfactory.
landed some splendid material"
Lelivelt viii decorate the outfieId. Gan
eel is about settled on that point. The
talk that the Washington player might
he at first base in place of Red Spencer
is not the safest dope. Joe Ward is the
likeliest man for that job unless Red re-
turns to the fold. There will be some
classy new pitchers, possibly a whole new
catching outfit, and likely as not a whole
new Outfeld, with Anderson and Leli-
Welt playing two OF the jobs. Ward and
Mcmillan may be the nucleus of an in
field, but some big league stuff is booked
for at least half of the section between
the far gardens and the pitchers box.
'AH I've got to say" said President
Chaplin, when asked about it, lis that
there will be a lot of new faces. Roch-
ester needs new faces. John says he
will get them. You may say that am
out after the fourth pennant and I'm
Eoing to get IL If / can. Rochester has
led for three years and will continue to
do so"