The Washington herald., 1912-04-21

when we do we will look like differ
ent bailplayers to the Washington
| fans"
Big Al williams is another member
! Of Griff's family who will hit a whole
lot better as the season advances Jack
knight, too, is not IN shape as yet.
Although the Nationals made seven
errors yesterday and lost to the worlds
champions. they did not look like poor
ball club to any of the fans BY this
is meant they did not appear to be
| hopelessly outclassed, all of which
would seem TO bear out the frequent
statements OF the writer that Griffith's
team Is easily S per cent stronger than
theNclub under Jim McAleer last year.
| Connie Mack's eternal vigilance for
baseball material is one of his biggest
assets. Winter and summer, the wise
baseball tactician will go miles to talk
with a possibility for his team or look
over a youngster who shows promise
! By the way, this calls to mind good
story which is going the rounds
During the month of February, Man
ager Mack was in Atlantic City with
! his wife and was enjoying the Board
walk in a rolling chair. As they were
rolling along. Mr.. Mack noticed some
youngsters tossing the ball around on
the beach and he Immediately asked the
man who was prOpelling the chair to
run alongside the edge of the Board
walk and stop Felix Hanlon, a Phila-
delphian and an ardent Athletic rooter.
saw Mr. and Mrs. Mack and stopped
to discover what was attracting their
attention.
HanIon declared he noticed that Mack
was paying particular attention TO a
girl about fourteen years old who was
throwing like a Bender or Coombs. She
actually had a wonderful arm, and could
catch like Ira Thomas. For at least an
hour, HanlOn asserts, Mack sat there in
the chair and watched the tossing
around of the hall
Now the question arises. is Mr.. Mack
anticipating the establishment. of a
s'Bloomer Girls team and was he
watching the girl as a future possibility?
or was it simply Comics love for
the national game which kept him
sitting in a chair for one hour watch
fn, kids tossing a sphere around2 OF
course, il was the latter and that shows
why Mack is a great manager. His
one hobby is baseball and he don't for
get It in the winter.
Frank Chance. manager Of the Cubs,
was quoted as saying last week. in dis
eussIng the prospects for another pen
nant: IF Evers and myself can hold
I'D we will make them all go some to
beat us" That statement is significant
as indicating that Chance has some
doubt on that all important question. 1t
is a mighty big 'if." too, judging by
a report from Cincinnati last night which
said that Chance had had a return OF
his old head trouble and had played his
last game for the Cubs. 1t was said
further that Zimmerman would be trisd
at first
Jakey Atz batted .514 with the Provi-
dence team on their spring training
trip.
!Chick" Gandil. the star first base
man OF the Montreal team, got nine
hits out of twelve times at bat in the
last three games against Richmond and
Lynchburg,
Wonder II Harry Nelly, Of the st.
Louis Times. has changed his opinion2
This is what he said the second day OF
the season:
walter Johnson. pitcher; Mcbride.
short. and Milan. outfieldeT. comprise
the Washington team. All other young
sters and cast-offs picked up this year
are OF no consequence. Washington Is
destined to land in the cellar.
''The Browns are better all around.
and there is no reason why they should
not shake last place. II they do not do
this, they should be moved to q Class
AA league In view Of the men possessed
by Washington"