The Washington times., 1912-11-22
'TOLL|E' PENDLETON
MAY NOT PLAY WITH
CLIMBERS IN 1878
Princeton Star Reported to
Have Decided Not to
Enter Game.
BOSTON FANS ARE
TAKING COURAGE
George Stallings Has Nucleus for
Winning Team in Boston
.... Braves.
BY SENATOR"

Aphoush said to have pledged his
word to Join the Climbers next season,
roilie' Pendleton. Princeton's football
captain and crack baseball player, may
pc lost to Clark GrifYith and to profess
sional baseball, II he adheres to his
present plan of going into business in
new York at the close Of his college
career. According to dispatches, PEN
dieton has decided not to enter profess
nonal baseball, after all. but to 60 into
business In the Wall Street section Of
the metropolis.
While Manager Griffith hasn't exactly
counted on having Pendleton in the
Climbers lineup in 1918, he is sure to
pe sorry not to be able to give him q
uial. The Princeton star has all the
makings Of q successful big Lacquer. and
10 reported to have received offers from
the New York Americans and Jack
Qr1mth's offer.
Pendleton was expected to develop
into a first-class outnelder with expert
ence. He is lightning fast on his feet
and q fair hitter. Manager Griffith was
to have tried him in the outfield, hoping
to develop him into a good man.
Up In Boston the fans. who have
followed braveiy. II not wisely, the
varying but always depressing for
tunes Of the National League team
there since 1901. are taking courage and
are beginning to figure out Just what
the Braves next season. Undoubtedly
the Braves were injured by John NJ.
Ward during the short period he owned
them. He sowed seeds of discomfort
IN la 81 NAnN
that no manager could have won games
with the outfit. Things will be DIFF
ferent In 1913. and the fans know It.
Has Good Nucleus.
stallings has a good necieus for a
winning team In Boston. Lefty" Ty-
Ter and Hub Perdue showed them
selves to be real classy pitchers last
season. even with losing aggregation,
while the wonderful flinging Of old otto
Hess, once a Naplander. made a furore
In the league. He held the Cubs to one
bingle, and the Giants to three hits.
which Is excellent work for a man with
. rank and hopeless tailender.
The Braves had a team batting av-
srage Of .27s standing fourth in the
league. In fielding. however. they were
last with .9b2 Bill Sweeney. the crack
second baseman. was runner-up to
Msn'e Mh the sas nnS for for chief hSnGFs %Ts
reached ..32l. and Titus cleaned up for
.30t. Killing hit for 800, but is not ex-
pected to be with the team next sea-
son.
stallings has always been a stickler
for youngsters, and he is expected to
clean out the dead wood in the team,
replacing It with bright youth. Such a
3ourse cannot but bring better. things
nonal League pennants. 1t has been a
long pull In Boston for the old league.
It's last pennant coming back In 1893,
when Frank Selee managed the team.
possible. now that Stallings Is there.
Murphy Wants Grabs"
In appointing Johnny Evers manager
OF his team. "Chattering Charlie"
Murphy has yielded to his great desire
to have crab" In charge Of the Cubs.
Chance ruled with an iron hand but he
II not "crab." He gave orders that
had to be obeyed. but he didn't Grab
about things. Evers is known as the
greatest ''crab" in the National League,
even as Kid Elberfeld had that reputa-
tion In the American League while he
was In II.
The Cubs have three of the worst
scrabs" in the old league right now,
with another about to Join them in the
spring. Evers. Heinie Zimmerman,
and Ward Miller are now with the
team. and Otis Clymer Is on the drafted
list. When these four get after the UNI
pires next season they will make their
lives simply torture.
"Yes. I like crabs in baseball" says
Murphy. Look at that old Baltimore
bunch. Every one Of them was a crab
from McGraw down to the bat boy.
They were always fighting among them
selves to win. and Hughey Jennings. Joe
Kelley, Mike Brodie. and McGraw were
the worst Of the lot. But they won
games, even when they had little right
to them. That's the kind Of a team I'm
going to get. Then I'll nave winner"
Clark Griffith recruited a winner last
year without having a single crab"
on It. Evidently winners do not have
to be composed Of GRABS"
ELL