The Washington times., 1912-11-24
Finds Giant Youngster in
,Wilds of Tennessee Who
Shows Promise.
CRI0ER WILL HAVE
CHARGE OF PITCHERS
Browns Have Nucleus Of Rat.
y ding Good Team !
y for 1918. N
By SsENAToR."


u unknown bright light Of the major
lsagues II believed to b In the
Climber net In Bill Morley. the big
lnfieider dug up by Mike Kahoe. the
Nationals prise scout The baseball
sleuth 10 willing to stake his reputation
that when Morley obtains experience
Ae'll be wonder In ths big show.
Nobody knows much about this fel.
low Morley" Mike Kshoe told the
wsitsr. Indeed, out in Knoxville,
Team. nobody knew anything Of him.
! took him on his size. makeup, and
vim. He's the best looking biz fellow
In the country today.
Morley played shoe:.top for the
Knoxville club last summer. He 10 Just
out Of college. raw and green In base.
eall ways. but natural athlete. When
saw him whale the pill over the wall
] concluded he was worth taking.
."0n6 wants youngsters, and this
giant II only about twenty-one years
old and stands six feet in his bare
teotsies. He must tip the beam at LIS
pounds. Fast? He's wonder for q
dig man. II he can learn to play sec.
ond base he ought to find o place with
the Nationals. But he's green. only
UYU0 Al pTOkebSlOU0l OdDeD0u TWO
months. Down there in Knoxville there
little fame n playing the. game. and
count myself fortunate that I hap.
Psned over that way In time to soc him
"I'm going to watch his actions
closely next spring because / think be
wau b another LaJoie In time"
Criger in Charge.
Lou Criger, the veteran battery part
nsr Of Uncle Cy" Young. will be In
complete charge Of the Browns young
pitchers next spring at the training
camp in Waco. Tex. and Is expected to
wofE wonders with such Promising lads
Baumgardner. and Lefty" Weiien.
mann. He will ptlot his youngsters to
Meeo on March I. the same day
Woody' Wilson goes riding on Penn.
eylvania avenue. Last year he was not
pitchers, but George stoyall will give
him complete charge Of them and hold
him responsible for the results.
The Browns have what now seems to
be one Of the best pitching STATS in the
and Baumgardner showed their stun
last year. Weilenmann. the huge south
paw, was the wonder Of the post-season
series, after proving his worth against
the Athletics and the Red sox In Sep.
IL
and Leveren! complete the squad to
work under the expert attention Of Lou
Criger. and the fans will be surprised
II the twirhng of the Browns isn't
greatly improved In 1913 over what It
Weilenmann was bought for the paltry
sum Of $40 from Marysville. KY, and
the club owners In the Blue Grass thought
they, were getting a stiff price for the
loSt.hapder; He had no curve ball
soon learned one. and had It working
to perfection at the close Of the season.
Has Young Team.
etovall will have young team in the
race next year. Outside Of himself and
Bobby Wallace. who will remain with
the club. the players average under
twsnty.four years: Jimmy Stephens and
.Hig Jack" Powell are destined to drop
young fellows on the club.
At Waco will be found Alexander,
Crossen. AcAllister, and Agnew. catch.
sE:;,,,toN LsysrsnI x'i:or HyEt saTmsaSdnsr
ell, Napier. and Adams, pitchers: sto.
vail, Wallace, Pratt. Austin. Balenti.
Compton. Williams. shotton, Johnson.
Pstterson. and Maisel. outfielders. Lev
ed from the Pacific Coast League.
stovall will be expected to pull st.
Louis into the first division In, 1918 or
admit himself beaten. The fans Of the
Mound City know a good bali team
when. they. see It, though they are In
clined 70 be extremely Jealous Of the
Nationals. and they will back Stovall
to the limit, II he car. produce the goods
II Hedges let's him alone, Stovali should
succeed where others have failed, II
only because he Is beginning at the
bottom and replacing age with youth
This method has brought success Ia
other clubs and is bound to do the
same for the Browns
Larry Mclean. the troublesome back.
stop of the Cincinnati Reds, may bt
found In the lineup of the Browns wher
the season opens. The slugging catch.
or with the terrible thirst wants to joir
the team and has had several talk,
with Stoyall. but his status rema ns un.
settled. He Is now under suspension bs
Garry Herrmann's club. 1t will be in
terestinE to follow his course, should HI
sign with the Browns It's a safe be
that Stoyall will break q chair over hi
head inside OF the first month and 70
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