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The Washington times., 1912-01-13
Cincinnati Reds Get
Another Rube Waddell

According. to Walter Parker, who
pitched for the same team as Dahl
gren, the Reds Wisconsin recruit, the
Cincinnati club has captured a prize
well worth keeping. - .....
This Dahlgren,' says Parker, "is
not the sort of raw material that needs
'developing--he Is already developed. He
is long. skinny fellow. 6 feet a In
height, but weighing only 155 pounds
rawboned and pretty powerful. The
curves thrown by this long right
handler are something wonderful. His
sped is teriitic-something uncanny
considering how thin his arms are. Nice
slow ball too, when he wants TO use it
aud superb control. lie has the besl
head ever saw on any young pitcher
cool. crafty, always thinking, and deae
game. He car field his position al
right, but is a very weak batter. Dahl
sTen will become one of the quatntes
characters of the big league, He's
bug, for sure-a bug on almost ever!
topic, and AZ eccentric as Rube Wad
dell"
The Washington times., 1912-01-13
Not Accompany 7uirlers to Charlottesville Nerf Spring
Bill FOLEY IDEAL
PHYSICAL TRAINER
Central Highs Athletic Ins tructor Has Made Envabe
Record IN This Section-Combines Authority,
Discipline, and Ability to Pick Men.

With the departure OF Foley, interest
waned on the Heights. He returned two
years ago to start q revival, but as'there
seems to be conflicting opion at
Georgetown In the present generation
of students as to the necessity of pro
fesslonal trainer. Foley is RESTRICTING
his attention entirely to the high school
ne 70 Spry aoss
nucleus Of veterans and about thirty
hve new candidates, SO he appears to be
on the road for further successes in his
chosen profession.
Student In Others.
While essentially a trainer, one who
has specialized on field and track. Bill
Foley has long been student of other
branches of sports. He has played both
football and baseball, but personal in
vitation II necessary from the coach of
either OF these teams to draw forth
suggestions to any Of the diamond or
gridiron aspirants. Foley will brook no
interference with his teams and does
not believe in intruding on others.
Standing more than six feet and
eighing about 1S5 pounds, the Central
coach is a remarkably well I-preserved
athlete, and not only by precept. but
out OF his teams the work he requires
OF them. In general appearances, Bill
Foley looks much like James j. Corbett
and has store OF interesting anecdotes
of times when he was mistaken for the
former pugilistic title-holder.
A man who has never touched intox-
icants. only moderate smoker and
most regular in his habits. Bill Foley is
Of the higher type Of professional ath-
letic mentor.
Absolute authority. rigid discipline,
and ability to pick men, are In the opin-
ion Of Foley, the prime requisites for a
successful handler OF athletes.
"No coach ever made good when lie
,, WAS not boss, no team ever won much
when there was no respect for the
rules and the man who makes mistakes
In wedding out his material has no
looks ut the coaching business
TOO many cooks spoil a meal. and
| too many coaches ruin a team. What
YOU want is one man WHO Is 1T, and to
whom the candidates look. When he
speaks they must know II Is law, and,
while he may have help. his assistants
must all work in harmony and enforce
"The best time to develop the physical
side OF a man is when he is In school.
II he ID brought along properly during
theee years, he is not likely to b.
greatly troubled by defects in his rhys-
icai make-up later in life:
| schools are now conducted In such a
way there are few objectionable feu-
| lures. and my advice to all boys in the
| schools would he to become candidates
course. all cannot be among those
| chosen for the teams. hut one can get
experience and training that is In
This is tile view taken by one who has
4 timrrcssively asserted himself as n
i trainer tf young athletes. In the hiSh
schools Oh "ash'ns'0h i'r Ten yak. i. K.
The Washington times., 1912-01-13
Recruits That Go South
With Highlanders

The list of recruits that will be in
the Highlanders' squad when they first
strike Atlanta is:
e. Appleby. catcher. Portsmouth, Va. II;
George Clark. pitcher, Sioux City; c. H..
Coleman, third baseman. Tacoma; Ches-
ter C. Hoff, the southpaw. who looked
so promising last year on the hilltop;
Bennie Kauff, the outfielder, and Louis
Litschi, the infielder, both Of Bridge
port: Wilfred Osborne, outfielder. last
year with Rochester, and formerly with
the Phillies: George simmons, the Roch-
ester second baseman, formerly with
Detroit; William Stump, shortstop, pro-
cured by draft from York, Pa, and
sought by the Chicago Cubs: Guy Zinn.
outtielder, with the New Yorks last sea
son; j. l.. Curry. second baseman, AL
toona; George p. Shears, pitcher from
the champion Paris team of the Blue
Grass League. who measures six feet
three, and w. l.. Upham, pitcher,
bridgeport. ...
The Washington times., 1912-01-13

tation. and has failed to live UP to ell
the good things told of him. VIII
Ryan, too, fall below his minor league
record? Right now, with the snow fall
ing and the skaters making merry on
the glistening ice, Ryan is going to
electrify the entire world of baseball
But will he do IL?
Think Dolan A Star.
New York expects much from A
Dolar, the third baseman whose cavort,
inEs at the end of the recent campaign
brought back memories of Jimmy Col.
lins and Bill Bradley. They say ir
New York that the Highlanders' sta,
is going to eclipse the marvellous Frank
Baker, Of the worlds champion Ath'
letics.
Then. too. there Is Slim" Caldwell
the twirler who so delighted the eye
of Jimmy McAleer last season. Cald'
we'll, to be sure, has made some repu'
tation in the big show, but the enthu
siastio writer's OF the biggest town IN
the universe say that is nothing a,
compared to what he will make dur
Olaf Henriksen, the fleet Viking out
fielder of the Boston Red Sox, Is an
other of whom many pretty shings Were
said last season. This yoCngster Il
fast and a slugger OF the first water
His speed in going down To first Il
said to equal Ty Cobb's, ano Bostoi
The Washington times., 1912-01-13
BUFFALO CLUB MAY
TAKE WHITE S0x
SURPLUS PLAYERS
Stallings. Will Probably
Want Callahan's
"Phenoms."

CHICAGO, Jan. 13.-When Jimmy Cal
lahan. manager of the White Sox. be-
gins to unload his stock of young phs-
noms next spring, the chances are
that most Of them will go to George
Stallings' Buffalo club, of the Interna-
tional League. Stallings has been after
Callahan ever since the winter meeting
in New York. asking for youngsters,
and now has applications in for half a
dozen lads on the roster Of the White
Sox.
IF Stallings has his way" says Cal
lahan, he'll stock up his Buffalo team
with our kids. / can't say which men
he wants or what positions they play,
because that might start old Fox,
Griffith, down in Washington. II
manage to get any waivers from Grin,
I'll be going some, 1t seems to me- He
is going TO take a peek at about all the
kids in this league If he has his way.
There's no bluffing him, either.
The Washington times., 1912-01-13

Engel would continue at Mt st. Mary's
College until sine for reporting at Char
lottesyille early In March However,
the college basketban team has num-
Der OF important games between now
a member Of o, the luint, loyalty would
have compelled him to play as long as
he remeined In the Institution.
Knowing of the liability TO injury. IN
basketball, Engel consulted Ills father
On the matter. wita the result that he
was called home and will remain here
until Giiffith sounds the call.
Joe Boehling, the Richmond recruit.
wrote Griffith yesterday asking that be-
assured that he will not be returned to
the Virginia League, In case he should
fail to show enough class to warrant
his retention by the Nationals.
willing to crafty the wishes of the
player as far as possible, IL II were
necessary to ship him to the minors,
but the manager declined to promise
positively that Boehling would not be
returned to Richmond.
Sell Ten; Million.
Ten Million, the iplayer whose name
caused SO much talk when he was pur-
chased by Cleveland from the North
western League, has been sold BY the
Maps to the st. Louis Cardinals for the
waiver price.
The Cleveland club had arranged to
farm the one with the wealthy name to
Portland, but Roger Bresnahan be.
lieves the Cardinals will be strength.
ened by the addition OF another out
fielder of the class of Million, SO he has
been grabbed up.
Million is college graduate whose
father used figures instead of ordinary
names when 1t came to- assigning spe.
cial designations to each of his chill
dren.
Beckendorf, the Detroit catcher, who
was loaned to the Nationals during
| McAleer's first year here to help out
the disabled catching corps. has beer
| sent to Providence In the. international
League. The chief drawback with
lack of ambition, but he played goot
ball In Buffalo last summer and may
make a valuable man for the Tigers
latest farm in Rhode Island.
The Washington times., 1912-01-13

There's only ole way to win, and
that is to win. when you get against
star, remember he Is only a human
being, and 10 are you. When you get
tired remember the other fellow is just
as tired as you are. Then It's q ques-
ton of pure grit. n you haven't the
nerve, you haven't any business in the
race"
This is the philosophy drilled into his
followers by William J. Foley. COM
mnnder-ln-chlef OF the army Of Central
High School athletes, boss of the gym
nasiur1, handler OF worlds champions,
the most successful coach Of track
teams this section of the country has
ever claimed, and known to every high
school student as "Bill''
In 1902, when Foley was appointed
physical director by the Board OF Edu-
cation, running in the high schools was
at rather low ebb. Spasmodc efforts
were made to arouse interest, and there
were some Individual athletes who Jared
well In open competition. But organiza-
ton was lacking and track squads were
small. @ "
With the advent OF the new physical
director there was, an Immediate change.
From the beginning his efforts met with
success. He got ouf students who
laughed at the idea OF becoming sprint
ers; he took big awkward boys and
made weight heayers Of them; relieved
drudgery, and became OF invaluable
service to baseball and football coaches
by developing speed among the future
candidates for the nine and the
| eleven.
Never Defeated.
In the decade Foley has been at Cen.
tral no other school has been able to
win the annual spring meet. while an
attractive collection of team trophies In
the school corridors and hundreds of in.
dlvidual medals worn by winning ath.
letes are positive evidences Of the ability
of this conditioner of men. .
! From mediocrity to supremacy, Foley
| has raised Centrars prestige on thu
hardwood tracks and the cinder paths
/ and Ii Is no exaggeration to say tina
| this institutions representatives are th'
most dreaded at the interscholasti'
meets held In these parts. Tome, Wood
berry Forest, Episcopal High. MERGERS
burg, and other schools OF this city
Baltimore. and Philadelphia have beeI
forced to recognize this on more thai
one occasion. much to their sorrow. :
Bill Foley's home is in Pawtucket
r. l., where he was born thirty-eigh
years ago. He sprang into prominenc
! at Brown University and first becam
known here I'm the early nineties, when h,
took up the task of upbuilding field an
track athletics at Georgetown. He wa
there several years before accepting tn
lappointment of the District Board O
Education, and during his term at tn
university, saw such of his charges a
] wefers, Duffey. Holland and others, no
only win championships, but actual
hang up new marks for their RESPECTIVE
| distances.
The Washington times., 1912-01-13
$50, 900 Worth of Diamond
,. Stars Will Be on Trial

Four ball players who cost magnates
the sum of $4,000. indeed, a fortune,
will be on trial beginning the 1912 sea-
son. They are Marty O'Toole, the Pitts
burg spitball phenom. who cost Barney
Drayfuss s22.500 and somewhat failed TO
live up TO his reputation; Bill Kelly,
his catcher, and an East st. Louis boy,
who brought se,5oo; Lefty" Russell,
purchased by Connie Mack for $ll.oc0,
and Russell Blackhurne, who put a
$4,000 dent in Comisky's bank roll.
This quartet probably forms the high
brities and shows what thes magnates
put out TO build up winner. and are
even foiled in the price. Four players
costing ZOO, and stiil their future Is
not as certain as some who did not cost
$500
The Washington times., 1912-01-13
Every Club Boasts of Its
Marvellous Young
Prodigies. !.
By SENATOR"

Somebody asked the other day, Where
are the Cobbs. the Chalmers, the Joe
Jacksons of l912?" 1t might be said
that they are just about where Cobb
and Chalmers and Jackson were before
they sprang into the limelight, No man
can peer into the future and see any
thing for a certainty, but great ball
players sometimes cast before them
small shadows indicative of later worth.
Accordingly, there are several young
sters upon whom the eyes of the entire
baseball world will be centered next
spring when the curtain goes up on the
big show.
Righ. here in Washington we have
''Iusk'' Cashion, Dan Moeller, Buck"
Becker. John Henry, and Red" Walk
err to consider. What little has been
seen Of Cashion would indicate that he
has a great future on the diamond.
When Tris Speaker admits that his
speed is greater than that of any pitch
er in the American League, 1t Is time
to sit up and take notice. With control,
which comes with experience, this huge
son of the South should be there with
bells on.
Dan Moeller comes touted to the
skies He is speed personified. He
moves ike ngntnlnS. lie nits canhon"
ball drives. He burns up the paths.
But he does all this In the minors. Can
he live up to his reputation In the big
show?
May Come Through.
Buck Becker. John Henry, and
Red Walker may live up to all that
has been said of them and their possi-
bilities. If they 90. and do It In this
year of our Lord 19l2-Well, Clark Grit
fifth will think the Fates have turned
| to him with smiles. And yet no one
| can say that not one of these young
sters will make his great reputation
| during the season to come. Baseball Is
most uncertain. None can tell in Janu-
| airy what will or will not happen In
July on the diamond
| Cleveland has a youngster in whom
experts have seen the future star out
fielder OF the majors. Buddy" Ryar
will start the training season handi-
capped by a wonderful reputation gained
on the coast. where many great player
mas got his start. ping" Bodie has
come, handicapped by the same repu
The Washington times., 1912-01-13
IBACKSTOPS WILL
REPORT MARCH 10
Manager Griffith Won't Take Receivers to Charlottesville
With Bunch of Young Ptchers-Engel
Quits School,
Bv SENATOR

That Griffith will allow his pitchers
to take only the lightest sort of prac-
tice during their first week at Char
lottesville, was indicated today when
the manager said he had not ordered
any Of the catchers to report until
March 10.
Grinith is still considering the aues-
tion of having at least one of the back
stops on hand to help his twirlers, but
he has almost decided to bar all hard
throwing and allow his fingers to sim
ply toss to each other and take long
runs in order to condition them.
Nothing will SO inJure a pitchers
.chences as working too hard at the
start, SO have decided not to have
any catchers on hand during the first
week in Virginia." said Griffith.
5'2 Want Jerry Denny.
Jerry Denny, the old-time American
iAssociation and National League third
ltaseman, Is the man who is wanted by
lthe United States League to manage
the WASHINGTON OUTLAW" club. =
Denny, who retired from active play
ing several years ago. Is now In Bridge
lport. Conn., and has been In correspond
Ience with Hugh McKinnon. owner of
1.-THE franchise here. for some time. While
the deal cannot be closed until after
league meeting in New York next week,
McKinnen is confident that Denny will
iaccept the offer he now has under con-
,sideration.
According to McKinnon. Cleveland
will probably be awarded the remaining
franchise in the newly formed hague.
NJ. A! Bobrick, who was editor of Larry
Lajoie's baseball guide. declare that he
Ican command $4,000 II the outlaws
will enter Cleveland, and President
1Witman, OF the outlaws" Is now OH
his way to see Bobrick, If the Cleve-
land man can produce the coin, Clcve-
land win be the eighth city.
Engel Caller.
Among the callers at baseball head
quarters yesterday was Joe Engel, the
pitching recruit. 1t was thought that
The Washington times., 1912-01-13
Think Hugh Bedient
Another Marty O'Toole

NEW YORK, Jan. l3.-Baseball fans
today began looNing up the dope on
Hugh Redien:, pitcher sold yester-
day TO the Boston Red Sox bv the Jer-
sey City team of the International
League. for $4,000, part OF which will
be taken out in five players. The fans
want to know ie ne is TO be regarded
in the Marty O"roole class for 1912.
Bedient was on the reserve list of the
Boston club last year WREN sold "a
Jersey CITY for $50, so the deal costs
Eoston $9,2Il more than would have
been necessary had the Red Sox man
agement not permitted him to slip from
their fingers
The Washington times., 1912-01-13
COMING SEASON MAY SHOW NEW
STARS WITH MANY BIG OUTFITS
Roy Corhan Declares
He Has Recovered From
Rus Ford's "Beaning"

Manager James Callahan wore q
full blown smile yesterday after
receiving news that Roy Cor
han would turn up for the
spring training trip in the
proverbial pink Of condition.
The aeet.footed shortstop, who
is wintering In Pueblo, Colo,
where he conducts u billiard
room, wrote DR.. Blair, the Sox
physician, that he has fully re.
covered from the effects Of the
beaning he got from Pitcher
Russell Ford, Of the Highland.
ers, last season. COrhan told
the doctor In his letter that his
head had not bothered him for
u long time, and stated that he
expected to be better than ever.
The Washington times., 1912-01-13

fans are all for him to crowd Duffy
Lewis off the McAleer troupe.
Doped As Leader.
Buck" O'Brien, the young Denver
twirler whose debut consisted OF shut
ting. out the champion Athletics at
Shibe Park when they were right in the
swing of their victorious rush for che
pel'nant, is another OF the Red Sox
doped to be- a leader among leaders for
1912. This Young man has all that a
winning pitcher needs, and will he
closely watched from the sound of the
bell.
Dave Danforth. being groomed to sup
plant Eddie Plank as the Athletics de-
pendable southpaw, showed enough real
class last season to warrant Connie
Mack's keeping him. The Texan won
three out of four games he started, and
was particularly strong In finishing out
tirely. This husky lad is coSnted upon
by MANY to spring to the fore this
year and stay there, too.
Roy Corhan, knocked out of the game
last season by one of Russ Ford's cele-
brated bean balls" is expected to start
the coming campaign in a position to
dispute with Jack Barry, the shortstop
honors OF the American League. This
Young mans exhibition was brilliant in
the extreme all the way around the cir
cult until that almost-fatal day in New
York when he stepped the wrong way
to escape Ford's speedy "bean ball.
and 1t struck him on the head. II he
can overcome the tendency to be plate
shy, many experts think he will be the
sensation of the circuit In 1912.
Has John Kutina.
Though bruised and beaten, and bang
ed down into the dust, the st. Louis
Browns showed possible star last year
in John Kutina. This husky young
man who startled the good fans al
Florida avenue last fall by leaning
against a fast one and bouncing it to
the far corner of the arena. as Her
man Schaefer has 1t, bears all the ear
marks of becoming real big league
| first baseman. Not the smoothest field
er in the business, he may improve In
! that line, but he is a hitter without any
| doubt whatever. Mound City rooters
! look to him to shine this coming season
| You can never tell much about the
| possible deeds of youngsters in base
ball. but one thing is certain-the Amer
| lean League has several youngsters oil
! its roles who have already showr
enough to warrant predictions made fol
their future. So, perhaps We shall al
see other Ty Cobbs and Joe Jackson,
this very year. after all.
The Washington times., 1912-01-13
Expect Lively Doings
At Magnates' Meeting

NEW YORK. Jan. 1S.-Some lively
doings are expected when the National
League directors meet here February
lS. Roger Bresnahan, manager OF the
ST. Louis Cardinals Is expected to APP
pear to press his complaint that Charles
Webb Murphy. of the Chicago club had
threatened to drive him out of recog-
two men is said to be very bitter,
The Washington times., 1912-01-13
Officials Announced
For National League

NEW YORK, Jan. 1s.-It was an
:.ounced today that the National League
umpires for 1912 will be KLEIN, John
stone, Brennan, Finneran, .Rigler,
Eason, Emslie, Bush and Owen. All
were with the league last year except
owens, who was regarded as the best
In the American Association, He will
take Hank O'Day's place.
The Washington times., 1912-01-13
Rube Waddell Is All
Through With Theatricals

Gals, Several weeks ago he jumped Joe
Can,illon's farm to join a company
trouping down the Mississippi river In
a fiatboat. Three weeks OF baInstorin-
ing was enough for Rube and he re-
turned TO his boss to spend the bal
The Washington times., 1912-01-13
Alexandria Club Invites
Washington Ball Teams

Washington baseball clubs wanting
dates with the Alexandria nine should
have their requests In to the manager
at lO7 South Royal street by February l.
A meeting of the Alexandria clue will
be called at that time, when dates and
other details for the coming season viii
be decided upon.
The Washington times., 1912-01-13
Devlin May Be Seen AT
Third Base for Boston

The tip is out in Boston that Arthur
Devlin win be third baslng for Ward
Braves before the first of June. Johnny
Killing is coming East again this month
and hopes to make a couple of deals
with McGraw, As manager of the
Braves, King realizes that he needs to
do something before calling the roll.
The Washington times., 1912-01-13
Knapp, Cicotte, and
Warhop Are Smallest

Knapp of Cleveland, ,Cicotte of Bos-
ton, and Warhop of New York, are
the smallest pitchers In the big leagues,
although Fart Hamilton of the Browns
is no giant
The Washington times., 1912-01-13
Boston Nationals to
Be Called Pilgrims

IL has been decided hv the Boston
FAIRS 10 call the National League team
ths Pt'srlnIs. 80 afier ibis u Is the ihl'
erirns. The Doves arg d"ad--lonE live
the Pilgrims!
The Washington times., 1912-01-13
Business Forfeits.

BUSINESS High school basketball team
failed TO show up at the Y. NJ. G. A.
gymnasium tor Is game with the
AIMS and Navy Prep ,luint and the
game was forfeited 90 the latter.
The Washington times., 1912-01-13
Sheehan May Manage
Victoria Ball Club

Tommy Sheehan, formerly with the
Brooklyn and Pittsburgh teams of the
National League, will probably hold the
managerial reins in Victoria In the
Northwestern League,
The Washington times., 1912-01-13
BLUE AND GRAY IS
SEEKING TWO GAMES
WITH PENNSY NINE
Manager Haggerty Would
Have Them During Car
roll Week.

GEORGETOWN will play two baseball
games with Pennsylvania during Car
roll week, II Manager Haggerty's nego-
tiations are successful. An answer is
expected within a few days. Carroll
week begins April 2l and will be one
of the greatest celebrations in the his
tory of the institution on the heights
Manager Kingsley is planning an out
door track meet as part of the attrac-
tons.
Pennsylvania mines generally give
the Blue and Gray hard fights for hon
ors. Last year ''Wobby" OConnor al
lowed the Quakers three scattered bin
giles and nary a tally, but the year be
fore ''Toots' Schult, Penn's great twirl-
er, now with the Phillies, of the Ma
tional League, shut out the Hilltoppers
by q score of s 10 0. .
Big Athletic Association.
The University of Michigan Athletic
Association has total membership
among the students of 1,S00.
The Washington times., 1912-01-13
Nationals Have Several Lads
Who May Be
Leaders.
D0ped As Leader.

fans are all for him to crowd Duffy
Lewis off the McAleer troupe.