The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-03-24

Bits of Baseball

Ed Walsh predicts that the Chicago
White Sox will outdistance the Ath-
ietics this season in the American
League race.
Manager Harry Davis; of the Maps,
feels that he is a competent coach for
first basemen since ne developed Jack
McInnis and will give special attention
to big Ed Hornhorst.
Eddie stack, who is TO have his chance
with the Brooklyn team this year. says
that he is going to make good IL he gets
good chance. He claims that he has
never had a far trial with the other
teams.
Pitcher Hcine Berger has Joined the
Mobile team Of the Southern League.
Hope spring eternal" for ''Heinie' has
declared that another year will ind him
IN the big smoke.
Watch Johnny king" is the warning
sounded by Eastern baseball sharps.
Much is expected from the Beans this
year. with its hard-hittIng outfeld.
Arthur levin, scout Of the Highland
ers Is making a tour Of the Southern
training camps looking over the young
.sters that the big leagues have picked
up. with a view OF securing some OF
! them later on when waivers are asked.
Manager Davis. Of the Maps, an
nounces that recruits will be barred from
| the coaching lines this year. He proposes
to send out his vets. like I.ajoie Olson,
Birmingham. and Graney.
Hank O'Day thinks that with Humph-
ries. Suggs. Fromme. Keefe and Smith
fUh ha nh
the southpaw stuff, his pitching staff will
be well fortified.
Bresnahan is giving Harry SteinfeIdt
plenty Of work around third base during
the absence OF Holdout Mike Mowrey.
Cravsth and Downey have been added
to the list OF PhiIlies' regulars in the
daily practice OF DOoin's men at Hot
Springs.
John Collins may be converted into an
outfielder by the time the White Sox
are back in Chicago. Collins originally
played in the outfeld. but was trained
as a first sacker when he Joined the Sox
A short time ago Hugh Jennings said
he didn't care to sign college players for
his Detroit team. and now he says a
college player entering the profe ssional
ranks should demand 1900 salary right
on the reel. Evidently Hugh wants the
other managers to pay the 5000 bones.
1t is gathered from Jennings remarks
that the Tigers will largely discard their
famous hit and run play this year and
take to buntation. The two plays will be
mixed. and Jennings hopes this to keep
the foe in the air. He has everybody in
camp practicing bunting As matter Of
Of ha
team are now able 10 hunt, so regularly
has the hit and run been played.
Fourier. the White Sox's French re-
cruit from the far Northwest. looks like
a natural sIUgger. Fourier is a husky
ished ball player by any means but he
seems able TO handle himself in the
batsman's box like veteran.
"Rube" wadden and Bugs Raymond
have issued annual official bulletins on
the strong drink question. Supplements.
corrections. and amendments may be ex-
pected At intervals throughout the season.
With baseball leagues springing up
nearly every day fans in Texas and Okla
homa should be well fixed in the national
pastime next season. Among the leagues
already organized are the Texas Mid
Continent. Texas-Oklahoms, South Cen
trail. Oklahoma State, TeXas-Louisians
and MId-coast.
Demon Jimmy Wacker wants to
come back this season. He says his
south wing is once more in good condi-
ton. Wacker began the 1911 season with
Dayton. but was released to Fort Wayne.
At the close Of the season he was made
a free agent by Claude Earnell. Jimmy
has recsi-ed an offer from the Spring
field Club OF the Connecticut League, but
has turned Il down.
The move to increase the worlds series
from seven to nine games really brings
bcak the plan inaugurated in the modern
blue ribbon event OF baseball. Pitts
burg and BOSTON in 1893 were scheduled
to play until one team won five. The first
four games left the series standing three
to one in Pittsburg's favor. but Jimmy
four straight. Mack and McGraw favor
nine games.
So far as any available records show
the greatest batting feat ever accom- |
plished in a league baseball game is that
Of William BOttCnUs. VINO set a record /!
of eighteen total bases in a contest be- |
tween the Buffalo and wilkesbarre clubs |
OF the Eastern League. Four home runs |
and a double were his contribution TO |
that games clubbing and his total OF !
sacks Is one better than that Of any 1
other player known to fame.
We are glad to hear, sings GrantIand |
Rice that OF the six cities enmesned IN
the recent Knight-Street. Donlin-Ca amp
bell. and StovaII-George trades, all six
got the best of IL. This seems to be the
ultimatum handed down by the press in
each of the exchanging municipalities.
It's all in the angle OF the look out.
after all.
The directors of the new Decatur club
in the LII. League asked the stock
holders to advance 5000 to buy players.
The stockholders refused-they said II
wasn't enough and they made II $S,OUO
and told President John Hogan OF the
club to go to IL good and strong; that
he was mistaken IL he thought they
were a lot Of pikers.
The Blue Grass League will start the
1917 season without one-third OF the play
ers that graced its 1911 pay rolls. The
third has gone up by draft.
Twenty-Five men were transported INTO
higher realms. AS the league is a six
club one. and the clubs carry but twelve
players during the season. the managers
have an average ofafour players each to
find. However. they have some wv IN
draft money to console them.
change has come over the baseball
world. The ability Of McGraw. Chance.
Clarke, Bresnahan. Mack, and Jennings