The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
CHARLOTTESVILLE CAMP GOSSIP
Picked Up by The Herald Man.

make coed with the new boss. who ba.
made a hit with the BAH tossers r,rht an
the bat. Grin Is just about the most
popular manager in the league right now,
and the boys all swear by him
Losing a little weight eacn day, Il will
not be long before Dixie is right there
end able to go the route. Dixie Is work
ing hard, running around the track and
handling the medicine ball with the best
some of his speed.
Eddie Ainsmith has a new mitt. a beau
ty. but when the ball fails to stick, Eddie
goes after mis- old one.
You have to hand # to Ray Morgan. the
peppery little third sacker. The FIRST out
for practice. Ray Is the last t6 leave, and
is making Bill Cunningham 60 a few to
keep up with him. Ray is one OF the best
liked fellows in the camp. tho genial little
fellow making friends right OF the jump.
Dixie Walker has something on AL
sterns, one OF the leading rsh rah boys.
Dixie calls Alfred Mike"
Mike Martin has not left a thing un-
done for the comfort Of the men, as he
has even had barber chair and a bar
Der installed.
When put on the scales this morning
Dixie Walker tipped them at 1891
Hawk Eye" Ainsnith pulled a FUNNY
one this morning. Coming tc the piano,
EDDIE found several stamps lying on the
top. and quickly pastiug them on the
front of the music box, shouted In the
famous way Of his, There, old boy,
guess that will carry you home to
mother"
Many funny stories are heard at the
Hotel Grifith. but Long Tom Hughes is
the best story teller in the world, bar
ncne. Several had been told. when Long
Tom shot the following over the home
Plate.
1T was way back in the olden days.
when the American and National leagues
were fighting each other tooth and nail,
when Tip o'Neil was playing center
field for us. Patsy Donovan was manaE-
ms the club At that time. and many bone
plays were pulled
Pat had sent some youngster in the
b5x, and his shoots we're being hammered
all over the lot, and with the bases load
ed, Sam Crawford, think 1t was found
one he liked and the pill went shooting
over the fence. We all saw the bail
heating over Tips head, but he started
in for the bench at q fast clip, as II To
get Texas Lacquer. but he kept on going
Until he struck the bench, and then, turn
ing to me. said: Tom, where did l put
my sun glasses?'"
Can you beat itr'
Here's another one Long Tom Hughes
is responsible for:
When 1 broke into the major leagues.
tack in 1900 with the Chicago club. W..
Rad some bunch with US. including Jimmy
Callahan. Barry Mccormick, and Danny
Green The day before this happened
Jimmy had pitched, and the other teams
had Just about beat Jim to death, and We
we're riding to the grounds in a hack.
Jimmy. Barry, Danny Green, and myself,
the rookie OF the bunch"
Turning to mc, Barry said Tom
who's goin' to pitch to-day and I said
big like, I'm going to pitcn. and I'm 60
ing TO beat 'em. too when Danny broke
In, You going to pitch? Great guns! it'n
take the whole FIRE department to put EN-
out now"
The boys are playing pitch and whist a
great deal OF the time.
Talk about your speed. Maybe that
boy Cashion isn't right there With the fast
stuff. Cash had Eddie Ainsrnith Jump
ing for fair this morning.
Buck Becker and Long Tom Hughes
are roomies, and maybe they don't have
the fun.