The Washington herald., 1912-03-28
HOPE FALCONER TO
ENTER PRO. RANKS.
Former Technical High Star
Signs with the Jackson
!, Vile Club.
OTHER AMATEUR GOSSIP

Hope Falconer. who will be remem-
bered for his work while playing first
base for the Technical High team In
1sos has signed with the Jacksonville
club of the South Atlantic League.
Falconer is at present employed in the
city engineers department In Jackson
vile and for that reason is keeping the
fact that he has signed dark, the sport
ing writer's simply calling him the "un-
known" Hope played good ball around
the District, being a member OF the
Ninth team of the Sunday School
League and also holding down the initial
station on several other fast amateur ag-
gregations.
l.. H woltz, sporting editor OF the
Florida Times Union, has the following
TO say about Hope:
The other applicant for the first base
job is in the city; in fact. has been here
for some time, but as he is otherwise
employed just at the present he does not
wish his name made public until he gives
his employer notice, that he is going after
a baseball job for the summer. This
new FIRST base aspirant certainly looks
the part of an initial cornerman-
He is over six feet tall; weighs 1S5
pounds, and, believe me, he has a scrap
book full of press notices that would
Warrant him being given q trial with
Connie Mack's Athletics. The young man
comes from Washington, where he play
ed on the same team with Menefee. the
young catcher who went from Augusta
to Chattanooga, and Robertson and Gel
bel, the swell little battery now the
property of the Savannah club.
'"rhe notices carried around by the
young man show him to be a hitter par
excellence and 1t may be that Perce
Wilder has found '-phenom" during the
last ten days. However. as we have
stated above, the late applicant for the
initial corner will have to show some
thing extraordinary to take the bag
away from George whitted. who deliv-
cred the goods in nifty style last season"
President Waters, of the Railroad Y NJ.
c. A. League has invited Manager Grif-
fifth. of the Nationals. TO be the guest of
honor at the baseball smoker that will
take place tonight in the association
rooms in Union Station. and Il is under
stood the Nationals leader will be on
hand.
The Railroad Y. NJ C. A. diamond has
been greatly improved, and everything
Is ready for the opening of the season.
as President Waters stated last night
that the B. & o. Office would more than
likely have team in the race.
Curly Brown, the local tosser, is re-
quested to drop In this ONCE some time
tonight. as there is q letter here for
him.
Harry stsub. the young southpaw who
made a good record in the Capital City
League last year, has signed with the
National Athletic Club. Of the Indepen-
Il Ea v,ff ~
has control and good breaking curves,
and will no doubt be q big help to Man
ager GauZza- Platt, q catcher. and
W. Mollineaux, pitcher, are two other
good men who have signed to play with
the Nationals. Platt has an iron whip
and is a good receiver. while Mollineaux
Is good sticker and can play any posi-
tion he is called upon to play.
With these kind of men on the team
the Nationals are sure to make q bid
for the pennant
Northern Athletic Club Sunday on the
Petworths' grounds. at 2:3O o'clock.
Manager Gauzza is planning to work
his entire squad in this game with a
view Of cutting II down TO fifteen men
The players are urged to report early.
David j. Davies. in the Pittsburg Dis
patch, pulls the following on Mickey
Keliher, the local boy:
Mickey Reliher's colors have, been
lowered-and by Camnitz at that. Mickey
believed he was some wrestler, and dur
ing a bunch Of horseplay at the park
he grabbed Howard and tried to throw
him. The Rosebud soon Topped the Out
law. whereupon the latter demanded an
other trial The result Of this encounter
was the same, and Mickey perforce was
obliged to admit that there was one bet
ter wrestler than he included in the
party. Mickey is rapidly gaining his
batting eye. and promises to give Dots
Miller run for the first base job"