The Washington herald., 1912-04-08
Bits of Baseball.

Hank ODay, OF the Cincinnati Reds.
is carrying only five more men at his
training camp than he will be able 10
keep after the season is well under way.
For future arctic and antarctic voy-
ages ball players will be in demand.
Southern training trips harden man
for exposure to any kind of cold weather.
All reports from the training camp
seem to agree that Krug. the young
ster who is being tried at shortstop for
the Boston Red SoX, looks very good.
Representative Gallagher. of Illinois,
who wants to investigate the baseball
tdust, has yet TO receive his 1872 season
pass from either Ban johnson or Tom
Lynch.
II looks as IL Walter Mattick, the Des
Moines recruit with the White Sox, will
be kept on the Clue and possibly start
ed in an outfield position when the sea-
son opens.
Rafael AImeida has been playing ball
nearly all winter at Havana. and is in
pretty good shape. but will hear some
thing from Manager O'Day about stay
ing away without getting permission.
The Columbus management is unusual
ly careful this spring. and is taking care
to avert mistakes like that made last
year. when a man signed as a shortstOp
turned out to be a left-handed pitcher.
Frank Smith, the Heron Hill member
of the Reds, is down to 1SS pounds, the
seasons His right elbow is sore and he
is going slow in his pitching workouts,
but will be ready in plenty OF time.
Cincinnati has a pitcher named Bagby
who can pitch with either arm. Frank
Bancroft says that IL the young man can
pitch as well with one arm as he can
with both arms together he would be a
wonder.
Harry Davis is making a hit with some
OF those who know conditions at CIeve-
land. He stopped that listless stuff the
other day by demanding ginger or
goats" Lack of ginger has hurt the
Maps for years.
Regarding the rumor that Jack"
Adams would be turned over to EewyOr-
leans. Manager Davis said: II am busy
building up my own club at present
without figuring on Strengthening any
other club. All the boys with this club
have a chance to stick IL they show me
the stuff. No one will be turned loose
until he has real trial"
In the want of something better TO do.
Doc" Miller and Win" Campbell, of
the Pilgrims, have had their heads
shaved close at Augusta. They are try
ing to coax Hickory" Jackson TO do
likewise. The only possible excuse they
can offer is that Johnny King, who is a
cue artist whenever he isn't playing ball
is so infatuated with billiards that a
billiard balT' outfeld may appeal to
him.
Manager Doom. of the Philadelphia
Nationals, says that he intends to work
Alexander, Chalmers, and Moore in rota-
ton in the box this year and that each
ought to be able to pitch at least forty
games. He predicts that Alexander and
Chalmers will excel all other National
League pitchers in effectiveness, with
the possible exception of Rube Marquard,
Of the Giants. who led the league in this
respect last year.
Certain cities overshadow all rivals in
certain departments of. play. Greater
New York, as a starter, is we'll fixed
for first basemen, with Chase, Daubert
and Merkle. Boston can boast of two
stanch outfields in Speaker, Hooper and
Lewis. of the Red Sox, with Miller,
Campbell and jackson. of the Braves.
Chicago has always stood high with
catchers in King, Sullivan and Archer.
And Philadelphia has the Athletics.
Athletics Game stopped I'm Sixth.
Jersey City. April lin the sixth in
ming Of the baseball game this after
noon between the local team and the
Philadelphia Athletics, the contest was
called OF on account of the rain. Meth
er team had scored.