The Washington herald., 1912-07-26
Former Local Boy Farm
ed Out by Pirates-To
Be Recalled.
OTHER COMMENT
By C. w. SWAN.

Mickey Keliher, the local boy who had
trial with the Pirates this spring. has
been sent to the Wichita club. of the
Western League, by Manager Clarke.
Keliher got of to a bad start with the
Pirates. and was sent to Montreal. but
was taken Ill and ordered home to rest
up.
Fred Clarke still thinks that Mickey
will make a big Lacquer. as the follow
ing from a Smoky City paper will show:
Speaking of the youngsters belonging
to the Pirates, but now farmed out with
other clubs. Manager Clarke said this
morning: I have at least three kids
who will be stars in a few years.
Look at Mickey Keliher. for instance.
There Is a kid who will make a great
first baseman in couple Of years. That
kid is a natural hitter. and when he gets
little experience will be ripe for my
club. I look for him to be another Hal
Chase in a couple of seasons.
A statement like that, coming from
Fred Clarke. speaks pretty well for the
local lad.
Lofier lost a good game to Manhattan
yesterday in the Independence League,
putting the Meat Choppers just that much
further away from the pennant. There
is little hope for the Loffiler aggregation
landing the bunting this year. although
Manager Hill refuses to give up hope
Walter Hughes pitched a clever game,
and showed the form which earned him
a great reputation last year. He allowed
but two hits one being very scratchy,
and was never in danger. Hughes won
his own game by a clean single with a
man on second.
While It may seem rather bold to pick
a winner in the r. r. Y. NJ c. A. League,
from present indications, 1t appears as II
the Southern club will land the battle.
Southern has been playing mighty good
ball OF late. and has given the other
teams a real fight.
At present the three clubs are punched
around the top Of the ladder. and the
pennant is anybody's.
Buck Becker won another game for the
Atlanta Club the other day, beating
Montgomery, to 4, in a good contest.
Buck got two hits out of four times
up, which shows that the long boy Is
hitting the pill little in the Southern
city.
Joe BoehIing is another sand-lotter
who is winning his games with pleasing
regularity. Joe is pitching for Jesse
BurkettS worcester CluD, ana 10 Odte
has won five and lost two games.
Monk Walter continues to get his daily
hit for the Norfolk aggregation, SIAM
ming out a double Wednesday, scoring
the only two runs made by his team.
Monk has made hit with the Norfolk
fans, and they are all pulling for him.
II is needless TO say that the local boys
are pulling for the former local sand
lotter.
Big doings are scheduled for the
Northern Association at the meet
ing tonight at the residence Of Presi-
dent Anglin. The two leading teams
Park and Waverley-are fighting for top
honors with tooth and nail. and the
question Of a game has entered into the
controversy.
Park has played nineteen games and
has five to play. according 10 the sched-
ule. This is wrong, as each team should
play twenty-five games during the sea-
son OF the Northern Association.
On the other hand, the Waverley ag-
gregation. when 1t has played off the
six remaining games. will have COM
pleted its schedule of twenty-five battles.
Now. Manager Stanton. of the Waiver
ley club. is fighting the Park team. on
the grounds that it should be made to
play the full schedule of twenty-five
ii is understood that President AnglIn
will look into this matter at the meet
ing tonight.