The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-07-02
HANDIBOE BOOKED
FOR TRIAL WITH
BIG LEAGUE CLUB
Reports from Savannah Say Al Is
Hitting Great, and Is Lead
ing Base stealer.
OTHER AMATEUR COMMENT
BY c. w. SWAN.

Al HandIboe, the local boy who is play
ing center field for the Savannah club OF
the South Atlantic League, Is slated for
trial with a National League club
next season. according to all reports from
the Southern city.
Handiboe has been hitting like a fiend
with the Indians, and II is this, together
with his speed, that has attracted the at
tention OF the scouts.
1t will be recalled that last fall Hal
Chase, who was then manager OF the New
York Yankees, had Handlboe for about
ten games, but the local boy failed to hit,
and was released.
This spring Al went to Savannah, and
soon found his batting eye.
The work Of Smith yesterday. when he
pitched the C. P. o. team OF the Depart
stamps this lad as one Of the pitching
| finds OF the season.
Saturday, "Smitty'' pitched a no hit
game against the War team, and yester-
day he came back and allowed the
strong Commerce and Labor aggregation
but two scratch bingies, winning, to ?.
Frank Goebel, who has been his bat
terry pardner for the past six years,
was behind the bat, and caught his
usual good game.
Pepco defeated Lofier in the Independ-
ence League yesterday, as predicted, and
the result was never in doubt King
Brady assayed the mound duty, and was
hit freely, Yellow Meyers getting a
homer with the bases choked, in the
very first round. This took all the heart
out Of the Meat Cutters, and the hnal
score was the only question.
Yesterday made Brady's fifteenth
straight game, he having won the first
fourteen. and that he was hammered is
no surprise. Brady has been working
entirely too often. and the beating he
got yesterday was due.
No amateur hurler can work three
times a week and get away with it as
the big league pitcher, with the best Of
attention and care. can hardly pitch
twice the same week.
waverly defeated the Park club yes
terday in the Northern Association, and
the Parkites were indeed handed a sur
prise Tim Chism, Manager Miller's one
best bet. could not hold the Waverleys
safe, and the Park club was handed an
other beating.
To-day The Washington Herald team
will meet the Seatons IN the Northern
Association, and Manager Bell requests
that every member Of the team report
not later than 8 O'Clock.
The Capital City League staged
game yesterday, and will continue TO
hold games until the starting OF the post
season series.
Yesterday, the Cornell club simply luck
ed-out when 1t defeated the Brentwood
team, TO 6, as the Farmers outielders
were asleep and gave the Tigers the win
ming run.
On the other hand, Manager Cornell
did not start a pitcher, but sent Arthur
Noyes to the mound. Arthur lasted
two innings-long enough for the
Brentwood team to get five runs, and
then Bob Hummer and Sam Edmonston
worked.
Monk Walter had a field day with
Souder yesterday in the Capital City
times up, taking care of a hard drive
and stealing three bases, which is
going a few.
Monk has been working out with the
Nationals at American League Park.
and yesterday showed that he has
picked up quite a few pointers from
the big leaguers.
Al MachIer, the former star OF the
Pastime Athletic Club. of New York.
has been signed by Manager Bell. of
The Washington Herald club Of the
Northern Association.