The Washington times., 1913-05-13
CLIMBERS LIKELY
+ TO MEET MONACO
Shanks Wants Griff to Sched-
uIe Exhibition Game at
His Home Town.
HAVE TWO OPEN DATES
Young Milan Is Released by
Norfolk Club, and May Be
Held by Nationals.
By SENATOR"

By SENATOR"
ST. LOUIS. May l3.-The Climbers
may stop OF at Monaco, Pa, in July
Monaco Marvels, the team with which
Hank Shanks once performed. II the
railroad will agree to stop the Griff-
mems train in that town, and IL no
circus happens to be playing in the
county. and also If guarantee Of ex-
penses will be given to the Old Fox.
Two. open dates in July admit Of
this pause at the Pennsylvania tele-
graph station. July 8 is open, the
Climbers travelling from New York to
Detroit. Again on July "a they will
be resting. having just closed their
series in Chicago and being on their
way home to the Capital City
The sheriff, constable, selectmen, and
the girl who tends the lunch counter
at the station, being all Of them good
friends OF Hank Shanks. believe that
he should receive a testimonial OF
their regard. To do this in proper
fashion, the Climbers must stop OF
and play an exhibition game with the
Monaco Marvels. the home team.
To-be sure, there are hot enough
players in Monaco to make up one en-
tire team, but several of the boys over
in Rochester, Pa, the adjoining town,
have signined their Willingness to face
Walter Smokebali johnson in The inter-
esto OF Hank Shanks. the local pride and
Joy, and SO there Is possibility OF
game there in July. Shanks Is con-
Quoting negotiations and expects some
live Information inside of week or SO.
Manager Griffith has been Informed
that Eph Milan, Zeb Milan's young
brother, has been released by the Nor
folk. Virginia League team, following
a wordy battle between MIN and his
manager. The lad was playing excel
lent ball with Norfolk and Manager
Griffith had an option on his services.
Just where he stands in regard to young
Milan is worrying the Old Fox. who
has wired Ban johnson for advice in
the matter. He does not want to lose
his claim on the youngster. Eph Milan
looks like q most promising outfielder
and with some experience may yet
break into the big show.
= the two young Cuban outfielders, have
seen the circus. Now they are willing
10 go home to their sunny island home
and live forever in peaceful happiness.
Ray Morgan took them last night to see
cne of the greatest shows on earth,
ort on the neighboring prairie, and
Acosta can't stop telling his team
mates all about the lions. tigers, ele-
plants, camels, sacred cows from In
cia. and the chattering monkeys. 1t
was their FIRST circus and they can
hardly be blamed, but it gets tiresome
after a while.
II no get in ball game" explains
Acosta- grinning from ear to ear, but
i no care. i see circus, lions. elephants.
tigers. The wee Cuban will celebrate
Is seventeenth birthday In Cleveland
next Monday. He plans to buy himself
two chocolate sundaes at one sitting.
He's going to have large time.
Chick" Gandn has begun to show
Improvement already, yesterdays rest
proving the best of medicine for that
wounded toe Under the strictest orders
from the doctor and the old fox, the
propped up on his pillow and devouring
why She Loved Him So," throwing
that aside only when the baseball ex-
tras appeared. Chick, who has read
widely in the worlds best literature, is
quite smitten with the heroine of his
novel and says he can't really blame
her. at that
However. O'Laughlin and Ferguson
remain to poster the fans OF the Mound
City and this is not making any friends
Tor the league here. In yesterdays
game O'Laughlin's work behind the
pate was generally poor, missing many
strikes on both pitchers. The fans did
not hesitate to shout their disapproval
of the arbitrator, either, and in this
city it is but 4 short jump from Booing
TO Bottling-
Another warm day greeted the Clim-
bers here today and there Is rejoicing
among the athletes. most of whom are
stiH and lame from their successive
freezings In Boston and Chicago. II II
Is not too cold in Detroit and Cleveland,
the Climbers will soon be IN condition
10 play their best game. which they are
not doing now.
St Louis fans believe that Stoyall will
be restored to his Brownies before the
Grifmen leave for Detroit. Ban Johnson 0
sudden decision not to visit this city,
coupled with the apparent determine
tion Of Col. Bob Hedges TO stand by his
manager. is believed TO have settled the
status OF the suspended expectorator.