The Washington times., 1913-04-02
Probable Lineup.

Bill Morley, the Knoxville rookie in
fielder, will remain here until April 10,
when he will join the Hartford club, of
the Eastern Association, the deal hsv-
ing gone through today. He will con-
tnue to work out with the Climbers,
and Manager Griffith lets him go on an
optional agreement. Morley will be
brought back for another trial in the
fall and in the spring, If his work this
season warrants.
Il don't intend letting Morley get
away yet said Manager Griffith to-
day. He is young and looks as If he
might develop into a major Lacquer
with a little more experience. He hasn' I
much experience. you know. and an
other year in the minors won't hurt
him any
Reserved seats for the opening game
went on sale today at the various down.
town ticket offices, Saks & Co, Ham
Adams, Ninth and G streets. Sam
Steinberger's, Pennsylvania avenue at
Eleventh street; w. A. Henderson's.
l432 New York avenue: and at T.
Arthur Smiths, 1927 street.
The nrst game of the season will COM
mence at o'clock, but beginning the
following day all games at the Florida
avenue park will start at $50 o'clock.
Acting for Ban johnson President
Minor has presented Vice President
Marshall with a. season pass for all
games The Vice President is a fan
and Is expected to spend many plea SAINT
hours at the park this season.
Yankees Coming Home.
The Yankees are coming home and
all New York feels certain that the
team Will finish in the first division.
Frank Chance isn't claiming any title.
but he does say in a current magazine
that he will do his best to give the
metropolis a real ball team. Those who
nave followed Chances career in the
National League believe that this
means a long, grueling battle every
time the Yankees are TO be beaten
Johnny BasSler q seventeen-year Old
youth, Will be one of the Maps catChers
this season. having shown enough class
TO warrant his being retained. bass
Ter is off the sandlots of Lancaster,
Pa, making one more sandlotter who
has held his own in the big show.
After holding out for two years,
"Orvie" Overall will sign with the
Cubs. in his prime Overall was one' of
the best pitchers in the National
League and should add some strength
to Evers' twirIinR corps. Overall has
keptin good condition by playing games
with Independent teams in California,
and should be able to jump right in
and pitch good ball.
transforming Doomed.
Hughey Jennings says that exhibition
games in the South have ceased TO be
money-makers for major league clubs
and that the practice Is doomed. The
Dixie fans decline to give up money to
see bush league baseball. that's the
sum and substance of II. Even when a
big league club is intact. its stars take
no chances. The fans are getting wise,
that's all.
Ty Cobb declines to join the Tigers
until the season opens. This may be
all right from Cobb's viewpoint, but
how about the effect of II upon the
morale of the club? II Cobb can stay
away. why can't all the others? Play
ers receive no salary for their spring
training stunts. Cobb says he. has
made 81, 400 in exhibition games in
Georgia. This is hardly fair to those
members of the team who have been
training In Mississippi. and II might be
well worth while to have Friend Cobb