The Washington times., 1913-06-09
Russell, SchaIk, and Weaver,
With a Great Staff of Pitch
ers, Due Here This Week.
By SENATOR"

| Following the Jungaleers come the
Chicago White Sox to the Florida
avenue ball park. They land here
| Thursday for four games, and will show
the fans one fine young twirler ir
Rebel Russell; a promising first base.
man in H. Chase. a New York dis
covery; a smooth-working young back
stop, Ray Schalk: a brilliant. strong
armed shortstop in Buck" Weaver.
! and a we'll oiled machine. aided by a
corps of twirlers without an equal in
the league on any other one team.
Also, lest ye forget, Jeems Jawn Gala
han, orator. vaudevillian, and one-time
pitcher. outfielder. runner. and hitter,
not to say slider. will adorn the scenery
now and then whenever complaints are
necessary. On other occasions a red
necked chap. Kid Gleason. will do the
shouting and the tumulting back of
third. The entire aggregation should
add much to the gayety Of nations and
the thinness of your pocketbooks.
Washington fans are always inter-
ested In what becomes of players who
have performed on the local lot, and,
therefore, certain items have been OBJ
tained for their benefit. Here they are:
Charley Conway, the hercules who
tried for an outfield berth under Jimmy
McAleer here Is outlawing now with the
Cleveland club of the Federal League.
Charlie retired last winter. but somer-
saulted back into the game when Cy
Young did II.
State League, playing one of the gar
dens for Albany. and hitting well
enough to cinch his job.
Red" Spencer. who came here with
Moeller and Foster. has been sold by
Rochester to an Eastern Association
team and celebrated in his first game
by cracking out two singles. two triples,
and a homer.
Dutch Munich is playing swell: ball
for Syracuse, catching almost every
Buck" Barton is the lone winniG
pitcher of the Newport News team
in the Virginia League.
Kid Elberfeld is managing Chatta-
nooga in the Southern League. and
after getting away to bac start. is
hoDes OF climbing.
charles "Gahby" Street. the "Monu-
,,,ent Rabv," is catching In old-time
form for Elberfelds ChattcnooSa out
fit getting at least one hit day.
Ryi Kenworthy Is playing second base
League and doing well.
Charlie Moran. tried by Grin last
s,,rnr,er for a moment. is playing the
o,,t6eId for Sacramento. and leading
off the batting order.
Roh Austin. the young wesleyan
College southpaw tried at Charlottes-
,,iIIe NV the Frlffmen, is with Newport
News hut not winning often.
Guy Johnson. the sandlotter tried here
loo, year is pitching good ball for Syra-
cuse in the New York State League.
Tommy Long Is hitting for almost 100
g., the southern League. and leading the
circutt In stealing bases.
Dolly Gray, released by McAleer, has
been dropped by Venice. and. after
catching on with Oakland. is being sad
lv bumped every time he enters the
box
Elliott Dent is pitching good ball for
Billy Smiths Atlanta team. In the
Southern League. So Is Paul Musser.
the blonde finger.
Jim Vaughn Is having trouble winning
games for Kansas City. but "TiIly''
walkers Job with the same team Is
cinched, for the ed-haired youth spanks
out one or two bingles every day.
Bill Burns. the sleepiest player in the