The Washington herald., 1913-03-15
charlottesville. va, March u.


Nick Altrock.is out with a big boost 70.
Pitcher Bert Gallia. both of whom were
| members Of the Kansas City club. of tbs
American Association, last summer. be-
fore coming to Washington. That kid
Is going to make a great piecher some
| day. says the comedian.
Pitcher Ed Dent played ball in the Con-
| necticut League three years ago, and had
| good opportunity to look over the
| Cubans, Marsans and Almeida, at that
| time with New Britain, both Of whom
were grabbed up by Clark Griffith when
the Old Fox was plotting the Cincinnati
Reds "Marsans was easily the best out
| fielder in the league" said Dent. "and
! Almeida was also a mighty good ball
player"
Joe Engel has not as yet made up his
| mind what to do with that check for
slOo. which he received as birthday gift
| last Wednesday.
The fielding of Morley during the prac-
| tice games has been giit-edged. If the
big shortstop improves in his hitting he
| has a good chance to stick with the
| Nationals.
Clyde Milan likes to hit against these
college southpaws. The Tennessee Flyer
combed Grant for a clean single in We'd
| nesday's game.
John Henry's bum knee is getting
| stronger with each days workout. The
collegian was showed into right field dur
| ing the last inning of Wednesdays battle
and appeared as lively as a cricket.
The Virginia baseball teams captain.
Ed Finlay, who played end on the foot.
ball team last fall, is quite kidder. He
does the catching for the college nine
and takes crack at each one of the Ma
uonals as they come to bat. When Calvo.
the Cuban, stepped up to the plate in
the first game. Finlay shouted. Put 'er
over Grant. this guy can. hit in Spanish.
but he can't hit in English" In an
other game when Howard Shanks. the
Monaco Marvel, appeared at the plate,
Finlay said. Here is Handsome Harry.
let's strike him out" All he got in re.
turn for this last sally was a black look.
Dutch Munich. the former Pepco
ed with three hits outs of four times
up in the practice games. and leads the
rockies with the stick. He's all puffed
up over his bulky swatting average.
With the Montreal squad. which re-
ports here next Monday, will be Cum
ningham, who was with the Nationals
last spring. Rubber Shirt Bill is slated
to play second base for the Royals this
season. and is said to be down to weight.
Charlottesville climate agrees with Kid
Acosta all right, for during the first six
days the youngster picked up seven
pounds. Jacinto Calvo did not take on
as much, but added a few pounds.
rrsa
meats seem to have made a tremendous
hit with the sunny isle boys. who claim
that down in Cuba the meat does not
compare with what they have been eat
ing here.
1t was thought that Calvo and Acosta
would suffer the pangs OF homesickness
on this, their first venture into the Unit
ed States. but the Havana newspaper
men here state that both boys have not
complained. Everything is new to them,
the country, language, and people, and
until the novelty wears of they are
not likely to be attacked by homesick-
ness.
In addition to the regulars, Shanks,
Moeller and Milan. Griff has no less than
six others trying TO make good in
the outfield. Allen Welchonce, Connolly,
Calvo. Acosta and Scheer. all of whom
ception of the Cubans, all throw right
handed.
1t is rather a unique feature that out
OF nine outfel6ers only one, Howard
Shanks, is a right-hand hitter.
Kid Acosta's ability to come through
with clean single in Saturdays game
against Grant, the crack University Of
Virginia finger, caused Griff and the
seribes to take notice The other Wash
inRtnp leff-hani hitterS
before both southpaws, Grant and Gam
mons.
Welchonce and Connolly faced curve
ball pitching for the first time Satur-
day, and declared that they couldn't see
the sphere as il came floating up.
Every one of the outfield recruits looks
so promising that when the time comes
for Grif TO use the pruning knife, he
will have to do lot of thinking for fear
of letting slip through his hands a
youngster who may prove to be a