The Washington herald., 1913-03-31
BITS OF BASEBALL.
McGraw has pledged himself to follow
hands-off policy in regard to umpires
again this year.

McGraw has pledged himself to follow
hands-off policy in regard to umpires
again this year.
Pitcher Marquard is quoted as telling
some San Francisco reporters that he
considers himself worth in salary as
much as Mathewson. Funny what mar
riage will do to a man.
Peter Wood, younger brother of Smoky
Joe, has signed up to pitch for the
Brockton club, Of the New England
League.
Pat KunkeL Of the Jersey City team.
has the honor of pitching the first no.
hit. no-run game He did 1t against
Charleston Tuesday.
Jim Thorpe Is due for the toboggan
after he has drawn a months pay from
the Giant camp. He Is a rank failure
as ball player, il is said, except in
such league as the Carolina Associa-
ton.
Mike Donlin says he will not join the
Phillies for month or two. He says
he is needed on the stage. Yes, perhaps
more than he's needed with the Phillies.
Heinie Zimmerman, of the Cubs, had
his first run-in Of the season with an
umpire recently in a game with Nash
Vile. The result was that the umpire
landed On Heinie's jaw.
They say Frank Schultz, the heavy
hitting outfielder of the Cubs, breaks
fifty bats year.
George Mullin has been chosen already
TO pitch the Tigers opening game
against the Browns. The veteran is on
bonus basis this year. and wants to
get started right as soon as possible,
so asked Jennings for the debut honor.
Gonzales. the Cuban catcher, will catch
probably a third Of the Boston Nationals
games this year.
Joe jackson is up to his old tricks,
In a recent game the Maps played with
Mobile the shoeless one got three three
bagers.
While running after. short fly that
fell back of second base, Outfielder Lut-
trell and Shortstop Stancliffe, try-outs
for the Roanoke club. crashed head-on
recently and both fell unconscious 1t is
feared Luttrell lis suffering from con-
cussion of the brain.
Scout Billy Murray will be the BUSH
when they separate from the main body
and start out on their transforming
trip.
There seems to be no doubt that either
Carlstrom or Janvrin will be sent to
some other club by the Red Sox Both
are good young players. but Boston has
only room for one.
Ray Heating. the 5000 beauty secured
from Lawrence by New York, has struck
his gait and lie showing a lot Of stuff.
Earl Mack's Raleigh team doesn't seem
to be going good. The Phillies beat them
easily recently.
Outfelder Frank Carroll, who was with
the Bridgeport club for a brief period
last season, claims that he is a, free
agent because the Bridgeport manage
ment neglected to send him a contract
February ! as provided by the rules.
Frierson, an outfielder from Texas. and
Leggett. a first baseman from California,
are the first men weeded out by Hughey
Jennings from the Tiger roll.
Yale Sloan. an outf1eld recruit of the
brOWnS, was nit on the mead SO hard by
a pitched ball from Mack Allison that he
had splitting headache for three days.
The Pirates have one ardent admirer.
He is the trainer of the club, E. l..
Force. and he says he's sure Pittsburg
will romp home.
Johnston in left, Mattick in center, and
Collins In right will be the outfeld that
will start the season for the White Sox.
Stahi and Clarke figure that one big
advantage of the series at Hot Springs
will be the keying UP OF both teams to
fighting pitch by the time the season
starts.
II reports are true. Walter Reuther. an
eighteen-year-old pitcher with st. Ig-
natius College, stood the Chicago White
Sox on their heads recently in game
between the college ard the Chicago
team.