The Washington times., 1913-02-23
NEXT SUNDAY THEY
LEAVE FOR SOUTH
Climbers Under Way in Week.
Characteristics ard Figures
of the 1918 Outfit.
By SENATOR"

Next Sunday the first squad of the
1918 Climbers leave for Charlottesville
under command of Manager Griffith
The squad will include Robert Austin
Joe Boehling, Victor Bickers, Joe
Engel. Elliott Dent Tom Drohan.
pitchers; Billy Allen, Joe Connolly.
Harry Welchonce, outfielders; Rebel e.
Williams. Zach Erhart, Bill Morley. in
fielders; Alva Williams. Dutch
Munich. and Jack Egan, catchers.
The two Cuban outfelders, Jacinto
Calvo and Baldomero Acosta, jr., will
arrive next Sunday morning at Char
lottesville. Melvin Gallia and Charlie
Sullivan, pitchers; Joe Gedeon. a candi-
date for either second base or the out
port also at Charlottesville. Ainsmith
and Williams will return TO the city in
time to see the Inauguration cere-
monies as guests of Manager Griffith.
The Climbers will have with them
the youngest candidate for big league
team in the country in Baldomero
Acosta, who has Just turned his six
teenth birthday. They will likewise
have the skinniest player in the Ameri-
can League in Sir Robert Groom. the
elongated, attenuated toothpick txyirler
Not only will they have the funniest
pair In baseball. but Nick Altrock holds
worlds prizes for being the funniest
looking player In captivity especially
when caught in the act OF singing Der
Gartenhaus.' accompanied by H.
schaefer. his partner in crime.
Has Large Squad.
Manager Griffith will take to Char
lottesviile the largest squad of players
ever seen In Washington uniforms
The combined age OF the athletes
reaches s3S years. Their combined
weight is G,T34 pounds. II placed head
to heels the players would stretch over
2l7.0lz feet Of ground. This, II ex-
tended up into the air. should be high
enough to reach to that worlds cham
pionship banner. don't you think?
Sir Robert Groom and Victor Bickers
are the tallest lads in the squad. each
one reaching the 6.02 mark Dutch"
Schaefer. with thirty-three years, at
least, behind him, is the oldest and.
therefore. the wisest in the squad.
Tom Hughes is the oldest twirler, with
Joe Engel. the milk bottle kid" the
youngest. Danny Noeler is the Oldest
outfielder. with Baldomero Acosta the
youngest. George Mcbride is the old
est infieider, with Rebel Williams the
youngest
The averages of the team are interest
ing. The average height is SOC feet,
average weight lI1-0j pounds, and aver
age age 2i.70 years.
Where They Live.
Washington points with pride" to
four of the Climbers are her own, Tom
Hughes, Joe Engel, Buck Barton. and
Dutch" Munich. Virginia has two.
Massachusetts, two; New York. three:
Pennsylvania, two: Illinois. four: Cali
fornia. two: Indiana. one: Cuba. two;
Texas. one: Louisiana. one; Maryland.
two: Connecticut, one: Ohio. two; Ken
tucky. one; Michigan. one; Wisconsin.
one; Iowa, one: Tennessee. one; Rhode
Island. one, and West Virginia, one.
Only three of the Climbers hurl the
pill with their left hands. Boehling.
Asutin, and Altrock. but ten OF them
hit from the of side. Germany Schaefer
delights to hit from both sides. The
lefthand hitters are Boehling, Cashion,
Austin. Gedeon. Milan, Moeller. Acosta,
Welchonce. Connolly. and Altrock.
Fourteen OF the Climbers are having
their first trials with big league team.
They are Drohan. Ayers. Bickcrs Aus
tin. Sullivan. Barton. Egan, Munich.
Williams, Morley, Gedeon. Calvo, Acos-
ia. and Allen.
Six Of the players are married. Groom,
Hughes, Alya Williams. Gandil. La
porte. and Schaefer. The rest are
willing.
"Inky" Davis, the Washington sand
lotter who has an attractive reputa-
ito nfor his work at third base for