The Washington times., 1913-01-29
Says Success on Track and
Gridiron Doesn't Necessarily
Make Man Diamond STAR
ScHAEFER PREDICTS
CLIMBERS SUCCESS
Comedians Also Know What
Major League Team Has the
CIeverest Pair of Coaches.
By SENATOR"

uOn want Jim InOrpe. nave no
place for him. said Manager Griffith
today to the writer. "Just because he's
a great athlete on the track and in
football that's no sign that he's a great
bah player He'd have to show me that
he was a real one before he could make
good on my team, and / haven't any
room for him.
Il was tipped OF to him last fall by
a friend Of mine as being a possibility
in Professional baseball when he got
through at Carlisle. But when looked
into his baseball record, he didn't i'm
press me very much.
IF these other managers want him,
they're welcome. He has made Won
derful reputation. but not on the dia-
mond. In the bushes are hundreds of
layers every year ust as good, and the
big league manager taking him will
have Just as much difficulty polishing
they have with any bush Lacquer. I've
got enough of these troubles facing me
now without adding to them"
Undoubtedly the Carlisle brave, whose
athletic stunts amazed the world last
summer at the Swedish Olympic games.
and whose performances on the grid
iron last fall proved him to be the
best football player of the year, will
catch on with some major league club,
but he won't come TO Washington SIM
ply because Manager Griffith considers
him a bush Lacquer not ripe for fast
company. Second thought shows Grifr s
dope to be pretty good, too.
Germany" At 1t.
From Detroit comes report of the
antics of Messrs G.. Erminie Schaefer
and Nicholas Altrock. human gargoyle,
now appearing together in a sketch.
They are now engaged. in predicting
the success of the Climbers In 1913.
We're knocking at the door-all
ve'ye got 10 do is to step in, calmly
announces Mr.. Schaefer. walter john
son will be as good in 1918 as he was
in 1917. Tom Hughes and Bob Groom
viii each uphold his end Of the argu-
ment, and we have coming stars IN
Casl1fon and Engel. Our infield is hard
to Improve upon, our outfield is one of
the best, and we have the pick of the
league in catchers.
CLARK Griffith is one of the greatest
managers ever in baseball-and last but
not least, size up the coaching staff.
Nfcholas-stand over here beside me-"
dutch" and Nick hop to be allowed
to remain on the boards long enough
to hit the Capital. They are telling
their friends that one week in Wash
ington would prove to a doubling world
that as thespians. well, you will have
TO go far TO see better.
Moiiarty In Line.
George Moriarty, veteran Tiger. is
signed up for 1913, and intends to make
a regular berth for himself. Indeed,
Georges alI-around ability is such that
Jennings will consider long before drop
ping him. Not very great slugger,
Moriafty manages to stick in with a
bingie now and then in pinch, and as
a fielder, can hold down any place In
the infield-
Al Klawitter, formerly a tryout kid
with the Giants. has signed with the
Tigers. What does Frank Navin now
care, even If Jean Dubus doesn't sign?
Fred Falkenberg; the Woolworth
tionals in the old days OF dire defeat,
comes back with the Maps this year for
a trial. and Manager Birmingham plans
TO use him ever fifth day and never
cali upon him as a rescuer This sys.
TEN worked excellently for the tall one
In Toledo last season, and he was the
best pitcher in the American Associa-
ton. He won twenty-five games and
dropped eight for the Mudhens. being
nv Krause, neither OF whom worked In
as many games He resembled Joe
Engel at the bat, reaching lib with
great effort.
Mackmen Not Signed.
"Chief'' Bender and Jack Coombs, two
pitchers expected TO swing the Mackmen
into the championship next october,
have yet TO sign contracts, but they are
the only men out of the fold, and Con-
ME Mack isn't worrying any about
them. Bender is in Georgia, hunting and
fishing. while coombs is doing the same |
thing in Texas.
Prank Chance is due to arrive in New |
York February 10, and be the real
Teller the next day when the joint meet |
ing of the big leagues holds forth |
around the mile track at the Waldorf |
Frank has a lot of work ahead of him |
in New York, and will be hard at II as |
soon as the magnates and scribes quit |
the big town and give him an oppor- |
tunity.
Joe EngeI. the Climbers milk bottle !
twirler, comes forth with a complaint |
that touches the heart. He II is:
sGee, this has been a long winter. |
I haven't heard from a single one Of the |
felers on the team, not even from Eddie |
Afnsmith. / kept him in cigarettes |
many a long day last year. and here |
he's forgotten me. 'Fateem' Foster, too. |
hasn't sent me a word. Schaefer and |
Gandil and the rest o. them write TO |
your sporting writers, but they never |
write to me, and here / am right mere |
In town all winter, too. i think this Is |
-asfanaSf I ayay had