The Washington times., 1913-02-07
Has Put in First Bid for Slug.
ging 0utfieIder Should He Be
Farmed BY Nationals.
NASHVILLE AGREES
TO WAIVE CLAIM
Hitting and Fielding Average in
South Indicate That He Is
Fit for Big Came.
By SENATOR"

Harry welchonce, the slugging out
fielder drafted by the Climbers from
Nashville, for a trial at Charlottes-
vile, is destined to go to Atlanta, IL
he fails to show sufficient class to
hang on to the big show. Griff has
practically agreed to send him to his
old friend, Billy Smith, II he cannot
use him himself.
Under ordinary circumstances, We'll
chonce must go back to Nashville on
his failure to make good with the
Climbers. but President Hersig. of the
Nashville club. has agreed to waive
claim on welchonce in return for a
young outfielder to be turned over by
Billy Smith. Hersig can't see parting
with the draft price of $500 and the
He prefers some cheaper player from
Atlanta. Hersig is q thrifty soul, yea,
a very thrifty soul.
However. this welchonce means to
make good. His hitting and fielding
averages in the minors have always
been good. He has never fallen below
500 with the stick in all his profess
sional career and he doesn't mean to
slide back to the bushes without
strenuous contest. But Atlanta has
the first call on Welchonce.
Grif Sympathetic.
Manager Griffith sympathizes with
the efforts of Garry Hermann to re-
move the taint now being placed upon
minor league baseball as INDUCED in
by. many college players. Hermann In
tends conferring with the A. A. Z. au-
thorities in an endeavor to come to
some agreement about the whole sub
ject
dn IN the rr1Q Said Grin
10 the writer today, 81 think it should
be made plain that playing summer
baseball is no crime. There's no harm
in that, from my point of view. In
deed the only blame coming from 1t
might be In the methods used by the
college players to keep their names hid
den from the A. A. u. authorities.
1T is a hard state of affairs when a
decent-living young fellow has to wear
disguise all summer while playing
ball, just because he is good enough to
play with his college nine. Baseball Is
too clean sport for this and II is
disgrace. I'm with Hermann In any
effort to clean up this matter
Six Cubans Rise.
II Griff's two young Cubans hang on
TO the Climbers, a half dozen island
players will be in the big show. Gin
ciunati viii have Marsans and Alme-
dia, introduced into major league base
ball by the "Old Fox while at the head
OF the Reds. Boston will have two,
Jacinte Calvo's brother coming up for
trial with the Red Sox, and Gonzales
struggling for backtSopping berth
with the Braves. The other two WIFI be
Baldomero Acosta, tr., and Jacinto
Cslvo. Griffs kids from Cuba
MaHsans is one of the classiest out
fielders In the game. Manager Griffith
saw this from the start and used patti
ence until the lad learned all the tricks
of the trade. The Reds star is the hero
of the island of Cuba and. IL any more
OF these lads make good under the large
have four or FIVE ship loads of fans
coming TO New York just to see them
perform.
RAY Caldwell. the slim but effective
finger Of the New York Yankees, has
read more trade stuff this winter about
himself than any other player In the
game. Nevertheless. remembering his
1apses from rectitude last summer and
Leroy Chance, he has been tending to
his knitting all winter, and hopes to
hold his job a little longer.
The White Sox and the Maps have
been trying their hardest to get this
fellow. Indeed, their very desire should
make Chance careful before letting him
go. Caldwell is one OF the best pitchers
I'm the league, can play several infield
and outfield positions. and is a sturdy
swatter. He is toe valuable a man TO
let go. When Joe Sugen passed him
up on scouting trip for the Nationals.
Jimmy McAleer cut OF the scouts
head That's how good Caldwell looks
10 the former manager of the local
team.
Would Twill Here.
Albert Schulz, the Savannah finger
purchased by the New York Yankees.
IS filed with confidence. He says he
wants to pitch the opening game OF the
season here. just 10 show Clark Griffith
that he overlooked a good thing when
he declined TO pay that bush league
club staggering price for an unknown
southpaw.
II is expected that one Walter John
son will pitch for the Climbers the day
President Woodrow Wilson tosses out
the pill. Perhaps Schulz has not been
informed OF this. Wont somebody
please hasten to write this young man
thst things may happen TO the daring
mound man who essays to stop the
Climbers on their biggest day of all?
Otis CIymer is coming back TO the big
show for another trial, and many
friends of his here will be pulling for
him to land a regular berth in the
Cubs garden. In June, 1907. he Joined
the Washington club, but he always
had trouble with his ankle. which he
had broken early in 1906 After playing
here three years. Joe Cantillon sent
hitting made him an instant favorite.
He was drafted by the Cubs last fall
and VIII accompany them 10 the train
ing camp.