The Washington times., 1913-04-11
STANAGE IS AT TER
STREETS HONORS
Wants to Catch Ball Thrown
From Top of the Washington
Monument.
GALLIA IMPREssES GRIFFITH
"0Id Fox" Likes Work of New
Pitcher, and will Work Him
Right Along.
By SENATOR"

When the Detroit Tigers get here
June Z. for q series Of four games, Os-
car Stansge will be prepared to at
tempt to catch a ball thrown from the
top Of the Washington Monument
Furthermore, he will try to pull of
the stunt on the quiet, forgetting to
inform the public, the sc-ibes, and
the camera men, After talking with
"Gabby" Street. in Chattanooga this
epring, the Tigers heavyweight re-
ceiver feels like testing his own ability
FOR his own ediication.
II don't want the fame particularly"
says Stanage, but I want to see if
can work the trick. Street tells mo
that it is some feat to catch a ball
thrown from such a height. I've got
interested enough to try 1t myself,
that's ALL
Two major Ieaguers have caught q
bail tossed from the tall shaft beside
the PSsomsoMShsrie. o s;;;; .GsSsys sb Street ,ss
pioneer. in 1908. sullivan succeeding two
years later.
Connie Mack has sent Carl Flick. sub
stitute infielder, to Kid Elberfeld's
Chattanooga club, of the southern
utility job with the White Elephants.
G&l0& LOOKS O0OQ-
Mel GaIlia looks good to me-" said
Manager Griffith today to the writer.
He is showing more promise every
day, and will get chance against big
league clubs right along now.
Joe Boehling is another whose work
is satisfactory. No lefthander in the
business pitched better ball than ne did
the other day against the New York
Giants. He will also get a chance IN
the near future in a league game.
with johnson. Groom, Hughes, and
gel working smoothly. / have an ex-
cerient quartet for box work. Engei
the Mackmen. Tom Hughes will not
have to work in turn, now that Gallia
and Boehling are coming along 80 well.
/ shall save Tom for the pinches.
under the daily drill, he'll be added to
the regular staff and made to take his
turn. : He Is going to be a great pitcher
but he isn't going smoothly yet. As
soon as he's In line, shall have fivs
counted on to give good exhibitions
The rest of the team takes care OF it
self.''
Shanks Improving.
Hank shanks, the Climbers nifty lit
tie left fielder, demonstrated yesterday
Ills u1uOuptcu cio NoidC ~ liz
team by his fielding, hitting and base
running. He also showed that 1t will
take speedy running to beat his pegs
TO the plate. Shanks earned two hits
yesterday. His bunt in the seventh was
beautifully placed, forcing Mcconnell
to field it with one hand and then toss
II over the runners head.
II Shanks has a little more luck he
is going to be one of the hardest hit
tiers with the Climbers. He is landing
on the ball as heavily as any Of the
lads with bigger percentages. but most
of his punches go straight at some field
er. However. the Monaco Marvel 10
not losing his nerve, and is tending 70
his knitting.
Browns Are Unloading. .
The st. Louis Browns are unloading
their impossible rockies upon minor
League clubs. The Montgomery club.
Of the Southern League, gets Bud"
0ADier. the la1ky twirler; Red Roche,
m infielder,-apd Nv Why-Why" Sloan.
an outfielder. They all need more
seasoning before holding down regular
berths under the wide tent. Perhaps
next year they may return for further
trial.
pitcher from the lots of Schuylkill, Pa;
has been sent to Saginaw. Mich. He
A snag has been met by Frank Far
reH In building his new ball park at
22sth street. The city proposes to con-
tinue two streets through what Is ex-
pected to be the American Leaguers'
1913 home.
So many camera. fiepds are cluttering
up major league ball parks that the
nuisance is about to be ended by Of
fetal edict from Ran johnson. Already
fAe National League bars camera men
from the field during the progress Of
the game and Ban Johnson Is expected
to issue the same mandate in a day or
20.