The Washington herald., 1913-03-31
ROBERTSONTO
REPORT AT Once
Local Boy Agrees to Terms
with the Savannah
Aggregation.
OTHER DIAMOND GOSSIP
Technical High to Have New Coach.
Priest Not Going
Enod
OTHER DIAMOND GOSSIP

Dick Robertson, premier hurler OF the
Savannah club of the South Atlantic
League last season, and holdout from the
same team, will report some time this
week. This was the statement of Robert
son yesterday.
Last season Robertson pitched sensa-
tional ball. and led the team in this
respect. He thought that he was en-
titled to an increase in salary, and re-
fused TO report until his demand was
met. Robertson received word Saturday
10 report and everything would be fixed
UP when he arrived in Savannah.
When right, Robertson is one Of the
best pitchers ever turned out or wash
irgton. Although rather slight in stature,
Robertson possesses good speed and fast
breaking curves. His chief asset is
splitter. of which he is past master.
Robertson has been coaching the Tech
nical High School baseball team for the
past two months, and has succeeded in
Sett ng. together rather fair schoolboy
team. Just who will take charge of the
Manual Trainers is not known. but II Is
understood that the position will be
rendered, Pete Lynch, who coached the
team last season to championship.
Al Hs0diboe and Joe Geibel, local boys.
are also members of the Savannah ball
club. Handiboe led the South Atlantic
-N~edS OullciOtIS last SedSOn, willie
Geibel ranked well up among the
catchers.
Word comes that Johnny Priest, the
local lad, is soon to be let out by Frank
chance. of the Yankees. Johnny played
sra ball last season for the Albany
club. in the New York State League, and
was picked by many as the third sacker
of the Yanks this season.
According to the reports from the
Yankees training camp, Priest lacks the
ginger to make big Lacquer. Although
an earnest ball player and a good hit
ter. Johnny is said to be playing a list
less game. and has hurt his chances of
sticking in the big show through this
reason.
Should Priest be released to a minor
league club by Chance, his many friends
will hear of il with regret, as Johnny
is che of the most popular ball play
ers ever sent out of the National Cap
ital.
Charles Kelly Harris who made his
start playing on the local sand lots and
who is now a member of the Richmond
contingent of salary wooers. is perhaps
better known as Charles. the name I'M
der which he played in the Tidewater
League and afterward on the local
club. says a Richmond paper. Harris
and that's his regular name-once drifted
to Texas. While there he signed three
contracts i'm one month. He first agreed
TO join Houston under the name of Har-
ris Later he signed with Galveston,
and then he used the front end of his
name. Charles Later he signed with
Fort Worth. and then he was Kelly. He
tells the story himself but adds, as an
excuse. that he was too young to know
-lat Ia lair
te- of fact. he is just a kid now At
any rate, while he was in Texas he
was afraid to cali for his mail, for
fear some one would see him and rec
ognize him under one of the three names
he was using. Fred Westerveldt was
umpiring i'm the Texas League those
days. and Fred had the daily job of
calling for the mail of Charles, Harris,
and Kelly.