The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-30
Philadelphia, Pa, April 90.

Philadelphia, Pa, April 90.
Wherever the Cubans, Acosta and
Calvo, go, they always run across
number of their countrymen, showing
that these young men have been well
advertised.
In this city Sunday night three Cuban
lads. who have OILY been in Philadel-
phia a few months. called at the hotel
for Acosta and Calvo, and the strange
part Of IT all was that the Washington
players did not give them an over warm
reception.
According to Calvo both he and
Acosta are anxious to learn and speak
English as fuently as possible and when
their countrymen call upon them nothing
but Spanish is used-they say 1t handi-
caps them not little, as the sudden
shift to Spanish throws them off their
stride.
Pepe Conte the Havana newspaper
man, who left the Nationals in New
York last week, was scheduled to join
the club here i'm Philadelphia. but up TO
noon today had not put in an appear
ance.
Tom Drohan, the Kewanee kid. is with
the Nationals and Griff said the other
night that he might work Drohan in one
of the Boston games in the series start
ing next Thursday. Drohan is used most
ly these days to pitch to the batters, or,
as Tom Hughes says, he Is carried Tor
his good looks
1t seems to he the consensus of opinion
among the Washington players that
Byron Houck is a much better pitcher
than the highly touted Carol Brown,
10th of Connie Mack's stable.
Griff would rather face Plank or Ben
der than one Of these kid pitchers.
A crowd OF newsies last night foCked
liz front of the Majestic Hotel, where the
Nationals are stopping, and one of the
youngsters accosted Bob Groom, who
happened to be lounging around, and in
quired the whereabouts of Clark Grif-
fifth.
Hes right over there said Sir Rob
ert, pointing out John Henry, the big
catcher The kids paraded over to Henry
and started to fire questions at a mile-a-
minute clip. John good-naturedly an
swered them all until they demanded to
know what club would win the pennant.
why. Washington, of course" came
| the reply.
"Aw, go on" retorted the ringleader
| of the gang. "Yous guys amt got de
| class: nottin' but de Athletics, OATS all.
Dey will be so far in front by de Fourth
of July youse can't see 'em wild spy
glass;
That is how loyal the Philadelphia kids
are to the Mackmen.
One of Griff's many stage friends, a
comedy actor, Nawn by name, called on
| the Old Fox yesterday, bringing with
him a loyal Philadelphia fan, Bert
Lynch, the last named National League
rooter for years, who is just being con-
yerted over to the younger association.
During a tanning bee which followed,
| the name of Len Stanley, Washington
| boy, who has made some reputation as
| a twirler, was brought up. Both Lynch
and Nawn knew Stanley and asked Grih
why the Old Fox did not give him trial
| with the Nationals, and Griff made the
astonishing statement that he had once
| carried Stanley on the pay roll of the
! New York Highlanders some seven years
ago.
HE lacked big league class and sent
| him to Montreal said Griff.
Stanley has a host of friends in Wash
ington, and it is doubtful if the fact was
| ever known that the southpaw had at
| one time worked for Grif.
| Last summer Stanley pitched good ball
| in the Tri-State League and was drafted
| by Charley Doom, of the Phillies, who
| sent him to Portland. Greg, of the Pa
| cific Coast League, where he is doing
business at the present time.
| What kind of q ball is the most
effective when Frank Baker comes to
bat or. in other words, what can pitch
| er fool him WITH"
This question was put to Bob Groom,
the Nationals lanky finger.
| II dunno" Bob retorted I've pitched
against him for number Of years and
haven't found out yet. He certainly isn't
weak on curves. fast one he will muir
der Send over one close and high and
he will knock 1t over the fence. A low
one on the outside he usually dumps
into left field II Baker has a weak
ness haven't as yet discovered It /