The Washington herald., 1913-08-21
GROOM BOOKED TO FACE
BROWNIES IN OPENER
Sir Robert IN Good Form,
and Is Picked to Trim
Stovalps Crew.
AFTER FAST OUTFlELDER
BY WILLIAM PEET.

81. Louis No.. Aug. 3.-The Nationals
reached st. Louis late this afternoon, as
the special train was more than two
hours behind time, and the athletes are
booked for three games under adverse
weather conditions. as the Mound City
was sweltering tonight, with the Their
mometer close to the 100 mark.
The Browns today. by pitching Allison
and Weilman, won both games OF a
,double-header from the New York
! Yankees, so the chances are that Lefty
Hamilton or Mitchell will be in the box
/, against the Nationals tomorrow after
noon.
Groom is the pitcher selected by Grif-
nth to fool the Stovaiiites, and Sir Robert
who has not worked since Saturday, feels
fine and will offer no EXCUSES II ne gets
his bumps. e,..',-.
Griffith announced today that he had
refused totwaive claim on Fred Falken-
berg. the lsnky finger. who started OUT
so nicely for the Cleveland Maps TINS
season, and that if the Forest City CLUB
would part with Falky for the waiver
price, 81 800 the Nationals stood ready 10
take him off their hands. The Old Fox
added that he would not be at all sur
prised if Cleveland Immediately withdrew
the waivers and decided to hold tight
TO the human string" as it is hardly
likely they would be willing to part with
anv baseball material likely to add
strength to the Climbers.
From another authoritative source II
was harmed today that the Nationals
we're in the market fer Outfielder Gil
booIy. of the Montreal club. who has
heen playing sensational ball all season,
and that Griffith had already made the
management of that team liberal oter
i'm the shape of players and a cash con
sideration for the speedy younsster whG
ranks among the best IN the lnterna-
tipnal League circuit
Rumors are again flying thick and fast
about a new manager for the St Louis
Browns next season. George Stovall,
who has done about as well as anybody
possibly could with the material he had
al his command, will, il is said, be sue
o.edeL by Branch Hickey, former big
Lacquer, at present holding down the job
as secretary of the Mound City club.
Anticipating this move, friends OF
Stoyall, who have the best interests Of
the club at heart. are prepared to go
10 the front for him. The local news
papers are strong for Stovall and the
fight for the 1917 managerial job here
promises to be a lively one
Frank Laporte was allowed to spend
the day with his parents in Urichville.
H.. a small hamlet less than 100 miles
from St Louis. Laporte will be here in
tine to don his uniform tomorrow.
Bob Groom. who is slated to work the
opening game of the series also paid a
visit to his folks in Belleville, Ill, just
outside of the Mound City.
That Tom Hughes will be a member
of Ban Johnson's stan of umpires next
season is now almost a foregone con-
clusion. Long Toms" application has
already been filed with the league pres
ident. and his name has been Endorsed
by Managers Griffith, Comiskey. and
Jim McAleer.
Hughes would rather umpire than go
back to the American Association or
some other minor league. Said Tom the
other day:
Il believe that I have served the
American League faithfully enough to
earn a place among the umpires. II /
ever receive the appointment l will make
good
Believing that opposing teams by some
hook or crook had succeeded in learn
.ng the Climbers signals, Catcher Henry.
during the Detroit series, changed them,
and the players declare now that when
Henry calls for certain KIND OF Dali
nobody in the world can detect the sig
nal employed.
According TO Eddie Ainsmith he will
hereafter bat from the left hand side of
the plate whenever he faces a right
handed pitcher.
II can see the ball whole lot better
when / hit left handed" vouchsafed the
peppery backstop. land after 1 learn
how to bunt from the portside .am
going to show the boys how to lay down
a few and beat 'em out"