The Washington times., 1913-04-15
JACK EGAN NEEDS
MORE OF MINORS
Six of Climbers Youngsters To
Be Left Behind When Team
Goes to New York.
WILL GO ON NEXT TRIP
Nationals Leave for Gotham on
Midnight Train Tomorrow
For Four Games.
By SENATOR"

Oy SGNA4oN.
Manager Griffith is trying to find a
minor league berth for Jack Egan. the
semi-pro backstop from Bridgeport
Conn, and hopes to land one within a
few weeks. Egan needs some more
experience before becoming a major
Lacquer.
During the training stunts at Char
lottesville, this spring Egan worked
harder tina many other man in the
squad. with the single exception Of
ing and eating title of the camp, but
Egan led him merry race for the
working championship. The youngster
is Just on the lots of his native city
and looks like promising backstop.
He has a good arm and hits like fiend.
He Is certain of getting another big
league trial in 1914.
Six of the young Climbers, according
to Manager Griffith, will remain In the
Capital while the Griffmen are in New
York, thereby missing the grand wei
coming Of F. Leroy Chance, Peerless
Leader, by the fans at the Polo Grounds
Thursday afternoon. Esan, Jim Shaw.
Elliott Dent, Joe Gedeon, Rebel VIII
liams, and Bob Austin are the stay-at-
homes who will watch the scoreboard
for the daily results.
This is but a short jump over to
the big town. said Manager Griffith
today. and SO I'm leaving these boys
here. On the next trip, though, I may
have need of all Of them
Leave at Midnight.
The Climbers leave for New York to-
morrow at midnight, going at once to
the Somerset Hotel, on Forty-seventh
street, the following morning. Manager
Griffith will take the two young Cubans,
Jacinto Calvo and Baldomero Acosta,
believing that they can learn more on
the bench than by remaining here. In
deed, Calvo may appear In the games
In New York as a pinch hitter
Frank Chance and Claude Derrick,
the injured Yankees, are expected to
get into the game in New York against
covering it's strength rapidly, and Der
rick is almost f1t to take his place in the
shortfield for the Broadway boys.
Just before the season opened Der
r1ck received severe spike wound in
his right hand, while Chance sprained
an ankle, in an exhibition game in
Newark. n. J., which has kept him out
OF every game since However. realiz-
ing that all New York will be at the
Polo Grounds with a rousing welcome
for the new leader of the Yankees
Chance will try his best to get into the
game against the Climbers.
Chase Is Injured.
enough. but the most important event
Of dismal day is the information from
Boston that the physicians attending
Hal Chase believe him to have suffered
a fractured arm. One of young Keat-
tng's fast ones landed on his arm yes
terday during the batting practice be-
fore the battle. Chase's arm looks like
a slice of Neapolitan ice cream. and he
may be unable to play Thursday
against the Griffmen on the Polo
Grounds In his place Stump may be
called upon to show his class
York is rallying to the call of the Yam
KEGS. The advance sale of tickets for
the opening game of the Yankees is re-
ported heavy and 5000 fans are ex-
pected to be present when the new
leader of the home team poses for his
picture with Clark Griffith at the plate
After good showing in the exhibition
games, Eddie Cicotte, the knuckle-baIl
twirler Of the White Sox. bought from
the Red Sox last year during the sea-
son. may be sent TO the minors Jimmy
Callahan is reported to have asked for
waivers on him. Cfcotte is getting too
fat to hold his own in the big show
and may be released on this account
Cy Morgan Wins.
Minstrel Man" Cy Morgan, formerly
with the Philadelphia Athletics, pitched
and won his first game for the Kansas
City club. of the American Association
He gave Toledo eight scattered hits
Red Walker. once with the Nationals
is playing center field for the Kansas
City club, and came through with a hit
when II was needed
Cecil Thompson. pitcher once with
the Boston Red SoX, has been released
TO Jersey City by Manager Stallings, of
the Boston Braves Thompson failed
to come up to the standard required by
the Braves He can't amount to much.
thus far with the ST. Louis Browns.
Jack Johnston, outfielder; Sam Agnew,
catcher. and Dee Walsh, shortstop, are
the lads 70 earn regular berths with
from the coast, and has shown himself
to be a tidy young backstop. He
handles all the pitchers with equal skill
and, in addition, can hit the pill.
Johnston. who got trial with the
Giants once. is hitting the ball on the
nose all the time. He thinks nothing
of bagging three bingles in every game
he plays. Yesterday he fell down. get
ting only one hit, a single. Usually he
grabs three or four
Dee Walsh is proving himself won
derful fielder and the Mound City fans
are forgetting the achievements of
Bobby Wallace while gazing at Walsh's
speed. This is his third trial with the
Browns IL he fails this year it'll be
good night!
Charlie Somers. owner Of the Cleve-
land Maps. after looking at the cold
rain descending upon his park, utters
the following wise remark:
''lf owned the entire American
League" said Charley Somers yester-
dav, I'll bet that the season would
not begin April 10. The men that con-
troll the schedules. however insist on
an early opening. but the day will come
when they will listen TO reason
This opinion is wellnigh universal,
except among the magnates. Most of
them are after every little cent.