The Washington herald., 1913-09-18
MUMFORD signs
With GRIFFMEN
Big SandIot Hurler from Poto-
mac League Puts Name to
National Contract.
OTHER SPORTING GOSSIP
twenty-five Candidates Report to
Coach Ellis for Tech Foot
ball Team.
OTHER SPORTING GOSSIP
By &. W. SWAN.


Manager Griffith yesterday signed
Johnny Mumford. the C. II. l. hurIer.
and the sandlotter will report to the Ma
ticnaIs next spring. Mumford will not
be used this fall. as Manager Grifith
row has sixteen pitchers at the park.
Mumford will be given a good trial
EeXt spring. When working out at the
park during the past week Jack Ryan
was greatly taken with the youngster's g
appearance. --umtord Displayed a free
and easy motion, and this, together with
fast-breaking curve hall, caused Ryan
and Mike Kahoe to urge Manager Grifith
to sign him.
4 few candidates for the Technical
High School team reported to Coach
''HagCy' Ellis yesterday afternoon. aud
were given uniforms. After this Coach
Ellis had the boys go through a little
light work I'm the school yard. The fol-
Lowing veterans were on hand yesterday:
Ochsenreiter Putnam, Lockwood. Parker.
and HardeIl Fully twenty-five candi e
championship aggregation at Tech wers
never brighter.
Captain White, Gibson, Steed. and Pro-
else, IT men from last years team,
failed to put in an appearance yesterday
afternoon. They will report Monday.
Prominent among the new comers. who
bid fair to make a hard fight for the first
team. are Roberts. Mccarthy. Latimer.
Lockwood. Cox. and Hanline.
Coach Ellis will work the men this
week in the school yard, and will start
real work at Capital City League Park
next Monday afternoon. Tech will have
fast. but heavy team. and from present
indications, will have a line which will
charge fast. With a good charging set
of forwards last year. Tech would have
stood a good chance TO win the scholastic
title.
Speaking Of a ball team showing pep"
the all-star combination. which lost yes
terday to the Bankers. ; to .. just about
showed the real article. Buck Howard
second. and Big Mccarthy on first were
the ginger kids on the infeId. while Wal
ter. Green. and Johnson in the outfield
were there with the chatter all the time.
But the real pep" was the battery. Fin
ney K,lly. Speed and Munich, the
lightning kids. Many ball game
has been staged in Capital City Park.
but the Stars displayed more dash and
speed yesterday than any team in the
history of amateur baseball in this park
And the attendance was about six.
The game this afternoon between the
Bankers and the AIl-Stars. which is the
third and deciding contest in the series.
will start promptly at As o'clock Owing
to the rain yesterday, several members
of the AIl-StaTs aggregation did not put
in an appearance, but still the Bankers
had their hands full to win out.
King Brady, the star southpaw OF the
Oshkosh club, in the Wisconsin, Ill,
7 L. So.
Brady has been bought by the Brooklyn
Nationals, and will report next spring.
Chief Greene will be in reserve. and may
work part of the game, as IL is planned
to send King Brady against the Vigi-
lants Sunday, at Vigilant Park. The
Bankers will send Hoffecker and Feinle
to the hill today. Billy Belts will con-
tinue to handle the series.
Candidates for the Business High
School team are requested to report to
Coach Paul White at Business High
School this afternoon at 2:SO o'clock. Suits
will be given out, and then the initial
practice of the year will be held. The
will practice at the Central
League Park this season.
The Central eleven is working out
every morning in the school yard. AL
ship aggregation at the o Street insti-
tuition are very slim. the boys are getting
down TO work in earnest, and promise
to put a capable eleven on the field.
Austin Howard, the former Western
High School athlete, who has been play
ing with the Lynn club in the New Eng
land League, is expected back in town
tomorrow afternoon. Austin will play
second base for the All-Stars against
the Vigilants Sunday.
Howard had n good season with the
New England League club. playing Sec
ond base. He nit well, and finished sec
ond in fielding.
Johnny Mace arrived home Tuesday,
looking the picture of health. after a
successful season in the Virginia League,
where he did the majority of the re-
ceiving for the Richmond club Johnny
also hit well in the Virginia circuit, and
next season should see the local boy go
up step. ~
Regents Issue DeA
The Regent MidSets. who have again
dCnned the football uniforms. would lIku
to hear from all teams averaging 100
pounds. Any boy wishing to play with