The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-09

Hughey Fullerton, the well-known Chi
cago expert, picks the Nationals to fin
ish in the ruck during the coming sea-
son, claiming that Griff has a greatly
overrated ball club
Fullerton picked Washington to finish
seventh last year. 40 his predictions can
hardly be taken seriously. He also
opined that the Chicago Cubs would
make the Athletics look like flock Of
bush leaguers in 1910. so Griff should
worry.
Two years ago Fullerton wrote a
lengthy article giving his opinion as to
the outcome of the Worlds championship
| series between the Athletics and the
New York Giants in which he announced
| that the Athletics would win.
When Harry Davis. the veteran first
sacker. was told of Fullerton's prediction
he threw up both hands and exclaimed:
Good night. We haven't chance to
beat the Giants now, for that Fullerton
person always comes through with the
wrong dope" AS it turned out the Chi
| cago scribe was right in this case.
If the Nationals during the coming
season play the kind Of ball in evidence
| the past two days there is nice pleas
ant little surprise in store, also rude
awakening for Mr.. Fullerton and others.
Joe Boehling. the Richmond south-paw,
| looked like a real pitcher while he toiled
on the mound yesterday. The Giants
could do nothing with his slants and
they were out to show him up IL they
| could. The kid had fine control and
Griff was immensely pleased with his
work.
Billy Allen, the speedy little outfielder
purchased from the Sharon Pa.) club
last season. has been sold to Montreal
and will report to Manager Bransfield
in the course of a few days. 1t is prob
able that a string will be attached to
Allen, and he may be recalled late in the
fall. -
Bill Morley. the infielder who was last
week sold to the Hartford club Of the
Eastern Association. balks at reporting
, to the Connecticut State capital on
April 10.
II have been in training for more than
a month";" says Morley, "and / don't
see why ! should be forced to go
through another course of sprouts for
two weeks. l am ready now to play
! ball"
Morley will probably change his mind
| after he has a talk with Manager Grit
| nth on the SUBJECT
1t is seldom that New York baseball
| critics can see anything good in a rival
club while the Giants are playing in
top-notch form, but the Evening Tele-
gram expert yesterday handed the Ma
tionals the following bouquet:
washington has some bali team II
either played ahead of it's form yesterday
or else it will push the leaders in the
American League race this season az
leaders have seldom been pushed be-
| fore.
| 1T is club that seems to be wide
awake to every opportunity and has the
ability to take advantage of such open
| ings. The players are full of fight and
1.-THE club possesses no little amount OF
speed"
Sid Mercer, the New York Globe ex.
pert said:
| 1.-THE Nationals carry their honors as
BELTS a team that finished second in
| the last American League race, and
any time Johnson starts Washington is
| a good bet, no matter who is on the
other end The Nationals have a lo'
| of fast men, who have improved in
teamwork, until they now have a de-
! Tense that is hard to break through. and
an attack that will worry any pitcher
Griff has a splendid team, but it didn't
beat the Giants yesterday. They trippe6
themselves"
! WILLIAM PEET