The Washington times., 1913-01-01
MORGAN IS HEAVIER
AND ANXIOUS FOR
SEASON TO BEGIN.
Issues Bowling Challenge to
Any Duckpin Team
I in City.
PENDLETON TO PLAY
WITH GOTHAM OUTFIT
Decides to Join Sterrett's Club
on His Gradua-
~ ton.
By SENATOR"

BY SENATOR"
Ray Morgan. the debonaire youth
who cavorts around the middle cushion
with the Climbers to the great JOY OF
most OF Washington's fans. is longing
for the season to begin, promising that
he win make the regular place in 1913
by hook or crook.
Il wish II were time TO start" he says
In a letter to the writer. II am IN great
shape. 7 have taken on little weight,
but I dent think it is fat. / think l
am getting bigger and. YOU know, get
ting bigger won't hurt me any.
am keeping In condition by rolling
eackpins every spare moment I have
IA joke, get it2 BY the way, my team
Is q pretty good one, and would like to
roll some team :n Washington. playing
retursi match here In Baltimore Put
this challenge in your paper.
"Just had a letter from Chick Gandil.
He says he's feeling good, and like my
self, Is anxious for the season to open.
Some enterprising bowling alley man
ager ought to book Rays team for a
game here II would draw out the big
sest crowd of the season.
Will Join Yanks.
Tod Pendleton, Princeton's football
captain of last fall. is said to have
changed his mind regarding entering
professional baseball and will join the
New York Highlanders at the close of
his college year. He does this owing
to the presence of his college chum,
Charlie Sterrett, with the Yankees and
because he has decided that New York
offers him greater fame and possibly
mere money in return for his athletic
endeavors.
Il don't know anything about Pendle-
t0n," says Manager Griffith. Il did
think might get MIN TO join my team,
out IL he prefers TO go to the High
landers-well. / guess we'll manager to
get along without him. Pve got few
promising kids myself. you know"
sterrett, who looked mighty good be-
hind the bat for a youngster breaking
IN with big league outfit, played with
Pendieton at Princeton and is certain
that the Episcopal High school boy will
Se success in New York.
Pendleton's speed should stand him in
good stead in the majors. He Is one
OK the fastest men ever seen on a coll
lege gridiron and only Princetons two
sport rule has kept him from gather
ing laurels on the track. He has made
HE reputation in football and baseball
and is one OF the best prospects among
the Eastern colleges.
--r' Warner All Wrong.
II he has been quoted correctly,
Glenn 8. Warner. Csrlisle's famous
football coach, is all wrong when he
says that professional baseball breeds
'bums.''' College graduates, indeed,
have failed the standard of professional
baseball by their presence in its ranks. |
Almost every big league club in the |
land boasts OF its college men and |
they are great players on the field and !
gentlemen off it.
John Henry, Carl Cashion and Danny !
Aceller are hardly in Warmers Gesig- |
mated class and yet they are college |
men in baseball Jack Coombs, Eddie |
Plank. Eddie Collins and Jack Barry |
are gentlemen from colleges who have |
succeeded in the big show. Hal Chase |
10 a college man, and so the story goes |
all down the line.
Dave Fultz. president Of the newly |
organized Baseball Players Frater- |
nifty" was a star athlete at Brown Uni |
ve-sity before entering The professional |
ranks and now he Is practicing law In |
New York. Indeed, II is well-nigh i'm |
possible to find any evidence tending |
10 prove the truth OF Warmers alleged /
statement. Indeed 1t is, better to think /
that Warner has been misquoted, for |
his alleged statement carries with Ii /
little sense.
Who Will Shine?
Speculation is rife now on the identity |
Of the new 1913 pitching stars in the big |
Leagues. Last year Jean Dubuc. Hugh /
Bedient and Carl Cashion blazed their |
way across the baseball sky in the |
American League. Hendrix, Cheney, /
Tesreau, and Robinson did the same in !
ihe National League. Every year il is
to the front and making the veterans
stand by and applaud.
Here in washington II is thought that /
Griffith will have two youthful wonders
In 1913 in Joe Engel and Carl Cashion.
The writer is willing TO 20 on recrd /
~ saying that Carl Cashion pro-
sided he continues to improve as he |
did last year. Will be Walter Johnson's |
successor with the Climbers. Indeed. |
FOR several seasons he and Walter |
should run neck and neck for the
premier pitching honors of the big
leagues. Mike Kahoe never dug up
such good looking youn1ster as he
dc when he lamped Cashion down
.'hnd" should keep Kahoe in baseball
for years
Then. too, there is EngeI Merely A
boy, growing with every breakfast, this
IN a year or so. Manager Griffith be-
Iieyes IL will happen next season. The
writer is willing TO give the lad one
more season under the big tent. But he
In almost sure to become a winning
pitcher as soon as he acquires his
strength and raore experience
Fares Are High.
Fares are high on the railroads Of
the country and on that account, II for
no other. Connie Mack is planning TO
have his White Elephants train in 1914
nearer home than San Antonio. Tex.
The camp in Texas is the ideal place
for bunch of athletes. but when Jne
has to purchase tickets for the entire
crew-well. that's a different story.
Connie Is planning TO have his team
get into shape In Carolina or Virginia
n 1914 thus saving much coin.
The Highianders viii go camping out
N Bermuda like the Climbers did at
last spring. Arthur Ir-
win seems to think well of this plan
and will have the bunch live in two
'rame houses close to the playing field.
Hotel attractions do not make much Of
! hit with ball players, anyway. and
hey will probably welcome the change !
Joe Tinker. the Reds new manager
. after Roger Bresnahan and says that
me former chieftain OF the Cardinals.