The Washington times., 1913-03-31
CONNOLLY GOES TO.
BRAVESWEDNESDAY
Manager Stangs Wires Griffith to Send Youngste to Rich.
mond-Cunnngham Figures in Romance Which
Started Here in the Capital.
By SENATOR"

on the ability of the Athletics. Here in
Washington it is the general belief that
the Mackmen must be defeated by the
Climbers to give the latter a high rank
in the pennant race. Therefore, the
fans will watch closely the form dis
played by the Athletics in their spring
games.
Twenty-seven thousand fans packed
the Browns park yesterday for the
first game Of the ST. Louis city series.
1t is shame that the Browns are so
week. A strong team in the Mound
City would pack the park almost every
day in the season, ground rules being
necessary yesterday for the big throng
of bugs.
Tannehill An Outlaw.
Jesse Tannehill. once a great left
handed twirler In the big leagues, is
mentioned as the possible manager of
the outlaw Federal League team in
Covington, Ky. Bert Kelley, another
former Washington pitcher may lead
the Chicago club in the same circuit.
with Tommy Leach in St. Louis, and
Bill Phillips in Indianapolis. However,
by the time the warm weather is here
we shall have forgotten all about the
Federal League
Down in Atlanta they are saying that
every player sent to the club by Clark
ser, Buck Becker, and Price. who wore
the monicker of Schegg while here. are
sure TO be retained. Herring, the In
dian finger, who Travelled around the
circuit with the Climbers last Septem-
ber, Is showing good form. Harry
Welchonce. released to the Crackers
last week in Charlottesville led the
league with the bat last season and is
to be the star slugger of the outfit
Yes, Griff is fairly popular in Atlanta.
oil -. Ir.l
cola. Nothing but rain has been ex-
perienced there this spring and Charlie
Somers Will not return there in 1914 It
is believed that New Orleans will enter
tain the Maps next Year.
Marsans and Almeida. the Cubans
were docked SIS each when they Joined
the Cincinnati Reds. They were three
weeks late and Joe Tinker wanted to
make them an example before the
others. Joe couldn't have known that
in Havana. collected 800 for each of
those three weeks before quitting the
shores of the smiling island.
The Uncle Sam leagTers are doomed
from the start, just as they were last
spring. Just so long as certain
and just as short of baseball knowledge.
Imagine they can break into baseball,
wean good players away from organized
baseball clubs, and compete with the
fastest company in the world they will
come out with these spring blasts every
now and then
When Fletcher attempted to make his
renowned third big league" so ne
mad the money TO make the beginning
Had il not been for the influence Of the
two big leagues, who are believed to
have bought off Fletcher. this so-callcd
third league" might have begun. But
there Is no compa rison between FLETCHER
and Messrs. Mckinnon ct al. Fletcher
had the money TO get baseball men
Mckinnon has no money, and knows
nothing about baseball himself.
The Uncle Sammcrs contemplta plaC-
ing ball club here. basing their arylI-
ment on the alleged high tariff here.
They fail wholly to take into considera-
ton the relative brand Of baseball to b.
played bv the two teams. Fans want
10 see good baseball. II il costs more
money than the poor baseball, they will
pay II. In no other way has the game
advanced so rapidly nor SO far.
1t is impossible for the outlaws TO pct
good players. They will get sandluttcrS
and will present sandlot baseball The
fan who prefers sandlot baseball To big
league baseball is in the minority. The
big leagues do not stop to worry about
him That is the situation. The local
Uncle Sam team. IL II ever starts it's
schedule. is doomed to failure. but the
players Will get lot Of experience.