The Washington times., 1913-01-24
JOHN HENRY GOES
BACK TO HOSPITAL
Trainer Mique Martin Gives In
iured Knee Treatment, and
Hopes for Recovery Soon.
By SENATOR"

Under the advice from Mique Martin,
the safe and sane trainer of the Climb
ers, John Henry has returned to his
bed at Georgetown University Hospital
and will not leave it until system OF
knee-bakins has been concluded and the
sun comes out again. This is expected
to last until the end Of next week.
'Henry's knee is getting along very
well,'' said Martin today, but he can
not take any chances with II. / am
visiting him daily, baking his knee, ana
expect to have him in fine shape In an
other week OF course, Johns beginning
to kick about staying In bed. but I'd
rather have him in bed now than next
summer"
Nique Martin is busily engaged these
days looking over seed catalogues,
methods of bringing up prize chickens
by hand and irrigation systems. He has
purchased a farm nearby and expects to
he a prominent gentleman farmer in a
few months, il the potato bugs don I
carry off his house.
Books Five Games.
Connie Mack has booked five exhibi-
ton games in Louisville. instead Of two,
as had been the original plan. Three
tank towns must lose their view of
Bender ct al. in favor of Louisville.
Caliph Connie has about completed his
plans for the spring trip. The two
teams will rush north in lots of fifteen
players each. six pitchers working with
each aggregation. The Athletics nave
twelve pitchers. four catchers, eight In
fielders, and seven outfielders on the
roster.
Rather disguised with their showing
against major league teams. the Cubans
have now extended an invitation to the
University of Pennsylvania to send its
varsity team to Havana at the close
of the college season for a series OF
games with the Havana and Almen-
dares teams. Those Cubans need time
to forget the White Elephants
''Toots" Schultz, the former Pennsy
varsity finger. has been released by
Charlie Doom to the Sacramento club.
of the Pacific Coast League. He is now
in California, selling automobiles or
something.
One On Williams.
Billy Evans comes through with tale
on "Rippy'' Williams worth repeating.
Says Billy: "A scribe quoted Williams
as saying that he could catch Walter
johnson in rocking chair That was
before Williams had eve been called
upon to try the stunt. One day Ain
-
behind the bat. He found Johnson's
shoots some fast. Jokingly, / said to
him:
Say. Alvy. 1 guess had better send
for that rocking chair
Make II a brass bed and a nice soft
mattress said Williams. I'll need one
after this game is over. Some one must
have chloroformed me when j gave that
interview about using a roching chair
said Williams. with smile Williams
enutered the game about the seventh in
ming and II went extra Innings. In the
first half of the twelfth, on the first
man up, a couple of Johnson's fast
shoots whizzed by without being so
much as touched. Il didn't even see
the last one.' said Williams. You're
not going to get a chance to miss seeing
any more i replied. the game Is called
on account of darkness. Williams, in a
few days. got used to Johnson, and was
catching him In nice style at the close
of the year. and said he thought he
would probably start to use the rocking
chair about the middle OF next sum-
mer.''
B. Bailey '-Boehling and Austin
together equal one southpaw.
Harry Mcintyre. the Cub twirler, who
delights in precious stones, has been
signed by the Reds. and will be given a
trial. Harry was free agent, and
thinks he has the goods yet while.
muff, has signed with the Giants at in
creased figures over those of 1912.
7"Muggsy" McGraw evidently believes
in turning the left cheek in Biblical
fashion.