The Washington times., 1913-02-07
WILLIAMS REGULAR
SECOND BASEMAN N
THE M|NORLEAGUES
Therefore, He Thinks He Has
Chance to Land Berth With
Climbers This Spring.
COLUMBUS OBTAINS
DR0HAN IN DRAW
Walter Johnson and Bobby
Groom Will Come East To-
gether for the Inauguration.
BY SENATOR"

Though he is supposed to be q short
stop, Rebel E. Williams, who comes TO
the Climbers for a trial from the New
ark club. of the Ohio State League, is
really second baseman. and may prove
to be one of the foremost candidates for
that position at Charlottesville This
youngster is so good, too, that three
minor league clubs put in bids for his
with the Climbers He has been awarded
to the Portland club, of the Pacific Coast
League. by Secretary Farrell, of the
Minor League Association.
In 1911 i played second base with
the Santa Monica club, of the California
State League, after serving my appTen-
uceship In Shelbyville, in the Blue Grass
League, for two seasons" says Williams
10 the writer in a letter received today.
Last year / was with Newark, and put
in At short
In seventy-six games for Newark
hit for .2s4, making eighty-five hits and
fofty-three runs. / stole eight bases,
which III admit wasn't very many. My
fielding average was .Ss2.
Il am glad to have a chance to go
South with a major league club. Itll
be my first trip with a big league
club, and I shall do my best to i'm
press Manager Griffith with my abil-
kAg. buPpOcc nave " iCdA
everybody tells me so. anyway: but
I'm willing to learn whatever Manager
Grin tn wants to teach me- L only
hope I'll look good enough to have
him give me some attention among
the large number of candidates out for
the team.
Does Some Hunting.
'.I have been hunting most of the
fan, since the close of the baseball sea-
son. but now I'm home again to rest
up for the coming season. I haven't
put on much weight, perhaps five or
ten pounds, and / don't expect much
trouble taking on this weight. Any
way, I'm In earnest about making
good and will work my head OF TO
do So"
VIII ans, who sports the queer mona
ker of Rebel in front of his regular
name, is only nineteen years old. He
hits and throws right-handed, stands
i've feet ten and one-half inches and
weighs, In condition, about 160 pounds.
He should be one of the prominent con-
festsnss for that second base job this
year with the Climbers, as that has al
ways been his regular pos ton.
Manager Griffith today received a
letter from Walter johnson, saying
that he would come to Washington in
plenty of time to see the Inauguration
festivities. Walter is evidently getting
nervous over the opening of the season.
He W II bring Bob Groom she elongat-
ed, attenuated toothpick twirler. East
with him. so as to have some one to
talk to on the long journey.
Drohan to Columbus.
If Tom Drohan fails with the Climb
ers he will go to Columbus. that club
having won i'm the drawing for the
twirler drafted from Kewanee by the
Climbers Seven clubs were in the field
for this lads services.
A mistaken impression seems to be
that Drohan and williams are to be re-
leased to these minor league clubs with
out trial by Manager Griffith. This Is
incorrect Under present baseball laws
drafted players falling to make good in
the big show must go back to the next
highest classified league until he is TAX
en-. The clubs put in bids for their SER
vices and In cases of necessity draw
lots. Thus seven clubs claimed Drohan.
Columbus winning him. Portland won
Williams and Montreal. being the only
club to ask for Joe Connolly, will get
him, IL he fails TO earn place in this
city.
Under this same rule. Johnny BealI.
the Capital City boy with Cleveland.
will go 10 Milwaukee; Balenti. of ST.
Louis, to Chattanooga: Bates. Belts
and Wilson, of Cleveland, to Portland,
Ore; Berghammer, of the Cubs, TO Sac
ramento. and Al Dolan. of the Phiilies.
to Rochester.
Cobb Denies Yarns.
Ty Cobb denies that he is a hoidout,
or Is spreading dissatisfaction among his
clubmates. He says that only he and
President Nsvin know his salary de-
mands, and that he is parading his
case before the public. He says that
President Navin has always treated him
fairly, and he sees no reason for ex-,
pecting anything else now.
"It Is still some time before spring
practice season begins, and before the
date for reporting at Gulfport arrives /
hope that we will have agreed on
terms" says Ty.
THE intimation I'm some of the papers
that there Is a clique among some of
the Detroit players to have their sal
aries Increased | think does the club an
injustice, because / do not believe that
such exists"
Moose" Mccormick, the Giants slug
ging pinch-hitter. is holding out for
fsrger salary, but Red Ames, and
Arthur Wilson have signed up.
George Davis, the former Williams
College pitcher, and Paddy Green the
Bolyoke finger, have signed with the
Yankees Now the season can start