The Washington times., 1913-03-26
Climbers Joke Way Through
Five Innings When Lead Is
Once Obtained.
Bv SENATOR"

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. March &c.
To-day the Climbers leave bag and
baggage for Washington. glad to get
away from this dreary grind of prac-
| tice games before students and passen-
gers on stray Chesapeake and Ohio
trains. glad to be once more in a regu-
lar town. uckled to death to be where
the lights burn on the great highway.
Indeed, 50 overtoyed were they yester-
day that, once in the lead against Viz
ginia. they toked their way through the
last FIVE innings of the contest, pulling
of circus tricks that kept the Easter
week celebrators generally convulsed
with laughter. Somebody said the score
was II to when Schaefer tossed the
last man out, Altrock taking the throw
while sitting on the bag. and maybe 1t
was, but nobody really cared much
about that score. The major leaguers
Won. of course. that's all. The folks
were out to see Nick Altrock and
Dutch" Schaefer. They saw them
Altrock and Schaefer were in a par
ticularly happy vein all afternoon, and
provided a rare treat for the folks in
the stadium Altrock made several
canned speeches. addressed prayer meet
ings in a Liberian' dialect. boxed, wres-
tied, swan, leaped. jumped. drilled. and
finally presented a wonderful exhibition
of first base play for five innings. He
admitted that 1t was wonderful, and the
crowd took him at his word His fan
tastic contortions at the plate had the
young pitcher opposed to him thorough
ly rattied. The funny man walked on
his first trip to the platter. and, TO the
amazement OF all, including his own
team mates, he laid down a beautiful
bunt in the eighth and beat II out.
Schaefer, fresh from a Jolly ride after
dc in rfltlr
and he Wed with Altrock in amusing
the crowd. His coaching was in md
season style and finally he ordered Nc
Bride out Of the game. sent Altrock to
first base and went to short himself
TO be sure, he made two wild heaves
to Nick, but he apologlzed for this in
a loud voice. For one inning he stood
out in left field. refusing to come into
the inGeld.
The stage stunt seen by the fans and
vaudevillians in Kansas City Detroit,
and Chicago last winter was shown for
the first time in Virginia and was
loudly applauded. The imaginary bat
terry at work took the cake and the
chocolate taffy, but the best play o,
all brought the game TO an end ana
rung down the curtain on the training
season here. Altrock sQuatted on tho
bag, announcing that he would not get
up for any man. Landes hit to Schael-
er, who curved the ball into the wait
baseball and the crowd laughed their
way home.
Boehling Is Good.
Joe Boehling had his first real lengthy
TROUT on the mound and gave very
smooth exhibition. He pitched seven
innings, allowed but five hits and dio
not issue a pass. This last. his control,
was most pleasing to Manager Griffth.
The Richmond boy stayed down on the
Garth, despite the joke support ne re-
ceived when the twin comedians en-
tered the lineup. He did not allow a
hit in the last three innings and famed
five for his afternoons work.
The game? Oh. that degenerated into
a farce right in the first inning. CoaCh
Ryan tried out James. a former first
baseman, in the box, and he received
a heavy cannonading. The first four
lads in the Climbers batting order
bingIed right off the reel, Morgan pok-
ing a triple out over Phillips head TO
the track. Laporte hit into a double
play, Gandil perishing at third Shanks
died on a roller to Beckwith, but
Moeller. Scheer and Morgan had tailed
With one gone in the second, AIM
smith singled and stole, scoring on
Johnsons hit to right. There was
decided fusilade of bingles in the third.
and taking about all the spirit out of
single to left, scoring on Shanks' triple
to right McBride's bingIe brought
Hank over. and then Ainsmith tripled