The Washington times., 1913-04-12
nd Frank Lapore Will Be Utility Men for Climbers This Season
BOB. THAYER'S
Sporting Gossip

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Every Knock Is a Boost"
The smallpox scare. {.
1t Is to be sincerely hoped that the
smallpox scare will remain but Q scare
and not develop into the real thing
No baseball team can afford to Be
broken up by quarantine at the start
of the season and then go out and make
up for lost time.
Browns can hit
No matter what else they can do or
not do. George Stovalrs Browns In
their two games to date have shown
undoubted ability to hit that Dill With
the excellent pitching the Browns viii
have this season. they should kick up
quite fuss every day before turning
I'D their toes and dying like good
Browns.
Dotes on Morgan.
Talking with Manager Griffith yester-
dya about Ray Morgan. the .'Old Fox
tells me that the Baltimore boy Is de-
veloping every day into a better sec
ond baseman and a more reliable hit.
ter. Certainly the fans of the Capital
Will welcome such Improvement In their
little watch charm hero. Ray has
many friends here. and not one IN
silent about his virtues.
Smith won't do
'Gunboat" Smith is said to =, de-
fcient with his left hand ana with
out defense against good. strong left
5ab. II that be true. he has no chance
to succeed against Luther McCarsy:
Lutte" has a good left jab and should
cut Smith to pieces.
Those naughty Giants.
1t Is said that "Muggsy" Mc6raw
bawled out each and every one Of HIS
players Thursday after that initial de-
feat at the hands Of the lowIy Bos.on
Braves. 1t hurts the Little Corporal
to have the cellarites get up and wal
Top his naughty champions. From what
We saw of the Giants here, they shoulI
receive number Of these joIts in ths
near future.
Starts too early.
Again the masnates are given oppor-
tunities to realize that they start The
season too early. Every year rain
and cold weather postpone games vita.
In the first two weeks. causing double
headers later in the year. Double.
headers do not bring IN any added iucre
to the playing clubs. as all baseball men
know. Why don't they start week or
50 later?
Rules for Ty Cobb.
When Ty Cobb joins the Eigsra. as
he will eventually do. he will And that
those special privileges have been
taken from him. No more win he Be
allowed to choose his room in tad
hotel. to report on the field at the last
minute before the game starts. or folr
the orders given the others In other
words. Ty has run his course Il Is
well, too. for the Tigers. 80,
Thorpe a frost"
Jim Thorpe, the Carlisle Indian, is
now known as the real champion
frost of the season of 1913, and he
will soon depart for other shores It
Is said that Miller Huggins will take
a chance with him in st. Louis. hut
those who have seen the lad play ball
say that he Is headed straight for the
scrubbiest bushes. Such a waste Of
words in his case,
Speeding up games.
Ban johnson has several schemes for
speeding up ball games. but most Of
them will fail. AS soon as some quick
err method is invented for donning and
doffing the backstops harness, then If
teen minutes will be saved. Ed Sweeney
lost fully twenty minutes ThursdaJ
climbing into his harness between in
nings. Why doesn't Ban johnson Offer
a reward for some invention along this
line? "
Eastern College to
Play Catholic University
Eastern College. of Manassas, Va. is
in Washington today to play Catholic
University at University Field This
Virgirians have just completed an ex-
tensive trip in the South. where they
broke about even on games.
Coach Moran. of Brookland, will prob
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