The Washington herald., 1913-03-06
INDIANS MISS
DICK ROBERTSON
Star Hurler of Savannah Club
a Hold-out from Sally
Team.
BASEBALL COMMENT
Gallaudet Gets a Flying Start-Tom
Fisher May Return to
Eastern.
BASEBALL COMMENT
BY c. W. SWAN.

by Z. W. > An.
Dick Robertson. star hurler of the
Savannah club of the South Atlantic
League last season. will be missed by
the Sally circuit aggregation this sum-
mer. according to Harry Dodd, sporting
editor OF the Savannah Morning News
and Secretary of the ball club
Last season Dick went great winning
the majority OF his games, and being al
ways in shape to ascend the mound.
lie is the most popular member of the
Ihdlan club. and the fans in Savannah
are all pulling for him 10 return.
Dick has a good position here with
the Gas Company. and from all reports
VIII not play professional ball again.
but the old spring time will soon be
here and, when Dick hears the ball
smacking into the bat, he may reconsider
and join the Indians He asked for
big increase in salary. too large an IN
crease Tor Sally League club, and. of
course. the team could not stand ii. Dick
stated several times that he would quit
the game, and is at present coaching the
Technical High School team.
Gallaudet got off to a flying start yes
terday. squad OF thirty reporting to
Capt. Hume Battiste. The men worked
for two hours. hitting the ball, fielding
and running bases. From the material
on hand the Buff and Blue should have
a good ball club.
OF the new men out Hicmark, a catch
er. looked good. He handles himself
nice. hits hard. and appears to know the
game. He will be given a thorough
trial behind the bat and also ON first
base. Marshall, Lapides. and Rasmussen
took turns on the rubber lobbing the
ball over. while Chief Battiste managed
to get in a few minutes on the slab.
Foltz. the star end Of the football
team. was placed ON third base and
handled everything that came his way.
Rockwell and Hughes worked in short.
with jacobson and Hedlick on second.
TTuke and Miller worked at first. while
the latter was also shifted to third base.
Rattiste will have the men out again
this afternoon at 3 o'clock, and practice
will continue from now on every day,
weather permitting.
With the carefulcst of watching and
constant surveillance johnson. of East
ern, could no doubt be turned into a
most successful high school twirIer. As !
has been often repeated, all this boy |
needs to make him a winner is strength. |
for he has beautiful control nice curve |
ball, and straight one that is tantaliz- |
ing
But if he insists on using a curve ball !
and the amount OF steam that he has |
been putting on the ball during the few
workouts that he has had in the open
this season. he will be III the same pre-
dicament that he was in last year John
son will be a winner if he takes care OF
himself.
II Western can develop capable first
haseman, the West End school will have
an infield second TO none in scholastic
circles in this vicinity. In Buck Howard
Stearns. and Bethel Western can boast
nF .l., |
happens that the work of a star trio like
this goes for naught II there is not a
capable man to work with on the initial
sack. The man who plays this sack
must not only I've good receiver of
throws. hut he must display some degree
of head work.
OF course a star infield by itself never
won high school pennant for any team.
But with an infield Of this caliber, il
will mean the Western will win more
games with ordinary pitching than an
other team would win with a first-class
twtrler. The outfield ut the Georgetown
institution will be better trio than any
that has represented Western in long
time, according to reports So TO sum 1t
up. what Western needs TO devote its
energy to is the development of a cana
BILE pitcher and first baseman If Coach I
White succeeds in filling these two posi-
tions with good men, Western should AT
last win a championship. something that
has been snatched from her hands for
the last two years.
Eastern is another school that is in
search of a capable first sacker Tho
man who played this position on last
years nine has graduated and a new
man must be developed. At present
Danforth and Horn are the only known
Neither of these men have .
yet shown their ability
There is possibility that Tom Fisher. {
who recently resigned the captaincv of {
the ball nine, which subsequently, fell to !
Dyer. Will return to school in April. ! ,
Whether he will be eligible to plav has !
not been ascertained But if the hoard :
Df athletic advisers decide TO reinstate ,
Fisher. Eastern's chances for a cham !
pionship will be boosted fully o. ner
cent. ;
In the event of Fisher returning. !
rhornett would be shifted to first base. | i
so that Tom could be at home on his ,
,avorite spot on third. This would leave 5
second base the only place on tho in
ield which would lack an experienced
nan. as Capt. Dyer will hold down tho
position and should be a star
IF the first water the coming season 1
Fisher is at present attending the ARMY
md Navy Prep School. where he Is pre
)arfng Tor an entrance examination 70
Annapolis, which will take place some
lime during the first mart of AMT, a