The Washington herald., 1913-12-21
CASHION WEDS
CAROLINA GIRL,
IS THE RUMOR
Nationals Big Twirler Will
Join Ranks of Benedicts
After First Of Year.
OTHER SPORT GOSSIP
Jack Coombs Will Be Big Help to
Mackmen in 1914E0ther
Comment.
OTHER SPORT GOSSIP
By WILLIAM PEET.


news and of interest to Washing
ton fans, is scarcer than hens
teeth these days, and the bugs are
becoming surfeited with rumors OF
landing heavy-hitting outhelders
from the National League, dope
on the young pitchers, &c.
Manager Griffith will send out
no contracts until the Baseball
Players Fraternity has settled its
difficulties with the national conf
mission, which means that. the
papers will not be served until the
last week in January.
The majority of players on the
Washington club pay roll know
about what salary Griff will offer
them. Those who are entitled to
increases will get what is coming
to them. Several are due for
cut. and while protests will be
made, they will sign and there will
be no hold-outs.
One reason why baseball news Is so
scarce is beca use Grif has not sent out
his contracts for 1914 and therefore has
heard from very few of his men
The zeal for National League out
fielder. and GrifT has three in view, is
still hanging fire The various managers
in the old circuit have Griffith's terms
and the propositions are up to them.
\ ruuor which is well authenticated
is to the effect that Jay Carl Cashion.
the Carolina curver. is about to join the
ranks OF benedicts. and # present plans
do not niscarry, the big fellow will wed
:, Huntsville. :. c, girl shortly after the
first Of the year.
Cashion has been spending the time
simce the baseball season closed in the
woods. hunting and camping out. He
reports that his arm seems to be just
as good as ever and expects to come
back" strong next season.
according to GTiff, the Carolina Curver
must develop an underhand bail in order
to be effective and Cash" will spend
most of the time while in Charlottes-
Vile. trying TO master the underhand
fling.
II Jack Coombs, Connie Macks Iron
Man. regains his health and strength
this winter the Athletics will start the
season with three veteran fingers,
Cuombs, Bender, and Plank; another
reason why the Mackmen should be
feared by rival American League clubs.
According to the surgeons who op-
Grated on CoombS and who attended
him in the University of Pennsylvania
Hospital the Iron Man. will fully
recover his old-time effectiveness.
Coombs always has lived a clean life,
possesses a strong constitution, and with
youth in his favor stands a fair show
of complete recovery.
The University of Chicago has added
golf course construction to its curricu-
Iun. This well on its way, that exotic, ex-
oteric, and neurotic seat of learning
with the accent on the "seatO will en-
deavor to settle the question as to
whether or no men should be allowed to
90 to church in their shirt sleeves in
summer.
From his winter quarters at GIendora,
Cal, Frank Chance opens the 1914 season
for the Yankees by announcing that only
three of his players are sure of regular
employment. Three infielders-Zeider,
Peckinpaugh, and Maisel-are the ath-
letes who enjoy the confidence Of the
Peerless Leader.
'aThe others will have to show me-" de-
clares Chance.
It was originally Chances intention to
remain in California until March and join
his team at Houston, but he now plans
to run into New York in February and
get his pitchers rounded up for boiling
out at Hot Springs two weeks before the
hell rings at Houston.
The work of reconstructing the
Yankees has only begun Chance next
spring will present a brand new infield,
but he must rebuild his pitching staff and
rearranse his outfield Harry Williams,
the big first baseman from Galveston, is
the only doubtful infield candidate.
Williams will doubtless stay on the job if
he can hit as well as he did when he first
came into the league.
1t is generally predicted that Gilhooley,
Walsh, and either Cree or Channel will
start the season as outfielders for the
Yankees. II Cree and Wolter are crowded
out Chance will have planted new men in
every fielding position. That will be go
ing some for one year. None Of these
players-williams, Peckinpaugh, Maisel
Zeider Gilhooley, Walsh, and Channell-
were Yankees a year ago.
The Yankee manager is keen to land
another catcher and a pitcher, but he is
depending on Cole, Criss, and Rose to
show something which will give him the
needed pitcher. Chance has a great deal
OF confidence in Cole He thinks that the |
pitcher he had with him when he man.
aged the Cubs will pitch big league ball |
again. |