The Washington herald., 1914-04-02
Harper and Engel Slated to
Twirl Against Newark Inter-
national League Club.
OTHER SPORTING NEWS
BY WILLIAM PEET.

Rain caused the postponement of the
ball game here yesterday between the
Nationals and the Newark International
League club, bat these teams will clash
on the Florida avenue pasture this after
noon, and Grif has ordered Harry
Harper and Joe Engel to be in readiness
to adorn the mound.
On the Newark club is Zach Erhard.
former Washington recruit and Univer-
sity Of Virginia student. Erhard is
playing first base and putting up a fair
article of ball. Swacina, the regular first
sacker, has jumped to the Feds.
II Wyatt Lee works for Newark today,
local fans will get chance to see an old
favorite in action. for Lee was here back
in 1891, and since that time has been In
the International League. where he es-
tablished a fine record not only as a
hurler but as hitter.
The death of Rube waddeIl yesterday
removes from the game one OF the great
est Ieft-handed pitchers of recent years,
and hundreds of local fans remember
him we'll His last appearance in the
Capital was with the St Louis Browns in
1910. when Jim NcAleer headed that ag-
gregation- .--..-......>.
Waddell was thirty-eight years old, and
had he taken good care of himself during
the past ten years, would yet be in the
big show. Dissipation brought on the
malady which finished him. He was a
slave to liquor and an excessive cigarette
smoker.
Previous to wadden's recent illness.
he was with Joe Cantillion's Minneapolis
club of the American Association. where
strange as it may seem, he pitched win
ming ball
tuberculosis developed late last fall
and Waddell was sent to private sani-
torium in San Antonio, Tex. All bills
were paid by Connie Mack and Ben
Shibe, owners Of the Athletics. for IT
was Waddell who pitched the White
Elephants to a pennant, back in 1902. and
i has been said that Mack was the only
manager who was ever able TO get the
best results from this, eccentric twirler.
Dick Williams, the Nationals lanky
pitcher who was maltreated. by the
Brooklyn Nationals here last Tuesday,
is an original character in more ways
than one
At the Ebbitt House yesterday, Harry
Harper introduced to the boys a nice
locking young man. whom Harper
claimed came from his home town, Hack
ensack, n. J.
so you're from Hackensack. are you?'
inquired Williams.
Yes"
That's an awful town-I'm glad don't
hail from there
What's the matter With Hackensack?"
Why they have only three things
there" = e sssa----ss--ss. e.
Three 'things-what do you meant
What are they. ..-...~
Morning. noon, and night
Needless to say Harper's friend. shifted
about uneasily and beat a hasty retreat.
He confAed in South-paw Harry later in
the evening that he thought all profess
sionaI ball players were too fresh.
During a practice game played in Mon
roe. La, last Monday between the first
and second team of the st. Louis Fed
erals. Bob Groom, former Washington
pitcher, came to bat twice and connected
for two hits. 49,
Any time Bob Groom gets two hits in
a single game. Well we have our own
private opinion of the st. Louis Feds,
that's all.
Kid EIberfeld. assistant coach OF the
Brooklyn Dodgers, has seen the New
York Yankees play in the South this
spring. and EIberfeId says that unless
that club improves about 50 per cent be-
tween now and the time set for the
opening of the season. he cannot see
Frank Chances crowd finishing any
higher than last year. viz at the bottom
of the second division.