The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-02-20
Al Williams Reports
With Griff's Recruits
Big Catcher Tires Of Hum
drum Life Spent in Car
thage (Ill.) Home.
OTHER SPORT COMMENT
by WILLIAM PEET.


1t must be tough to spend a winter in
Carthage, ILL.,
At least big Alva williams, Of the Ma
tionals, thinks so and has written Crit
fifth that he will report at once, and is
expected here carly next week.
Charlottesville, in company with the
Climbers young twirlers, looks better to
Alva williams than Carthage, Ill, where
it is claimed only one moving picture
house does business. said movie" pro-
viding entertainment for the citizens of
that place.
Now to our personal knowledge Char
lottesville can boast of at least two NOV
ing picture theaters.
Alva Williams needs no Introduction TO
the fans of the Capital. He served last
summer in the triple role of third string
catcher, utility fielder and pinch-hitter,
and was generally regarded as a mlghS,
handy sort of chap to have around.
I'm coming to Washington early next
week." was the way Williams started on
his letter received by the Old Fox yester-
day. ITS pretty slow here in Carthage,
and I am itching TO play ball. Even
Charlottesville and working out with the
kids would be better than Carthage SO
watch out for me.
By timely stick work Williams won
or helped win several games for the
Climbers last season. In Cleveland ne
cracked out a home run in the ninth
inning that turned the tide one warm
summer afternoon, while in Boston
earlier in the season he came through
at the right time.
civilians arm was not any TOO Gooo
during the 1918 campaign. but he Always
said that the old soup bone would
some day come around before it was too
Fate. and perhaps his prophesy VIII be
fulfilled this season.
Grif said that Williams would be pro-
vidcd with transportation and shipped
TO Charlottesville whenever the big fell
low cared to make the trip, also that
he liked the spirit shown in AIS letter.
Tom Hughes and Buck Barton will
start next Tuesday for Los Angeles.
where they will play during the near
approaching season.
Hughes plans to stop over in 81. Louis
a few hours and hopes to see Bob
Groom, for the purpose of learning what
Sir Roberts intentions are regarding
PLAYING ball with the Nationals this year.
Rube waddelI. the eccentric southpaw
twirler, is down and out and making hard
tight to overcome the ravages of tu-
berculosis in a San Antonio CTeN) hos
ritsl.
A
deIphia, where Waddell was always
prime favorite an effort was made TO
PASS around the hat, for the purpose of
collecting a sum of money to help him
out.
This plan was not permitted, as Man
ager Connie Mack. of the Athletics. and
President Benjamin E. Shibe notified
the promoters that orders had already
been issued to the effect that Waddell, |
lnr Of 10
should have the. best OF medical attention |
and nursing, the bill to be paid by /
AIessrs. Shibe and Mack. |
That there is such thing as sentiment |
in baseball seems to have been proved !
beyond the shadow of a doubt in the |
case of Waddell.
Danny Moeller. Walter Johnson. and |
several other members of the Washing |
ton club are expected in the Capital by |:
Saturday night. They will remain here
until the time set to report to Charlottes- !
vile, March 5.
\ committee representing a syndicate of |
Chicago business men will be in Cincin- !
Eati tomorrow when the adjourned meet |
ings of the National League and board of
directors are to be held This committee |
will be authorized to pay any sum within /
reason for the franchise of the Chicago
Cubs.
This information leaked out in New
York yesterday. A private message was
sent from Chicago TO certain well
known. man in Gotham. That such a
committee is TO be present was TO have
a secret until it arrived in Gin
cinnati. when it will make its presence
known Ia certain baseball men who are
known TO bc engineering tine enforced re-
tirement of Charles W. Murphy.
Just what limit the syndicate has placed
could not be learned. 1t must be greater
than $4,000. however, Tor Murphy has
already declined such an offer for mis-
which are said TO be fitty-threc
shares Of stock.
This proves that organized baseball in
tends doing its best to force Murphy to
drop out Whether il will succeed or not
is matter Of conjecture at this time
il must have decided upon a feasible
method and must be pretty sure OF its
ground. for Murphy intends to fight until
backed against the edge OF the precipicc
Murphy is not 20. be blufred. He has
made too much morley out of baseball to
quit without fighting through the courts