The Washington herald., 1914-03-03
Musser Says Atlanta Player
Stands Chance to Make
Good with Climbers.
OTHER SPORT COMMENT
ny WILLIAM PEET.

but one player OF known ability
left for extra inhelder, viz, Joe
Gedeon, the Pacific Coast young
Ster.
Gedeon was carried all last year
by the Climbers and managed to
get into several box scores. He
looked good enough to be retained,
and the Old Fox has ordered him
to report for spring training al
the camp of the Nationals at
Charlottesville.
From among the new recruits there
Is one youngster who looks to have a
chance to press Gedeon hard for utility
role henors. He is Wally Smith. the
big third sacker purchased from the At
lanta club of the Southern League.
Paul Musser, who started the 1913 sea-
son with the Crackers. declares that
Wally Smith stands an excellent chance
to make good. In talking with the
writer about Smith, Twirier Musser
said:
Keep your eye on this fellow Smith.
who played with me down in Atlanta
last year He is a big chap and can
hit 'em a mile. As a fielder he was
about the best down there He Is In the
game every minute. and / look for him
to make a GOOD impression
About the only thing against smith
is the fact that he comes from St Louis,
Mo-, but he cannot be blamed for that
Griffith stated that he had heard from
Smith within the past few days to the
effect that the player was at present
visiting relatives in Philadelphia and
would report here Wednesday.
Manager Grifith returned from Char
lottesville late yesterday afternoon
where he had been since Sunday. He
W stched the young twirlers work out In
Fayerweather gymnasium Monday morn
ing and vouchsafed the information that
the weather vas just as cold and the
wind lust as high in the college town
as in the National Capital.
..The wind nearly blew the youngsters
out of their beds Sunday night, Grin
added. but they tell me that warmer
weather is scheduled soon. and am
my regulars on Thursday We VIII oe
able to take to the field.
Asked what he thought Of the pitchers
who have been in camp more than a
week. the Old Fox stated that he had
no chance to get a line on them, and
would not be able to pass judgment until
the practice games started.
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Manager Billy Smith. Of the Atlanta
club, is having trouble signing up two
players sent to the Crackers by the
Washington club. They are Bill Morley
and Doc Hedgepeth, and both have re-
fused to sign their contracts:
Morley is coach CT athletics at a small
Southern college. while Hedgepeth at
tends Richmond Medical College. They
have written Manager Smith that they
are too busy at present to think OF base
ball, and when their respective colleges
close they may talk business.
Following are choice passages from
training camp dispatches which indicate
that the St. Louis Browns correspon-
dents, at least, are batting in mid-season
form, and quite up to the expectation
OF the club management:
"But even in defeat the Browns looked
mighty good"
THE tide win turn: and when it does.
it's a safe bet the Browns will spill the
hopes of quite a few aspiring ball clubs.
Old Hughey Fullerton, the well-known
baseball expert, in a recent newspaper
story came to bat with the assertion that
this spring training stun was lot of
bunk. and that two weeks on the home
ball yard was enough to put veteran in
shape for the season
Naturally, Mr. Fullerton has started
countless arguments. Clark Griffith does
not agree with the well-known expert,
and says that at least a month is needed.
for the reason that after a winter OF
inactivity most athletes just develop lame
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spring work. and that at least two weeks
more is needed to get rid Of this sore
ness.
Fer pitchers Griff thinks that five
weeks during the early spring is not any
too much time.
During the game between the Giants
and White Sox played before King
George, a foul tip broke one Of the win
dows above the royal box. The King
took away a piece of the glass as a SOU
venir. During the excitement some one
in the crowd took the Earl Of Chester
fields diamond pin-as a souvenir.-News
Item.
Bozeman Bulger, the New York base
ball writer, is responsible for the follow
Ing:
''The report last night that Bill Bradley
Is being considered as manager Of the
Brooklyn club is just a wee bit disap-
pointing in view Of the way the Feds
had US set for a big sensation The gang
had expected a well known big league
star-now in its zenith-fgr that job.
Bill Bradley was to have been man
ager OF the Toronto dub, but lost that
theoretical job when the Canadian club
'ailed to get started. Hence the switch
10 Brooklyn.
"Bm would prove a very successful
manager Few players know more about
he game or the ability OF men than he.
AT one time Bradley, while men,
per of the Cleveland club. was con-
sidered the greatest third baseman in
he world. II always has been a sub-
ect of dispute among baseball men as
q who was the best. Bradley, Jimmy /
Collins. or Arthur Devlin. These three |
tand head and shoulders above all others |
ince the game began |
For two or three years Bradley has |
,een unable to hold a third base job |
n the big league. and was sent to the |
minors. At one time 1t was reported |
hat he was in very bad health and |
ould never be able to play ball, again. |
Seven years ago the appointment of |
Bradley to manage the Brooklyn club ]
would have been a sensation. As an evil 1
ence of how quickly baseball heroes can \
ose their halo, several fans who heard 4
4 the appointment last night had to be I
old who Bradley was and where he had |
layed.
This selection of Bradley probably 1
means that the Feds have given up hope /
t landing Mathewson. They announced
few days ago that they were after
Big Six" FOR the job and that they had /
sked for his terms: ''----- - =