The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-09
Charley Pick Is Sold
To the Richmond Club
Utility In6elder Of Crit. 10.
join International League
Team on Monday.
OTHER SPORT COMMENT.
ny WILLIAM rrEr.

ny WILLIAM PEEr.
Philadelphia. Pa. May s.-outaeldss
Charley Pick Was sold to the RiehmoNA
club OF the International League sad
will join that team Monday. according
to an announcement from Clark Grit.
nth here tonight
The sale OF Pick was nseessary q
make room for Comedy. the 6eovxs.
town shortstop. who will join ne Na-
tionals as soon ss his COLES - esas6o
closes. The Old Fox admittsa tonieht
that Connolly had accepted the wash
| inston clubs terms. and given his
word he would report some time cur
ing the last of this month.
With Douglas NeR and Connolly
the Nationals are well fortified with 3
couple of hustling young utility lin
nelders.
The story that Harry Harper was "a
be sold to the Minneapolis club has
been denied. although Ortiz admfttSd
that he might be disposed to put
Harper with some high-clas club pro-
vtdinE waivers could be obtained on
the young southpaw.
The Griffmen left on the ESQ ex>
press tonight for Detroit. whsrs one
game will be staged tomorrow. The
club goes to Chicago for ssrfss.
which starts Monday. and after swing
Ing into st. Louis and Cleveland viii
wind up In Detroit for four games be-
fore hitting the trail to the Capital.
Walter johnson Is named to pitch
against the Tigers tomorrow after.
noon.
There IL no possible way to nrare Con.
ME Mack. taciturn leader Of the Athletes.
two times worlds champions.
Just now Mack needs pitchers more
than anything else. although . good third
baseman would also plug w q wide rap.
Iron Man Jack Coombs. who 10 nov
with the Brooklyn National League club,
and whom It will be remembered won {
garne for his team . short time ago,
was last winter given his unconditional
release by Connie Mack.
Coombs would como IN nice 1t this
stage and many are wondering why Mack
let him slip away.
The writer 10 talking with Mack today
asked him about Coombs. inqufring why
he had turned the Iron Man. loose after
paying hospital bills and salary for two
years. during which period coombs was
useless as q pitcher.
"why didn't you take Coombs South,
with you to see IL he couldn't come
back II would not have cost the club
much. That would seem to be the logical
move" we made bold to suggest.
Yes. that would seem the logical
move" Mack replied, then he closed 10
like q clam.
DO you think coombs will pitch win.
ming ball for Brooklyn this ssason?"
Mack was asked.
II certainly do. In fact told Manager
Robinson. Of the Dodgers, % when he
wrote me last winter inauiring about
There you are. fans; can you beat that?
Mack believed that Coombs would pitch
rood ball. yet he released the pitcher
outright. What's the answer
1T hope IL doesn't start to sprinkle Be.
ngton players here today.
why" the writer asked.
Because we want another shot AZ
he Athletics and IL IL should happen
o sprinkle they would turn the hose
n the Shibe Park diamond and post
one the ball game"
This was a new one on us % W
emanded further information The
layer continued:
Don, you know that Phiiadslphis
great town for double-hsadsrsS
hat Connie Mack and his associates
Ike to pile up double bargain attrscs
ions for mid-season. In order to geg
he crowds out? Well. that's Why
very game early In the spring that
an possibly be postponed 10 held ovsss
! Il doesn't rain hard enough tho
ose at Shibe Park 10 employed to An>
IN the job" ~
1t is true that PhilsdsIphia II 6
ne double header town. but tho
ritter seriously doubts ~ ne Athletes
ever resortsd to any such
easures as charged in the foregoing
but that's the way the bal, players
4 rival teams think. anyway.
II always maintained that Bert
aIIia would some day be a regular.
pitcher" remarked Nick =,
ltroek during tanning bee rhsrs-
~ night.
II predict that he Will win merU
an half Of his games this seasons
st stick a pin In this prediction and
= II am not right"
IL will be remembered that Altroek
ore than anybody else caused Grin
buy Gallin from the Kansas city
Ib OF the American Association two
ars ago. and that the comedian al
.ys has believed the Texan would
me through with winning stun.
Looks as IL Uncle Nick knew whse
was talking about
Ray Morgan. always . warm per>
nal friend of Germany Schasfer'a
rIares that the Teuton will hit over =
o in the Federal League this season,
,rsan. like some of the rest Of US.
mot see a whole lot Of class to the
IL