The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
Seventy-hve Washington Ath-
letes Are Making Good in
Organized Circuits.
ENGEL TOPS THE LIST
Youthful Hurler Gives Prom
ise of Helping Nationals
Win Pennant in 1915.
BY JOHN A. DUGAN.


seventy-fve local ball players returned
to Washington and all have made good
in professional company
At present Washington can noast of
having but two players in the corlnany
OF major league teams, these being Joe
EnEel. who is among Clark GTiffith'S
promising young hurlers, and Billy Mar
tin, who is the local worlds series
hero" As the pen displayed by the former
Hilltop ShoTtStOp during the closing days
of the National League race and in the
big title clashes has gained for MIN
warm heart Of all the players on George
StaIlinGs' fighting Boston Braves
Throughout the minor leagues from
Class "A down to Class D baseball can
he found many local players fighting to
stay of pennant-winning comblna ton
or ranked as a hero among the fans Of
distant cities for his timely swats, which
paved the way for his club to land he
verdict in a hard-fOUght race for the
flag
Good Receiver.
Joe Geible who was rated as the best
among our SandlOt receivers two or three
wears ago, is doing the bulk Of backstop-
ping for the Kansas City team of the
American Association. and il the reports
from the West are to carry anything at
all Joe is sure to be up in the big show
next season.
Buck Barton. former Pepco hurIer. did
the bulk of the finging for the Newport
News team, OF the Virginia League. He
was farmcd out to the Virginians by
Clark Griffith after he failed to make
good with the Los Angeles team, OF me
Pacific Coast League. and although with
a losing aggregation he finished the sea-
son with an average better than 800.
which is more than good in this Class D
outdt
Julius Dutch" Munich, who was Bar
tons battery mate on the champion Pep
co team, met with one or two set
backs during the season just closed. .
Drifting from the Nationals to Elmira, /
in the New York League. Munich had his (
fingers broken and Manager Conroy /
sent him home and during the time for I
convalescing he was given his uncondi- /.
tional release. Not diSheartened with /
this, Munich signed with the Decatur |
team, of the Western Association, and /
finished the season with a good average |
and will return to do the backstOpping !
there this coming year
To Go with Pirates.
Dutch Sterger is among the older
heads OF local ball players, he having
hecn out in professional rank for the
past seven seasons, and has had a try
out in the majors on two occasions.
Sterger is at present the property of
the Pittsburgh team. having been pUr-
chased from the Racine team OF the
Michigan State League.
Joe Stanley is managering the
Springfield team of the Ohio State
League. and is always willing to give
2 local boy a chance to try for a berth
with his Ohio State League team.
Bob Murphy. another member of the
victorious PepCo team. was sent to the
Oakland team, OF the Pacific Coast
League, carly last February by Man
aEcr Callahan. OF the Chicago White
SON. Murphy was switched to the out
field with the Coast LeaEuerS and
made good in both departments, hitting
the pill for a .302 average He was
called home suddenly near the end of
the season. owing TO the death of his
mother and made a record breaking trip
A Eainst time. winning his race with
death by few hours.
Richmons Get. HaEcr.
EuSs Hager. who was one OF the most
looking receivers in the local
ranks last season, was signed !
by the HagcrstOwn team, of the Try /
city League, and finished the season
with the cellar champions of MARYLAND
liagcr did excellent work in the few
games in which he performed and will
go TO Richmond. OF the Virginia League.
in 1915.
Frank Colley was the rnainstav for the
frostburE team OF the Georges Creek
League and showed so well in tho final
SameS Of the season that he was DUR
chased by the Lancaster team Of the Tri-
state League and will report there this
spring.
Walter 'Husk Plat. who was Col
ley's battery partner. was ranked among
the best receivers in the coal mining
league and although he was not drafted
he expects to sign with some Class r h
club this season As ne is a free agent.
Johnny Mace did the receiving for the
Richmond team Of the Virginia State
League this season past and was ranked
by many Of the sport writer's as the hest
receiver in that circuit
Bernard Cleveland was with the Nor
folk team euTL in the season Just past.
hut was bought by the BirminCham team ,
Of the Southern League and showed
in the thirty-two games in which
he wOl ked to guarantee him a perm:i.
nent berth with the Southerners next I
sea son. ,
Claimed by Two Clubs.
Charles "Ftnmey' Kelly. the dimfnu
tive hurler OF the Eastern team Of the O
Potomac League. was signed by Mana :
ger Morris, Of the Martinsburg club of q
the Tri-City League and showed to great !
form with the upstate outfit Kelly
TO this city in an effort to help :
his former teammates capture the anna ,
teur championship. but the Eastern nine ,
finished second to Ninth in a much-dis- I
puted race. Kelly is in bad with the ,
National Commission for signing two q
contracts for this season. He put his !
name to Dallas. Tex, contract and I
two days latter was claimed by the :
Asheville team Of the Carolina League. !
Warren Dean, another OF Manager :
Morris champion Martinsburg team, viii !
be seen with the Baltimore Orioles of I
Ihe international League next summer. !
as the little swatter from the Tri-City ;
circuit was signed by Jack Dunn during
The heat of the race up in West Virginia |
ast summer. !
Just where Manager Morris will locate 4
his season has not yet been decided, but 4
he successful pilot Of the West Yir- 4
sinians Is sure OF having managers jot
~ the time old spring rolls around.
LOnE with Orioles.
Tots Long, famed for his heavy hit {