The Washington herald., 1915-05-18
Best Looking Youngster to
Break Into Big Show in
Several Years.
NEEDS FIELD PRACTICE

has broken into the big show in recent
years.
Connolly's three hits today made some
OF the veterans rather envious. but they
were fair-minded enough to pat him on
the back after the game and say glad
you get 'em, Connolly: we can't"
Manager Griffith. always slow to praise
newcomer. preferring rather to watch
him perform a month or so before pass
ing judgment. declared tonight that he
was convinced Connolly could hit. but
added. Connolly needs more practice in
the field. He also looks like a great hit
ter just now. because the other members
Of the club cannot seem to get started"
Grover Loudermilk. the Browns six
foot three hurler. asked Manager Hickey
this morning to hook him up with Wal
ter Johnson, because many OF the st.
Louis fans have been under the impress
sion that Loudermilk possesses more
speed than the great Walter.
When Walter was asked tonight il he
thought his rival was faster, he replied
with a grin. Il don't know; he may be.
but We won the game and that's all l
care about
For the third game of the series in
st. Louis tomorrow Bert Gallia and his
saliva fling will be turned loose on the
Browns. Perryman. formerly a Virginia
Lacquer, will moro than likely oppose
Gallia. Perryman pitched the ninth in
ming against Washington this afternoon
and retired the side in order.
That wild base running exhibited by
Griff's athletes this afternoon was part
Of carefully laid plot worked out while
In meeting this morning with Agnew out
of the game on account OF a split finger;
the Nationals were tipped of that the
was Severoid. and that Severoid was suf-
fering from a lame arm.
"Well try out that lame arm Of his
this afternoon" Grifr told the boys
They did and the result was a victory
Four stolen bases chalked up the Grifr
crew helped to win the verdict.
Last Friday while in Chicago the day
was spent in idleness by the members
Of the Griffithan crew. simply because
the schedule-makers failed to provide
for ball game on that date.
With nothing to spend but time (the
ghost failing to walk on this out Of
town trip the Washington players
made the best of it. and later in the
evening the whole gang modified in the
lobby and proceeded to recite their ex-
periences. many of which were scream
ingly funny.
Baseball fans often like to know what
players say OF the diamond and while
they are among themselves. The fol-
lowing is verbatim part of the CONVEX
sation as overheard by the writer:
Chick Gandil-"Hey, Morgan. you're a
lucky guy to get of without a suspen-
sion. What did Ban Johnson say to
you?"
Morgan-"Nothing. Grin did most OF
the talking-anyway I stand pretty good
with the big boss because I amt no
rowdy."
Gandil-"G' you little dude-you
hadda horse shoe hanging 'roun your
neck. If I'd pushed Chill the way you
did they'd have put me out of the game
for life
Danny Moeller-"Say. fellers. You
should have had dinner with me tonight.
Did you hear about the waiter at my
table? Well. he's bird all right. He
served my soup and fish. then after /
had waited nearly an hour I kicked to
the nagement. demanding the rest of
my dinner.
What do you suppose happened?
Why, that waiter got into a fight with
somebody down in the kitchen and was
fired. OF course. the manager apollo
gized to me. but it made me mad. Can
you beat it,
Nick Altrock-"Jim Shaw pulled a
funny one at the table tonight. 1t near
ly made me scream. On the bill-of-fare
was artichokes. Shaw said to me: Hey.
Nick, what kind O. fish is artichokes?
Have they got many bones?"
Are you kiddin me or don't you know
any better I says to Shaw. Honest
I amt kiddin'. Nick" cried Shaw.
well, artichokes ain't fish at all.
they're something like CLAIMS. only they
grow on trees"
Shaw-"1'm through with you for life
you gotta lay of me-"
Engel-'T had funny dream last night.
Thought that Eddie Ainsmith asked me
to lend him a couple of bucks and before
I could touch Willie Fowler for the
money I woke up
Doug. Neff-"I also had some fun to-
day. Took "a walk over to the Hyde
Park Fairgrounds, and watched a couple
of 15-year-old kid teams play ball. The
umpire quit 'em in the fifth inning. and
I was asked to fill his place. I did.
but 1t was a close game and went eleven
innings After it was all over the boys
came to me and said that I was rotten:
didn't know a thing about baseball and
advised me to read Frank Merriwelrs
weekly. I was just about to tell them
that / vas a professional player. but
after that last shot I decided to keep
my mouth shut
Trainer Mike Martin-"Nick Altrock
and went fishing this morning. All we
got was a couple Of skates. and think
caught a cold" |
Scribe on Rival Paper-"Shut up, Mike.
yer stealing some Of Bugs Baer's stuff"
Gandil-"Say. fellers. II I don't start
hittin' soon I'm goin' to see a fortune
teller"
The Gans-"If you don't start hittin'
soon. Griff will ship you OF to Mime
apolis." i
Bert Gallia-'T read President Wilson'S
message, and say Il was corker- The
Kaiser had no right to bust up that ship.
He certainly told Germany just where |
got on
Engel-'Lay of the Germans. you
big Swede. Don't you know that I'm
part German
Jack Bentley-.How can you be a |
German when you were born in
Engel-"Shut up. you countryman-l
what do you know about international
lawr
Rippy williams just saw . guy
from Carthage, Ill. my home town.
you know. I suppose he wants me |
10 get him a pass to the ball game |
tomorrow"
Tom -Connolly-"where's Carthage. |
b IL a village or a disease
Wiliiams-Why. you poor nut. didn't |
rou ever hear Of CARTHAGE"
Connol1y-"Nope."
1xit gang. WuLIA1 FEET. |