The Washington herald., 1915-02-19
Griffith's Young Cuban
Is Batting at 1855 Clip
Acosta, with Havana Reds
This Winter, Sure to Re-
port in Good Condition.
OTHER SPORTING GOSSIP
BY WILLIAM PEET.

FL Mundo. the leading newspaper IN
| Havana. cuba. printed recently quar-.
ter-pa-e cartoon. the central figure bein-
an excellent likeness of .Acosta, armed
with a big black hat
Mira. Mr.. Griffith batting 49, l.
| the caption over the picture.
Translated from the Spanish Mira
means look
Griff has already given a look. IIo
smiled as he said: That hoy is goinz
to he good ball player some day
| In Havana they call Acusta THE Lit
tie Boy with the Big Bat lie is play
ing left field for the Havana Reds and
is leading off for that team.
The averages for the Havana League.
published one week ago, show Acosta the
fourth best hitter. with a mark of SO
for twenty-eight games. He haS four
teen stolen bases to his credit and has
scored ninety-threc runs.
Acosta will report in charlottesville
next month and should be in better shape
than any of Griff's athletes for he has
been playing ball all winter in Cuba
THE ball players today are getting a.
per cent of the profits is a statement
made by Connie Mack. manager of the
Athletics. during an address to the stu
dents of Hill School, Pottstown, Pa, the
other night.
Speaking of the shake-up in the Ath-
letics Mack said: 1t was necessary on
account of reducing salaries. Eddie Col
lins was n high salaried man and the
Athletics could not afford to pay him
what he demanded
Mr. Mack's words are the truth
every person connected with baseball
knows. Some day there is going to be
a general reimbursement of baseball salar-
les, and that time is not far distant.
In all my years Of ball playing said
Johnny Evers recently. speaking of per-
sons with whom he had worked. 'thc
man found it hardest to touch with the
ball as he came down to second base
from first was Bill DahSen.
"Dahlen always came straight down the
base line. directly at the base. but i'll the
last ten feet of the distance there was
no telling what he would 10. He had a
great way of anticipating where the
throw from tho catcher was coming and
he PLAYED his side to nicely. Coming
straight along he suddenly would fall !
Town on his hips. TO one side or the other, |
spread his legs, and then use the greatest |
,levcrncss in pulling out of reach and |
Visiting himself 10 hook the base with |
sither foot. |
There are other men whom I have |
'ound II dlfhcult to get at second. and |
among them are Hans Lobert, Charlie |
derzog. Byrne, Magee. Miller Higgins |
md Wagner.
The following dispatch from New York |
vas received last night: This fair viii
age may be Graced with a Federal
-ea que team if negotiations under way
,ctween Frank Farrell. former owner of
lie Yankees, and President Gilmore. of
he Federal League. come to salts
aCt0rv finish Farrell and Gilmore We're
II consultation Tuesday, and from what
an he learned Farrell is DESTROYS of
ither selling his grounds, situated at
Broadway and 18th street. TO the Fed
raj League. or buying the franchise of
he Kansas city team and having that
. am play on these grounds.
the Broadway site was purchased by
"a rreil several years ago. with the in
cntion of having the Yankees Use il
when the old park at lsSth street and
Broadway was abandoned. Plans were
raUn up and arrangements made to
ave the grounds fixed up. but for some
"a%on little work was done. Now that
'arrcil has disposed of his old club. he
: in a position to finish up his new park
Oh, me.
1t is questionable if the proposed
rounds could be whipped into shape for
his season hut if the Kansas City fran
hisc was sold 10 Farrell he would I'M
arrange to have the team play
} Newark or possibly borrow the Brook
d : park across the river until every |
hing was fit.