The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-02-17
Rondeau Is Only Newcomer
Who Looks Promising, AL
though Eight Athletes Will
Be Tried Out.
OTHER SPORTING GOSSIP
by WILLIAM PEET.

From the present outlook il is hard
| TO See where Manager Griffith will
| be able TO strengthen his present out
| field by substituting any of the new
| recruits who will assemble in Char
lottesville for spring training next
month.
Unless he changes his mind before
the time set to report and cuts away
some of the young material. Gr!n
will try out in addition to Shanks
Milan and Moeller. Acosta. the diminu-
tive Cuban. Massey. Lamar, Brown
and Rondeau; eight candidates for
three jobs.
AS the Old Fox considered Acosta
good enough to carry for utility out
fielder the past two seasons, he will
more than likely hold tight to the
youngster this year.
Massey and Brown have had only
minor league experience and can hard
ly be figured in the running, although
they may show unusual ability.
Henri Rondeau, the former Detroit
catcher who batted so we'll for Joe
Cantillion's Minneapolis club in 1914
and for whom considerable playing
material was turned over. comes high
ly touted a swatter. but accord
ing to information the writer COM
mands. Rondeau's hitting ability let's
him out, for he is not particularly
fast and only a fair fielder.
Rondeau is almost sure to be re-
tanned, and will undoubtedly be car
ried as utility fielder and showed into
is in the midst of a batting slump. or
injured
The Washington outfeld has never
been seriously considered by baseball
critics. for several reasons, vet it can
not be called a weak trio. Milan is. of
course. the star. ranking with Ty Cobb
and Iris Speaker. Shanks and Moeller
are ,rratic players. The former is a
wonderful fielder. and last season proved
to be one of Griff's timeliest hitters.
Moeller is a streaky player. when he is |
gong good there is nothing can stop
him. but his frequent slunps more than
even up, and he has Yet to finish sea |
son among the 800 hitters.
Yes. it looks very much as II Grif
would start the 1915 season with Shanks, |
Milan. and Moeller in the outield.
Capt. Dan I. Sultan. Engineer Corps. |
and the Army football representative, !
reports in glowing terms of the work |
of the West Point football team, said
report having been made to the su-
perintendent OF the academy. He re-
CARDS Capt. Pricha rds eleven as the |
equal. if not the superior. of any |
eleven that has worn the gray and |
black and gold. The Navy game, he |
says. was won by d proper com hi |
nation of a close-runnIng arrscs, ex-
Cellent kicking. and a few forward
pa sses thrown a the proper time, all |
of this. combined with perfect defense. |
and hard, fierce football. from start |
TO finish Few if any, will deny all
this least of all. the hard. fierce
football Capt. Sultan singles out |
Capt. Prichard. Van Fleet, Hodgson,
Benedict. and Goodman for highest |
praise Personal thanks are also ex
tended 10 Cadet Pendletou. the man |
a ger of the eleven. for his efficient |
work. and Harry Tuthill. the trainer.
comes in for a word or so of COM |
mendation. How greatly the 1915 team !
will be weakened by the loss of great |
players is indicated by the list of
those who will pass out this year by |
graduation: Benedict. Bradley. Eisen- |
hover, Goodman. Harmon. Herrick,
Hess. Hobbs, Hodgson. Larkin. Meril-
lat. Prichard. Van Fleet and Wood
ruff
Dan Sultan several years ago was in
charge Of the Engineer Corps: football
team at the Washington Barracks. and .
is well-known IL the Capital
What Frank Gotch had to saw about
wrestling when he was in New York
recently Is worth quoting. Moderation
in wrestling is GOOD for the college man.
but too much Of it is bad believe that
wrestling takes into action every part
of the body better than any other form
of athletics Wrestling is good for tn
Collesa man If he limits himself to If
teen minutes Of It in good stiff man
ner That is all he should take at one
timA To the college man who achieves
greatness in athletics I give the greatest
credit He is carrying twice the load 7
carried when l was following the wrest
ling game He has mental and physical
tasks while / only had the latter. But.
above all. in order to achieve crea tness
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