The Washington herald., 1917-03-13
JOHNSON TO DEPEND
ON MOIST DELIVERY
Very Little Chance Of cantiIIon Getting
Thomas or Humphreys.
By JOHN DpG.N

NuSuStd' ia, March L Discovered
ana uncovered new spItbaII artist
Camp Albion.
This new mois'eI delivery artist has
always caused = great deal of trouble
70 Ihe Dig H'ccmm aud small batters
IN ban JONI JoA : circIit and with the
"auilloh ot iAis splitter to his roper
Iolre many inonbe"- II the Speaker,
Cooo and ON any class will have to
sit up eni take notice.
OutsldH OF good ieft-handed pitching.
Ihe SPIT bal las ALWAYS been a terror
10 American Leae7.a hltters and 1t is
nothing woncerfuI to read reports of
managers pr'minG heir hurlers in this
style OF delivery, bct, when~jt was dis
covered Walter Johnson intended using
me moist Delivery H." boys could not
Ha,,tnS let the subject rass the boards un-
Think of raaIrg Walter Johnson, IA
nous SpH" naE King, and not know
ing Vf'tn' hook, hop or a splitter
Is coEetHs. ' altar makes no attempt
10 deny ths 80 intends to use the spit
ball his Son. but claims that he
must rrst I.ster this style OF delivery.
IL Is q SUI. bet that Walter will master
TINS Ie oi delivery and use it as his
most "tecti.s oal during the coming
camp ligr.
1t Seems that Walter chanced this
moist hurIisz while warming up during
the Closing - the 1916 season. and he is
so Sc us!ed himself W what little re-
suits he Thea obtained that he decided
to US II as he. great smoke" this sea-
son.
The big moindsmsn ook his first work.
out {. The s.asor az he morning prac-
uce' arc itte- amin up a while chased
MES u The o.teTsarder and fielded bunts.
because ne $ vnde~ weight the Old Fox
excused h'rn from the practice this after
noon out G'rIfi Is not worrying about the
King Pm as he slways rounds into
FORM WIN nr"s or four days work.
Joe hton. uns nager q the Mime
apohs CiEo, Of tie A -nerican Association
was present at bot 2ractices today. The
Minneapoh" Pilot watched the boys In ac-
tlor ana vas hiEh In his praise OF the
WoIH nt sofGs @" Grifith's youngsters.
C'ntlio7 banded Mike Menoskey a big
ooost, ano 1+a;sl hat he believed that
the hee'-1c1 ID ontf elder was ready for
tas cGmpAI' IN, had his eyes turned
on nsrN@ = ~na-sys and Lefty Thomas
du 'ug both % ,, " ork-outs, but as Grtfr
Is --" IN -.t .. southpaw pitching.
tn 10 i5 h'I' c:..'.s of Minneapolis get
tir = ,'iHer ! % ideUheelers until the
OlH "E '' e condition of Harry
HuT
v Washington sand
p riven the once over
by tie bic t'rE 80 impressed Can
ullol because 4 h,s ability to smash the
apple am 30 Will rt be surprising II
Grln terms sHrs y"UEg ter over to Mime
apolih for mere seaso. ing.
Harry Ha7pAr is tn pet at Camp
Aloloh no" ~ vs.. as his costly left arm
Is causinE Il on Fox a great amount
mixing ar0C7' the park. Harper is not
allowed to W TX
Traincr Ma5tin has Harper's arm all
strapped up so that it is almost i'm
possible 10 throw 8 ball as the Old Fox
believes WIN \ week or ten days rest
that HAIRY whi once more be in shape
to wing them through in his old style
form.
The first of she military preparedness
drills was held ht Sally Lea que Park this
morning. Cofprra! Dean put the squad
through the foot movements and forms
OF saluting anu dressing All of the
players took tfs drilling seriously and
are anxious 70 all In line gain in the
morning. Drillmh ster Dean vas surpris-
ed at the quickhess the boys learned
these steps. as ONLY three had ever drilled
before. Trainer Mike Martin and the lef:
handlers in lire halled thingr up once in
while and as Uncle Nick Altrock puts
it. Martin as a :oldisr Ia 4 good left
footed trainer
Charlie Humphreys. wolfe Craft,
Johnny Berry and Wall, Ioh. son were
excused from the eveuins workout and
game because thts quartet Is under
weight.
In the mornins gan Horace Milan
demonstrated that hey can still peg the
old horsehide when hN threw Capt. Nc
Bride out at the plate Prom dec2 center
field. Mcbride rad TUNED thi,I wher
Milan got to the ball but With G. brilliant
throw right into Gharrity'E init 80 dandy
captain was caught two yards on the
plate