The Washington herald., 1920-01-09

TrewmbIy Gets Gate.
President Grifith was much amused
when told that Outnelder Trow-mbly
had again been signed 20 play with
, the Nationals next season. That is
the best joke 1 have heard for soma
time Why I had him for one con-
secutive day last summer and when
the game was over paid him on and
told him TO beat H. / wanted bail
/ players not fat men You can say
that the gentleman will not be seen
( with us this or any other year"
Courtney's Record.
The official averages just released
oy the president of the Eastern
League show Pitcher Courtney 10 be
a useful article TO have around. Be-
! sides pitching y games Of which he
won l3 and lost II for an average Of
5iz he played Is games in the outneld-
He took part in s. games according
J 10 the batting average but the ta.-e
OF other positions does not show where
he played them, consequently il must
De taken that he went 10 bat for
! others. He was up lSs times and
made q hits, three doubles, two triples
and a homeruh. lie had two sacr,-
noes but failed TO steal a base. Ais
batting average was 20.
As pitcher he he'd p strike-outs
to his credit and gave the sarne
number OF walks. he pitched zoS
/ innings and had Iss hits madc on
his delivery. As he played with
the seventh place team HE record
is above the average
Capt. Mcbride o. d.
George Mcbride. the Naticnals,
old shortstOp and now assistant to
Manager Griffith. sent us the sIat
greetings from Milwaukee. He.
states he is in the best OF heaIta
end has hcen working in his
! brothers Gents Shop" but states
that IL no place for an athlete as
he Is kept indoors too much. Nc.
Bride writes that he will be IN
Washington In plenty Of time To-
start South with the team. he
clso well pleased with the coming
\ OF Bobby Roth. He says: with
Rice. Milan and Roth We kavc the
best outheld in the leaeUe"
Cubs Go south.
The International League teams
are going to 20 South also to do
their work next spring. Syracuse
y.
Rochester will do its work at
''olasooro in the same State.
Golden wedding.
An event that has never been an
nounced TO my knowledge will be
staged in 1895 that win be the event
of events in baseball. II will he,
the fiftieth anniversary or a golden
wedding OF the Chicago and Boston
at
That season will see these two
clubs playing their fftieth consccu-
I tive year Sss members OF the old o.
Eanization. Beth clubs Joined tho
league as charter members in 1S7-,
along with these clubs: ST. Louis.
Cincinnati. Louisville. Hartford Mu-
tuals CNew York; and Athletics
philadelphia. Chicago won the pen
nant. with Boston finishing fourth:
Hartford. second: st Louis. thsri, p
Boston. fourth; Louisville. fifth: Mu-
tuals. sixth: Athletics. seventh. and
Cincinnati. last.
Three Club, Renamed.
The Mutuals and Athletics droppeI
/ out at the end of the first wear, but
4 the six other clubs went on as a
, six-club league. Boston winning the
I flag. When the third season opened.
/ Chicago. Boston and Cincinnati We're
found still among the original clu5s
remaining. Providence. indianapolis
and Milwaukee replaced the thrya
that left-St. Louis, Louisville and
I Hartford.
The year 1S7S found the old league
back with eight clubs, which was
continued until IS92. when il was ms
creased to twelve clubs. THIS was
the number OF clubs in the NationCl
until the fall OF 1879. when Louis
VILE. Cleveland. Washington and
/ Baltimore retired. Since Ghen the
present eight clubs have always been
seen playing each season.
Ruth Big Noise.
! Harry Sparrow. business manager,
has finally decided upon Jacksonvilie
( for the New York Yanks and Brook
lyn clubs to do their training There
are two grounds in that city so that
each team will have their own PLAY
grounds. The two win play exhibition
games in that city until time to start
Z North, when they will play en- route
home. Babe Ruth will be the biz
noise with the Yankees. and in this
case il may be mentioned that the
New York Giants. who have been
not have the Babe to help draw coin
to the grounds
When told that Garry Hermann had
resigned as chairman Of the National
Z Commission. Griffith last night said:
That is a mistake; they will never
be able TO get another man 90 do
half the work he has done for The
game. nor one better fitted for a."
Z DoSition am exfremelN sof-rN to