The Washington herald., 1921-02-13

Thus the Suggestion OF Oail '"
Iinker, who has heretofore been
private in the Battalion Of Bugs
becomes an actual reality. Tne idea
was born with Carl. Louis DOugher'
the Times baseball scribe to whom
It was offered, saw its good points
and gave 1t publicity. And every
body fell into line, murmuring why
. hadn't we thought OF that before?
Mr.. Tyrus Raymond Cobb, the
welT-known GeoFgia Peach, was
made much Of in Detroit recently
after he had accepted the reins re-
linquished by Hughey Jennings.
They wined (prohibitionally speak
inE) and dined him and smothered
him with presents.
Washington is not to be outdone
by Detroit Details Of the Mcbride
banquet haven't been mapped out
as yet, but there is every indication
that the event will make the De-
trOit affair look like one OF those
invisible guest" feasts, where they
eat parched corn and tan bark.
Everybody is cIamoring for a
chance to do homage to Manager
Mac and the banquet will have a
wider application than was first cX-
pected. The city will be represent
ed by Commissioner ]. Thilman
Hendrick, who has been appointed
chairman Of the committee in
charge He has called members OF
the body to meet next Tuesday
night at 1880 o'clock at the City
Club, where definite plans will be
mapped out.
Committee in Charge.
The personnel Of Chairman Hen
drick's committee follows: Ed Nc
Carthy. National Electric Supply
Company; DR.. Harry Kaufman;
Harry King, Kings Palace; Milton
McWTlliams, wardman Park Hotel;
Earl Corby, Corby Baking Company:
Rafael Semmes, Semmes Motor Com
pany; Carl W. Linker, the fan with
the big idea; Tom Fisher, former
mayor Of Alexandria: William S
Shelby, secretary of the local lodge
of Elks and lieutenant of police :;
James A. Farrell. Bureau OF En-
craving and Printing; Charles W.
Darr, district deputy OF the Knights
Of Columbus; A. ]. Cummings. Chevy
Chase and former Georgetown ath-
lete; Louis A DouEher. of the
Times; Denmsn Thompson. OF the
Star; John A. DuEan, Of the Post,
and Jack Nye, OF The Herald.
Plans for the eats, music and en-
tertainment features will be made
at this meeting.
Manager Mcbride will arrive in
Washington to assume his new
suites at the end OF this week.
LEWIS MAY HAVE COMPETITION.
DuGy Lewis continues to hold
back On his contract. as far as can
be learned, regardless OF the fact
that acre is a hustling yOungster
named Bing Miller. who may be
pushing him for his job before the
training season is over.
Worried over the DELAY oy Jrss
Eandis in deciding washirEt6n's
claim for Miller, Prasldert Grffith
conferred witt Ban EOhnson m
r7avsiand FEl-sy. ana the league
tsr- -~'<ad 70 ask the base
gau IA early verdict.
-- expected before
- as much ability
Hs Southern Associa-
don = going to have to
Il I'm going to give Miller every
chance to win a regular place" said
Grifhth yesterday, though admit
ting the possibility that he may Ds
sent to the Pirates. He ought Il
be ine hitter and make a valuable
man If he shows the stun he's
going into the lineup for keeps
I'm always ready to give the young
sters a chance"
WHO'LL BE THIRD sACKERr
Frank Baker will not hold down
the hot corner for the Nationals this
year, and all the columns Of good
white paper devoted to that subject
seem to have been wasted.
Grifith and HugEins practically
agreed to call the thing of in Cleve-
land. They couldn't gct together.
Now there is going to be a wild
scramble for the third base job.
Hank Shanks and Governor Ellerbe
will be prominently in the running.
In addition Jimmy O'NeilI will De
given a chance to operate there.
Bob Lamotte. Debey Foss and Tony
Marhafka are the others who will
he tried out.