The Washington times., 1922-03-21

ana was wearing two heavy sweat
shirts. all of which one wise cracker
didn't know when he remarked.
squirting about yard Of tobacco
Juice off to leeward:
Huh. Red Calhoun's a better first
baseman than this Teller. Red never
went to pieces the first day out. How
do they keep a feller like that on u
big league team?"
Just who Red" Calhoun may be II
unknown to your correspondent, but
he Is probably a player in the Florida
State League. judging from the tenor
of other remarks.
The Cuban fans provide much
amusement by their excited argu.
ments, but most Of It Is missed.
because it's generally In Spanish.
However, 1t Is impossible to over.
look the cause OF the argument
when you hear Columbia" men.
toned again and again with
noticeable Spanish flavor. They
are talking about Leon Goslin.
SO6IU Wdb Win ShS
Sally League in 1920 and 1921. first
as a pitcher and then as a cloutins
outfielder. In 1920 Columbia, win.
ming the pennant in its league, played
a post season series with Tampa,
winner Of the Florida State title.
Goslin's long drives to the distant
race track have not been forgotten
by those excitable Cuban fans. That's
all they talked about.
One Cuban the Other day got into
heated discussion with a com.
patriot. 1t began to look like murder
or MAYHEM or something. We asked
Dick Torres what 1t was all about.
"Why, the little fellow wants 10
bet a thousand dollars that Goslin
makes more home runs than Babe
Ruth this year." was the reply. He
got mad when the big fellow told him
he'd never see q thousand dollars
II he lived ten generations"
Pat Charity has been wearing an
old brown sweater while working out
Because the weather Is warm and
the sun blazing down. that seems 70
worry the railbirds a whole lot. Al
last one old geezer whined:
Reckon he must a come from
hot climate"
He didn't know Charity wintered
at Beloit. Mich.
Val Picinich created furore
when ne drove up to the rail fence
in his new motor car. 1t has wire
wheels and L. q canary yellow IN
hue. To make things more bind
ing, ne was sporting q wee Charlie
Cha Ain nm hfe INNER lin.
Who's that feller7" asked one
Of the old.timers. Looks like the
son O. the owner o the league.
On being informed that Val was
one of the ball players who SO far
had not signed his 1922 contract, the
old gent commented: well, he'd bet.
ter sign before the deputy sheriff
comes around and takes that car
back"
During the batting practice II ID
customary for extra pitchers wait.
ing their turns to climb the mound
to shag drives in the outfield. They
are carefully warned never to throw
the ball In with any force lest they
injure their arms. Most of them
scoot 1t along the ground with an
underhand motion.
Uncle Nick Altrock also shags In
the outfield. Whenever he gets the
ball he lets II 20 with great force,
doing his best to have II roll in be-
hind the pitcher working against the
batsman.
Noticing all this ono day a rail.
bird, knowing Altrock and some
thing of his age, remarked: AL
trocks got q better arm than any
O. them young fellers out there
They can't throw half as far as he
can"
baseball some day. remarked an
old railbird as he looked At Nc
Grew and Digges warming up.
McGrew Is six feet six and the
other lad two inches shorter. 1t
wasn't 20 bad ut that.
Uncle Nick Altrock likes to practice
at first base and let the toll roll
down his arm. 1t gives unfailing
del ght TO the railbirds. too. and one
Of them burst out loudly the other
day:
Come to papa, baby; come to
papa"
1t brought a laugh from Nick him
self.
Two young men were sitting on the
rail when Harris caught 4 wild pitch
from Francs right on the seat OF
his trousers.
See him get that in the wind?'
sa d one to the other.
In order to be comfortable one OLD
fellow brings a leglcss chair out &c
the field. He perches himself behind
first base for a closeup CT TIE play
ers. The other day Bulge threw
high to Brewer and tho bal, rolled
that old bird head over h cells, greatly
10 the amusement OF the railb rds.
OF course, there Is the usual assert
ment Of young men who st and W st
they were players. They are content
to sit there and wish, VIII IN may bt
the principal reason why no scout is
watching them through all the no,
summer.
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