The Washington times., 1922-04-11

However, as one raid does not
make q prohibition agent wealthy. u
Is better to discard Inis memorable
victory and get down TO brass tacls.
IL seems, just to digress a moment.
that the seismograph fn Washington
recorded the shock OF an earthquake
somewhere. and raucous fans In this
vicinity declared thst the quake WAS
caused by the sight of the Athletics
beating anybody at shfbs Park.
Be that as IL may, the average
baseball bug should scan with care
the box score of that game on Satur-
day. IL reveals that the outfield will
probably comprise Miller. Welch and
McGowan. and that this trinity of
outfielders achieved some seven Of
the nine base hits which were the
measure of damage that the Mack
stickers did to the Phil huriers. or
those who are called by that title
within the camp Of the Honorable
William #. Baker. OF Brooklyn al
ways and Philadelphia occasionally.
Now any time that the outfSeld
facing pitching bateers away for
seven of nine hits for the club, 10
explains a lot that might puzzle
the average fan for this Bonce. IL
reveals and disclcses that Connie
Mack, as the humble scrivcner
wrote from that beautiful display
Of cactus, sand and teQuiia, Eagle
Pass has decided to start the sea-
son with these three chaps In the
outfIeld.
Not bad selection. either. let the
worthy author inform the strabismic
world, which is slang for cock-cyed
universe. Bing Miller is a rafting
fine outfieider; one whose work does
not glare and sparkle. because he
Ia In there all the time working like
a trojan and doing a nobsy job with
out any Of the frflls and furbelows
that usually are decorating the work
of the spectacular but no more sf-
fectfve player.
In fact, none other than the mighty
Tristrem Speaker, manager Of the
Cleveland Indians, told the writer in
Dallas that In Bingaling Connie
Mack had as good an outfield pros
pect as he had gifmpsed for years.
He said that Miller virtually beat
the Injuns out OF the pennant, be-
cause he broke up enough ball games
with timely hitting and rafting
catches to snatch seven or eight
games that Washington won, and
which the Redskins felt were safely
In the bag. GH
Connie Mack, in fact, when he de-
cfded TO sell Joe Dugan down the
river. went 20 several of his players
and tried TO get their line on Bing.
And not a gzshwhanged one OF them
could remember any time that he
featured the bill with some dare
deviitry afield or abat, but all agreed
that with Washington he sserned 20
be in there every day ano carrying
on I'm excellent fashion.
Such be the story Of Bingies.
Now to that eminent son OF Ala
bama. otherwise known as Francis
Welch. AS raw material. Prank has
the making of one of the best out
fielders who ever camped under the
soaring apple. and one of the best
hitters who ever poisoned a days
pitching for right or left handler.
weIch had but one fault In the
old days. and that was his failure
to seize old William p. Opportun-
ity by the scruff Of the neck. and
floor him for the count. A frifle
easy going. q bit too careless I'm
taking his work seriously, Frank
allowed those things to interfere
with his labcrs.
But never again. Frankie was a
changed bali player down near where
the bright and tender niescal bios
SONS under the moonlight.
He had new spirit. fine determi-
nation and told the entire world that
he and his fellows were not going