The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-02-17

the baseball world. Few ever
made good, as they, found to their
sorrow.
This year, the majority of
those going away have been in
organized baseball ranks for a
number of years--and can be
counted upon to hold their places
or at least finish the season with
a lower league.
Eddie Helm, Tommy Con-
nor, Walter Hurley, Alvin
Powell, Huck Stahl, Frank
Giddings, Dinty Slater and
Gordon Phelps are the new
ones setting sail in search Of
gold and fame on the diamond.
Bobby Stevens, regular short
stop for Iris Speakers Newark
Club, of the international
League, will take Eddie Helm, a
pitcher, with him to the st.
Augustine. Fla, training camp OF
the Bears Helm halls from Ken
sington, Md.
Powell played in the outfield
last year for Garrett Waters Ia
Fkoma Tigers and was picked mp
by the Griffmen when a scout
saw him punch out six hits in
seven trips to the plate. Hurley,
a former pitcher with st. Johns
College of the city, will I'D for
q berth with Winston-Salem, Of
the Piedmont League.
Tommy Conner, who has been
out of sandlot baseball for a
number of years. will take a
fling at the pro style with Provi-
dence. of the Eastern League.
Tommy was a smart third-sacker
with Buck Grier's old "Petworth
Wonders and later with Pete
Haley's Aloysius and Georgetown
A. C. teams. Earl Clark recon-
mended Conner to Eddie OnSloW,
Providence manager.
Gordon Phelps, who WreStles
logs in an Odenton, Md, lumber
camp and a baseball catcher on
Sundays. is going South to Biloxi,
Miss, with the Griffmen. He is
a big boy, only 20 years of age
and hits from the south side. He
played with the Bowie. Md, nine
last summer. Clark Griffith,
tipped off by Tots" Long, took
a fancy to the youngster when
he lifted two balls over the right
field fence in batting practice
last year at the local park.
{ Stahl. Giddings and Slater are
L all bound for HagerStoWn OF the
yBlue Ridge League. Stahl held
Ndown third base for the champion.
ship Georgetown A. c. independ.
ent nine last year. Giddings was
q pitcher for the BerWyn nine and
Slater an outfielder with the same
aggregation.
Lefty Stevens, Willie Wolfe,
Tom Clark and Louie JeWett,
all of whom have had brief
trials, are trying it again.
Stevens, who hurled in the
Blue Ridge League, is going
out to Evansville. Of the
ThreeEye League. Wolfe will
try for the secOnd-baSe job
with the Bridgeport Club of
the Eastern League. He was
with York last season, but
came home when seized with
tOnsilitis.
Clark, an outfielder, was max
ing Roadway with the Richmond
(VaD club when the Virginia State
League cracked up in 1928. He
caught on with Providence Of the
Eastern League. for 1929, but con
tracted pneumonia in a soccer
game last March and lost so mucn
weight that he decided to lay off
a season. He has been signed
again by Providence.
Curly Gallagher, anot h e r
product of the District SandlotS,
will occupy third baSesfor Harris,
burg of the New York-Pennsyl-
vania League where he has been
for several years. He had trial
with the Braves in 1924.
Louie Jewett, pitcher and out.
fielder. has tried unsuccessfully
with various Blue Ridge League
teams. Winston-Salem, of the
Piedmont League. will look him
over this year. Jewett is said to
be a fairly good hitter. Bobby
Lyons, former G. P. o. and Alex
andria Dreadnaught pitcher, will
re-enter the Piedmont League.
Larry Boerner, the pitching sky
scraper, goes down to Charlotte OF
the South Atlantic wheel. Earl
Mattingly, with Newark for q
while last year. will start the 1890
campaign with ASheville, also OF
the Sally federation.
Buck Freeman, who held
down first base for the Guam
ticO Marines and st. Mary's
Celtics last year, has been
OptiOned to the Chattanooga
Club of the Southern League
by the WASHINGTON Griffmen.
Pick Hamel will attempt tc
travel in higher company with
Memphis, of the Southern AsSo
citation. Bonnie April, the former
Tech High and Virginia U