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Pickup Many Other Funny Ones
,', ttXTAMES Is nnmcs," and tlio blc leaRUo rostcru show some peculiar titles
'. 'or monikers. The riills have
J championship. The entire cast, In fact,
'K in title of Mr. "Pickles" Dllhocfcr. Pat
t bil surroundlnir his nbdomen at the end
ifS b Joke, unless some of the prospects flivver
, -, leagues, where- they would still attract attention for their sounds at least.
i3f To begin with, or rather as a follow-up for Dllhoefer Pickles or Pickles
Dllhoefc. the Phils' line-up will show
t r holdout, which Is too had under the circumstances, uut mo iaci ai icuxi
Vp jit' shows that Bud will ho missed. Tin Is tho Chlnaman-llawallan. and us
L& j, Chinese always worka backward, Tin l.al properly Chlneeed Into American
jfjf.'jj would be Lai Tin. A swell name, In any event.
- And speaklns of the tinware, there is HucKlcs, a pitcnor, anu aiso mere
is Pickup, an outfielder. Buckles might bo well used to "hold up" tho
i Infield, while Pickup outfit to be an Infielder, preferably a shortstop. And
.It there are many other funny fellows In tho line-up. Speaking of Stock,
' there Is Hogj;. (Ouch I) And speaking of nothing In particular, there Is
Teabsley. Sir. Ycabsley may ho a swell receiver, but his name doesn't
o suggest It or anythliiB else but a foolish sound. Bonder has tho correct
J,V tlt)e for a moundsman, but ho has not agreed to bend he Is an unbending
holdout, In fact. tOuch! Ouch!) And then there la Ocschger, tho queerest
one of them all. There Is no known way of getting what Is alleged to bo
i the correct pronunciation of this name without sneezing violently. Thcro
ttr is. mly one feature to be regretted In the prospect of tho Phils from a scram-
,' bled name standpoint this season, and that Is that 13ppa Jcptha lllxry
passed too soon. The skinny Virginian must be given nll-tlnn honors for
the wclrdncss of his full set of entitlements.
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ti V "DUT ra Moran will have no monopoly, on tho funny business
S SJ n the name line. Nearly every tilg league team has Its quota
of unlquo cognomens, surnames. Christian monikers, etc.
Funny Monikers on Nearly All Big League Teams
I i"VNE of the swellest names sprung this spring Is Doty Blades. J mi
3 J young weed, who proposes to pitch for Hugh Jennings, will not And
himself out of company. Cobb still will bo In ths Tiger cast, as also win
hekTeII. while Lew Blue may catch on at first base. Tho only perfect
I Wdles in tho two leagues will bo ItUth,
and Sallee, of the Giants. There will bo two uuslies, uonio anu joe, ami it
la-too bad that Connie let his fast twlrler go, for he will have u Uurdncr
this season, who could have helped nurse him along and keep him straight.
If tho Phillies have a Tlncup, the St. Louis Cards have u Cruise, or
fr they expect to havo, though the vessel Is holding out. Cruise, by the way,
fc Is not a pitcher. An-', there are numerous artisans In various squads. Tho
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rirates, Yankees and Cards havo a
a Dver: the Boston Braves and St.
& they know what to do with, while the
The most stylish member of the Smith family is Alnsmim, oi me senators.
Pittsburgh has a Farmer In the line-up. The Pirates also havo a Fischer.
Washington ought to stand well with tho Hoover administration, for
ltjias Rice. Brooklyn has only half a Wheat crop at present, Willi .. v neat
V holdlne out. Iho'Iteds have a Ring and Pittsburgh has a King. The Cubs
:& are tho only team In cither league
Browns, however have a. Shocker, which suggests another well-known
brand of 'machine. There are three Burnses and three, Walkers In the two
leagues. The Cardinals havo .Meadows, but that is nothing on the Dodgers.
This team has a Dell, whllo-the Cubs havo a Deal. Cleveland has no House,
but it has a Speaker, and a .good one. And there aro lots of other funny
folk. Including FJpp. Peck, Pratt and Plank, of the Yanks.
f CJTUANOn to say, thero Is only one team In both leagues that
U has a Mann on It, and that Is the Chicago Cubs. Love also Is
K to be found In the llno-up of only one team, and that la the
J Yankees.
g Never Get Into a Hole, That's the Secret
- mHERE Is nothing strikingly original about tho remark that tho way to
v .. plf.cn SUCCesSIUliy IS never lO get llliu u. uui unu iu uiauu uiu uaucr
'k- go after trie bad ones, but big Slim Sallee, whose success at the pitching
Job entitles him to be heard, drops a few wlto concrete sayings upon tho
. subject. Sallee Is one of that brand of hurlers known as tho rocking
! chair variety on account of control, and his ability to put tho ball where
f he wants to, coupled with his keen ability to diagnose batters" fallings,
has mado him ono of the great pitchers of tho pastime. Here Is tho way
$, Slim lines it up from a, piazza at the Marlln training camp via Louis Lee
$ Arms:
' "If a pitcher can make tho batter hit at balls that do not pass directly
oer the plate he can almost certainly figure tho ball will not be hit squarely
5 and, as such, will not be hit safely. If I have two strikes and one ball on
If a batter you may rest assured the following two pitches will not be through
5 the center of tho plate. If I can catch a corner I will get a called strike,
and consequently a btrlke-out If tho batter doesn't hit at It, and If ho doe3
hit at a corner pitch tho odds aro In my favor.
"It Is when the count Is two or threo balls and no strikes against the
pitcher that his work becomes dangerous. Then he must put tho ball over
the plate and the disaster that follows Is commonly known as an extra
base hit.
"Eternally tho game Is to make the batter hit at tho ball you want
him to strike at rather than let him get the kind of a ball ho wants to hit.
That Is the main thing. Aside from that, tho knowledge you gain of tho
strong and weak points of tho different batters on the opposition teams Is
a great help. Left-hand hitters as arule do not hit southpaws so easily,
but it Is Important to know whether a right-hand hitter against a south
paw likes a fast ball or a curve the better."
THE Interview In question closed with an Inquiry as to whether
he thought ho should have been taken out of the fifth gumo of
the late world's series. The reply was direct If conventional. "I
expect to devote my entire time to farming next year."
Stuffy Will Be Wonder at Third, Says Evers
TmWKY RVRnfl. It kwms. will do most of Barrow'H tnlltliit? fnr lilm lit
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tl season and doubtless a good deal of his managing, Just Uko he did
&; when he and George Mitchell pulled the Braves through In 1914 and
thrust upon the managerial brow the Miracle Man championship wreath.
3 Johnny "is going to line out tho optimistic and cheer-up stuff, and already
p he has made a. good start by predicting that 'Stuffy Jiclnnis will proo tho
greatest marvel of the ago at tho corner made famous by Jim 'Collins
ff and some others. And Johnny reaches this conclusion after watching Stuffy
work once, which shows that Stuffy must be a real bird at digging 'em
K out and making the long heavo toward his old station. Mr. Evers'g remarks
are brief, full of pith and to tne point.
'straight to the blushing Stuffy and In
!. "In another month, 'Stuffy,; you
.eountry." declared the Trojan to the
Imply said, "Welt, I will give It a try
Cobb Highest Priced Player by Far
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JTtYIJUS RAYMOND COBJJ, the Oeorgla Peach, la one of the few players
3ri', the'major league who aro 'noti worrying about the wavo of economy
that Is sweeping over the country. The Tiger outfielder will not suffer
any'.eut.jn.salary,' despite the fact that the major league club owners have
1 aepted a retrenchment policy. Cobb
Detroit uniform' during the season of
B toifeTMed; experts, Is' the highest 'salary paid 'In either major league. In
Met, .Tyrua will coueci uuu more man nis nearest rivals Tris speaker,
( the' Cleveland team, and Eddie Collins, of the White Sox. These three
Ktenare the highest paid players In tho game.
V m iKven the (great, Alexander, does not draw down as large a salary.
lAtatftMv $12,000 a season, and, next
Who: will be a, member of the Braves this season if l(q can beconvlnced
tttJkVfc,! not worth naif of the unlverre, and Walter Johnson, of the Sena-
ijohnson and Uerzog each have
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'.vjennlffs Will Give Usual Care to Weak Spots
iHQ havlng'bVn the weak spot
t Huahe-' Jennings ingoing to'
I harltn recruWs at the,tranlng camp ai Waxahachle, Tex. That
tamf ,wHl KKKv jnera pveiywitn mo assistance or uiu Donovan,
TtAfcM .manager, who l to be pitching instrustor,
. Mitchell. James
MK 'w$,wttl."0"liand, while the newcomers are-
TO THE CROWN
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Including Hogg, From
and From Buckles to
'cm nil skin tied for tho freak title
I well comprehended In tho fancy
Moran wilt havo tho mixed plcklo
of the 1918 season, and that Is no
out and get their titles Into lesser
a Tlncup and u Tin. Budwelser Is u
of the Red Sox; May. of tho Cards,
.Miner cacn; ueiruu is wku n.wu mm
Louis Cards havo more Smiths than
Cubs havo both a Tyler and a Carter.
which has a Packard. Tho St. Louis
And ho makes tho announcement
the ensuing verbiage;
will be tho best third baseman In the
modest boy from Gloucester, who
anyway and do my beat."
will collect !20,000 for wearing the
1918. This, according to the best-
in line are Charles Lincoln Uerzog,
a contract that calls for $10,000 a
In the Detroit defense the last few
the trouble this year to look over a
Cunningham. C. Jones. Coveleskla. nf
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A'S PUT IN HARD
DAY AT PRACTICE
Hauser's Poor Work
Box Due to a Sore
Shoulder
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MYERS DOES WELL
Jarknomlllr, March ZZ.
The eidenee Is already cumulative
that pitchers will be Connie Mack's cry
ing need in his championship campaign
of 1018. i:en this early lie Is para
phrisdnj; the liltorlo words of Illchard
tli Thlid. substltutliiB the word "pitch-
for horso. This lMtent weakness In
(llnRers will b all the more lamentable
because In so fur as the other posi
tions are tonccrned ho will brine back
a team that Is sure to prove a revela
tion tn rhllidclphla fans, who in tho
past hae been educated In a critical
school of fandoni.
Youngsters Not Doing Well
Should tho two men upon whom ho
Is putting all his pltchliiB hopes fall
him, the case of the team would Indeed
bo pitiable. Today's practice Indicated
In a measuro that Mack can hopo for
little from two of his youngsters. Kahey.
tlio former Catholic University boy, and
Haulier, a young left-hander from a
small town In Wisconsin.
Kahey was bothered with his arm last
year and today the t-ame trouble ap
peared again. While bo worked on the
mound both morning and afternoon his
arm gao him such pain tint he could
not do himself justlco. Whlln It Is
Connie's Idea that It will be best for
him to use his arm wit, moderation
eery day, the boy's experience last
ear proves that It will be cry dlfll
cult to eradicate the trouble. If any
body can bring him around It Is Doctor
Kbellng. and tho latter Is working on
his arm twice a day at the park and
also before he retires at night,
Ilauscr Lacks Experience
llauser appears absolutely lacking In
the experience a minor leuguer usually
possesses when getting a trial In tho big
show. He Bae. a miserable exhibition
while pitching to the batters today and
Mack was obliged to tako him off the
mound. Jle was so wild that In eleven
straight dellerles he did not get the
ball anywhere near the plate, and the
batsman not caring to chance Injury,
finally stepped out of the box. It was
then Mack waved him to tho sidelines,
wheie ho talked quite long and earnest
ly to him, finally turning him over to
Forrest Cady for a workout, the big
catcher coaching him on every pitched
ball. It subsequently developed that he
had a sore shoulder and that the muscles
were so strained that he could not com
mand the ball.
Cy Perkins, the peppery little catcher,
has created a very favorable Impression
by his work to date. The oungster
certainly gained a lot of experience In
his two years with the Atlanta club,
and appears Just about ripe for the
highest class. He Is a nice, easy receiver
and at times, when ho has cut loose
with the ball. It has traveled to the bags
with rldellko hpeed and accuracy.
May Beat Cady Out
It would not be at all surprising If
.Manager iuucic selected mm as tecond
trlng catcher In preference to Cad v.
The latter may fill the same role with
the Athletics as he did at Boston,
namely, coacn and warm un the n tchers.
act as nlnchhltter. In which medal! v he
U a valuible man, and bo able to don the
mask and pad In n emergency. The
records show that he caught only four
teen games for Boston lust year.
Tho outlook for the kerles with the
Pittsburgh Pirates, which begins tomor
row, is far from bright because of the
poor condition of tho pitchers. Gregg
only appeared In uniform yesterday
arttrnoon ror me nrst time and ho w-ll
not be available for the first game.
Meyers developed a blood blister on the
middle linger oc his pitching hand In
the afternoon practice and this Is liable
to be so tender for the next few days
as to aneci nis worx. jc is lively that
Mack will depend upon Adams, Watson
and Geary, all new men.
Pittsburgh has a squad of eleven
pitchers among whom are some of the
veterans oi isst year and an are In
pretty fair condition. In addition the
pirates have been playing scrub games
among themselves and tn many respects
will be better fitted for the first game
than tne Aimeucs.
PAYNE DEFEATS COAR
IN LOCAL TOURNEY
Dy dtftlns Frank W, Coar, COO to 514,
In th fourth eontcat of th amateur IS. J
halktlna billiard hamUcap af the Continental
Hotel lt nlsht Porter. If. Payne tied
Charlee Connor for. drat place, each havlna
won two Mif i
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JACK COOMBS WILL RETIRE
AND BE TEXAS BUSINESS MAN
Former "A" Star, Who
Has Been Getting By on
What He Knows, Will
Quit "Next Year"
COLBY JACK COOMIIS, who supplied
an Important part In historic Ath
letic world beaters, Is no common quit
ter. Jack Is going to quit Instantly,
however, and he make? announcement
of that fact at Hot Springs, where he
Is preparing for his Sarah Hernhardt
specialty. He Is going to knock off next
ear. The big Mains collegian may be
kidding ugalu, but ho makes his state
ment of the present t-eason's vintage
with somo plausibility. He has become
a regular Texas commercial magnate
with store and bank Interests, and
while he lacks the standard featherbed
nf a farm to fall back on, he has tho
other requirements for the part of a
leal fallcr back and he Is going to sub
sldo gracefully when the fall winds be
gin to blow and be a real southern gen
tleman Coombs now Is making his homo at
Palestine, Tex., whero ho haw a general
merchandise storo in addition to being
interested In two banks. His business
has been growing with the boom times
and he feels that there villi no longer
bo any necessity of playing baseball
for a living.
In addition to these interests he also
has. bten coaching the Itlce Institute
football and bastball teams at Houston.
Ho came within an nee of winning the
Southwestern championship last fall
with tho football team and had couched
the baseball team three weeks when lie
left to Join th llrooklyn Club.
Coombs Is one of the veterans of the
game, although lie Is not tho oldest
either in years or point of bervlce. He
has always been regarded as a smart
pitcher and undoubtedly has been get
ting by nil what ho knows more than
what he has done for the last year or
two. JAUq Beera otherH of the
old
five
Athletics, Coomba has been lit
Sports Served Short
Ilunny lifarnt". left handed rilch?r nf
tho Toronto cluh of the International
Leapiie. uau piitrhaKtvl hy the Hontoti Nh
(tonal lNiKUd HaK-ball Cluh. Hearnn hat
been cTiitrcu to report at -Miami within a
tew dus. , . .
lark Murno, of lWw York city, ha ben
i erica ca plain or ino i orunam university
track tam for this season. Il In a t
ran of threo yearn. Hnl hap carried the
Maroon bilks In tho sprlntn and middle,
dintunte centn. lift sutceedi Kddle Dale,
who wan railed Into bervko by ttio naal
re-re Uit niuntli.
finnrt krom wore In order t T'lnrhtirf .
Oil Ntcholln. thi former tlreat Neck pro
fefcnlonal, had a .is, :pt 74 on th .No. J
rturpe, nd I'arker Whlttemore pla' the
No, 3 rourse In the name Peurfs Vr.
i.eoruo T. Oregr. of Pittsburgh, and Donald
Parnou, of Vouncstown. had u 70 to their
credit.
Scott Terry, of tho rhlcaso Natlnnal,
hna ltrned with tha Atlanta fhih nf tho
Southern Aoctatlnn. Perrv pitched for
Atlanta In 101.. and 101U. He slsncd with
tho Cubi last car,
Oncant7.ii, Ion f tho New Knaland Homo
Hreedera and Fairs Aasorlallon was rom-
!'iru uitriiiiii in jiuimii 111 nr rr
arles of raclnjr and fair asaoclatlonv and
iw rjiiiaiduu nurvrinen. i no purposo or mo
aisoclatlon li to atlmulate lntereai In bred
In eo aa to supply remounti for tho army
ana horses for raclns and to co-ordinate
couradnr tho development of tarmlnc.
. Inrent nelnn, promoting tho Johnny Dun.
ii-vviiiio Jark.on flfteen-round bout at
th Arena, Nw Haven, next londav ntcht.
telesraphed I.lchtwelsht Champion Iienny
ioimru Kuaranv.fi ox e.u.uuu 10 meet tne
winner,
(leorce Moore went down tn defeat twlre
no hand, of nohrt Cannefax at Thuin'a
nilllard Arndemy. New Tork, In Intermate
,irce-,uiuon iiiuiara i-caguo maicn samea.
Tharlea While, of Clilcato. llahtwelght
boxer, who ha. been boxing- Instructor at
Camn fUltetr. Wll rllVa nf hla nABIMAt.
on ordrra from the IMvliion of Training
Camp Artlvltfei. at Washington. The exact
vuvao vl ,,,it,a removal ia not Knvna
,J"m .""!' whn h" un. nw reeoid
till, week, with liH rlna, rolled oft In the
two-man chamnlnnehlp.1 with Radrlirr
agalnet Coie and l.awrenre. He ran up HTS
jlm In (Jvo aim averaglrr V10 plna to
the alnglo game, Mia partner went him n:u,
belter, toeelng the maples for S93, whlch
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HfONDAV EVEMKO. MARCH ti
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Haghl;, lIuteMnMn t.. Wlllla ripeaeer
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JACK THOMPSON . V. KID NORFOLK
LEW TENDLER va. EDDIE WJLI.ir'
tit. R.oO.7e. AreBaUl.M.liie. war tag
A NEW PAIR OF SHOES
CLeRK BRtMGS SAME
SHOS. AS IM iUiuDOVAJ
DISPUAV. LOoiS PlfFEREMTl
WAiTfJG FOR CHAW6G.
Sizes, up SHoei and
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extra Hard pain in
old corm pecid.es
To Take off .shoes-
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JACK COOMBS
world's series, four with tho Mack men
and one with llrooklyn.
COOMBS never hai been tho tame
fclnce ho was Injured. Ho has
tvvlco bten carried from the Held since
the accident and he E.'iys each jear he
llndsMt harder to go through a league
race, lie Is "positively" through.
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HANCOCK A. A. TO PLAY
AT FAIRHILL BALL PARK
The Hancock Athletlt- Ascnrlatinn
which has closed a successful basketball'
season winner of Recnml nlnnA i th
American League has organized a base.
uaii iram lor tlio coming year and has
iiiuiintu inn rairnui nail I'arlt. Third
street and Ijehigh avenue.
Why
for a Suit when you can step right in our ready-to-wear
department and pick a garment equal to that price for
$1180
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Over three hundred different patterns to
choose from all the newest weaves in rich effects.
Our Tailoring Department
does a bigger business than ever. When you consider the remarkable values, we give you for
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VARIOUS CHANGES
IN SPORT EVENTS
Wartime Conditions Cause
Substitute Contests for
Standard Fixtures
MANY ARE ABANDONED
Itemarkable changes aro taking place
In tho classic sport events of the na
tion as a result of wartlmo conditions,
and many clofo followers of athletics
do not hesitate to express the opinion
that in BOino cases famous competitions,
.,nririilnrl'v in Intercollegiate ranks,
have pabed for all time. Temporarily
at least, certain standard sport Ilxtures
havo been abandoned In favor of sub
tltute contests which differ greatly from
the original event".
Both the Voughkeepsle and New Lon
,lon four-mllo boat ci liave been
dropped and in place, of these there will
be the national patriotic regatta at An
napolls May 18, as well as a number of
3SS? and triangular leg.ittas. These
wUl give every college of the Kast wh ch
supports rowing opportunities for the
eighths to compete in from one to three
two-mllc races during the spring.
Several Meets Dropped
Novelties nlxo appear upon the college
track t-chedules, as several of the Im
portant dual tr.ick and Held meets of
tbt pait Reasons have been dropped anil
ether competitions substituted For the
first time In more than twenty jcars.
It 1017 be collided, there will be missing
the annual dual track games between
Vale and Harvard, and probably J'rlnce
tmi and Vale. In place of these collfge
iithhtlc classics theic will be a trian
gular set of games between Harvard,
au ami rrlnceton at New Haven on
Mnv 18, which may prove to be the In
itial event In an annual scries.
Marathon Abandoned
Entering upon a broader Held, It Is seen
that slmllnr changes arc also taking
place. The latest announcement In
this direction Is that tho American mar.
nthon. held under tho auspices of the
noston Athletic Association since 1897,
has been nbandoned and a marathon re
lay race selected to replace the long
distance run. This contest, open to
seivlco teams, will be held over tho reg
ular Ashland-to-Boston course.
Pay
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PVEN THE WILDEST DOPESTER OP
FULLERTONESQUE PERSUASION
COULDN'T MAKE PHILS CHAMp
Material Pat Moran Now Has at St. Pete SacU
dest Big-League Manager Ever Had ' I
Around Which to Build Winning Team
By ROBERT
St.
rttertbnrir, l'l., March 22. ,
TT IS customary to go down to the
spring training camp, watch tho ball
players perform nnd send glowing ac
counts up North of tho wonderful array
of talent, the futuro Ty Cobbs and Alex
anders, make heroes out of some morn
Ing glories who never llvo to see even
a big league city and hand out the well
known boost to tome forlorn and unso
phisticated rookie who still believes an
elevator is too small a room In which
to sleep.
It Is a Joy and a pleasure to enthuse
over tho prospects of the coming season
nnd win tho pennant a dozen hlmes a
week before tho season opens, for the
trrand old came gets'lnto your blood and
"constant association with tho players
Hlrnu n tiAltV t1l.lt tllOV ArO UlVln-
clble. Yes, that was the dope In the"
olden times, but in 1318 A. o. times
have changed.
Gloom for Moran
There Is nothing to enthuse over at
the rhlllles' camp down hero among tta
orango groves and rustling palm trees
at St. rcto. Thero Is nothing that
would lead even tlio wildest Fullcrton
cquc dopester to predict that the rhllfl
will finish In the lead. There Is nothing
to prove that there will be a ball club,
for tho material is the saddest a big
league club has had to contend with
for years, and I nm thinking of tho
trials nnd tribulations of Connlo Mack
when I make this assertion.
Just take a look at tho line-up as It
appeared on the field today:
Outfield, uavvy uravain tBiiu un
signed).
Infield, Luderus and Bancroft
Pitchers, Mayer and Oechgcr.
Catchers, Burin and Adams.
Majority Rookies
These men nre veterans from last year
and sure of their Jobs. Tho others nre
tho common or garden variety of rook
ies who must make good before they
can be considered Ana u you ngure
tho dope, the percentage of the success
ful rookies Is amazingly small.
This Is not a knock at the Philadelphia
Ball Club nor Is It an attempt to get
the team In bad with the fans. It Is a
statement of facts and any one can see
It by strolling out to the ball park. Pat
Moran la up against It and will continue
to be up against it until ho gets some
players.
Whltted, Stock, Nlehoff and Bender
aie holdouts: Cy Williams Is said to
havo quit the game, and Fitzgerald, the
outfielder, oraueu from ban a rancn-co
last year, also has uult. The holdouts
nre ruining the bait club, for at present
Manager Moran has not enough men to
lino up for two teams.
Mains and Meusel Arrive
Yesterday two new arrivals reported
and wero put to work Immediately. They
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were Irish Meuwl, from Frisco .
piays in tlie outfleld.and Miles Msloi.iv.
. , :. "Ul" "ouiviII. Ttwfi
took their first workout i .,. r.r,i
noon and showed up falrlv ,.n "
wcusci in particular showed h laj -e
makings of a flrat.rl..... ... T "'
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ho stood at the nUm . i.iVr'
business nnd his hits were all line iJJS
Ho was' given a thorough workol ? '
the outfield under the vv'atchfu ? . a
Pat Moran and caught cvervthin. !v0!.
came In his direction. I o h i',,? 5
speed and looks llko n n..,, "as lot K
Mains pitched to the batters f.
short time and seemed tn t,.. " "' .
of speed. However, It Is entlrelr i '
aucten
a .... a.. ,0 must wait until rt
the 'series with the Braves at Mh2'-'
Mltmtr
next week.
There was no change In the trglaln.'Vi
program todav. Tho ti.,i ..7.7?,Wn ,.
gone through and the game between SI
regulars and yatilgans was called off S: 't
cause rat Moran did not have two ftji
iMItis nn (Ha flftM llul
On Sunday, however, the eoldters It
n,n iiiua win no piayea ana on Mob. t
day some team from Tampa win nZ J
over to play the regulars whateveruS '
JUSTIN FITZGERALD
PASSES EXAMINATION.-;
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Philly Outfielder Declared Physically
Fit by California Exemption'
.'
Board
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A report from San Mateo, Cal , statei
that Justin Fitzgerald, former member
of tho San Franclfcco Seals and no of 3
tho rhlllles, had been rejected for mill. A
tary service by the examining board anl
placed In Class V, Division o of 'the
draft classification, was denied by mem.
bers of tho San Mateo County cxempA
tlon board. Fitzgerald was given' hi
first physical examination and wit
passed as physically Ht for special mill.
tary service, no nas not yet i,(
Ilea by the exemption board.
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