Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-14
Baseball Notes.

Columbus wants Outfielder Eddie"
Burke. of the Cincinnatis.
Hugh Jennings is likely to play second
base for Baltimore now that DeMontreVllle
has been secured for shortstop.
Dolan. Newton. Thomas and Nance, OF
the Colonels, are slated for the farm.
Charles H. Ebbette has been elected pres
ident Of the Brooklyn baseball club to sue
coed Charles H. Byrne. deceased.
Shortstop Shannon, who was farmed by
Louisville to Indianapolis two years ago
and afterwards recalled. will play with
Buffalo, in the Eastern League next season.
Jack Glasscock and Manager Comiskey,
of the ST. Pauls. have come around to an
understanding, and the veteran player mas
signed a contract for next season.; There
was some talk that com MS would ~ try y,s TO
first bag and dispense with Glasscock; he
has not given up the idea Of getting Tuck.
er. but will play him in the outfeld now II
D. E.. Broderick. of the medical DEPART
ment, has been chosen captain OF the
Missouri state university baseball team
f for ISIS. =, M ., n; P, Lgna.sr of R the Lay
occupied the pitchers box on the univer-
sity nine last spring, and has played base;
ball for a number of years, n Is well
of the second football team last year.
Mr.. Brush has given the Cincinnati pa
irons of baseball an improved park and a
good club. Tit people have shown their
opp ny a 1dA60- SSoSSAA
after season. Cleveland has had a good
club. but there is no John T.. Brush to push
the business end of the sport; The game Is
booming in Cincinnati. is dead in Cleveland
and dying in st. Louis. AS to Mr.. Brush's
methods In achieving success, he has al
ways conducted himself fairly and honest
Of questionable tactics elsewhere has ever
been established. The green.eyed monster
has taken possession of the baseball writ
ers at Cleveland and st. Louis.-Cincinnati
Times-Star.
The proposed conference between COM
mittees representing the Eastern and West
ern Baseball Leagues to consider an
amendment to the national agreement pro-
posed by the National League will be held
at the Iroquois hotel, Buffalo, N. Y. on
January II. AS these two minor organiza-
tons are the most powerful in the country.
their meeting Is regarded in the nature of
an alliance. with a view to receiving from
the big league. certain rights that have
long been denied. But as all minor leagues
League. and are practically helpless when
it comes to demanding rights by force, n
mutual protective agreement that may be
made by the East and West will not be
considered a warlike move. .
Billy Keller talks interestingly Of the
idea Of reducing the pitching distance.
Spectators" he says. wan to see hit
tedious l to o games p~redominated, and
many were simply pitchers contests. All
this talk about the terrible strain caused
ny LIE PItScAl uisldIiSC IL liOIlScNSS. Cus
der the old rule pitchers depended mostly
on speed, and the successful one at present
is the one who is most clever in change
of pace. 1 don't think an experienced pitch.
er uses fifteen curves in a game nowadays.
A twirler with good control and change
Of pace. and who studies the bats
men is sure to succeed nowadays.
My advice to young players who nave an
ambition to become pitchers is to practice
control first of ALL"
President Young has appointed two new
men to the league umpire staff. They are
Swartwood. the old American Association
PLAYER. recently an umpire in the Eastern
New England League. Tim Hurst also
has been asked to file an application. At
the recent league meeting there was a re-
port out that Tim had been unfavorably
considered on account of his outbreak with
the beer glass at Cincinnati last year. but
the selection of umpires did not come up
at that meeting. and is always left abso-
lutely with Young. Lynch. Emslie, Car
penter and o,Day are also likely APP
pointees. For the double umpire system
at least twelve will be required. so that
Young's task is more trying now than aver.