Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-23
with McGinnity the honor OF being the Ma
tioual Leagues winning pitcher

with McGinnity the honor OF being the Ma
tional Leagues winning pitcher.
President Dreyfuss of the Pittsburg club
consulted his attorneys yesterday relative
to a suit against Connie Mack of the Phil
adelphia American League club to recover
the services of Catcher Smith. whom Mack
took from Pittsburg. despite the existence
of a common law agreement The retire.
ment of thinner makes the Pfttsburg club
short-handed for catchers. and Smith can
be used.
1t is now tipped off that Comiskey is
after Jimmy Callahan for the sole purpose
of playing him on the second bag in the
place of jumping Dick Padden. There is
one thing Callahan has been stuck on since
he became big league man. and in this
overwhelming desire to play in the infield
or outfield, the infield preferred.
Eddie Doheny one of the Giants err
ratio "southpaw' pitchers, Yesterday
York club the coming season. Doheny was
extremely wild in his delivery last year,
and in consequence was farmed' to the
failed to make good in the windy city,
and was shipped back to New York.
The only team in the old league that win
play ball up to anything like the standard
set last season will be Pitts6urg, which re-
mains practically intact. The fact that
Barney Dreyfuss kept his men in line
should be an object lesson to the other
magnates of the National League. He
the others did not That's all there Is to
it.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
There are many dollars In Pittsburg
ready to back rival club. For months
certain wealthy men. seeing much gold in
25-cent ball in Pittsburg, have been fairly
seeking scme one to take their money up.
These people are in the field yet, from all
reports, and those who were before in
clined to scott at the idea of rival club
coming in the smoky city are now willing
to admit that the thing is not unlikely.
Charley Irwin seems intent on jumping
to the American League. 1t is most likely
that he will be found with Comiskey's
Chicago team this season. Since the offers
made him by Clarke Griffith were pub
lished a few days ago the figures have
gone up. Irwin was first offered $500 per
month, which means 5000 for the season
in the American League. That has been
raised to $2,40O. and Irwin has either
signed already or is on the verge of SO
doing.
IF Jake Beckley has been corraled by
Cincinnati he signed within the last forty
eight hours" declared Patsy Flaherty. Il
was with him at Hot Springs and left
there Friday for home. Despite reports,
old Eagle Eye hadn't come to terms up
to the time I got away, and from the way
he talked I hardly expected him to get in
line until he had had personal chat with
Brush or McPhee. "-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Manning announces his Washington team
as follows: Pitchers, Carrick Patten, Gear
Phyle and Lee; catchers, Clarke and Nc
Manus; infielders, Everitt. Quinn. Cough
lin and Clingman; outfielders, Gettman
O'Br1en, Farrell and DUNCAN. 1t was sup
posed that Jimmy Slagle was also with
Manning, but his name is not mentioned.
This team is far better than McGraws
Baltimores, and if old Joe Quinn makes
good at second is pretty husky. Manning
leaves out of his list that burly young
Chicagoan, Schaeffer, and some National
League club would lose nothing by secur-
ing hm.-Chicago Tribune.