Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-22
Base Ball Notes.

There is great Joy in Detroit over the
acquisition of Pitcher Ed Killian. with
Cleveland in 1903. He pitched some mar
velously good games for the Napoleons
last fall. but some way a south paws path
to permanent place on the Cleveland
Clubs pay roll seems filled with endless
obstacles.
when Mccormick, Briody. Dunlap and
Glasscock jumped to Henry ". Lucas
mad men in Cleveland than there have
ever been at any one time since" says
Johnny Cough in the Cleveland Leader. II
remember telegram sent to the four de-
serters one night from the Weddell house
The jumpers were about to pass through
Cleveland. The message was signed by Al
Johnson. Oscar Black and Henry Beckman,
and said:
while going through Cleveland. Egg crop
is large and there are many willing
hands,"
A good many base ball men, east and
that before May 10 either Fielder Jones of
the White Stockings or Emmett Heidrick
OF the Browns will be in center field for
Cleveland.
take two teams evenly matched, and
the team that doesn't wrangle or splitter
at the other players or the umpire will
win the most games, says Connie Mack.
According to the old Baltimore and Cleve-
IanQ style, you AaQ 10 KICK up d great IuSS
to win. But those teams. with their
strength, would have won twice as many
games had they sat still on the bench. The
Boston American League team is a quiet
one, yet always in the game, and winning
without any fuss about it,
Jack O'Neil Is sorry to leave the Cardi-
nails and says the Robinsons will regret
breaking up the famous brother battery.
Pitcher Schmidt. last season with Brook
lyn, is now twirling for San Diego in the
Southern California Winter League.
Newark. Jersey City, Baltimore and Prov
idence will be the scenes of the opening
games of the Eastern League season In
April.
There are now three of the TannehiH
family in base ball, a younger brother to
Jess and Lee having signed with Wheeling,
w. Va.
Joe Bean expresses the hope that Pitts
burg will give him a chance and not re-
turn him to the Jersey City Eastern League
team.
Secretary Knowles of the New York Ma
tionals received a letter from McGraw yes
terday the manager saying that Roger
Bresnahan was at Hot Springs with him.
The outfielder thinks he can boil the sciati-
ca out of his system at Hot Springs. Pitch
ers Jerry Nops and McGinnity also will
join McGraws at Hot Springs. Word has
been received from Frank Bowerman that
the big catcher is in good condition. He
has gone In for ice yachting on the Mich
igan lakes. 2
special from San Francisco says that
Jim Mcdonald, the former National League
umpire. who oficiated in the California
State League last season. has been ailing
for some weeks. An examination by ply
sicians disclosed that Mcdonald had quick
consumption. On medical advice Mcdonald
took a train for Arizona yesterday. where
he hopes the climate may arrest the dis
&c Sc.
The Brooklyn club signed Outfelder Jas.
Sheckard yesterday. But for strong pro-
test from the BAH cranks on the other side
of the bridge. 1t is probable that Sheckard
ticnals. just as Dahlen was traded on for
Babb and Cronin.
The New York Nationals are still reach
Ing out for pitchers. and when the team
goes south for spring training MinIhan, who