Evening star., 1905-11-05
BASE BALL NOTES :

Outfielder Rothgeb of the Washington
team is coaching the foot ball team of
Washington University of ST. Louis. Mo-
Pitcher Willie Sudhoff of the Browns Is
going in for hand ball this winter. as he
thinks this will loosen up his muscles and
put him in such shape that he viii not be
worried by sore arm next spring.
Says Silk" OLoughln: "The Athletics
would have given the Giants a royal fight
for the post-season honors If they had
been in better shape. They are capable Of
great article of ball"
President Hermann of Cincinnati is be-
ing kept busy denying statements some en-
terpfisiGg Cincinnati scribes are almost
daily attributing to him g
POOR Frank Selee writes from Colorado
Springs that his physician ordered him not
to engage in work of any sort Selee saws
he proposes to obey his DOCTORS as he is
TOO weak to assume even light business
cares.
Graft? Ask the ball players and they will
tell you that there are managers in the big
leagues who are guilty of grating on ho-
teis railroads, etc. There is one club in
the National that is not above trying to
trim out passes on railroads and hotels
Nothing lazy about Monte Cross Not
withstanding the big slice of cash the
post-season events added to his goodly
summer salary, he has gone to work for
n. Wanamaker clothing house Monte is
an expert in that line of business.
In ninety-seven times lat bat" Philippe
of PittSburg made a grand-like total Of
| nine hits. But Philippe points at Briggs Of
chicago and says: Look at him: he only
hit safely three times in fifty-seven times
at bat Briggs batting average was C55.
To the proponents of the PLAYING man.
ager the major league season Of 1905
brought small comfort support The two
champion teams were handled by bench
managers. This is, however. the first time
this has happened since the dual league
system was established.
| The major league drafting season has
closed and the class A leagues of the Ma
tional Association now know where they
stand and what they need for the next
campaign They now have the privilege
of repienishing their ranks from all Ma
tional Association classes below them.
Brookiyn fans cleaned up quite lot
of money on the Giants. There has always
been quite Il pronounced National League
sentiment on that side of the river but
there was a greater sentiment that the
New Yorks would win out il it ever came
to a pitched battle between them and any
other club of the American League Brook
lyn has had splendid opportunity to see
what the Giants can do In the last two
| years, and credit never has been withheld
| McGraw or those associated with him on
| the New York team.
| In the major leagues this year the pitch
ers who achieved that acme of pitching
and Dineen in the American League and
Mathewson In the National League In
, the minor field every league In the National
Association boasted of one or more pitchers
who performed the feat last season. For
fact. this once rare feat is becoming
| rather common under the pernicious foul
strike rule.
| Elberfeid has promised Clark Griffith that
| he will return to the New York Americans
| next spring in first-class condition.
There is story from Shebyville. KY.
| Dan McGanns home. that the Giants first
| baseman's first name Is Dennis, and not
| Daniel Maybe it is. but it didn't fit him
| this year.
Preparing for an emergency the Cleve-
| land club last week signed Scott Ingerton,
| who played second base for the Ashtabula
| Trolley League team last season. He will
| be tried out in the spring, and will be used
! at second in case Lajoe Is unable to play.
! Jesse Burkett has aspirations for a base
| ball team of his own In Worcester next
| year. He has been laying his lines for a
| ball club for several months but 1t may be
some time before matters are in sufficient
| ly definite shape TO make possible any an
| nouncsment.
! The first base ball match ever played In
/ Jamaica took place last Thursday between
teams from the United States cruisers Den
yer and Yankee. The game. which was
| won by the Yankees team. was witnessed
! by a large and enthusiastic crowd
The famous catcher of the White Sox
| William A. Sullivan. was married October
/ ~ In chicago MISS hplHe ~ SutllFdn, q
| trained nurse at the Mercy Hospital, who
nursed Sullivan two years ago when he
| underwent an appendicitis operation at that
hospital. Then the romance began The
! marriage was at am. in ST. Bernard s
| Church, 66th street and Stewart avenue,
| Father NJ A. Dorney officiating.
| Third Basenan Billy Phyle. the black
i listed Southern League player. for two sea-
! sons captain of the Youngstown team. was
| ma arried October 10 at jamestown, N. Y,
| to Miss Anna Eeyes of that town. Billy
| announces that Youngstown will be his fu-
ture home when not in the game e'sewhere.
! Jack O'Connor, famous as base ball
| catcher, who has signed with the st. Lou 8
| Browns for 1905. was granted divorce
1 Monday by Judge Daniel Fisher in the cir
testimony of several witnesses. Mrs. Cora
| O'Connor Is reputed to be one of the mos;
| beautiful OF st. Louis women
The Pittsburg Telegraph says: Peace
between Johnson and Brush may mean a