Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-08
Base Ball Notes.

majority of the professionals W1nterlns
in Washington will pull out for their dlr-
ferent clubs the latter part of this week.
The clubs down south already have struck
several snags, the Chicago Nationals and
Connie Mack's band being beaten by the
teams in Dixie land.
Something new in the way of uniforms
should go with the Washington club this
season, although the red stockings looked
very nice last season.
All the Sunday School League managers
are hustling to get together winning teams,
and the aggregations that were In the lead
last season will have hard shedding to keep
in front this summer.
Phil Geier the local boy who was with
Boston last season, once more returns to
the Western League. Phil couldn't stand
for the small salary handed out to him IN
the city of culture, and likes 1t better in
the minors.
Dick Cooley, who has been released by
the Boston Nationals. is one of the best
players in the country, but lacks an en-
gagement on account of his bad habits.
Get Dick going right and he classes up
very high.
Milwaukee is being picked this early in
the year to win the pennant in the Ameri-
can Association, with ST. Paul and Column
bus the next favorites.
Jimmy Jackson has changed his mind
about joining the Independents, and will
play with the Clevelands at the small sal
ager Lajoie
Hughey Jennings has taken charge of the
Cornell University ball players. He will
coach the Ithaca boys until March 20. when
he takes charge of the Princeton squad.
Bill Bradley has decided to get into line,
and has signed a Cleveland contract, even
though his kicking did not cause a change
of figures in the document.
Pitcher Elmer Strcklett has been re-
turned to Milwaukee by Brooklyn. Another
case of covering up"
There are upward of fifteen big league
players at Hot Springs at present-almost
enough to make two mines of national rep
utation.
Manager Jimmy McAleer Of the ST. Louis
Browns expects Stone, the outfielder he Sc
cured from Boston in exchange for Jess
Burkett, to lead the American League in
batting next season.
When it became known that the playing
rules would not be changed this season
care to be quoted, but, honest, you don't
know what relief it is to umpire under
that abused old foul strike rule
Manager Walter McCreedie of the Port
land, Ore, Pacific Coast League team in
sists upon holding Jack Doyle to his con-
tract. He says Doyle will play with Port
land or nowhere The Portland manager
tried to trade Doyle for Chase, who will be
with the Highlanders, and the offer was
refused.
Manager Fielder Jones declares that the
Chicago White Sox are the best base run
ming team IN the American League, and
says the leveling of the pitchers box and
the enforcement Of the balk rule will help
his team more than any other in the league
Fred Tenney has his heart set on beating
Detroit at Charlestown on March %, and
Detroit Is out strong to down Boston It
will be the first game every played by the
Boston Nationals against an American
League team.
In response to telegram to Ban Johnson
for enlightenment on the enforcement of
the balk rule Manager Griffith Of the New
York Americans received the following tel
egram: Rule same as last year, with no
base runners. Pitchers can make no mo-
ton after assuming position without pitch
ing If there are base runners"
Rudy Hulswitt, who was threatening
to enter suit against the Philadelphia club
for sending him to minor league, has
been viewing the new Columbus grounds,
and has arrived at the conclusion that it is
not so bad after all to play in class A, and
SO probably will sign a contract
Pitcher Newton of the Highlanders is
complaining of his eyes. He says there is
blur when he reads, and he expects to
visit an oculist. Don't you worry. old
boy" Griffith told him; "the trouble is prob
ably due to weakness following your sick
SPELL"