Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-31
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HANDICAP.
BASE BALL NOTES.

In Cincinnati the base ball scribes have
adopted novel scheme for killing space
by starting rumor one day in regard to
new players and then getting 1t denied
the next.
Lew McAuister. catcher of the Buffalo
team. will coach the base ball squad of
the University OF Michigan in the spring.
He caught for st. Louis some years ago.
Charley Babb and Fred Mitchell, both
released by the Brooklyn club, have ap-
piled to the national commission for back
pay they claim is due them from Brook
lyn.
the mysterious player secured for the Reds
for next season. Mr.. Hermann said:
Sherlock Holmes will have to guess again.
Leach is not the man."
1t Is said that ball PLAYERS can nick
winners at the race track better than other
classes of athletes During the last sea-
son the Giants frequently got down a few
bets and not man on the club was loser
on the season.
II know that the Cincinnati players con-
tributed $25 to the Selee fund" said Bust
ness Manager Bancroft Of the Reds, but
1T must have gotten lost in the shuttle for
the published report of the receipts gives
them no credit for the CON- Where is
it?
John McGraw asks the scribes to let
him rest from base bail for at least two
months. At the same time the little fox
Is picking up star young players here and
there. McGraw has never had a team
where some men could not be taken out
and another just good substituted
Sammy Strang has the best hard luck
story. He had played in eight games with
out making hit. He then fixed 1t with
the pitcher and got two clean ones before
the end of the fourth inning Rain post
poned the game and his record didn't count
Dahlen says that one is too good to be true.
Still they room together.
Within few days Comiskey is going
to take as many of his team as desire to
go on house-boat trip down the Missis-
sippi. They will hunt on the way, and
expect to arrive In New Orleans in time
for Mardi Gras. The limit has been fixed
officially at so cents.
In Chicago the other day Frank Chance
and few other members OF the National
league teams waylaid Comiskey. presi-
city. which was defeated in the post
season games, and gave him q dinner.
They wanted to show the old warrior
that they loved him despite his afflliation
with rival organization.
The Boston National league club has re-
fused to waive claim to three players want
ed by Toledo fro mthe Philadelphia club
These men are Abbott, Kruger and Corri-
don. The reason given by the Boston man
agement for refusing to give up any of
their rights at the present time is to pre-
vent Frank v. Dunn from having an ex-
cuse for refusing to take advantage OF
his option and take the franchise before
November l by putting up 1000. Mr.
Dunn Is not In evidence.
Frank Chance, captain of the Chicago
National base ball team, who arrived in
Los Angeles last night. says he has signed
a three years contract to captain and man.
age the cubs. Chance says he fears Selee
will never be able to take up active duties
under the climatic conditions of the mid
die west. Chance will watch the ponies"
at Ascot Park this winter.
The report from New York to the effect
that Billy Murray. manager of the Jersey
City club. had stated that the Cincinnati
club wanted him to manage the Reds next
season, but that he did not fit to ae-
cept the offer of 5000 year made him
by the Cincinnati management, is discredit-
ed by President Hermann. II never made
an offer to Murray" said the president of
the Cincinnati club, land / never talked
to him on the subject of managing the
Reds. There is no foundation whatever
to the story from any angle"