Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-16
Base Ball Notes.

Hugh Duffy is content to let Wolverton
do all the talking.
The Chicago Americans will be practical
ly the same as last season.
Jesse Burkett never faces pitcher with
out first tapping his spikes with the bat.
A Milwaukee writer says there is no doubt
of Outfielder Stones ability to make good
as batsman.
Bransfield and Wagner are declared the
best of friends and anything to the con-
trary is a horrid untruth. So now.
Now Cuba would like to entertain Barney
Dreyfus and his troupe, but Pauline says
nay, the torrid springs will do us.
Griffith would like to play Brush in the
spring, but the latter says no-Boston or no
one-and Boston also says no.
Jesse Burkett is back again in Worcester,
having returned from Wheeling, w. Va
where he buried his father and brother
IF I had had any idea of what was
tackling when took charge of the Browns
three years ago, it is a certainty that I
would never have had the nerve to accept
the position" said Robert Lee Hedges, pres
ident Of the St. Louis American League
club, last week.
The Philadelphia Record says: "One of
the best propositions made thus far in re-
gard to increasing the batting comes from
old Chief thinner. He proposes to extend
the foul lines so as to give more territory
for safe hits Billy Bradley punctured
this suggestion by saying all a batsman
would have to do would be to bunt
At this writing the entire National League
and one-half the American League are a
punch OF trimmers on the playing rules,
writes Frank Hough of the Philadelphia
inquirer from Cincinnati. Every one in
the outnt admits that something should
be done to add to the batting. Instead OF
returning to the conditions which prevailed
previous to the adoption Of the asinine
sout strike rule; they seek to resort to all
sorts OF makeshifts to secure the results
Wnicn could be attained Immediately NV
simply resembling the foul strike rule.
cleveland has secured from Atlanta a
me battery in Smith and Clarke. Smith
won snlrty-one out Of forty-two games
n1teen-innng game he let his Opponents
doWn with three hits. He was driven from
the box only once during the season He
seldom allowed over seven hits to the game
IN one contest he struck out fourteen men
lie stands over six feet, Is strong and will
fast ball, and puzzling slow ball Mig
Clarke Is another star the Southern League
Is sorry to lose. He is great thrower He
caught IN something like 1876 games He Is
about five feet nine inches
manager LaJofe proposes to inaugurate
an innovation In the training of his players.
He has decided to send all his pitchers and
catchers to Hot Springs on Februarv %
and give them a thorough boiling nnt a
they gradually work their pitching arms
into condition. Ball players who take on
lot of weight during the winter, and those
VINO nave mad diincuity In getting the sore
ness out OF their throwing wings in the
spring, find Hot Springs the right place to
get into shape without running the risk of
sore muscles and glass arms before the hot
weather arrives. Lajoie intends to give the
pitchers careful training each day increas-
ing the task until each man is capable of
going nine innings without mourning in
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