Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-13
Base Ball Notes.

Dr. Archie Graham, who is to join the
Giants as soon as he completes his exam
nations at the Baltimore Medical College,
is known among minor league players as
Moonlight" because he Is supposed to be
as fast as flash.
Muggsy McGraw is practicing with the
other Giants at Savannah. He claims to
have recovered from the injury to his leg
which has bothered him for a long time.
and expects, in emergency cases, to play
this season.
President Ebbets of the Brooklyn club
said yesterday that Pitchers Mcintyre,
Goodwin and Doescher, Catchers Bergen and
Ritter and Infielders Batch and Owens have
already signed contracts. Mcintyre pitched
winning ball for Memphis last year, while
Third Baseman Beecher, OF the same team,
will be tried out for that bag with young
Batch.
1t is pretty generally understood that the
subway station at 16Sth street, just outside
the gates of American League Park. New
York, will not be fully completed for traffic
in time for the opening championship game
on April q. But the subway trains go to
18TH street station now, which is less than
five minutes walk to the grounds. 1t is
expected that trains will land passengers at
the gates some time in May.
McAllister, who played with the Buffalo
team last year, has been making short work
of the army Of candidates for the University
of Michigan'S nine. He began with 123 as
pITdNtS anu III Two Gays no uFoppeU eighty
seven Of them. OF the remainder. McAllis-
ter soon got rid of ten more. saying that
their ancestors must have played the game
with soft rubber ball. The professional
declared that he did not have to see some of
these would-be players handle ball or bat.
but knew from the way they walked, talked
and behaved that they would never do.
Manager Jones of the Chicago Americans
has decided to place Jimmy Callahan. the
deet-footed general utility man, on first
base, instead of Isbell, because of his bat
ting. If Callahan fails to come up to the
requirements in fielding Isbell will get his
old place. In his new position Callahan will
be under the searching gaze of Charley
Comiskey the owner of the club, who has
forgotten more about playing the first base
than many players will ever know. If Gala
han makes good Isbeil will be used as a sub
stitute. while "Jfggs" Donahue. an extra
first baseman, will probably be traded.
Jimmy Williams HAS signed his New York
contract. leaving only Elberfeld and Camel
unaccounted for, # Chase. the Californian.
plays up to the glowing accounts of his
ability given by Hogg and Newton, CANCEL
will soon be forgot tenn Pitcher Metcalf.
the left handler, will play with the Atlanta
team until the NeW Yprks reach Atlanta
on their way home
In regard to the ihew alliance signed by
the four leading minor leagues of the coun-
try: George Tebeaus of the American Asso-
citation says: The object of this alliance
between class A leagues is for the purpose
of securing self-protectfqn. Ban johnson
has not seen fit to- accept our proposition,
which was thought to beta fair one by every
fair-minded base bali man. and has really
limited that he was going to put few class
A leagues out Of business. If Johnson is
really sincere In saying that the class B. c
and D leagues should be paid more money
for their players he can raise the drafting
price for these leagues and the class A
leagues will have no objections to offer I'M
less 1t is stipulated that the present ma
tonal agreement must be amended. We are
not in search of trouble, but We shall in
sst on our rights
Edward Hanlon, manager of the Brook
Ign National League team and principal
owner of the Baltimore Eastern League
team, has been quoted as saying that with
out Sunday games the Brooklyns can never
hope to succeed financially. Persons who
have been trying to read the handwriting on
the wall say that 1t will not be surprise
some of these days II Hanlons Baltimores
succeed Hanlon's BroOklyns In the circuit
of the National League. II the Brooklyn
club encounters the same vicissitudes this
year that beset its path last season Hanlon
may decide to pull up stakes. +. "A. Abel.
who owns 20 per cent Of the BrQQllyn clubs