Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-29
ASE BALL NOTES

- $50; n
ing offer from the Washington Americans
for next season. Efforts We're made last
year to get McGlynn, but he refused to
leave the Tri-State League.
If he does not decide to go in vaudeville
Christopher MathewsOn, accompanied by
Manager McGray and Secretary Knowles
VIII Join Frank Bowerman al Romeo, Mich,
IN rev weeks and take a Devastating
trip through the north woods of Michigan.
When Mike" Donlin was signed by Man
ager McGraw to play with the Giants many
of the base ball fans and managers said
that McGraw had made a big mistake in
signing him. After what Mike has done
the past season in hitting the ball, fielding
and as run getter, it seems that McGraw
did not make a mistake
The transforming trip to San Francisco
of two teams. one representing the Ameri-
can League and the other the National,
which President Tip O'Neill of the West
ern League and Joe Cantillon of Mil
doned, owing to the insufficency of play
ers. Mathewson, 1t is said was to have
gone, but he sent word that President
Brush objected. Willie" Keller also re-
fused to take the trip
Frank Chance has two new left-handers
to make bid for Jake" Weimer's posi-
ton on the Cubs twirling staff They are
Jack Pfester. the former big lea euer who
experienced highly successful season at
Omaha, and Louis Schaub of Denver Hos
letter is loud in his praise OF Schaub
Hell make good, sure" says the new Car
dinal.
President Hart says that the Cubs
lost Lobert to the White Sox because the
Cubs did not feel justified in paying the
price demanded by Des Moines without
further trial of the player While nego-
tiatlons were pending, the SoX jumped in
and bought Lobert, and Hart has given
him his release
ICY" Seymour. the leading batsman Of
the National League will be wearing a
according to statement made by Tip
q NELL, president of the Western League
who says he received the facts indirectly
from Garry Hermann. The Reds great
batsman is to be traded for Roger Bresna-
han, the catcher of the worlds champions
James ID. Sebring, the former out1elder
OF the Cincinnati National League club
has been elected manager and captain of
the Willfamsport club, the Tri-State cham
pions for the season OF 1905, succeeding
Max l.. Lindheimer. Sebring left the Ma
tlonal League and played part of last sea-
son at Williamsport. He was traded by
Cincinnati together with Steinfeldt, for
Weimer of Chicago.
As it was generally thought. Plunger
Charley Ellison was talking through lis
chapeau when he stated that j. Mugs Nc
Graw was going TO quit balloon. McGraw
was asked to comment on the blonde ones
crack. He said: Pm a base ball man
HOW HOW could afford to desert the game now
that have brought a team to the pinnacle
or base ball fame? You may bank on 1t
that, even with worries and cares, the
business of managing a team like the
GIANTS Is profitable pleasant and much 10
my liking I'll be in the managers harness
again next season If I'm alive"
PRESIDENT Hermann of the Cincinnati
club takes no stock In the rumors that the
american League contemplates substitute
ing louisville for Detroit in its circuit and
mat Detroit will take the place OF Toledo
IN the american Association 1T is possi-
PIE, under the national agreement for the
"A n T
said Mr.. Hermann. provided every c,,h 4,
both the major leagues consents ia the
change in circuit and the American I,eaene
pays the present owners of the Louisyille
club for their plant and for any financial
damage that 1t is estimated they will suffer
through being deprived OF it by being com
PEELED TO leave the city. However there
has never been any intlmation among the
powers that the American League conten-
plated such move, and it would surprise
me much If the change Were made