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

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Dick Padden. second baseman OF. Al the
st. Louis American League team will man
age the st. Paul team Of the American AS
ISOLATION next year.
The Boston Americans are anxious to Sc
cure First Baseman Nealon of the San
Francisco club. who Is claimed by the Gin
cinnatis. If Nealon goes to Boston. Grim
shaw Will be released to the St. Paul club
of the American Association.
They should behave in Louisville. There's
just as much of a chance of the Detroit
team being transferred to that city as there
is for Dutch" koehler to bat 600 in the
American League next season.
A shorter base ball season is now the cry
of some managers. Frank Armour. leader
of the Detroit team, has made the first
wall, and his suggestion is for a 140-game
schedule Armour is thinking of the money
his dub spends for training In the south
each sprng
Joe NNealon OF the San Francisco club
Will likely be one of the Cincinnati team
next year. President Hermann has offered
MN SSOO for seasons work. Pretty
good for a minor Lacquer.
President Taylor of the Boston American
League club has appointed Hugh McBreen
secretary III place of Carl NJ. Greene re-
signed. The new secretary has been on the
OlRanlZa-
ton.
Capt. Arson. although occupying the lu-
crative position of city clerk of Chicago
would not be adverse TO taking an active
part IN base ball again. The veteran IS
stockholder in the National League club
but he and President Jim" Hart never
could agree. Now that Hart has resigned
Arson says he would have no objection to
handing the team next year. provided II
was the wish of his friends.
III now turns out that Joe [elleV'S sig
nature to Cincinnati contract for another
year was simply to play ball and not to
act as manager. Among the names men
TONED Tor the position is that of William
Murray. the present manager of the Jersey
City team of the Eastern League.
Manager Frank Selee of the Chicago Ma
tlonal League team, writing from Colorado
Springs. where he is stopping at present
trying to regain his failing he alth. express IS
his gratitude to the base ball. public
throughout the country that assisted in
making his recent benefit game in Chicago
a success.
First Baseman Chance. who is handling
the Chicago National League team during
the sickness of Selee. has left for his home
In ocean Park. Cal. and Will try to pick
up TWO or three heavy hitters for the Chi
cago team next year. Chance says that the
only way to beat the New York team is
through strong batting
The story is being told that when Con
ME Mack signed the Indian pitcher Rem
der, Second Baseman Murphy went to him
and said: "Oi how no objucshun to Yer
new pitcher, personally. but Ofm dommed
III Oi thought you would sign furriner"
When Clark Griffith retires to the solitude
OF his ranch In the Montana hills he shuts
himself out from the world. not allow .ng
even magazine or newspaper TO reach
him for one entire month. The mental
strain on ball field is no bluff evidently,
the gray matter of some of the hard think
ers sloughing off like overripe tripe.
DE Gof, who is somewhat of a 'rube'' on
the st. Louis National League team, always
gets excited whenever he is given a chance
TO play In the outfield. He keeps the fans
In the bleachers in good humor Every time
fly comes his way he turns to the crowd
ana says: Here comes a ham sandwich.
Watch me eat it up"
Hugh III. Tate, the base ball player now
under contract with the Washington team,
ana Miss Sadie German. daughter of the
Iate John German, were married in ST.
Patricks Catholic Church, Cumberland
during the past week.
Jack Sheridan, who has been an umpire
twenty years, pays this tribute to Mathew
son; He Is the greatest pitcher the slia-
mond has ever known. I have seen them
all, and he has them beaten. Clarkson,
Rusie, Waddell. Baldwin. Chesbro and
many others were wonders, and Chesbro is
STILL but none OF them can be compared 10
the form Mathewson showed In the world $
championship series"
Grant (Stony) McGlynn, pitcher of The
York base ball club, has received a tempt