Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-30
GOSSIP Of THE
BALL PLAYERS
DANNY SHAY WILL NOT AC-
CEPT ST. LOUIS OFFER
Lohman Negotiating With Big
League Pitcher-ceneral
Notes

Daniel Shay has sent his contract
back to st. Louis without putting his
signature to it. This means that the
little shortstop was not pleased with
the terms submitted. While not few
players have had their salaries cut.
Shay was not one. on the contrary.
the st. Louis club offered him more
money than it paid him last year, but
1t was not enough to tempt Shay to
sign the contract. 1t remains to be
seen whether the club meets Shay's
demand. There is little doubt but what
he is worth every dollar he asks. There
was a rumor on the streets yesterday
that st. Louis had offered to sell Shay
to San Francisco. Before the writer
started to make investigation he had
little faith in it, as he was aware that
Jimmy McAleer did his best to buy
Shay last summer. He made a swell
offer for Danny, but the reply he got
was Nothing doing" Shay's work
must have been highly satisfactory or
he would not have got an increase
in wages. No baseball club is throw
ing its money away.
mo truth in the story that can get
Shay If L want him." said Manager
Harris yesterday. IF / could get him
you bet l would open negotions at once
would give him a chance to play first
base. 1 don't suppose st. Louis would
sell Shay for $5O0O."
A big league pitcher is one of the
possibilities for the Oakland baseball
team for the coming season. Manager
Lohman is now dickering with a man,
who, according to those who know him
and have seen his work, will be one of
the stars of the league.
The pitcher in question wants to
come to the coast for change of cli-
mate as his health was not of the best
last season. Manager Lohman has
telegraphed good offer for him and
is now awaiting reply.
An application has also been re-
ceived from Texas league pitcher,
who claims that he will be able to fill
Buchanan's place on the team AS he
played with Buchanan two years ago.
Manager Lohman has written to the
ex-Oakland pitcher in relation to the
applicant before closing with him.
Jay Hughes does not like to pitch to
small catcher. He used to say that
he never knew what a difference a big
man for a backstop made to a pitcher
| until he went to the big league. When
he was with the Baltimore club, pitch
ing the best ball of his career, he had
to receive him Robinson, who was
shaped a good deal like Dugdale, and
Bill Clarke, who is about six feet tall.
Jay says a big man behind the bat
gives the pitcher a mark to throw at,
something on the same theory that a
big man on first base helps out other
infielders. He said if he had his choice
he would never pitch to a small man
again. Matt Stanley used to catch Jay
in Sacramento years ago, and Jay had
no trouble then winning his games. jay
wants to get away from Seattle for
some reason or other-maybe because
his salary has been cut. He is very
popular there, SO he surely does not
want to leave for the same reason
that Van Haltren and Delahanty re-
fused to play in Seattle longer. 1t may
be that Jay wants to go to some other
club because he thinks Tommy Leahy,
small man, is supposed to do the
catching there next season. The sport
ing dietor of the Seattle Times has in
formation that Leahy will be traded
il a good man can be secured in his
place, SO Jay may conclude to come
back after all.
Center Fielder Kruger has signed
contract to play with Oakland again
this season and will probably be seen
in his old position. Kruger has prom