The Washington times., 1906-01-20
BASEBALL.

BASEBALL.
The annual meeting Of the Pacific
Coast League Will be held on January
p AT this meeting it viii be decided
whether the three Northern Towns in
the league Portland, Seattle, and Ia
coma-wil remain in the organization or
not. If they decide TO withdraw they
will be quickly gobbled up by Presi-
dent Lucas. of the Northwest League.
who could use them very nicely in his
circuit.
Manager Frank Eustacr. OF the cham
piOn COncords of the New England
League is wintering in Concord, and eX-
poets TO have his team practically in
tact next season. Pitcher Irving Young
Of. the Boston Nationals, IS also win
tering in Concord. and keeps himself in
blooming condition by working in the
car shops and is tickled over the way
the club has been strengthened. for IT
means more victories for him next sea
son.
Manager Billy Smith, OF Atlanta.
passed through Redland last Sunday on
his way from Springfield 10 the South.
While there he signed Whitley Morse and
he expects great things of the crack
player. He also purchased from Jack
Hendricks, of Springfield. the release of
Outf1elder Eugene Curtis. who was one
OF the heavy httters in the Central
League last season. Billy has twenty
1--WE men under contract and is going 10
put up big battle for the southern
League pennant
Kid Gleason and Sherwood MAGE
having predicted that the Phillies viii
win the National League pennant this
year. the alarm clock has been set for
July 1.
Pitchers Bernhard. Joss. Moore. Hess.
and RhOades. OF the Cleveland team.
Will go 10 Hot Springs. Ark. the mid
die OF next month. 10 begin preliminary
work for the season. Catchers Bemis
and Buelow Will go with the pitchers.
Up TO date no pitcher has announced
the discovery of a new ball for next
season to succeed the spitbaH. stopban.
smokeban. tangle foot, and fadeaway.
Robinson. the inhelder drafted from
Milwaukee. by Manager McGraw. is the
smallest man in the big leagues. lie
played a brilliant game for Detroit for
while In 1903 Robbie was about the
best infelder in the American Associa-
lion last season.
There are indications that the anti
pass crusade may reach the baseball
clubs If IL does IL win mean a body
blow to some Of the most TAT presentJ
enthusiastic fans, who are now anxious
y awaiting the opening Of the season.
Pitcher Frank Red" Donahue, now
Of the Detroit team, has opened a bill
lizard and pool paTlOr at Ridge avenue
and Diamond street. Philadelphia.
Three of the National League clubs
viii begin the season witt new mana
gers. Hanlon at CincinnaU: Donovan
at Brooklyn, and McC1oskey at St
Louis. There is reason to believe that all
the changes will be beneficial.
Pittsburg will have the taIlest two
pitchers in the big leagues in Vic Willis
and Doc" Moskimon, the new man
from Oakland, Cal. Doc" won nineteen
games and lost twelve In the Pacific
Coast League last season.
Harry GessIer. who is now full
hedged NJ. D., wants his release from
Brooklyn. He is anxious to hook up
with the Johnstown club. of the Tri-
State League Patsy Donovan has not
yet answered Gessler's request.
Il hope 'Batty' will change his mind
about going into the ho,el business"
says Manager Fred Tenney, of Boston.
1T will be hard luck for Us to get our
team somewhere near right and then
lose one of our best men"
Vic Willis was jockey at the outlaw
tracks in Delaware when he was a boy
He was forced to give up riding because
his legs grew so long his feet touched
the ground when he was in the saddle
Regarding Lave Cross successor
Manager Connie Mack says: Our
fri. n hon
successor to Cross. We have at least
six young infielders under contract who
viii make good in fast company. The
Athletics will be quite as strong at
third base as they were last season
with Lave playing that position, and 1
rather think stronger"
John McCloskey. who will manage the
st. Louis Cardinals next season. has
had long career as a manager He
has been in the game since 1857 and
has handled clubs in Joplin, No; Austin
Tex; Houston, Tex; Sacramento; Mont