Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-31
RACING, BASE BALL
AND OTHER SPORTS

rules committee favoring three strikes and
three balls. the chances look good for a
trial of the innovation next season in the
American League.
The American League clubs will have
mark to shoot at next season In the Bos-
tons. and the aggregation that heads the
Collins crew will win the pennant. Last
seasons play of the Bostons was Joke
Several Of the western papers insist upon
assigning Noah Henline, the Bloomington
outfielder of the Three-I League. to Wash
ington, but the officials here know nothing
ABOUT hls signing with the Nationals. At
that Manager Stahl may have "coppered'
Henline on his last trip west
Several of the trades and sales framed
up by the Cincinnati club since Manager
Hanlon has taken hold have not that soft
look they used to have when Kelley and
hermann tried to strengthen the team
The Cincinnati sucker game is probably
erded.
Cleveland is pleased with Townsend. De-
troit with Donohue and Washington with
kitson. so that the three-cornered trade
was success all around.
Jack Sheridan has decided to umpire in
the American League again this year. He
announced his retirement last fall to go into
the undertaking business, but he says the
outlook Is not rosy as he expected IL
would be and therefore will take another
chance with the Indicator
The owners of the Boston Nationals have
turned down an offer of $255,000 for their
franchise They say not cent less than
S275000 will buy the plant
Outftelder Hahn of the New York Ameri-
cans recently lost his bankroll of $1,000 in
a savings bank smash out in Missouri. AS
result he says he wants an increase in
salary from Clark Griffith and will not sign
contract until he gets it. Hahn played
good ball last year, but at that he may be
traded to some other club IL he does not
CT to l.xp. r ,l-z hl4~
ball players who do not know that the
war Is over. Hahn is helpless. He must
sign for what Griffith agrees to pay him or
remain idle.
Sam Lever of Pittsburg Is credited in the
official figures by John Heydler. secretary
to President Pulliam, with winning the
highest percentage of games of the Ma
tional League pitchers of 1906. Levers
record was 20 victories, three of which were
shutouts, and five defeats. MathewSon won
81 and lost nine games. He shut out his
opponents nine times. and once without
hit Levers average was 800 and Mathew
sons .I75. Elliott of New York was the
only pitcher who was on the firing line ten
times without winning a game. Lundgren
was Chfcagos best performer, Ewing was
the Reds premier, Pittinger led the Phil
lies, Scanlon for Brooklyn. Thielman for the
Cardinals and Fraser for Boston. Reulbach
of Chicago and Young of Boston were the
best finds of the season.
Manager Hanlon of the CincinnatfS Is said
to be negotiating with the New York Ma
tiOnalS for the release of Catcher Frank
Bowerman. Hanlon had Bowerman with
him in Baltimore some time ago, and be-
Heves he is Just the man to bolster the Reds
behind the bat But McGraw. II Is report
ed, will not consider Hanlons proposition
unless the latter will consent to allow Cy
Seymour to come to the worlds champions
in exchange for the big backstop Hanlon
has decided TO play Corcoran at shortstop
and Higgins at second base but he will not
assign regular men to the other bases until
he has seen all of the candidates at work
on the spring trip. He says his pitching
staff is plenty strong enough now and that
with Kelley. Seymour and possibly Dele
hanty in the outfield he is we'll satisfied.
Foxy Ned. by the way. is receiving great
booming in Cincinnati as the boss man.
ager and the man who will ultimately bring
the pennant to that town.