The Washington herald., 1906-12-04
DIAMOND SCINTILLATIONS.

DIAMOND SCINIlLLAIIONS.
According TO various sources CT infor-
nation. Johnny McGraw is going TO at
tend the National League meeting next
week, accompanied by a bundle Of casn
that will be carried in a grip by a small
boy. According to these persons, Nc
Graw is going TO purchase Miller Hug
Gins from the Cincinnati club, Lumley
fand Jordan from Brooklyn, and pick up
a few other odd bargains. The sight OF
I 50 much money may cause d selling
war" in which McGraw Will be present
ed with enough talent to take the pen
Eant away from Chicago.
Garry Hermann and Charley Murphy
are hghting long-distance duel with
typewriters as weapons. The trouble
started when Murphy objected TO the
Cincinnati Club playing spring exhibit
ton games with American League teams.
Murphy hit Hermann twice before the
Cincinnati man recovered, and landed a
1.509-word jolt. Chubby Charley hung
on to the ropes for a few minutes. but
rallied and came back bravely with a
2.Oo0-word uppercut. HOnors are even up
10 date. The battle cry is, Paper, more
paperr'
Bal players are beginning to attack
the motives of the national commission
for the sort Of justice that is dealt out
nowadays The latest manifesto from
Cincinnati sounds very much like
bunk" Chairman Hermann is quoted
as saying that player cannot particf-
pate in post-season games without the
player is the property of the club which
reserves him for twelve months in the
year.
The Virginia League. which was so ably
handled last season by Jake Wells, the
old ball player, has developed some good
talent The New York Americans drafted
Cutfielder Mcmahon from the Roanoke
club. but if tales from Virginia are true
McMahon IS too weak in his batting to
remain long with the big show. lie is a
finished fielder, however.
Mike Lynch. the Pittsburg pitcher, Is
attending the Harvard law school at
Cambridge.
Dick Cooley is not engaging in theat-i-
cal work this winter He made enough
money during the warm months to take
life easy during the cold spell
Pitcher Rucker the lad who has been
corralled by Pat Donovan for the Brook
<lyn team, won twenty-five games. lost
ten, and ted three in the South Atlantic
League last season
Cecil Ferguson, Of the Giants. and Nor
decai Brown. star pitcher of the Cubs.
are wintering in Terre Haute, Ind. and
playing basketball to keep themselves in
condition.
The ruling passion is apparently as
strong with .'Rube' Wadden as ever.
even in the of season. Last week he de-
serted the Berwick football team at the
eleventh hour 10 go huntng-not fishing
this time.
Louis Litschi, of Reading. Pa. who did
excellent work last season for Lykens. in
the Williams Valley League, and Kane. in
the Interstate League, is to be given a
trifi by Connie Mack, of the Philadel-
4 pEta Athletics.
Baltimore has drafted Pitcher Van
Anda, of the Grand Rapids Club who
much to land the pennant for that
ib In the Central League: also Pitcher
eec. of Cedar Rapids. a club that made
pod showing in its race Van Anda
ided twenty-three games out Of thirty
Now it is said that all that Connie
Mack secured waivers on Catcher Shreck
q for was to frighten him so that he would
Behave and let the booze alone. Harry
fDavis says no one can hold Waddeu as
tShreck can. ami Connie will therefore
( hang on TO him If he can