Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-20
BASE BALL NOTES.

Jimmy Bardell. the physical culture ex-
pert. will train the Chicago Americans in
the spring.
Each year produces a new pitching star
Chesbro, Walsh, Mathewson, Brown.
Guesses on next seasons luminaries are in
order.
Tommy Corcoran is very much pleased
over his engagement as a Giant. It will
allow him to spend most of his time
throughout the entire year with 1.-THE
twins in New Rochelle.
McCloskey of the Cardinals says he
thinks STONY McGlynn is an even better
pitcher than Beebe, but he Is chary about
getting the Tri-Stater, as York is dickering
with him.
Carl Lundgren. one of the Chicago Cubs
star twirlers, will coach the base ball can
didates of the University of Indiana at
Bloomington in the spring.
The latest report concerning Joe Kelley
is that he may play with Connie Mack's
Philadelphias.
Grlff may have expended all his batting
energy in a three-bagger he made year be-
fore last, but as a fielder he wears LOCO
per cent halo.
John I. Taylor was quoted as saying in
Chicago: wen have Stahl before the
season opens and you can lay your last
penny on it."
Toledo was anxious to secure Frank Jude
from Cincinnati. But Columbus was there
with the sugar and managed to land the
little Ojibway.
There was a lively demand for the serv-
ices of the Cardinal pitcher Buster Brown,
last week. but McCloskey could not be per-
Suaded to part with him.
Four Yankees-Chase. Elberfeld. Keller
and Yeager-batted over 300 last season.
Jim Mcclure just failed to get there by an
eyelash. and the veteran was leading the
league at one time.
Detroit certainly played in big luck to
a a N n n Arcf 1ac
This player batted for .3OS and fielded for
1854. He Is an excellent coach, and If he
doesn't strengthen the Detroit team 1t will
be a surprise indeed.
george Stallings, manager Of the Buff
falo team, says he Is through with base
ball, and that next summer would see
him prospecting for gold In British Co.
lumbia.
Clarke Griffith of the New York Ameri-
cans Is anxious to add Mullen, Dineen, Kill
Ian and Patten to his pitching staff. Why
not add Nick Altrock. Harry White and
I'd Walsh? Nothing like wishing enough
Pitcher Doescher, who jumped the
Brooklyn team to go with the outlaws,
| wants to get back into select company.
AS he was under contract at the time he
deserted his chances for reinstatement are
slim.
| Kid Elberfeld, who is raising chickens in
q small town in New York, has written to
| Frank Farrell that he has taken on lot OF
weight and that his 'dinky" leg is on the
mend.
| Altoona, Johnstown and Harrisburg want
protection, Lancaster wants class A, York
wants class A or nothing and Williamsport
| is opposed to organized base ball. Presi-
| dent Towman of the Williamsport club says
! he is opposed to protection until he can get
what he wants in the way he wants it.
| Tate Cromley, the big Indianapolis pitch
| er. is now a full-fedged attorney He sue
cessfuay took the Ohio state bar examina-
| ton at Columbus, Ohio and is now licensed
| time since the close of the base bali season
studying in a Mt. Vernon (Ohio) office
Cromley is a graduate of Georgetown Uni
Tersity.
| Humorous Joe Cantillon, who has Just
| gathered in the guiding reins of the Wash
| ington league club, has devised the follow
| ing inscription for the blankets which the
horses that draw the payers coaches wear:
''Undisputed champions of the capital OF
| the United States. Chicago Journal
A majority OF ball players do not favor
| the new rule passed by the National Lea que
] which compels visiting teams to use the