Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-01
BASE BALL NOTES.

Pitcher Mcfarland of the Brooklyns is
treasurer of theater in Fort Worth, Tex.
Billy Hamilton, the old Boston outfielder
has been offered the position of coach of
the Dartmouth team for next season. He
probably will accept.
'Cy'' Young will try his eighteenth year
of major league ball in 1907.
The veteran Dick Paden may be found
on the indianapolis roster next season.
The two major leagues expend fully 800
OO0 in salaries annually.
Lou Criger of the Boston Americans ex-
poets. to be in as good condition as ever
next season. He recently went on a long
hunting trip and returned in the best of
| health.
Connie Mack ought to have little difficulty
| In picking out likely lot of pitchers next
season. He has fifteen on his list, and they
| hail from all parts of the country.
With Rube Vickers and RUDE Waddell on
| his payroll Connie Mack will imagine he is
| running a team Of freaks next season.
Vickers is nearly as eccentric as Waddell,
and Waddell Is the limit.
Outtielder Tom McCreery, once member
of the Boston Nationals. will be back in
the game next season, playing with In
| diana9olis.
Gus Bonno, local pitcher who has been
| secured by Washington for next season. has
| a record of nine strike-outs per game aver
age during the past ACKNOWLEDGMENT En-
cu!rer.
| There is talk of deal by which the Phil
| lies will turn Ernest Courtney, third base
man, over to st. Louis in exchange for
Pitcher Mike O'Neill, the southpaw who
| has been with the independents for some
time.
Jiggs Donohue of the White Sox told his
Springfield friends last week that his team
surely would win the American League PEN
nant again in 1907. So once more the
worlds series will be limited to the con-
| fines Of Chicago. if Jiggs is a true prophet
Charley Carr says that the major leagues
omitted the best pitcher in tie American
Association when it passed up Pitcher Tate
Crowley, the indianapolis pitcher. Carr
says he had the best control of any man in
| the league and is one of the coolest pitchers
| in the business.
Blaine Durbine the left-hand pitcher Sc
cured by the Chicago Nationals from the
Western Association, easily led that cir
cult during the season just closed with a
record of thirty-two games won and eight
| lost, percentage of 800.
Sandow Mertes of the st. Louis Cardinals
dclares that he Is through with base ball.
He has secured an interest in Cali
fornian planning mill and expects to make
all his dust there in the future.
Boston critics declare that Fred Parent
has gone back greatly as shortstop, and
that 1t behooves the management of the
Boston Americans to be on the lookout
for successor to the once greatest that
is"
More than anything else that has dis
appeared from the diamond since the old
days, the fans of today miss the delight
full comradeShip that existed between play
ers and spectators in the eighties and nine
ties. There are no players in the major
leagues now who can keep up running
conversation with the crowds Ewing,
Kelly and Latham did while the game was
in progress.
IF we could afford it." said Lajoie the
other day. lit would be rare fun 20 have
that big seven-foot pitcher, Walker, with us
again next season We all felt so snug and
safe when he was along. And then, too, he
was SO handy to have around. He could
of the rest of US could swing hand valise,
and, when he asked umpire for any
thing. he generally got it."
Comiskey says that Hugh Jennings will
materially strengthen the Detroit club, and
that If Boston succeeds in securing a live
manager it will be in a position to make
a fight for the flag. He looks for repti-
ton of the race in the National League
and picks Chicago to win in walk
Joe Bean will manage the Jersey City
Eastern League base ball club next year,
taking the place of Billy Murray, who will
go to the Philadelphia National League
team. Bean is regarded one Of the most
aggressive and headiest players in the
Eastern League. He has been a member
of the Jersey City team three years, acting
as its captain He formerly played with
the New York National League club.
Magofan May Captain Michigan.
1t is expected that Maggie" Magoffin
the former Central High School foot ball
star. who made a record for himself at the
University of Michigan. will be elected cap
tain Of the team next year. Magoffin' g
election depends on the voting of the rep
resentatives of the western universities at
the meeting to be held in Chicago soon.
If the representatives decide that the rule
against playing more than three years
cannot be made retroactive. to include men
playing at the time Of its adoption, Ma
coffin will be allowed to play.
MagOfffn was Michigans sole star on the
offensive in the back field in the Pennsyl-
vania game. He is one of the fastest men
that has ever represented the Michigan
University. In the Vanderbilt and Illinois
games he played exceptionally brilliant foot
ball. Maggie won his M in the 2 to 0
game with Chicago in 1905 After Capt.
Curtis and acting Capt. GarrelS, Magoftin
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