Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-10
BASE BALL NOTES.

Manager Frank Chance of the Chicago
Cubs has charge of book at the Ascot
track at Los Angeles However, it's not
his own money that he's betting.
1t is said that Louisville will get either
Otis Clymer or Bob Ganley from Pittsburg.
an outielder having been Promised George
Tebeau when Billy Mailman was sent to
the Pirates.
John 1. Taylor. the owner Of the Boston
American League club. knows that he has
a hard task ahead Of him next year to get
his team back to form. and will be satisfied
If the players make showing which will
get them near the first division.
Fred c. Clarke. manager of the Pittsburg
base ball club of the National League, de-
MED at his home, at Winfield, Kan, Friday
that he intends to retire from base ball.
The new owners OF the Boston National
League club are willing to spend some
money to strengthen their team but they
are now stumped by the fact that there are
no players to be had. Valuable players are
all corralled and not easy to pick up
According to Grantland Rice the Cleve-
land club has spent 500 in trying to
strengthen the team for the next season.
In some respects President Murphy Of
the Chicago Nationals reminds one of the
girl who accused the eighteen other girls
in the party of selfishness. because they
wanted to go boating while she wanted to
play tennis.
Hess is the only pitcher on the Cleye-
land team who can work out Of his reg
ular turn and give results. Some of the
Cleveland pitchers should buy some nerve
tonic.
Shortstop George Davis is a consistent
winner on the ponies He is a careful.
sffewd operator and is booked to drift into
the professional end some day. Mrs. Davis
Is valuable coadjutor. and last summer
was credited with six straight winners in
one day.
Five base ball records were made last sea-
son. which will probably remain for some
time. Here they are: Boston and
Athletics 24-inning game: Shortstop Altizer
making five runs in seven-inning game;
Chicago National winning 116 games. 10
more than the record; Chicago Cubs and
Brooklyn playing a full game In 60 min
utes: the loss of 20 straight by the Boston
Americans.
1.-THE American League experienced the
most successful season in its history during
this year. and from every point Of view"
says Ban johnson. Every club made
money. several showing mammoth financial
improvement over any previous year. In
New York. for instance. every visiting club
received for its share Of the receipts three
times as much as in any season before and
nearly every other club showed big gains in
attendance. Even in Boston. with a tail-end
club. the attendance showed very little fall
ing Off am eminently satisfied with last
seasons results. and the future prospects of
the league.
There is a lively row on in the National
League over the playing of games with
American League clubs in the spring. The
president Of the Chicago club has openly
scored the Cincinnati club for arranging
several exhibition games with Comiskey's
worlds champions In Yorktown. but Garry
Hermann has gone on record with the
statement that the games will not be can
celed. If the Chicago Nationals had won
the worlds championship the chances are
that no such sauabble would have arisen
While talk OF deals continues 70 go the