Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-29
BASE BALL NOTES.

Rain prevented the Washington club play
ing an exhibition game at Woodstock yes
terday.
Falkenberg is due to work against the
Chicagos today. and If the tall fellow is
right there will be trouble ahead for the
White Socks
The New York Highlanders have a way
of falling down just as the fans have picked
them out as the goods.
Frank de Haas Robson of the st. Louis
club claims that the Boston Nationals lost
over $4,000 last season Mr.. Robson says
the Boston magnates SO reported at the an
nual league meeting.
The veteran Tom Daily says that Holly.
the shortstop of the st. Louis Nationals.
was the best inflelder in the Tri-State
must have been cuckoos.
Jimmie Barrett hit for $50 during the
last month with Rochester and should prove
a great help to the Boston Americans next
season.
Infielder Harry Lord. who refused to sign
a contract with the Boston Americans, says
he did so because he was wanted to play
shortstop. position to which he was not
accustomed and he did not care to do so.
The Chicago Nationals trained in the
north last spring, and. as President Murphy
said mostly in railroad trains. It makes
little matter where club trains so long as
it has the material.
Some New York scribes are scolding Man
ager Connie Mack for not taking his old
Mr.. Mack is onto his book and Is already
mapping out next years campaign.
The latest issue of the Sporting Life shows
that Wagner. now with the Boston Amer
leans, hit for 1888 in the last eleven games
and had a fielding record at short of 800
Might be a good boy to try out at third
base.
Big John Anderson, the Nationals left
fielder. states that 1t Is his intention to be-
come a pitcher next season. Anderson Is q
big. powerful athlete and he can throw the
leather a mile. He has been practicing
pitching for several weeks. He has excel
lent control and nice ourves.-St. Louis Re-
public.
Quinlan. the young third baseman secured
by Comiskey from Lincoln, made four hits
four times at bat In the second game of a
double header at Omaha last Sunday in
Guiding two doubles and triple. Fourteen
carloads Of people came from Omaha to see
the sport and their pets lost both games.
Arthur Irwin says that Nike O'Ne,l
is the best batsman in the Tr1-state League
and a Philadelphia writer suggests to the
Phllies to secure him. not remembering,
same writer says Cincinnati will probably
sign Unglaub to play first base next sea-
son. That player belongs to the Boston
Americans, dontcherknow.
1t Is now charged that McGraw has been
tampering with Tim Jordan the Brooklyn
first baseman. The latter several days ago
sent word to Manager Donovan that he
was too i'll to play, but 1t later developed
that he was picking up some easy money
with amateur clubs in New Jersey. Nc.
Graw has been known to resort to trickery
in order to make easier his chances Of get
ting a player for whom he has taken a
liking If 1t can be proved that he has tam
pered with Jordan he should be severely
dealt with and an example made of the
Brooklyn first sacker.
Manager Mack has received word from
President Johnson that all the American
League clubs had waived claim on Catcher
Shreckengosts services. In condition there
is no better backstop In the business than
Shrek. That he will be compelled to re-
turn to some bush league Is not because the
clubs Of the American do not appreciate
his ability. They simply cannot afford to
take chances on player of his erratic
habits. Shreck Is his own worst enemy
If he were to put himself right down to
business not catcher in either league
would have anything on him. When all
the requisites of a great catcher. are con-
sidered, yet with all his natural ability. not
club Is weak behind the bat as to
put in a claim for his services
1t Is not unlikely that Tom Corcoran will
be found with the New York Nationals
next season. Manager McGraw has found
much difficulty in getting man for the
second sack on his team who can field
well and bat in pinches.. Corcoran, while
originally short stop, can turn his talents
to playing second base with all ease and
grace; and the word having reached Nc
Graw that the veteran Red Is not to play
In Cincinnati next season, he is considering
Sir Thomas for the place now filed by
Sam Strang and originally the property Of
Billy Gilbert