Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-14

detrimental to business. says Harry Pub
liam. Il never blamed the American
League for being competitors. And II was
the action of the. National League that
made competition possible"
The players of both New York teams are
outspoken In favor of spring series next
year. They want 10 pick up some easy
money, and there seems TO be no good rea-
son why their wishes should not be graft
fed
Chr.siy Mathewson, the pitcher OF the
New York National League team. is con-
fined to his room at Memphis owing to an
attack of nasal diphtheria
President Charles H. Ebbetts of the
Brooklyn base bail club has announced the
release of Fielder Charles Malay to the Co
t1ir1hits Gisss e American Association.
Manager Donoyan's list Of talent numbers
1hirty-eight players, and no fewer. It Is
the biggest bunch ever to be weeded out by
major league manager. No wonder Presi-
dent Ebbetts of the club offered to give a
whole team with an extra battery and $1,000
cash for a single pitcher of the right sort.
Speaking of Laporte, Griffiths new second
the Buffalo team. says: Make no mistake.
that man is a slugger and will give the Amer
lean League sluggers a job to keep up with
him. Grif took no chances when he got
him"
More than $4,000 will be expended by
teams in the American and National
Leagues in spring training trips. There
Fever has been n season in recent years
when club owners have been go eager to put
their men in condition for the pennant races.
Rube Waddell has already broken his
promise to be real good this year, The
other day at New Orleans where the Phila.
deiphia Americans are training. the erratlc
SOuthpaw became mixed in his signals and
went to the races instead of the ball park.
When Manager Mack called him down he
renewed his promise.
Nordyke moves none too well on first.
Stick coupling pin in this prediction, Tom
Jones is DracticallE assured a work the
first bag. HemphiH is in the best of form
There is absolutely no chance of Charley
falling to be one of McAleers outfielders
koehler was the batting hero In the
Nuts frolic over at Fort Worth, won
by the Nuts" lost Louis Star
The Cleveland base ball club left Cleve-
land Monday for Atlanta Ga, where the
team VIII have spring practice. The mem
bers of the team were accompanied by Man.
ager Lajoie and few others. They will
remain there until April l, when they will
begin series of exhibition games through
out the south. The club will open the sea
son at st, Louis on April H. All of the
men are said to be In good condition.
Chtcago's National League team has left
for its training quarters at West Baden,
Ind. When the players boarded the train
in Chicago they were serenaded by a quar-
tet OF vocalists. One of the songs bore ref
erence to the desire of Chicago enthusiasts
to see the team from that city win the
championship from the Giants and bring the
National League pennant once again to the
home OF Arson.
Base ball men who are inclined 10 make
predictions say that the Cleveands will win
the American League championship 1t is
figured out that the Clevelands should be
stronger in batting than last year, as five
of the men have batting averages of $3.50 or
better Claude Rossman, who will fight with
Stovan for first base, comes first with 1857,
made in the Western League; Lajoie, who
will play second, has 800 while Cougalton
with .314, Flick with 1906 and Wakefield
with 500 complete the list. Bay and BeInis
have $50. while Bradley Turner, Stovall
and Jackson close behind them. The
Cleveands have formidable lot of pitchers.
The chief factor In the looked-for success
of the team is luck. as Lajoie's injuries last
year are not expected to be duplicated. The
majority of experts figure out Chicago ana
New York the teams that viii come home
on the heels of the Cleveiands.