Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-25
BASE BALL NOTES.


Grady has been officially declared off.
The Columbus club is trying hard to OBJ
tain Titus. Sentelle or Courtney from the
Phfllles. Titus Is an outflelder and Court
ney and Sentelie are infielders.
Charley Carr Is to manage the Indianapo-
lis team next year. Charley will shine as
a minor Lacquer, but big league class is q
bit too speedy for him
Charley Comiskey Is not in favor of num-
boring the players as recommended by
Charley Murphy. A distinctively colored
shirt for each position would appear to be
a much better idea. This prevailed In 1881
and met with public approval.
Bill Hinchman will have to fight it out
with Congalton for an outfield position on
the Cleveland team. The consensus Of
opinion is that Hinchman will win out in
the contest.
Eddie Zimmerman, the little third base
man Of the York Tri-State base ball
team, was married at York, Pa, last even
ing to Miss Daisy Meekley. The ceremony
United Evangelical Church. the Rev. H. A.
Berfer officiating. Only a few friends of
the contracting parties witnessed the cere-
mony.
Our great national game is bound to be-
come all-national A California college
next year. Those Japs are progressing sure
enough. Ted Sullivan, the irrepressible, is
to go to Yucatan to organize base ball
league. Thought Ted was unusually quiet
for him. Bet he makes money down there.
Leave Ted alone for that.
The Cubs may ride in a private car of
their own next year. says Charley Murphy.
With all the luxuries Of travel at their COM
mand, and with National League Cham
pions' on the side of the car, Charley and
haps it is a blessing that the Cubs did not
win the worlds championship No one
knows what the chubby one would have
done then in the publicity end.
The Columbus club will retain Dummy
kim at first base. unless some one can
be secured who is known to be hard hit
ter as well a capable fielder. Man
ager Clymer will not consider Johnny Deal
for the place. Deal writes from his home
near Philadelphia that he il willing to go
anywhere he Is sent, but prefers some
northern club toa trip to the Southern
League.
The Pittsburg Club trades Claude Ritchey
to Boston without any compensation at
ALL And the little second baseman has been
a Pirate standby ever since Dreyfus
brought his to Pittsburg. Surely all the
old-time sentiment there used to be In the
business proposition and the question
arises Is the game any better off for IT.?
Ritchey may refuse to go to Boston He
has an income Of $40 day from oil wells,
Word was received at Reading. Pa, yes
terday from Hank Ramsey, who holds
the Reading franchise In the proposed At
lantic League. that he will not arrive in
Reading until January Z. his clubs Cuban
trip being great success. OF the players
he has in Cuba five have been signed for
Reading. He has not yet decided on a loca-
ton for grounds, but it Is said that he will
not be compelled to build grounds of his
own, and that both W. A. Whitman, who is
laying out a ball park in the northeastern
section of the city, and Jacob WeItzel,
lessee of the old Reading grounds, are will
ing to talk business with him.
The private car man has become very
busy in Chicago, trying to induce the own
ers OF the Cubs and White Sox to fall for
his plan. Charley Comiskey turned him
down In hurry. but Charley Murphy is
considering the idea, with view to adver-
Using his outfit He thinks it would save
hotel bills to have the players live in their
car while touring the country. So it would
but no athletes who spent their summer
evenings in a side-tracked car would ever
bring home a championship banner.