Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-27
81. 400 with his semi-professionals this sea.

$4,4OO with his semi professionals this sea-
son.
No members of the Detroit club will have
a two-year contract for 1907 and 1908 Only
one-year instruments have been handed
out. ,.,--r ''-.s-
Portland, Ore, has landed two pennants-
in 1901 and this season.
The Cleveland Press has it that Jim
my" Barrett got $1,000 spot cash when
he signed with the Boston Americans this
fall.
1t will not be at all surprising II Sam
Crawford covers first base for Detroit next
season.
Sam Larocque, who has played ball for
twenty years, led the south Texas League
last season with percentage of .313.
Two hundred and fifty-six cities and
towns in the United States and Canada
are now connected with the National As
ISOLATION of Professional Base Ball Leagues.
Shean, the Arlington boy with the
Athletics, made but one misplay in twenty
two games and accepted ninety-eight out
of ninety-nne chances, fielding per-
The veteran outfelder Dick Harley of
Providence, had more assists than any
outf1elder in the Eastern League.
Few pitchers made better showing last
season than Barney Petty of the st. Louis
Browns. But seventy-three runs were made
off his delivery in forty-one games.
The Chicago American worlds cham
pionS have decided that the souvenirs they
are to receive from the national commits
sion shall be watch charms in the shape
Of a sock. thus being emblematic of the
White Sox."
been gathered in by the major league clubs.
Hugh Jennings by Detroit William Murray
by Philadelphia and Joe Cantillon by Wash
ington. All three were fine ball players and
know the game from top to bottom.
century in victories was first scored in
1892. and Boston attained the distinction
of being first to reach that mark. After
that it was not reached until $685. and
R0SfOn figure Z
Is getting to be the rule for the champion
club to get there, as the feat has been &C
complished six times in the last nine sea-
sons
the Cubs much as he has been doing all
season on the West Side, was not always
regarded as a star. AS matter of fact,
he once sold for 500 in the old city league in
Kansas City, according to President Shive-
ly Of the Western Association. Joe was
transferred from one team to another and
the consideration was just 500.
The New York Press is authority for the
statement that Boston of the American
League offered Jimmy" Collins to New
York in exchange for Conroy and Laporte.
short time ago story was af1oat that
New York offered three players for Collins.
Now Owner Farrell says he would not give
either Conroy or Laporte for Collins. That
ought to put quietus to that yarn. The
Highlanders are looking for a hard-hitting
outfielder and couple of pitchers
They have already begun to dope out the
makeup of some of the American League
teams for the season Of 1907 At
Philadelphia they expect the Athletics to
line up with practically the same team as
this year, except that Jimmy Burke, the
former Pirate and Cardinal, will be seen at
third base, where Knight, Brouthers and
oldring tried SO hard to fill Lave Cross
shoes during the last season. Shean and
Nichols are liable to be kept as utility in
fielders, with a possibility Of one or the
other crowding out Monte Cross, for whom
No. IL
and Seybold will again be found in the out
field, but Lord will have to take brace
in his batting If he expects to play center
field for Mack another year.
Anybody who has ever lived in the
SOUTH" said Arlie Latham, the other day,
knows all about the short twilights.-They
are especially characteristic of the early
summer. 1t seemed the transition from
light to darkness happened before I could
say You're out During an extra-inning
game in Charleston last year one of the
players hit a hIP fly to deep center-about
as lusty wallop as l ever saw any of
the old Browns make. While the ball was
on its fight this sudden change from twi-
light to darkness occurred and before the
ball had begun to descend it was dark.
AS l looked around in the direction of the
stands all l could see were the lights of
a lot of cigars, like so many glow worms
or firefiies. So there was nothing left but
to call the game on account Of night
That 1t is almost impossible for scorers to
agree on a seasons work was amply dem
onstrated during the Chicago series. when
Scorer Flanner of the Sporting News and
Scorer Richter of the Sporting Life diff
fered slightly in the team batting and field
Ing averages of the six championship
games. 1t is all over the fact that one gave
an error where the other gave a nit, and
this Is the difference 1t made: Editor Flan-
ner gives the Americans thirty-eight hits
and batting average of .203. and Editor
Richter gives the Americans thirty-seven
hits and an average Of .197. Fianner gives
the Americans a fielding average of .94S,
while Richter's average Is .949. The diff
ference Is very small. but 1t only goes to