Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-07
catchers. this season in SPENCER. picked up

catchers this season in Spencer, p cked up
last year. and Hickey, a newcomer.
Hoffman of the Athletics is still being
pursued by the hoodoo This spring he is
handicapped somewhat by a sore leg 1t
will be remembered he was the athlete who
was Knocked unconscious a couple of years
ago by stopping one OF Tannehll's shoots
with his eye.
Pitcher Maurice Wolf of this city. the
former Newark club twirier, has been re-
leased by Manager Burnham to the Hart
fordford club of the Connecticut State
League. Maurice is tickled to death to get
away from Burnham.
Reports from the south state that Pat
Dougherty is in his Old Boston form this
spring and should make the HighlanderS
outreId without much trouble, as he is hit
ting the ball squarely ard running the bases
like deer
Billy Lush has surrendered to the CIeve-
land club. After finishing his work as
coach of the Yale team he will join Iajoie' 5
Disappointments, instead of purchasing a
New England League club.
The Atlanta team OF the Southern League
has had four managers in as many years
Abner Powell. Gene De Montrevlle. Otto
Jordan and Billy Smith. In spite of fire.
quent changes the Atlanta teams have done
well.
Rube Waddell tried his old trick Satur-
day afternoon in the south The Athlet cs
were to o in the ninth. when Rube sent
catcher. Then Memphis made three runs
on him with one out With two on bases
RUDE frightened up and struck the next two
men out.
As the season approaches 1t seems to be
the impression OF large number of writers
who have seen nearly all the American
League teams play that the Highlanders
will win the championship, with her share
of luck. There would be great doings if
both New York teams won the champion
ships and then fought the series for the
worlds championship.
Davy Brain complains that the Boston
Nationals are not producing a sufficient
number of shekels to retain him at third
base. Dayy threatens to retire from base
ball If he doesn't get what he wants.
Down in Macon last week "Hobe" Ferris
ran across New York rooter, Who speedily
got hot under the collar because ''Hobe",
dared to insinuate that the Boston Ameri-
cans were In the same class with the New
York Nationals. Well said ..Hobe,"
why didn't they play us in 1904 when they
had the chance? We would have put up
5000 that we could have beat them. and
1t would have been different proposition
than the Athletics, depend upon it,.
Clarence Beaumont of tie Pittsburgs fears
that his playing days are about over. His
knee Is troubling him again. and he has
asked for his release. This neither Drey-
fuss nor Clarke would grant. IF your knee
does not hold out" Dreyfuss told the out
fielder. I'VE Will make you an honorary
member of the team and keep you with US
In order that YOU may see US win another
pennant." The loss of a player of the Beau
mont type would be a matter of universal
regret.
Manager McAleer of the st. Louis Browns
has released Jimmie Cook. the former Uni
yersfty of Illinois star. to the Pueblo Base
Ball Club for the season. Cook was one
of the two players drafted from the Pueblo
team last fall. The old Illinois player will
have another year In the minors before
o fr 1ea rrff npQ hIif
there is little doubt that he will be
one of the men TO break into fast company
soon.
Chubby Charley Murphy, the very new
president OF the Chicago National League
Club. has just made another statement. to
the effect that his team cannot possibly lose
the pennant this year. He says the team is
the greatest In the world and that Nc