Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-04

Reporting Time for the Players
Approaches.
BY 7. II. MURNANE.

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Now comes reporting time for the ball
players.
The young fellow comfortably located on
the Pacific coast win travel east to join
some New England club. while perhaps the
seasoned player viii journey across the
plains from the woods of Maine to fill his
engagement at Los Angeles.
For example, John Ryan the veteran
catcher, who lives at Haverhili, Mass,
must go TO Columbus, Ohio, as a member
of the American Association, with mo-
chance to see his interesting family for
the next six months, and yet Manager Don
ovan is very anxious to have Ryan for his
Brooklyn club of the National League. The
salary in Brooklyn would be as good as at
Columbus and Mr.. Ryan would have a
chance to see his people several times dur
ing the long summer months. Columbus,
realizing the winning qualities of the old
catcher, cannot afford to take a chance and
Jack will soon return TO Billy ClymeF's
champion outfit. while Donovan must look
around for a veteran catcher to handle his
colt pitchers.
By the way, Jack Ryan must not be
overlooked as a long distance performer,
for he was the regular catcher for Louis
vile in 1890, when that city carried off the
championship of the rump American Asso-
citation. Many time since then has Jack
been off the major league wagon to return,
more valuable than ever as the result of
being possessed of base ball brains and 81
rugged constitution. While the Columbus
management would ike to do their catcher
a favor, they cannot afford to give away
one point that might affect their chances
Tor the pennant next season, for Columbus
has grown to be q real big proposition in
base ball with the advent of a magnificent
ball park and In Clyner an up-to-date man..
ager
By the way. saw Mr.. Ryan in Haverhill
last week and he said, II will stay here as
long as possible, in hopes that Manager
Donovan may make a deal for me to go to
Brooklyn. Ryan was looking the picture
of health and good for dozen years yet in
fast company.
Ed Hanlon, Hugh Duffy. Connie Mack,
Patsy Donovan, Larry Lajoe, Fred Tenney
all New England players In their YOUTH
will manage major league teams this sea-
son, Duffy. Mack and Lajoie with a chance
for high position, while Hanlon Teuney
and Donovan will have a difficult task to
whip their teams into winning conbina-
tlon Abe Yeager, the Brooklyn scribe,
says that Hanlon will do wonders now that
he Is with club who will put up the coin
for good players. Mr. Yeager claims to be
q prophet and has gone on record-a very
dangerous position to take in base bali
Working from Mr.. Yeager's angle it looks
like a gravel train for the Brooklyn bunch
under Donovan, and yet 2. Donovan has
shown excellent managerial ability with
weak material In the past and may surprise
the boys again.
Fred Tenney will have fewer ball players
under contract than any other major league
manager, and it's an open question what
effect this will have on his success for
there are times when too many players
around kill all chances for success.
Hugh Duffy has left Boston for Savannah.
Before leaving he said that If the Phillies
landed as high next season as last he would
be satisfied. Give me a couple of star
pitchers" said Duffy, and ! would fear
nothing in the big leagues. "
Larry Latoie would be more than in 1t
with his Cleveland club were his pitchers
more formidable With Che Boston or Chi