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

Jack Dunn is likely candidate to sue
coed Ed Ashenbach as manager of the
Scranton team.
From Toledo We hear that Bill Armour is
to tie can on Gene Demont. Armour says
he will have little use for o.d-timers.
Rather elusive Pitcher Beebe-the pitcher
Chicago traded to the st. Louis Nationals
had Ill strike outs in twenty-five games.
EMPIRES Owens and Kane, with the Amer
lean Association last year, are to be with
the Eastern the coming season. Moran will
remain with Pat Powers
According to the veteran critic Horace Fo-
gel. Connie Mack would like to secure Col
Inns, but when Connie sits down to think
on the size of the salary Collins would de-
mand he gets slight attack of heart fail
ure.
Bill Hinchman will have to fight it out
with Congalton for an outfed position on
the Cleveland team. The consensus of opin-
ion is that Hinchman will win in the con-
test.
Outfielder Newton j. Randall the out
fielder recommended to the Chicago Ma
tionals by Frank Selee, has signed for next
season. He batted for $40 in the Western
League.
Jack Doyle is back in Holyoke. He says
he is much pleased at his ability in landing
the management of the Milwaukee club. He
will return to Milwaukee after the holidays.
According to Jack Taylor. the pitcher, the
ST. Louis National club it finished the
season was the best that ST. Louis has had
for years. when McCloskey gets that
bunch of youngsters going he will make EN-
all hustle" says Taylor.
Harry Howell is winterng in st. Louis.
He is pulling strings to get job in the St.
Louis water department, but the politicians
call Howell rank outsider and can't see
him for the job. AS Howell has a voting
residence in St. Louis he claims he is en-
titled to the position.
Henry Merrill of Wilkesbarre advises ev-
cry batsman to cultivate the art of place
hitting as much as possible. Fine, fine! 1t 9
a good thing to acquire after has ac-
quired the knack of first hitting the ball
safely.
Manager Ed Barrow of Toronto has sign
ed Pitcher Rudolph. the star of the Ford
ham team. for next summer. Rudolph is
but nineteen years old and is said to be a
wonder. After the college season closed
last June Rudolph pitched in Vermont and
later went to the New Haven club.
There never was a season when clubs
carried 50 many men as this. Clubs are
carrying thirty-five and more men, and 1t
will be necessary to rid themselves of many
of these before the frost is out of the
ground
Seems that Frank Farrell ought not to
hesitate long at a chance to swap Jack"
CHESHIRE for Bill Dineen. Jack was
eliminated from the game sixteen times last
season, being "champeen'' of the American
League in that respect.
When one scans the table giving the win
ming percentages of the pitchers of the Ma
tionai League and discovers that four of
Charley Murphy'S hired men are among
the first five names recorded, the reason for
that unparalleled record for championship
race is quickly and fOrcibly revealed.
Tozier. premier pitcher of the champion
Buffalo team of the Eastern League, Is a
st. Louisan. He has made steady progress
in his profession since 1903. when he was
with the Butte and Salt Lake clubs of the
Pacific National League. His record that
year with tail-end team was six victories
and nine defeats His control was not good
but he had fine sped and put a four-hit
game to his record. Prior to his joining
President Lucas league Tozier's experience
was against Independent teams in and
around st. Louis. In 1904 he was with Salt
Lake. In 1905 with Los Angeles
II Manager Stahl has his way Outfielder
Hayden will not be on the roster of the
Boston American League club next season.
An effort will be made to dispose of him
and II 1t fails he will be released. Stahl
says that in his opinion Hayden lacked the
caliber of major league player and was
extremely weak. He was weak in covering
ground and in throwing" said Stahl. IT
was compelled repeatedly to wander into his
territory to get balls"
The Donahue family-with Jiggs at the
head-has been coming to the front as a
great base ball aggregation of late and RI
season three members of the Donahue fam
iily-Jiggs. John and William-played with
league teams and all made great records
JiggS was foremost as first baSeman of the
worlds champions. the Chicago White
Stockings while John was with the team
that finished close to the champions in the
Central League, and William played with
the Portland team of the Pacific League.
That was pretty good-two champion teams
and a second. The youngster who was with
Portland made splendid record and will
be sought by major league clubs next year.
John. with Springfield. also made good and
Is already being mentioned as a major
Lacquer for next year or the year follow
ing. When Jiggs retires the younger broth
ers win be ready to keep up the reputation
of the family In the base ball world.-Co-
lumbus Dispatch