The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-11-22
WINTER SPORT NEWS
FOR THE
FAN
Fred Clark May be Succeeded
at Pittsburg by Leach as
Manager.

Ii seems to be an accepted fact that
the Hishlanders will train at Atlanta
next spring. The New York papers
have announced the fact without any
qualifications, in spite OF the fact that
the Atlanta club has refused to
acknowledge that the deal has been
closed. Griffith trained at Atlanta in
1908 and 1904. and has been wanting
to get back to Piedmont ever since
Cleveland nosed him ont there two
years ago, His opportunity came last
summer when the Atlanta club found
itself in need of a good pitcher. and
Griffith loaned them Hughes, who
made good in the Southern league and
Kept the Atlanta club in the race.
There is 10 longer any doubt that the
conditions Oh which Hughes was
loaned 10 Atlanta We're that the High
landers would be permitted to train
there next spring.
While the presence OF the High
landers at Atlanta will compel the
Cleveland club to go farther south
for their preliminary work. it is more
than probable that the Maps will make
arrangements to stop off at Atlanta
for a few days to break the jump
north, and Manager Lejoie thinks that
this can be easily arranged. because
the Highlanders are scheduled to play
in Columbus on April 4. and in order
to do this they will probably leave
Atlanta not later than April 1. AS
Cleveland is scheduled to play in Day.
ton on April 5, Manager Lajcie can
very easily spend two or three days in
Atlanta enroute to Dayton. The one
best bet is that Atlanta will be glad
TO welcome the Maps after three
weeks of the Highlanders. Manager
Griffith has the reputation of being
just as tantalizing in city where
his team trains as he is on the Ameri-
can league circuit during the cham
pionship season. and it is good bet
that the Atlanta club officials will
have their patience sorely tried by
Grifith's strenuousity during his stay
at Piedmont next spring.
II Frank Clarke decides tc retire
from the management OF the Pitts
burg team next season. local interest
in the Pirates may be augmented by
the selection OF a Clevelander to fill
Clarke's shoes. Tommy Leach is now
favorabiy mentioned as possible sue
DSr \
ton the Pittsburg Gazette-Times has
the following to say:
III Clarke decides to quit baseball,
President Dreyfus will have another
man to lead the Pirates. 1t is 10 to
that he is already selected, and his
name may happen to be Tommy Leach.
The latter made q good record as
manager OF the Pirates on the barn
storming trip. He exhibited the ag-
gressiveness of a Mugsy McGraw with
out the latters violent language and
at times unreasonable actions. Leach
is popular with players and a local
player to the backbone. Now, all this
is guess work. but pretty good guess
work at that. Not word has been
said about the matter by any of the
club officials, but they are all prais-
ing Leach, and that means some
thinS."
When the rules committee meets
this winter they ought to provide
some definite rule for the playing of
double-headers next season. In the
last campaign, especially in the Ma
tional league, many double-headers
We're played, in which only seven and
some times even five innings of the
last game were gone through. Such
contests are joke. They are an in
justice to the public, and should be
stopped. Nine innings constitute u
game according to the rules. and If
the days are too short to play eigh-
teen innings when double-heaIers are
scheduled, with the first game begin
ming at o'clock, then every double
header should be started at l o'clock
Five inning games are unsatisfactory
to the fans who pay their money to
see the sport. What would be
thought of a theatrical manager who
| NO1inCiolCiS luC llSh vi nav
ing to cut off the last act OF his play
on account of lateness? The Ameri-
can league did not offend their pa
irons in this manner, and there were
very few instances during the season
when the first game of double
header was not started in plenty of
time to permit the playing of the full
nine innings in the second event
George b. Dovey, the new owner OF
the Boston National league club, has
been ball player and a patron OF
the game from his boyhood For the
last ten years he has been located in
st. Louis and Detroit as one of the
right-hand men of George Kobush. the
millionaire street railway magnate Of
Detroit. Mr.. Dovey's first connection
In st. Louis was with the St. Louis
Transit company, and later with thu
st. Louis Car company. This connec
ton Mr.. Dewey has resigned. Mr.
Dewey is As years old. He was TO,
several years associated in the rail
road business with the late Alder
Johnson, brother of Mayor Johnso,
OF Cleveland, and the financial backe
OF the old Brotherhood league in 1896
Mr.. Dewey is said to be good mix