The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-21
BASEBALLNOTES.

Pnttsburg has offered Ed Phelps and
fndelder Sheehan to Columbus for Catch
er Blue The proposition has not yet
zen accepted by President Bryce.
The Birmingham club Of the Southern
League has made a proposition to Presi-
den Hermann for First Baseman Deal.
II the latter is satisfied, the sale will be
made
Heinie Peitz probably will land In Lou
isville as part Of the deal for Outfelder
Billy Mailman. Peitz stands a good
chance Of being made manager OF the
Colouels.
Manager Hanlou, Of the Reds, is said
10 control the only piece OF property in
Baltimore suitable for baseball park pur-
poses. Ultimately the tract viii be worth
S20o,000, assuring Hanlons financial fu-
ture
There are rumors from indianapolis
that Mike Kahoe is TO get his from Man
ager Watkins, now that Pat Livingston
has been secured 20 catch for the H00s-
iers. At that Kahoe will not be long
without a job.
Comiskey says that Hugh Jennings will
materially strengthen the Detroit club.
and that If Boston succeeds in securing
a live manager b will be in q position TO
make a night for the flag he looks for a
repetition of the race IN the National
League and picks Chicago to win in a
walk
Bid McPhee has not been forgotten by
the followers of baseball IN a recent
controversy. started by a Philadelphia
writer through his claim that Buck Ew-
ing came nearer being the ideal ball
player than any other man that ever
wore spikes, McPhee was held up by a
number Of correspondents as the model
player
The annual meeting Of the national COM
mission VIII be held in Cincinnati Mon
day. January :, AT which time Mr.. Herr
mann viii be- unanimously reelected
chairman The Sebring case and other
important matters will be- taken up m
this meeting Ii is expected that the
schedule committees OF the two major
leagues viii meet for conference at the
same time
En- Sue and Barney JOY. the crack play.
ers OF the Honolulu Athletic Clubs base
ball nine. are going 10 California TO play
ball with the san Francisco team, in the
Pacific Coast League. next season 4 ca
bic was received from a representative
Of the san Francisco club making Joy
and En- Sue an offer. just what this offer
is cannot at present be asCerained. a
hundred dollars a month and expenses
viii probably be near the salary mark.
"Jiggs" DOnahue is very proud Of a
souvenir of the worlds series I'm the form
OF a tobacco case Of sterling silver. Each
member OF the team was presented with
one by big tobacco firm. Engraved on
each cover IS the name Of the player to
whom II is presented and the inscription:
White Stockings. Worlds Champions"
On the back of each box are engraved the
scores Of the six games played in the Sc
ries. For its kind, the souvenir is unique
in that there IS nothing 10 indicate or adj
vert.se the name Of the firm presenting II.
Sandow Mertes is negotiating for the
purchase Of q planning mill. and declares
that ne VIII not play BAH any more Mer-
ties is carpenter and builder, and has
fine chances in this line in San Francisco
He expects to go into business with his
brothers. and says ne is tired Of baseball
and long jumps lie is pleased with St.
Louis treatment but has had enough Of
the game Last season was his thirteenth
He began with the Philadelphia Nationals.
dropped back into the minors for three
years, came back and was for five years
with Chicago. three and half with New
York, and half season with the ST.
Louis Cardinals.
II VIII not be surprising II Roaring
Bill" Clarke, the Toledo first baseman is
traded. He managed the Toledo team sue
cessfully last season. and has a contract
for another year with that club. But
Armour, the new owner, is a practical
baseball man, and it is expected that he
viii direct the play Of the Mud Hens from
the bench next season Toledo hardly
could AFFORD TO carry two managers on
the payroll. and it looks as if the owners
probably would arrange to place Clark
somewhere else. He might find a berth
I'm either Louisville or Kansas City
The Athletics and the Philadelphia base
ball patrons were never compensated for
the loss Of Lajoie, the greatest Of all ball
players. and it would be a great thing for
the game in this city to bring man like
Collins here, says the Philadelphia Rec
ord The weakness at third base is what
cost the Athletics the championship last
season. and any further experimenting in
this important position may cost the club
a great deal more than Collins salary
would amount The club lost considera-
BILE prestige by the way it finished last
season. and to restore the confidence of
the public a better move than to get Col
Inns could not be made.
The deal with the ST Louis Cardinals
that has been on for the last several
days for the services OF Mike Grady was
officially called off yesterday when PreSi-
dent Hermann failed 20 hear from any
of the St Louis people on the subject,
says the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Grady would undoubtedly have strength
ened the Reds catching department and
filled In d deDlorable gap. Of course,
Mclean and Starnagle may turn out to
be the goods. but President Hermann
is DESTROYS of taking no chances on this
and is searching for a man who is the
equal of Admiral Schlei to assist in the
backstop work. in case those youngsters
fall down.