The Washington herald., 1906-12-15
BASEBALL NOTES.

Might as well bottle Up ali talk Of either
major league returning to the 140-game
/ schedule
Columbus is anxious to get Jude and
| Odwell from Cincinnati No deal has been
made as yet
/ The champagne corks hit the ceiling at
a .f0 clip the night Ban Johnson and
| Charley Comiskey buried the hatchet"
Joe Kelly says he doesn't know where he
will play next season, as he has not read
| the papers recently. A cinch that he will
not be with the Reds.
Cincinnati is willing to relieve New
/ York of Roger Bresnahan. But as Hug
| gins is demanded at the other end of the
deal. there is nothing doing
Manager Cantillon VIII notify the
Washington players to meet him at Chi
cago on March 3, when the team will
start for Galveston, Tex, to train.
Washington has two games scheduled
| TO be played in Cincinnati during the
spring exhibition season. Cantnon's men
Will meet the Reds on April and 3.
The season Of 1907 in the National
League viii open April H. with Pittsburg
in Cincinnati. Chicago in St. Louis Brook
lyn in Philadelphia, and Boston in New
York
Tom Noyes. Clark Griffith. and Connie
mittee. They will not be burdened with
,abOrs, for it seems certain that there
will be no new rules.
The Wabash College athletic authorities
viii more than likely make a strong bid
10 secure the services of Tate" CromIey.
the HoOsier's crack slab artist, to again
coach the baseball nine this spring
Providence has given former Manager
Jack Dunn his release. so that he would
be free to accept any other managerial
berth that may be OPEN Jack most likely
VIII sign to handle Ned Hanlon's Orioles
The New York American League club
is said to have cleared $4,000 during the
past season. The club now has paid off
ali the expenses incurred in locating in
New York three years ago, and has a
comfortable balance in bank.
Doc" Newton, the New York Ameri-
cen pitcher. declares that he was the
victim of Clarke Grifhth's dispIeasure
and not of his own acts, when ne was
suspended by the Highlanders. He SAYS
he'll never play in New York again.
The passing of Messrs. SOden and
Conant. former owners of the Boston
club, was a most affecting scene in the
National League meeting. Both gentle
men accomplished much for the game In
their many years Of service. and It IS
with regret they now lay down the cares
Of ownership.
Ban Johnson received salary of s1.2O
the first year he was president OF the old
Western League. which became the
American League in the late SOS. Now
johnson draws down $4,000. He earns II.
and the league can we'll afford to reward
him for his hard and faithful services.
jim Morgan will make valuable player
for the Montreal club. He is shy at the
bat, but little coaching may bring him
around all right Mat Kittredge IN
doubtedly will give Montreal its best
team. He has Frank Ferrell back Of him.
and Kit knows where to lay his hands on
good players
American League managers found il i'm
possible to gold-brick Manager Cantillon
in trade for Jake Stahi Cantillon and
every other student of baseball believes
that Stahl will develop into a great first
baseman, when he realizes that he no
longer has the cares Of the team to worry
over. Neither Lindsay nor Grimshaw is
major league first sacker.