Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-05
BASE BALL NOTES.


where Hobe Ferris kicked him last season.
Secretary Navin Of the Detroit club be-
lieves that very few deals will be put
through at the American League meeting
next week.
Despite the fact that the championship
and worlds series are over Presider. Muir
ply of the Chicago Cubs keeps on working.
Several western papers have made the
mistake of thinking that Mike Lynch Of
Cambridge, recently signed by Baltimore,
was Mike Lynch, the Pittsburg pitcher
Joe Flanner of the Sporting News thinks
that Harry Nils of the st. Louis Browns
is the f1eetest runner in either league.
Hugh Duffy says that Hugh Jennings will
have his sympathy If it is true that the
latter will be called upon to build up team
of youngsters next spring.
Tim Jordan says he'll not sign with
Brooklyn unless President Ebbets meets
his figure and shakes hands with 1t. Tim
has the New York bee buzzng in his
bonnet.
Jack Doyle was signed yesterday to man
age the Milwaukee Ameri Association
ball team next season.
Despite the fact that Buffalo has lost a.
crack pitcher in Brockett who will go to
the New York Americans, the club will not
lack for strength in this department. with
Kissnger, Michigan, Tozer, Greene, Wo-
Wrinkle and Currie left.
1t is reported that no less than five
American League clubs have concluded
arrangements for the transfer Of leading
players, the announcement of which is
being held back until the shifts are ratified
at the winter meeting.
Messrs Dewey and Tenney have decided
to send the Boston Nationals south this
spring as usual and will pick out an
exhibition trip through Virginia, making a
special effort to get games at Norfolk and
Richmond.
Syndicate ball is Furnishing again, from
all accounts, in the ranks Of the National
League. Well-posted base ball men say
that at least three clubs in the circuit are
controlled by Barney Dreyfus, who Is the
leading owner Of the Pittsburgs, has a
block of stock in the PhiladelI HAS and is
now said to be the real power behind the
throne in the Boston club.
One day when the Athletics were return
ing to Philadelphia Connie Mack picked
up an Indian player named Finance. He
was already long on aboriginal talent, for
he had Bender and Louis Bruce. The ap-
pearance Of the third Indian alarmed Hoff-
man. Them Injuns may be good ball
players all right, all right" he told one Of
his friends, but I hate to see SO many
foreigners breaking into the game"
While the Brooklyn officials have stated
positively that they will not consent to
the deal it is persistently rumored that the
New York club has offered $4,000 cash for
First Baseman Jordan and Rightfelder
Lumley McGraw is anxious to secure
these two men to strengthen his former
champions, but Manager Donovan Of the
Brooklyns has just placed himself on record
with the statement that if Jordan and
Lumley are sold to New York he will tender
his resignation Lumley has already signed
contract for next year, but Jordan, be-
lieving that he may have a chance to re-
ceive fancy salary from New York, is
holding off. If the Brooklyn club should
decide to let these two men go the game at
Washington Park would receive a hard
knock Brooklyn fans would like to have
a final answer from President Ebbets.