Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-22
BASE BALL NOTES.

Umpire Evans received a present of $500
from President Johnson at the close of the
season.
Murphy is bound to get that word
champion" in somewhere and so proposes
to have an emblem with the words Chain
pions. Make Worlds Records on it.
Pitcher Mcintyre of the Brooklyns expects
to be freed from one contract in which
there is no reserve clause. He is suing his
wife for divorce.
The Detroit Times inclines to the opinion
that it will be impossible to make the
game success in that city until Sunday
games are played.
Shortstop Turner's knee has been bother
ing him some since the season closed, but
it is expected it will be all right If he gives
it an entire rest.
The ruling passion is apparently as
strong with Rube Waddell as ever. even
In the off season. Last week he deserted
the Berwick foot ball team at the eleventh
hour to go hunting-not fishing this time.
The New York Globe says that 'Matty''
Mcintyre, the Detroit outfielder, did more
to knock New York out of the pennant la st
season than any one PLAYER And he is a
Staten Islander.
Hugh Duffy claims that the reason he
did not make a decided success of manag-
Ing the Phillies in the last two years was
that he did not receive enough coin to put
through deals. Again those millionaire own
ers loom up as small boys with the money
president Hermann announces that there
VIII De no advance money given any of the
Reds between now and the opening Of the
season. The old practice of allowing play
ers to get hundreds of dollars ahead of the
club before the season opened has proved to
be an injurious one.
Outfieldcr Ganley of the Pttsburgs has
seen a lot of experience in base ball. A
Lowell boy. he began to play with Tom
Kelley in Meriden in 1898, and since then
has played in Brockton, Albany, Schenec-
tady, Marion. Columbus, Milwaukee, Des
Moines and Oakland. Cal. 1t cost Pitts
burg 50, 900 to secure him.
NOW 1t is said that all that Connie Mack
secured waivers on Catcher Shreck for
was to brighten him so that he would be-
have and let the booze alone. Harry Davis
says no one can hold Waddell as Shreck can
and Connie will therefore hang on to him
If he can.
The lease Of the saloon conducted in st.
Louis by Powell and O'Connor expires No
vember 30, and these gentlemen announce
they will retire from that line of business
for good. I'VE have made money" said,
O'Connor. but have come to the conclu-
sion 1t is better for US to abandon that
business. We want to invest our money in
some good minor league proposition"
Bid McPhee has not been forgotten by
the followers of base ball. In recent
controversy, started by Philadelphia writ
er through his claim that Buck Ewing came
nearer being the ideal ball player than any
man that ever wore spikes, .McPhee was
held up by a number of correspondents as
the model player.
The Jacksonville people feel sore that the
Cleveland club should have thrown the city
down as place for spring training after
having signified their satisfaction with the
place. Secretary Barnard has now secured
quarters at Macon. Ga. the old stamping
ground of the Boston Americans, and will
put his time in there. Jacksonville will
now try to get Brooklyn, which ap-
piled for the grounds after Cleveland had
closed for them.
Now they have it that "Bin Bowerman
of Johnny McGraw's catching staff is 60
ing into retirement He's got alarm in
Michigan, and is coping some $15,OOO
per, tbs claimed Fifteen dollars would
likely be nearer "BiIrs" winnings. There's
one player who will stay in the game as
long as he can squeeze out a penny. He's
not only an enthusiast, but appreciates how
soft is the ''dougt' he's getting out Of the
game.
Lajoie tells this one about Walker. the
tall pitcher who was once with the club
"One day in Philadelphia the left hind
wheel of Jimmy Hayes old yellow bus
came OIL when We were on the way to the
game and the axle came down In the street
with bump. Walker hoppeo out, grabbed
the axle, and, lifting 1t I'D, held it until
the wheel was put back on again. Flick
Bernhard, Joss ard 1 were in that corner
Of the bus and Walker must have lifted
close to thousand pounds"