Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-10
BASE BALL, RACING
AND OTHER SPORTS

| and his appearance this spring is highly
pleasing to Clark Griffith. Dougherty, when
right. can bat and run some.
There will be eight catchers of major
league experience In the American Associa-
ton next season. They are Bill Clarke.
Mike kahoe. Joe Sugden, Spike Sullivan,
Fred Abbott. Jack Ryan. Monte Bevilis. and
Frank Roth
Manager McAleer of the Browns is think
Ing of making Jack O'Connor field captain
the job.
Bobby Lowe has issued his ultimatum to
Manager Armour of Detroit. that he viii
no longer sign contract to act as bench
warmer. Hs wants his release.
Petite Powers. the mascot of the Cleveland
team. has fallen from grace. He smashed
the window of a school house the other
day. and was .pinched for truancy and dis
orderly conduct. Lajoie picked the lad up
several seasons ago and sent him to a
school in hopes of making something out
of him.
Next Fourth of July will mark the thir-
teenth year OF major league playing of
Bobby Wallace. the shortstop of the ST.
Louis Americans. And the bells will not
ring Tor him for many more years, unless
something unforeseen arises.
On account of the crowds In New Orleans
the Chicago Americans can't get good hotel
accommodations until the middle of the
month. and will do their preliminary stunts
In some city along the Mississippi.
Jimmie Williams has reported to the
Highlanders at Birmingham, Ala He told
Griffith that after he got home to Pittsburg
last fall he made the discovery that bone
was broken in his foot. He does not think
1t will trouble him any this season.
Charlie White, the referee, made a good
argument against the foul strike rule the
other day White is bas, ball crank as
well as an expert on pugilisn. when you
go to boxing contest" he said, you
don't care to see scientific tapping match
but stiff punching. The seme way at a
ball game. You want to s'ae the players
hit the ball on the nose"
Manager Armour is rather up against 1t
at Augusta. where mis- team is training,
Coughlin and Lindsay are his only infielders
as OLeary, Schaefer and Lowe are on the
outs with the club. and O'Leary and Schae-
Ter, instead of going to Augusta, returned
from Detroit to their homes in Chicago
No one viii ever accuse the Boston Amer
lean management of being stingy. Most
clubs insist their players paying their
own car fares to the point from which the
start is made to the training grounds This
year the club plays all the bills and no
matter how far player lives from WASH
ington the club foots the bill.
According to a Minneapolis DISPATCH
Schmidt, the catcher secured by Detroit
from the Milers. has written Minneapolis
friend that he will not sign with the Tigers
unless his salary is made more satisfactory
Smitty says he will stay in Coal HILL
Ark. and run his restaurant before he will
work for bush league pay.
JACK Doyle. the veteran first bassn.an, has
been selected by the Cantillon brothers,
Mike and Joe, to manage their Des Moines
club in the Western League this year Joe
Cantillon will be busy managing the Mil
waukee American Association club again.
ana Mike Cantillon. who ha aided the Des
Moines club we'll enough to land the pen
nant last year, will delegate part of his
authority at least to Doyle as player man.
ager Jack was with the Toleto club part
of last season.
Said Jesse Tapnahill ar TJot Snrnas III a
other day: 1.-The only time Y ever saw
money thrown at player for his work on
the field was in Pittsburg during the sea-
son of 1900. and Jimmy Williams was the
man We were playing a 1ouble-header
ana Jimmy went to bat nine times in the
two games and got q safe bingle each
time His work won both games for US,
and when he made his ninth hit the crowd
grew SO enthusiastic that they fairly show
cred silver around the players bench, keep
ing the rest of us busy picking ii up for
Jimmy He carried home collection of
silver money that night in bag, but il
netted him over $50"