The Washington times., 1906-12-17

Bill Clarke. Toledo's frst-sacker. says
that Townsend. bought by Columbus
from Cleveland would be q great pitch
er If he could work as well IL the after
noon as he san IN the morning. He al
ways has perfect control before lunch
and after eating is as wild as a March
hare. according 10 Clarke, who played
with him several years ago.
Catcher Bergen. OF Brooklyn. is the
only baekstop who ever caught three
nen mapping OF bases while one man
Y as waiting at the bat II was at Fort
wayne several seasons ago, and the
oases were niled. The man on second
TOOK Il comfortable lead. and Bergen
caught him By quick throw. Then the
man on first started TO steaa and Ber-
gen nabbed him. AS the ball came back
BeTsen whipped IL 10 third and caught
the man there.
President Ebbetts. OF Brooklyn. be-
heves Patsy Donovan and his boys have
an excellent chance TO capture the
coveted pennant next year.
Frank Chance and Jim Jenries are
TWO big men in California. Chance re-
IeTeed the preliminary 10 the O'Brien-
Burns night Al Los Angeles
Detroit officials say that Red Dona-
hues threatened retirement is only the
preliminary 10 a touch" and that .ne
bTick-topped pitcher VIII be back on the
Job next season.
Nick AItroCk is making a great name
for himself in the Overtime Rhine rs
tFict Of Cincinnati as a pool player.
St, Louis critics feel that Pickering Is
the missing link between the Browns
md the American League pennant.
Sam Mertes says that the story going
Hs- fri "a.
get the management OF the St Louis
Cardinals av ay from McClOskey is not
based on truth.
President Murphy, Of Chicago. says
that II he had his way he'd have only
married men on his ball team. He SAYS
matrimony makes players steady. eco
nomlcu and ambitious. Joe Tinker
agrees with President Murphy, but
thinks players wives should remain
away from the ball games in which their
husbands participate
Manager Frank Chance, Of the Chi
cagO Cubs, has charge OF ''bOOk'' at
the Ascot track at Los Angeles. How
ever, It's not his own money that he's
betting. -
Third Baseman Billy Phyie Is endeav-
oring 10 collect Sl29 from the Kansas
City club, WI .ch he claims was due him
when he wes transferred to the St.
Louis club
Johnny King, the Chicago catcher. has
opened new billiard hall IN Kansas,
City. a match between Jake Schaefer
and George Sutton was the opening at
traction.
According to Mr.. Dovey. Ab6aticchio
is cleaning up at least $4,000 a year with
his hotel In Latrobe. "Batty" can't be
blamed for not wanting to play ball
any more.
Outfieid5T Emil Frisk has been re-
turned by the St. Paul club to the St
Louis Browns. McAleer intends to use
the big Norwegian as an emergency
batter, n role in which Frisk is very
successful.
Hugh Duffy saws that Hugh Jennings
will have his sympathy If II is true that
the latter will be called upon TO build up
a team of youngsters next spring Duffy
has no faith AT all in young blood.
Hugh Jennings Is a great admirer OF
Outdelder u. Birmingham, the Cieye-
land recruit Birmingham was a Mer-
cersburg Academy player. and after
ward went TO Cornell. but did not grad
uate. He was a great drop kicker.
Chick -Ehl viii begin his eleventh
season Of r..s eball in Boston in 1907. He
will be thItv-fOur the 10th Of next
January. He has never played with any
other major league club than the Boston
Nationals and the Boston Americans.