Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-15
BASE BALL NOTES.

this spring, or the pitchers are much bet
ter.
Griffith hes about decided to play la
Porte at third with Moriarty as utility.
Word comes from jersey City that Man
ager Murray has closed contracts with
George Grant of the Harvard law school
as an infeider.
Buckenberger ough, to find Gene Demont
whom he has secured from Toledo. most
valuable man.
The Atlanta players will receive 5000 II
they land the Southern League pennaBt>>
this year. There's Inspiration enough to
produce results.
Vic Willis made good in his first game
with fast company.
Each club in the Western League posted
a $4,000 guarantee to finish the season. The
schedule calls for lJa games by each club.
The Phillies played better ball against
New York than they did against the Ath-
letics.
George Mcbride shorts;op of the ~.
Louis National. probably will he turned
adrift. He is dissatisfied with ST. Louis.
and the sentiment is reciprocated 10y the
Mound City.
1t is said that P T Powers. who was
turned down president of the Eastern
League. will soon. with hs friends, have
controlling interest in the eastern organizi-
ton once more.
The Sporting News says: Ted Sullivan,
who discovered Johnnie King and secured
his first jor league engagement, signed
him to his 1905 contract after the failure
OF President Murphy and Manager Glance
to arrange terms with him. SulliVans n
fluence with ball players has again been
demonstrated"
With Hub Hart, the old Boston college
man, filling Danny Green's berth in the
right garden. the Chicago Americans have
one of the fastest sprinters in the game.
Hart should be strong factor in base
running this season.
Secretary FarreilS warning to minor
q n
ers' services without a contract viii resdit
in the loss OF the right of reservation
should be needed. says the Sporting News
All contracts must be forwarded TO the
secretary of the national association for
record
Manager McCloskey of the st. Louis Ma
tionals has released Jack Duuleavy and
Johnny Burns to the indianapolis Ameri-
can Association Club. When Mcl'loskey
took charge of the St Louis Nationals he
said he would barbor nothing but hitters.
and as these players are teartully shy with
the stick McCloskey deemed them no good
for his charges.
II consider these the most important
rules the commission has ever made" was
the comment OF Chairman Herman on tho
rules regarding the covering Of play
ers. I'm the covertng-up rule the fact that
a player is returned TO minor league ciIo
without trial shall constitute prima facie
evidence that the player has been covered
up, and the commission Will act accord
ingly.'
Manager HanIon thought SO wei Of
Humpy Badels work In the Bison pre-
serves that he approached George StaInnPs
with reference to securing the fast gard
ener Red utility man, but the Buffalo
manager did not to let go just
present. with Segie and Captain Kelley
out, the Red outfeid would be in a bad
way in case either Barry or Carr were In
jured
A Denver man says OF the foul strike
rule: 1.-The majority OF the fans know that
the National League is playing the dog-in-
the7manger policy concerning the playing
rules, but just wait until it reaches their
pocketbooks, then watch them hop around
for the remedy. Anyhow, the foul strike
rule Is an in-htting piece of bric-a-brac in
base ball, and when its author recently
retired from the game he could have gone
out with the lasting gratitude Of an army
OF fans If he had taken the father.ess
thing with him"
1t was Pitcher Harley of the Atlan'Ps
formerly of the Boston Nationals who
trimmed the New York Americans last
Friday handsomely by a score of to i.
The Atlanta Constitution said: Harley Is
booked TO make good and hold his own
Graceful in his delivery. confident in his
own ability. he has everything needed to
make a good pitcher. He can both field
his position and keep his nerve in critical
moments, and Is one Of Billy Smiths best
finds of the season"
Says President p. b. johnson OF the
American League: american League UNI
pres are required to make distinction
between home and visiting teams, but 70
give decisions as they see them without
consideration for popular approval a home
umpire cannot remain on my staff for
such an official is not honest. The visiting
team is much entitled TO a square deal
as the home club, and the manager and
player who know that and umpire has
cheated for them their own grounds
know that he win rob them when the
road. It is difficult to enforce discipline
when the umpire is doing his duty coz
scientiously, and crooked Official cannot
keep victims OF his injustice under control.
Fair play for every club. at home or on the
road. leader or tailender. is the American
Leagues policy"