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star at Indianapolis last year.
Clarke Grif1th came to the rescue OF Ed
Sieyer. Detroit wanted to sell the pitcher
to the Indianapolis club and Griffith de-
ciined to waive claim.
lake" Beckley. "Old Eagle Eye has
the ST. Louis National League team this
year.
While various teams are making pennant
claims. Fred Clarke and bis Buccaneers
training and saying nothing. Clarke
always was better at accomplishing things
than telling about them.
Jack Doyle is to manage the Des Moines
club this year New York, Chicago. Brook
lyn. Baltimore. Washington. Cleveland and
Columbus are some of the cities In which
the peripatetic Jack has played.
Criger is feeling much improved at Hot
Springs. and the Boston players with him
think he will be in the game this spring.
but do not expect him to be able to catch
at the opening of the season.
Elberfeld. the New York Amer. cans short
stop. has had no trouble with his dinky
through the season in fine shape. If he
does the Highlanders will be a much
stronger aggregation than last year.
The largest squad that ever represented
the Chicago Americans left Chicago for
Jackson. Miss. There were nineteen play
ers in the party. and there VIII probaDiy
be some awful cutting when the ak rams,
nearly all of last years players are IN
tit condition.
Ralph Glaze, the Dartmouth recruit of
the Boston Americans, pitched one inning
against the Mercer College team IN Macon n
the other day and was batted all over the
pasture He had lame arm. however In
the same game Jimmy Collins made a sin
gle two doubles and a triple.
There is no doubt that Wild Conroy Will
make u first-ciass outfieder for Griffith,
but It is taking cracking good third oase-
man away from the team to SHIFT MN 10
the outfield
Tho ,etarap C,eorpe Van Haltren who is
managing the Oakland club of the Pacific
Coast League. has just signed j. T. Cox, a
pitcher who was with the Georgetown Uni
yersity team, and who will make his hrst
appearance a professional.
Manager McAleer of the St Louis Browns
has offered Manager Gardner OF the Dallas
(Texasl team 81 900 for the release OF hugh
Tate of Cumberland, but Gardner refused
to give the player up on account OF the
controversy with Sioux city over his serv-
ices. Tate has returned to Cumberland
and declares he will not go back to Texas,
as he does not like the limate.-Exchanse.
Bosh.
An Indian named Nefeau is practicing
with the Pittsburgs. He is to play with
the Little Rock team this year. but is eX-
pected to become a Pirate some day. His
abilities are described thus: He can pitch,
catch play first or the outfield while at
bat he is sure to prove terror 10 oppos-
ing pitchers. and he can run like deer.
Why not bring him into major league COM
pany right now, if he can do all that?
Jack Sheridan's decision to umpire in the
American League again this year is well
come news for both players and fans. Sher-
idan is undoubtedly the best umpire in the
profession. He has been in harness FOR
years and has stood the test We'll He has
enforced the rules TO the letter, the players
and the cranks respect him and he enjoys
the confidence of President johnson and
the club owners. In Hank O'Day the Ma
tional League has umpire who Is In
Sheridan's class. O'Day has very little
trouble with the kickers, because he sup
presses them with an iron hand and does
not fear crowd If there were more UNI
pires like Sheridan and O'Day there would
be comparatively little disorder on the ball
field.