The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-27
NOTES OF INTEREST
TO BASEBALL FANS

Fred Clarke wants 20 manage tho pittsbnrg
team from the bench this season. as be believes
bench manaser has an advantage over one
PLAYING OK the team
Hugh Jennings Detroit'e now manage. wants
pay rs VINO VIII hustle and obey orders. So
Ma Aleer. s. Louis Americans manager.
naseuian thls season This IS thc one weak
spot in the Browns team. snd with che posi-
pi0nship factor
Bin CLARKE. Toisdo's FRS, hsseman. saws
tse cleveland team. would be great pitcher
~ De- could twirl we'll in the afternoon as
ar can In the morning. He always has perfect
Cleveland is Glad that Andy coai,iev Un no,
ri WIN ne Athletics next SEASON. Like Tom
a. % step into the box
Evans. Tho young umpire, who came into the
AiIeilcon league last season from the ono
And Pennsylvania League is refereeinv roller
POLO games ga the West
NE National Baseball Association will meet
IN New foSA during ths second week in jan
Msnsser Fred Clarke. OF pi.tsburr viii take
only twenty leu 10 Hot Springs next sprinE
itr mas asked President Drsyfus 20 dispose OF
College baseball teams viii start indoor work
Christmas vacations
big league manager ara oufaffv 6f.Lerine
ana az ne spring meetings several important
".4.s VIII likely be put through.
'atcher Needham and outhciier hates OF
l-lsion Nationals. went from their homes Al
Steuoenvile, o.. 20 PittsburE 10 meet George
ts]oEel. the new club owner and sign contracts
Mig Clarke. the hard hitting Cleveland eaten
Or. mas started South 90 play With profes-
aieuel team during the winter
barney prryfus has been busy during the
last week dealing with Abhsticchio HIS newly
acquired second hasernan. who viii repInca the
veteran. Claude Ritchcy
The idea Of Umpire o'Dav TO make Tho bats-
Maa lines Visible OF all times by construct-
inG them u white rubber IS very good one
Ouineider Ganley, 81 PittsburE Is not a
gounsster ~ any means. RE broke into the
kame Ia ise. and Pittsburg had 10 nav the
oakland. cal. CLUB s2.ooo for his release
zoe Acliinnlty- the Iron man. may NOT b.
seen lL NeW 1orS uniform next season. Man
aEer McGraw is anxious e. re- rho Brown
GRADY battery from ffc 81. Louis club that he
EIopaoiy VIII consent 90 handing ovsr ice
Ever since last season closed % has been wins
pered around that McGlnnfty would be one OF
the Giants % walk the plank
the annual meeting Of the National Commits
sion VIII be held Mondeg January -fh ~
which time Garry Hermann viii BE- ,fnorf-
mousiv reelected chairman The sehrinr as,
ana other Important matters will be taken up
AZ this meeting
All the National League clubs are looking
Tor lefthand aud ''spitbalT' pitchers with me
nope of beating out the Chicago Guns re1f sea-
son. As Il was Altrock a lefthauder ana
hooks into the ''spuds' isSt fall Tor the big
There viii be six new MANAGERS in the Amer
lcan Association next seaEon-Mike CantT,lon IN
Minneapolis Armour in Toledo Jack Do,la I'M
Milwaukee FL Ashenhach In - Paul and new
men ln Louisville and Kansas City. yet an
Major league scouts have overlooked q be,
I"e ZION oliver Wailop. an Engishnlan living
ln 'ody- Nyo-, Fho recently took out NATURAL
zation papers is stlu unsigned
BILLY Dyer goes TO Atlanta oonditionsllv A.
lanta paid Cincinnati 500 for him ard agrees
- turn the player back 70 Cincinnati IN tho
want him Atlanta agrees 70 pay $500 moro fo~
him. or $500 IN all.