Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-07
: BASE BALL NOTES.

Lou Crtger of the Boston Americans Is
seriously Ill at his home in Enkhart. Ind.
with spinal trouble, and it is feared
that he viii not be able to report for duty
this spring.
The Philadelphia National League base
ball club announced today that Catcher
Charley Doom had signed a contract for
the coming season. Doom, unlike many
major league players, got a substantial
increase of salary. He may go south IN
a. few weeks with a number of young pitch
ers signed by the Phillies.
John Freeman, known to the base ball
fans as "Bucky," has again signed with
the Boston Americans. He announced to-
DAY that he win play right field and first
dered to report at Hot Springs, Ark with
others of the team when notified by Man
ager Collins:
Joseph Gordon president of the New York
Americans, has been reappointed assistant
superintendent of buildings for Manhattan
for term of four years. He received notice
to this effect yesterday. and was busy ac-
knowledglng the congratulations of his
many base ball friends at headquarters in
the Flatiron building.
It's big jump from the Vineennes, Ind,
team of the Kentucky IRdiana-Tennesses
League to the New York Giants but that
Is to make. having signed with New York.
Duggan made fine record with Vincennes
and FRANKLIN College, and 1t is believed
he Will make good.
The Boston Nationals infield will be made
up of Tenney. Abbaticchio, Bridwell and
Brain, which Is the best combination Soden
and Conant have had since the days of
Long, Lowe and Collins. With Howard,
Dolan and another good man in the out
field, Tenny will have much better team
than the Jokes who burlesqued the game
last sea son.
President Ebbets announced yesterday
that Phil lewis, the big shortstop of the
Superbas. had signed a contract for the
coming season. AS announced last week.
Lewis paid a visit to Brooklyn and had
a conference with the Brooklyn club official,
which resulted in his affixing his signa-
ture TO the proper document He will finish
his studies at Cornell and report to Dono-
van when the team leaves on March 10
for Columbia. S. c.
Jack Bagley. first baseman of the York
team for the past two seasons has signed
with the Hoiyoke, Mass, team, in the
Connecticut League. Manager Heckert has
signed Bud Sharpe III Bagley's place.
Sharpe is an all-around player.
II have no trouble getting bali players"
said Joe CantiIlon the other day What
troubles me is getting the work out OF
them" And Joseph said one of the real
wise things of the winter 1t isn't hard
on contracts. wear the uniforms and eat
the free meals. But It's another question
to find young men who can make good
with the slapstick and in pursuit of the
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tree.
Manager Hanlon has secured August Dor
rer. the star pitcher of the American AS
ISOLATION last year, for the Cincinnati team.
Dorner pitched in a majority of the winning
games for Columbus, and in Hanlon's opin-
ion he Will make good In the big circuit
from the start. Hanlon has strong corps
of pitchers, but Is not yet satisfied with his
backstops He has been unable to make
a deal with the New York club for Bower
man and has turned in another direction
for a star backstop.
When the national base ball commission
meets here on February 13 the cases of four
blacklisted players-Owens, Reisling, VIE
gand and Heydon-will come up for final
adjustment These men jumped contracts
to play with the Tri-State League, out
law organization, and were promptly de-
barred from playing again with any nation
al agreement club. AS they are now at the
mercy of the outlaws they are anxious to
get back to organized ball.
Bob Uuglaub utility man on the Boston
Americans, has signed an outlaw contract.
Jimmie Sebring of the Chicago Nationals,
the manager of the Williamsport team, has
succeeded in signing him by means of a
glittering salary Involvement II needed
the money" Is all Bob will sayfn explana-
ton of his strange move. Il am not afraid
Of being blacklisted. That rule of the
national commissions is a bluff. Collins
refused to give me boost so decided to
jump"