The Washington times., 1906-12-26
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the only looking glass in the room. His
team won tine next seven games, so ne
says.
Mike Donlin is getting into condition
apidly by going in for roller skating
N New York. He will play left field for
the Giants next season. with Seymour
N center. and shannon and Brown
nghting IL OUT for right.
The st. Louis Nationals have offered
Catcher Murray 10 the Indianapolis
team. Murray did good work for the
Cardinals in the outtieid last season
and would have a string tied TO him IL
he went with the HoOsiers.
over in ST. Louis they are importuning
Manager McAleer 10 grab Lave Cross
Tor the third-base position on the AM
erican League team. Lave is getting
a trihe old, but stiu is full of ginger
and good baseball.
President Ban Johnson. Of the Ameri-
can League, is quoted IS saying that the
season in his league VIII begin about
Aprli u. That looks as though the
mighty Ban had docided upon d sched-
ule OF I5i games.
Vic Willis is spending his vacation in
MS New Jersey home. incidentally Vic
Tor is picking up a little cash on the
side by polishing trolley wires without
the use of ladder.
According TO the Detroit Journal
there Is nothing in tho report that
Hugh Jennings VIII turn loose all Of the
Detroit players except O'Leary and
Schaeffer. He thinks pretty well Of
Matty Mcintyre, Sam Crawford. Bill
Coughlin. George Mullin, Bill Donovan
and Few more. If he released that
punch they would not be out OF an en-
sdgement long.
The next event in order in the meeting
IN New York city viii be the annual
meeting of the National Association OF
professional Baseball Leagues ernbrac-
lLg all the minor leagues This will be
leld on the second Tuesday in January.
Inc scope OF this organization may he
seen from the statement that il gives
employment TO fully 5000 players.
Fred Tenney viii play Sunday hall
next season. something he has never
zone before. Fred has an interest i'm the
8-g9toH c-uD now, ana IL makes a lot OF
,-',---IS li-sIellSe whether you are working for
gouIseli or some one else. The Boston
team WlI be good Sunday attraction
tOfOre.
Stanley Robson. OF - T.o,,fs r-,,.,,
asked what he had Accomplished in f6e
way or trades, said. we tried 0u-
Iy ly-slN men during the season of l9l6.
aliLld- Dldn look FOR any trades al
IlIS meeting. bur would have made any
"hlcn might have added strength Ia Cur
.EIIu, ne others We're all looking for
ne best OF il. and that is why 81 Iorlis
u4a not hEure in a trade"
@ r rank Delehanty. who played left
IleId a part Of last season for inc N.yU
I.3Ii. Iolh americans. was operated on last
Hteh Lur appendicitis at his home in
cleveland Although the ordeal VS.
severe DelehanJy is now recovering
rapidly and Hlu be OUT of the hospital
Ii, - q ieW aaEs. De.ehanty says thar he
@ NL9 D5t-leFed great deal by this all
Ihenl last season. but expects to he in
pt-ttF condition than ever before when
ne reports to Griffith in the spring.
The unkindest cut of fate ever
ran across" says Manager Larry .-UUas
the luck Monte Cross had the nrsr wear
ne was with the Phillies. When ne 'v-ss
secured from St Louis by COnonei Rog-
SI~ the latter promised him a bonus 0f
$50 II Monte would bat 300 The nm
9Ilclai AVERAGES showed Monte To be
bdtuAg about -306, and as a result he
po4Eht up all the cigar stores within
I.tlL d nile OF tise GaTk. Then he woke
up, FOR the official averag ges came soon
dIter. giving him a. average of 3g9
IAnklng about losing all that money
Is what has kept him thin"
John I. Taylors announcement that
Lou Criger has gained twenty pounds
anu ls now IN good health is moss cheer
Iut news for Boston baseball fans
everyone Will rejoice for Criger-s SAX
as well as for the perhaps selfish rea
son that we are likely to see much
better baseball with Butch uD behind
the Dat Crlger in 1900 form will reil-
Venate the tailenders. for he has in an
exceptional degree the spirit as wei as
the intelligence that wins games. MAY
ne weather the winter in good shane
Is our ardent wish.-B0ston Herald
Uu in New York the baseball ScrIbes
arc working themselves into hysteria
over the report that Manager CantilIon
rs 70 trade Case Patten 10 Griffith for
DeIeEanty and another player Parten
may want 10 leave Washington but II
the Gotham writer's figure Joe CantlIon
70 get the worst of a deal which il
seems he would in the case mentioned,
they may as we'll calm down. Cantillon
- going slowly Patten IS easily an
AH-American League UWirLer and Grif-
nth has been after him an the year.
case Is not likely 10 get away without
some star material in return. and Dele
hAnty Is not of that CuiIber.