Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23
BASE BALL NOTES.

The local fans are already counting the
weeks and days until the opening of next
season.
II Santa Claus wants to do the right thing
by Washington let him put winning team
for 1907 in Joe Cantillon's stocking.
Fred Clarke will manage the Pittsburg
club from the bench this season. claiming
that a bench manager has an advantage of
one playing on the team.
Hugh Jennings wants players who will
hustle and obey orders. So do all the man
ayers, only some don't seem to have the
ability to make the men obey.
McAleer has secured Jim Delehanty from
Cincinnati, and the chances are he will turn
out to be a swell third baseman for Mac.
just Stone turned out fine batsman.
It's funny, but it's true. The poorest
player in the league usually becomes
$4,000 beauty in his managers eye when
the manager tries to sell or trade him.
Billy Dyer goes to Atlanta conditional
ly. Atlanta paid Cincinnati 500 for him
and agrees to turn the player back to Gin
cinnati in the fall, II he Is wanted. If Gin
cinnati does not want him Atlanta agrees to
pay $500 more for him, or $500 in all.
Outfielder Ganley of the Pittsburgs has
seen lot OF experience in base ball. He
began to play with Tom Reilly in Meriden
in 1898. and since then has played in Brock
ton, Albany, Schenectady, Marion. Column
bus. Milwaukee, Des Mones and Oakland,
Cal. 1t cost 4Pittsburg 5000 to secure
him.
Bill Clarke, Toledos first sacker. says
that Townsend. bought by Columbus from
Cleveland. would be a great pitcher If he
can in the morning. He always has per-
feet control before lunch, and after eating
is wild March hare.
Cleveland is glad that Coakley will not
pitch in the American League next sum-
mer. Like Tom Hughes, all Coakley had
to do to beat Cleveland was to step into
the box.
There will be six new managers in the
American Association next season-Mike
Cantilon in Minneapolis, Armour in Toledo,
Jack Doyle in Milwaukee, Ed Ashenbach in
st. Paul and new men in Louisville and
Kansas City. yet unnamed.
Major league scouts have overlooked a
bet. The Hon. Oliver Wallop. an English
man living In Cody, Wyo.. who recently
took out naturalization papers, is still I'M
signed.
Umpire Evans is refereeng roller polo
games in the west. Its a merry round
for me- says Evans. I'm the summer
dodge pop bottles in Chicago and in the
winter QOuSe POLO DallS. L COulQn get
out of condition If l wanted to-.
Base ball has had a Homer In Smoot and
Hillebrand, Victor in Willis and Linda
man, Virgil in Garvin, a Robert Lincoln
in Lowe, Mordecai in Brown, an Algerron
in Mcbride, Claude in Ritchey. an Adrian
In Joss, and now there is Blaine in young
Durbin, left-hander who has signed with
the Chicago Nationals
Billy Pheon of the Chicago Journal finds
1t easy to explain why it is that the Chi
cago champions are last in batting. He
says that they play seventy-seven of their
games at home, where no one can hit, and
each of the other clubs play but eleven
games in Chicago. Away from home the
Sox hit as we'll as any visiting club.
Joe McGinnity, he of the Iron Man"
uniform next season. Manager McGraw Is
SO anxious to get that Brown-Grady bat
terry from the st. Louis club that he prob
ably will consent to handing over Joe.
Ever since last season closed it has been
whispered around that McGinnity would be
one of the Giants to walk the plank.
The annual meeting of the national COM
mission will be held on Monday. January 7,
at which time Mr.. Hermann will be unani-
mously reelected chairman The Sebring
case and other important matters will be
taken UP at this meeting.
All the National League clubs are look
ing for lefthand and 'spitbalI' pitchers,
with the hope of beating out the Chica go
CuDS next season. as II was AiIrOck, a left-
handler. and Walsh, "spitball' artist who
threw the hooks into the ''Spuds'' last fall
for the big honors.
Lea Heacock, in the Cleveland News
thinks Comiskey Is foolish to allow Hick-
man to go to the minors while Isbell con-
tinues to boot grounders and make wild
throws. One day in the world series Isbell
made four two-baggers and Comiskey won't
forget them in hurry.
Manager Fred Clarke Of Pittsburg will
take only twenty men to Hot Springs in
March. He has asked President Dreyfuss
to dispose of all of those players who have
not already shown major league form, as
he is of the opinion that it's waste of time
and money to develop players, preferring to
take those already ripe for the business
The records show that only about 10 per
cent of the youngsters make good the first
year out.
George Bell, the star pitcher Of the AL
toona Tri-State team of last season. has
been signed by Manager Donovan of the
Brooklyn club for 1907. Bell was outlawed
by the national commission for failure to
report. He was sought by the Washington
club at the close of last season. Careful
students of outlaw base ball considered Bell
and Starnagle, who is anxious to join the
Reds, premier outlaw battery.
Viewing his case calmly, it may be said
that RosSman at the present time Is a big
oyergrown boy, anxious to make good in
Free Press. Possessed of more than the
ordinary amount of ability, and needing two
things-coaching and encouragement. Jen-
nings will give him the first. The other
players will supply the second. Fielding
can be taught, and, from the way the big
fellow cavorted around the sack last season
he should quickly develop into a strong man
in his defensive work Rossmans 1903 in
the American League and his 1857 with the
Des Moines the year earlier mako him look
he