Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-01
BASE BALL NOTES.

Outfielder Jimmy Barrett of the Detroits
feels very confident that he will turn out
all right next season.
The Tristate League salaries are even
big enough to cause such an old-timer as
Billy Hamilton.to stare aghast.
Bill Dineen has not yet signed with the
Boston Americans
In Detroit they say that Jack Warner Is
the best catcher the Wolverines have had
since Charley Benefits time.
Work on the grand stand for Jimmy Cal
lahan's new base ball park in Chicago has
been started. The fence has been fms he'd.
Galatians team, known as the w hite Cltys,
will play in the Chicago City League.
Akahoshi, a young Japanese, has turned
out for place on the University of Penn
sylvania nine. He is a candidate for pitcher
and played at Lawrenceville Academy. He
showed up we'll in practice.
Pink Hawley, the ord Red, Will manage
the Lacrosse tWis.) team the coming sea-
son. Pink is now minor for life.
Ralph Glaze, the crack Dartmouth pitcher,
has assured Manager Jimmy Collins OF the
Boston Americans that he will join the
team it's southern trip.
Come again, Patsey Donovan is indig-
nant a western paper says Donovan Is
forty-two years old. Up in Lawrence he
goes around and makes people believe him
when he says he is but tweaty-seven. He
doesn't look any Older than twenty seven,
anyhow.
Catcher Lew Drill is now practicing law
In st. Paul and is doubtful as to his playing
ball any more. Ii he should fail to report
Armour will depend upon Warner, Doran
and Payne for the backstopping.
Detroit asked the other American League
clubs to waive claim on southpaw Eddie
SieveF. but when two or three refused to
do so Manager Armour decided to keep the
lefthander himself.
CoZy Dolan, who played out the tail end
of Ia ct SOS wiz a IA s
has just gone through the motions of refus-
ing to sign his contract with the Bostons
for next season. Dolan does not think that
he Is offered enough for standing in a sun
field all season.
According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Jesse Burkett has received his release from
the Collins team. Hugh McBreen hash t
heard the news yet. neither had Jimmy Col
Inns two days ago. = Some one must have
dreamed it and got space rates from the
Plain Dealer.
John Griffin. the crack Waltham pitcher.
has decided to quit base ball for good. Grif-
fin is now full-hedged dentist and is doing
fine practice in Waltham. When at Holy
Cross Griffin had few equals
Billy Mailman is TO manage and play first
base for the Savannah team. He has a
big staff of pitchers. most of whom are re-
cruited from the southern college teams.
Rainey of the New London team Is one OF
the twiriers signed by President Boyers.
Billy Lush, the Yale base ball coach, prob
ABLY Will lie WITH tne 1lcVelaIQ CluD AFTER
July i. when he is through with the col
legians. Lush has withdrawn from bidding
for any of the Connecticut teams and says
that he will be playing again this summer
William Fry of Philadelphia. with a high
recommendation from Connie Mack. has
been signed on the pitching staff of the
Richmond base ball team by Manager
Charlie Shaffer. Fry is said to be winner
The season opens April p, with Lynchburg
playing at Richmond
Johnny Killing, catcher for the Chicago
Nationals, and Kid Nichols of the Philadel-
phia Nationals have offered George Tebeau
S22,0 600 for the Kansas City teams fran
chise in the American Association The
two players live in Kansas City. Tebeau
wants $40, 600 for the stock that he holds.
President Murphy talks with great free
dom about everything except the Sebring
ease. says the Chicago Chronicle. In It's
interview of almost a column the word /
occurred eight times, we five times my
twice me and our once, Murphy three
times and Charles once. making total OF
.twenty-one runs for Charley.
Manager Fielder Jones of the Chicago
White Sox says he cannot see where his
team will be weaker than last season. He
says he expects to have Callahan in left
field despite talk of the contrary. Jones
says that ia eleven games last fall In six
days every other pitcher that faced his
team worked the SPIT ball He wants 1t
abolished. That's easier said than done.