Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-08
, trial from the Boston Americans this

trial from the Boston Americans this
spring.
If France and Germany go to war. the
Wagner-Laioie rivalry as to who is the
boss hitter win become more intense than
ever-Philadelphia North American.
Jack O'Connor or Bob Wallace will cap
tain the st. Louis Americans the coming
season. Either would make good field
leader.
Kid Elberfeld is on a new job. He is
acting one of the assistants to the
starter at the Oaklawn track, Hot Springs.
Elberfeld raises mules on his place at
Alvin View. Tenn, and bunch or frac-
tious bangtails has no terrors for the Ia
basco Kid.
The San Francisco Call says that Nor
dyke who is to go to the st. Louis Amer
leans. is as good q first baseman as ever
picked up ball on a Pacific slope diamond
The New York correspondents with the
Giants at Memphis have gone into costa
c.es over Fitzgerald, the young catcher
from the Tristate League. They figure him
as being worth his weight In gold But
wait
According to the national agreement. the
contract jumper is blacklisted for all time;
the player whor refuses to recognize the
reservation rights of his club cannot return
to 1t until he has paid fine commensurate
with his offense.
Frank Farrell, Clark Griffith and Ed
Barrow are now the owners of the Mon
treaI club of the Eastern League. having
purchased John Kreitner's interest for
$4,000. Jimmy Bannon will remain as
team manager. and every enort Will Dc
made to strengthen the Canucks-
well. you can all have your keeiers,
Clarkes and the rest of them. but Harry
Bay can run for mime. said Louis Criger.
"He has robbed US out of more games than
any other nah In the league. why, tnat
day in Boston when he had twelve put
outs. it seemed to me though he was
covering all three fields and l don't doubt
that he could do 1t at that"
"a quick break helps a lot In the runs.
says Frank Chance You don't have to
go back then and worry. There's where
McGraw has had it easy for couple OF
years He's been running out In front
Get out In front If you can, and then the
other fellows have to do the worrying to
catch you. slump don't hurt so bad.
We will carry enough good ones now so
that a bad accident OF so won't hurt any"
Its funny thing" said Dayy Brain or
the Boston Nationals at the Hot Springs
the other night, how two ball players OF
the same name seem to gravitate TO the
same club. The two Irwfns were together
for a time, the two Crosses were anchored
together for years on the Athletics. Chick
and Jake Stahi were both on the Boston
pay roll for a while. Comiskey once had
both Fielder and Charley Jones. It's
safe bet that If George Stovall stays long
enough with the Cleveland club either Jess
or Sam will get a berth with the Maps.
Writing from New Mexico to Charles W.
Murphy, president of the Chicago base ball
club Frank G. Selee, among other things,
says: You have added great catcher
in Pat Moran. He played under me at
Boston for several years, and / never saw
a backstop develop so rapidly. Moran
catches with the same ease and grace that
was characteristic of Ewing. He makes
a difficult work appear easy and has not
been appreciated by the public because his
team has not been out in front tried
for three years to get him in Chicago, and
I congratulate you and Manager Chance
or your success. Moran. at Boston, was
like an incandescent electric light among
a lot of taIIow candles. He is great
prize. and the Chicago public Will not be
long to realize the fact.