Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-20

back next season with 800 batting aver
age.
1t is said that Umpire Carpenter will not
be on President Puliam's staff next sea-
son
Pitcher Harry Eels, who was shot while
hunting in Wisconsin, is we'll on the way
to recovery in Chicago hospital.
New Orleans is building a $4,000 steel
grand stand in the Crescent City ball
yard, but as yet McGraw and the Giants
have not been invited to dedicate it.
In Philadelphia they believe that Grant
their third baseman. will be one of the
sensations of the 1908 season. They say
he didn't get we'll started this year.
Wonder if Tommy Leach and John
Killing will show the same spirit next year
as in the past, now that their owners
stood in the way of their becoming man
ayers at an increased salary. ,
Again it must be conceded that the new
Boston Nationals look as good on paper
Chicago and the Phillies. Joe Kelley must
be credited with having accomplished an
uncommonly advantageous deal.
Like Barney Dreyfuss. Jimmy McAleer
has no use for very wealthy players. That
is the reason why he traded Pitcher Glade
to New York. as the latter has annually
raised the retirement bugaboo.
1t is said that Barney Dreyfuss CEN
sured Charley" Murphy because the lat
ter refused to send "Artie' Holman to
Cincinnati. AS Barney" also declined,
to let Hermann have Tommy Leach.
he should not have butted into the argu-
ment.
Flick and Bradley are weary Of Lajoie
and Cleveland. and have fairly begged to
be traded. The official boosters of the
Maps have nauseated these men with too
much writing on Larrupin' Larry. the
King Of Sluggers."
Jimmy Bardell who has trained the Chi
cago White Sox for two years. is hunting
a new contract. Evidently the SoX will
have new man for the job next season.
Bardell telegraphed McGraw, but the lat
ter will probably choose Harry Tuthill to
train the reorganized Giants.
who was sold by Detroit to st. Louis, Is a
Pennsylvania boy. just like Tom" Jones.
the man whom he may displace. Brown
has seen service with the Wilkesbarre
team. and it is believed that he will make
good in the fast set.
1t is rumored that Hal Chase. the Yam
KEGS first baseman, is still playing with
the San Jose team of the outlaw Califor-
mia State League, and that Jimmy Nc
Hale, who is claimed by the Boston
Americans. is playing with Stockton in
the same league.
Here are the men on whom Cincinnati
has asked waivers: Catcher Miller Pitch
ers Hit. Smith, Rogers and Blanchard,
Infielders Deal, Dyer, Egan and Wolver-
ton and Outfielders Odwell. krnger Au-
trey, Ralston. Daley and Becker. Four
clubs waived on all of these players.
but the other three clubs asked for more
time to consider.
Rumors of another big deal which will
involve the Cincinnati Reds and the Giants
are rife in Cincinnati. It is said that
Garry Hermann, the president of the
Reds, would not turn over Soallei and Lo-
bart to New York because he saw no
chance to get Tenney from Boston. Herr
mann is said to want Tenney as manager
of the Reds, and that he will give New
York Schlei Lobart and Arthur I.ofman
in exchange for Bresnahan and Tenney.
Hoffman is. of course, a member of the
Chicago Cubs at the present moment but
according to the Cincinnati story Charlie
Murphy will let Hoffman join the Reds in
few days. There is little doubt that