The Washington herald., 1907-01-15
BASEBALL NOTES.

Cleveland's surplus plays Will be di-
vided between the Columbus and Toledo
clubs
Kittridge's Montreal club viii play an
exhibition game in Richmond on April
Fools day.
The Eastern League has practically de
cided upon April - as the date for the
opening game.
Railing. the Texas recruit signed BY
the Boston Americans, is lcft-hander
VINO stands six feet
Bob Woods, the old-timer. has come to
earth again. He viii be one Of The To-
ronJo catchers next summer.
Ed Walsh. Of the White Sox. has been
playing professional ball only four years.
lie started in with Wilkesbarre.
Brooklyn refuses 10 waiver on Tommy
Sheehan. so the clever little infelder will
continue "a member of the PiJtsburg club
As was expected, August Hermann
spurned the offer Of gold for his services
as chairman OF the national commission
Laporte will be given try-out in the
New York American cutfie.d in the
spring. Griffith has a number OF other
men TO Try for third base.
Dovey. the Boston National owner. is
thinking of acquiring an interest in d
New England League team 10 be used q
a farm for his Hub club
John Carr of this city. has been traded
to Shreveport (Southern Leaguel by
Springfield. Ohio. for Infelder Evans
Carr was with Indianapolis part Of last
year.
Ed Abbaticchio says there is no truth
he
with PittsbUrg. He says he is ready TO
sign as soon as a contract is presented
TO him.
Wild Bill Donovan, Of Detroit, will
coach the Harvard pitchers. Willie Keeier
viii probably be engaged to give the
Crimson candidates some pointers in how
TO hit 'em where they amt"
Jack Doyle. the Milwaukee manager.
Will not play next summer. but viii wear
"A uniform. and viii be on the coaching
lines to hurl choice epithets at the op-
posing players. This was always one of
Jacks best tricks.
George Bell. the young twirIer whom
Jake Stahl wanted Brooklyn to release
TO Washington last year. is holding out
for an increase in salary, but Manager
Pat Donovan expects to get him into line
without much trouble.
Charlie Carr, the old Cleveland first
baseman. who jumped into the stand and
slugged a spectator who said mean things
about him, was the only Indianapolis
player to be fined last year. Carrs little
knuckle busting stunt cost him $50.
Ed Kenna, the poet-pitcher. who is
well known in Washington. has decided
TO quit twirling and play the outdeld. BE
make good His batting average last
year, with Louisville, was .S25.
Nothing has been done as Yet in re-
gard to exhibition games between the
Nationals and Georgetown and George
Washington, but Canullon viii give the
local 'varsities a game apiece if he has
a couple of open dates just before the
championship season opens.
Ask any Of the players on the seven
clubs outside OF Cleveland where they
can get base hits without making them
and they viii tell you in that city. Yet
the Cleveland scribes are trying 10 boost
Clarke and Lajoie over George Stone.
That's nerve for you.-Chicago Chronicle.
"Cy' Swain, who was with Washing
ton years ago, has bobbed up again and
has signed with the Wellsville team in
the Ohio Valley League. He says he has
struck his Old-time gait, and viii be
ready for fast company in another sea
son. Who left the cemetery gate open?
Ny observation has shown me that
so far as plays are concerned, the game
is just the same as It was when I was
yOungstcT,' says Arthur Irwin. Take,
for instance. the squeeze play the 1ost
advertised baseball stunt of recent years.
Nothing new about that but the name
We pulled that off when ] was playing
ball. and didn't put any label on il. It
was just one way of getting runs that
We had in stock. I can show clippings
describing the play