Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-17
BASE BALL NOTES,

Frank Hahn declares that there is some
mistake in the report that his twirling arm
is gone. He expects to do little tossing
from the rubber during the coming season.
Base running is being taught to young
sters in the large colleges. Good idea they
will need it when they graduate.
Pitcher Bressler. who accepted terms with
the Boston Nationals some years ago and
then decided to play with the outlaws, is
wanted by Manager Tcnney, who declares
that his team still is shy on twirling talent.
Pitcher Pittinger will sign with the Phil
lies for next season without securing raise
in salary. His threat to jump to the out
laws is dead.
John l. Taylor has gone to Syracuse to
try to persuade Bill Dineen to get into the
band wagon without any kicking. Bill was
long time about attaching his John Han
cock to a document last spring.
One hundred and thirty-five candidates
have reported for duty to the coach of the
University of Chicago base ball team. He
should get nine good ones out of that
bunch.
Pitcher Ed Smith of the St Louis Browns
has signed and returned a contract to Man
a-er McAleer. This disproves the report he
had been sold to st. Paul along with Ben
Koehler, also of ST. Louis.
Manager Frank Chance of the Cubs has
been seriously i'll at his home in Fresno,
Cal. He was threatened with pneumonia
but has practically recovered and is up
and around again.
Manager Hugh Duffy of Providence was
surprised TO learn that New Orleans had
purchased the release of Frank Gattins
from Walter Burnham's Newark club.
Duffy was anxious to land his old Milwau-
kee player for the Rhode Island club.
Frank Isbell has a young brother named
Albert. who will make his debut this year
Like Frank, he will begin as pitcher for
the Wichita CkanD club. He is twenty
years old, and this will be his first profess
siOnal engagement.
Elmer Bates in the Cleveland Press won
ders if Boston fans can stand the shock of
seeing a real team at the south end and
if Comiskey will set up the wine when Ban
Johnson sends in the first notice that a
White Sox player has been suspended the
coming season.
John Hoey will have a hard fight to hold
his position on the Boston team this season
with Stahl, Sullivan, Barrett and Freeman
against him. Stahl, of course. will play,
and if Barrett is in shape he will easily win
a place, with the third position to be fought
out
President Dreyfuss must have the player
mania" Although declaring that he does
not intend to take more than twenty play
ers south in March, he sooner releases
PETIT to Louisville than he signs Goat"
Anderson. He won't reduce his squad very
quickly at that rate.
One exchange says that Hedges of St
Louis plays favorites in paying Bobby Wal
lace almost twice as much money Stone.
Wallace Is relic or war days, IL must be
remembered, and it's almost impossible to
slice a great players salary deeply after
he once drew a high figure It's time to
change his pasture If it comes to the neces-
sity of cutting deeply.
President Hermann reading a para
graph from Pittsburg to the effect that
Joe Kelleys release should bring $4,000.
II will sell it to that gentleman for 81 500, -
remarked the Red chief, land he is well
come to the other 81 500 II he can get It"
Kel is still on the Cincinnati clubs list,
with no offers.
Il have been criticized for selling Arm
bruster to Toledo" says Connie Mack, but
l know what l am doing. Armbruster is
big league material, but he is left-handed,
and 1t does not pay to have too many left
handlers on one team as it is the day of
| left-handed pitchers, who find it easy to
| fool the left-handed batsmen."