Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-11
PUGILISM, BASE BALL
AND OTHER SPORTS
watches first base like a hawk and has q
wonderful snap throw.

wonderful snap throw.
President Ebbets of the Brooklyn club
expects to have First Baseman Tim Jor
dan signed within ten days. He says
some one has been playing with Jordan's
credulity. causing Tim to have peculiar
ideas on the salary question.
John Rudderham, the former minor
league player who served three years on
the umpire staff of the New England
League. has been selected by Manager
Murray of the Phillies as physical d.
rector. Rudderham has shown marked
apllity as a trainer. and. being an all
around athlete. should prove the ideal
man for league ball team Rudderham
comes from Providence, r. l.
GO Honnie Mack. manager of the Philade1-
phia American League Base Ball Club,
Will lose the services of Pitcher Edward
Fiannagan next season. Flannagan who
WAS elected sheriff of Waupaca county,
VS., WIS, last ran, has decided to fill out his
present term as sheriff. and he will be
ready to join Mack's Athletics after that,
Homer ,smoot had to go back to the
m The big Maryland man can hit
tnem. Last season he seemed to start
oaoIy Wnen placed in right field by Man.
ager McCloskey and he never recovered.
laying with the Reds the latter part of
sne year, Homer swatted many q drive to
right held. Then the boys knew where
70 play for him more or less. and the
beauties had to be counted up as outs
- wonder that Pat Donovan did not
give ms Old pal chance to stay in the
big union.
Will While in St. Louis recently President
Dovey of Boston signed a pony battery of
sx-footers In Jake Boultes and Jesse w
Orondorr, both of the ST. Louis Trolley
League. Boultes is about twenty two
years Old and Orondorff twenty four
bouites won fifteen out of sixteen games in
his league. "
~. I'd never dare show my face at the ball
PARK again.. said Charley Comiskey, "K
SOLD Sullivan: Walsh or Altrock at any
price. and I'd be lucky If the fans didn't
burn the plant down on my head"
Frank Selee says much of Nick Altrocks
success Is due to his consummate ability in
hoidlng runners to base. thus preventing
good starts and materially reducing the
number of stolen bases. He watches first
base like hawk and has wonderful snap
throw.
President Ebbets of the Brooklyn club ex-
poets to have First Baseman Tim Jordan
signed within ten days. He says some one
has been playing with Jordan's credulity,
causing Tim to have peculiar ideas on the
salary question.
John Rudderham. the former minor league
PLAYER who served three years on the UNI
pire staff of the New England League has
been selected by Manager Murray of the
Phillies as physical director. Rudderham
has shown marked ability as trainer and,
being an all-round athlete should prove the
ideal man for league ball team. Rudder-
ham comes from Providence, r. T.
Connie Mack manager of the Philadel-
phia American League Base Ball Club will
lose the services of Pitcher Edward Flanna-
gan next season. Flanagan. who was
elected sheriff of Waupaca county Wis.
last fall. has decided to fill out his present
term as sheriff. and he will be ready to
join Mack'S Athletics after that.
Homer Smoot had to go back to the
minors The big Maryland man can hit
them Last season he seemed to start
badly when placed in right field by Manager
McCloskey and he never recovered Play
ing with the Reds the latter part of the year,
Homer Swatted many drive to right field.
Then the boys knew where to play for him
more or less and the beauties had to be
counted up as outs. It's wonder that Pat
Donovan did not give his old pal chance
to stay In the big union.