Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-19
BASE BALL NOTES.

In the National League twelve pennants
have been won by playing managers and
nineteen by bench managers.
Theodore Breitenstein. the famous south
paw. has purchased a fishing club house In
st. Louis and will retire from base ball.
Pitcher Petty, the star Of the st. Louis
Americans STAFF has set at rest all rumors
concerning his retirement the coming sea-
son by signing a contract to twirl for the
Browns again.
Charlie thinner has been offered a job
as umpire in the Southern League for next
season. II he accepts he will have for
fellow martyr Bobby Caruthers, the old
American Association pitcher.
The Toledo club has asked for waivers
on Billy Clingman. Indianapolis may not
agree to waive, as he is wanted there.
Pitcher Weldon Henley, for whom Brook
lyn is aching, declined to sign contract
when requested to do so by President Eb-
bets. Henley says he would need a T icrO-
scope to see the salary offered him by the
Superba magnate.
Newark, N. j., will have a team in the
new independent league this season to buck
Walter Burnham's Eastern League club.
No chance to beat Walter this time.
President Pulliam Of the National League
is ILL., Hence the schedule meeting with
President Johnson. which was to have been
held this week, has been declared OF.
Catcher Pat Livingstone Of last seasons
Reds sent his signed contract for 1907 to
Manager Watkins of Indianapolis. 1t is
said that he will receive an increase over
the salary paid him in Cincinnati.
Harris, who twirls for the Boston Ameri-
cans. knows that '.23'' is hoodoo. He
pitched that many games last season and
lost twenty-one OF them.
Philadelphia will see an ante -season series
between the Quakers and the Athletics,
which will begin on March %. The Quakers
will begin training at Savannah on febru-
airy % or n.
Fort Worth (Tex) has Cancelled its spring
dates with Cincinnati, being under the i'm
preston that a No. team Is to be sent
them. Business Manager Bancroft wIll be
able to correct this error ana repook the
Reds In Steinfeldt's town.
A bill has been introduced at Jefferson
City to stop Sunday ball playing in Mis-
are making no fight. relieving the public
would not stand to be deprived of their
Sunday pastfme.
President Ebbetts Of the Brooklyn club
ia travelling about the country signing up
his players, and signing himself as the
manager OIL the club. AS Patsy Donovan is
the manager at good salary. it looks as II
Mr.. Ebbetts was working some wrinkle to
beat Ed Hanlon.
Chairman Hermann of the national COM
mission says that II he finds out that
Charley Murphy of the Chicago Cubs Is
trying to dispose OF Gessler's release. know
ing the player has given up base ball, he
Will bring the Chicago magnate before the
board for trial, with the chances of being
forced out Of the business should ne De
convicted.
They've a portable fence around the park
at Johnstown, and it is the one idea OF the
people there to educate ball players When
the game is over each evening. the fence
ia folded up, leaving three sides Of the
grounds open for a public playground and
there are about fifteen games between the
youngsters Of the town fifteen minutes after
the big game has been decided.
When Pat Powers sold the Providence
Base Ball Club one of the provisions OF the
sale was that Jack Dunn should either be
retained as manager or given his uncondi-
tional release, SO that he would be free to
sign wherever he pleased. This was done
as a mark Of esteem in which Powers held
Dunn. and his services to the club
The report that Jack Chesbro OF the
HighIanders was to be traded for Bill
Dineen. the Boston American twirler. was
discounted today by dispatch from SYRIA
cuse. which states that President Tay.or of
Boston has signed Dineen for the coming
year.
President Taylor stopped off at Syracuse
on his way home from Chicago. and lad
brief talk with his pitcher. after which he
stated that the contract had been signed