The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-29
BASEBALL NOTES.

BASEBALL NOlEO.
Charley Hickman is spending the holt
days at his home in Dunkard Pa.
The Union League is TO have its next
meeting in Philadelphia on February IS,
The Boston Americans will take thirty
five players on the Southern training
| trip.
Ned Hanlon has obtained Lee Hafford.
who went South with Cincinnati in 1900.
10 pitch for the Baltimores.
Myron Grimshaw has been released by
Boston 10 Toronto as part of the Thoney
deal, and Bunk" Congalton was released
TO Columbus Is part of the deal for Out
fielder Gessler.
Jimmy Casey. the former captain OF
| the Dodgers. says Toronto gave him the
double cross on the managerial deal
! Casey is now on the lookout for another
berth.
Jimmy Barrett is out with his annual
midWinter announcement that his leg will
be as strong as ever next season. II is
hoped that jim speaks by the card, and
not through his hat.
Eddie Karger. the St Louis pitcher.
VINO is probably the best left-hander N
the National League. predicts a great Ia
| tuTc for the Cardinals il they can get a
good. heady catcher.
Some one has started the yarn that Ed
ReuIbach. the Cub twirler. will soon be
starred in a baseball play. It is generally
known that Reulbach has histrionic aspi-
rations-and perhaps some ability.
Detroit means to 90 right on winning
pennants. Since the close OF the season
the Tigers have paid out $3.50 for pur-
chased players and $3.50 TO cover drafted
men. total expenditure of $1,000 foI
new talent
J. Chandler Ball is the way the new
Boston National League backstCp signs
his name. Owner Dewey thinks highly
Of his new receiver, and Kelley likes him
too. for Ball is a Maryland boy. making
his home near Baltimore.
Ginger" Beaumont says his leg is al
right again. and ne win lead a more
strenuous life on the base lines next
season. In the last campaign Beau sci
dom tried to swipe a sack. fearing the
weak prop woFd 90 back on him
Frank LapoIe. recently OF the Yankees
and Ambrose Mcconnell are the candi-
| dates for second base for the Boston
Americans next season. Should McCon-
nell fail TO make good he VIII be shifted
back 10 the Providence team. LapoTte is
fairly certain Of getting the job.
Eddie Plank, who almost won the 1901
American League pennant for Connie
Mack. owns a farm In Adams County
Pa and has entered the dairy. bushes.
on large scale. One of his assistants is
his brother Ira, who is 10 be with tht
Highlanders next season.
St Louis fans are puzzled because the
RObisons have asked for waivers on out
fielder Jack Murray. The auburn-haireC
suburbanite is one Of McCloskey's best
men, and the Mound City enthusiasts are
preparing a petition to the owners OF
the Cardinals not 10 release or trade tn,
kid.
"Chappie ChawIes" McFarlan. whom
PittsbUrg got from st. Louis in exehang,
for Ed Karger, and who pitched one gam,
for Pat Donovan In 1896, is likely TO man.
age Terre Haute next season Since the
handsome hurler went back 70 the minor.
he has become noted hitter. but his arm
is still too weak 70 allow him TO do muct
pitching
Garry Hermann rises to remark thai
the salaries of the Reds will be cut HI
is moved 20 this sudden expression OF
generosity by the knowledge that Ned
Hanlon will not receive 81, SOC next season
and that John Camel will not get a cent
extra if he is picked to lead the Reds
In fact, Camel is so anxious to write
manager" after his name that il is be-
lieved he is willing to pay Hermann
something for the honor.
Although Garry Hermann has not vet
decided upon new manager for the Cir
cinnati Reds. he has Just announced the
final makeup of the team which will 20
South the first Of March. The catcher.
are Schlei. Mclean. and Pierce. TIL,
pitchers are Coakley. Ewing. Wcimer
lTosier, Mccarthy. up, Spade FIaherty
Raglan, and Campbell. The inheIders are
Camel, Higgins, Hulswitt. Lobert. Now.
cry. and Kane, while the outielders arr
Mitchell, Pashert. O'Neill. and McGiIvray
Is it an honor to be member OF tht
board Of directors OF the American
League? President Tom Noyes. Of the
/ Washington club. say not. and that he i.
not aggrieved because he was not an
pointed The Washington man continues
and remarks that the directors never
have done anything that could be seer
with the naked eye. and their annual
meeting Is a waste of time for busy men
No one wanted the job. Noyes says. but
John l. Taylor. of Boston finally got
stung with it.
joe Kelley has not yet signed a con
;ract with the Boston Nationals. although
it is settled that he viii lead the team
next season. Kelley is in Baltimore and
viii leave there the morning of January
6. He will be met in New York by George
II. Dewey, and in the presence of Harry
Pulliam the two will discuss the SALARY
question. But as this has been practi.
cally settled upon there will be no trou-
bic over signing. The presence Of Harry
Pulliam at the conference is very sig
nincant 1t means that Kelley and Mr.
Pulliam will come 10 an understanding
as to kelley's conduct on the field Il
VIII be remembered that Kelley had a lot
OF trouble with the umpires when he wa.
Ain Cincinnati.