The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-01

mour IN centre and shannon and Brown
fighting i, out for right
The St Louis Nationals have offered
catcher Murray To tire Indianapolis team
Murray did good work for the Cardinals
IN the outheld last season, and would
have a string tied 10 him Fl he Went
with the Holsters
Charley Carr, who was with tho Reds
last spung, Will be relieved Of the man
"eement or the indianapolis team next
season Watkins VIII again take hold.
Carr VIII be- field captain of the team
II is reported that O'Leary and Schaffer
VIII be the only oil nelders whom Hugh
Jennings viii retain on the Detroit team
next season All the others Will be sold
or traded during the winter
over ia St. Louis they are importun-
Ing Manager McAleer 10 grab Lave
Cross for the third base position on the
American League team. Lave is getting
a trihe Old but stiu is fun Of GINGER ana
good baseball.
President Ban Johnson. Of the Ameri-
can League, is quoted as saying that the
season in his League win begin about
April nth That looks as though the
mighty Ban had decided upon schedule
Of l5f games.
Vic Willis is spending Ills vacation in
his New Jersey home. incidentally Vic
tor is picking up a little cash on the
l.ttt0AAAAA-n
the Use Of q ladder
Stanley Robson Of St Louis when
asked what he had accomplished IN the
way Of trades. said: we tried out fifty
six men during the season Of 1906. and
know just about where we stand. Didn't
look for any trades at this meeting. but
would have made any which might have
added strength 10 our team. The others
were all looking for the best Of IT, and
that Is why st. Louis did not figure in "a
trade"
The Unkindest cut OF fate I ever ran
across" said Manager Larry. was the
luck Monte Cross had the first year he
was with the philies When he was SCI
cured from 81. Louis by Colonel Rogers
the latter promised him a bonus of $500
II Monte would bat 800 The unofficial
averages showed Monte % be batting
about .5o6. and as result he bought up
all the cigar stores within half a mile
of the park. Then he woke up. for the
official averages came soon after. giving
him an average of .2s9. Thinking about
losing an that money is what has kept
him thin"
John J. Taylor announcement that Lou
Criger has gained twenty pounds, and U.s.
now I'm good health. is most cheerful
news fOr Boston baseball fans Every
one viii rejoice for Criger's sake. as
we'll as for the perhaps selfish reason
that we are likely to see much better
baseball ut the American League grounds
with Butch" up behind the bat Cricer
in 1908 form Will rejuvenate the tall
enders for ne has In AN exceptional
degree the spirit as well as the intelli-
gence that wins games. May he weather
the winter IN good shape is our ardent
wish.-Boston Herald.
Fred Tenney will play Sunday ban next
season. something he has never done
Faf
Boston Club now. and it makes lot of
difference whether YOU are working for
Yourself or some one else. The Boston
team win be good Sunday attraction
next year, instead Of a joke, as hereto
fore
The next event IN order 10 the meeting
in New York city will De the annual
meeting OF the National Association Of
Professional Ba<S-au Leagues. embrace
ing all tho minor leagues. This VIII be
held ON tie second Tuesday iu January.
The scope Of this organization may De
seen from the statement that 10 gives
employment to fully 5000 players.
Frank Chase AMI Jim Jomries are the
two big men go California.
Barney Dreyfuss Is said to ba q silent
partner en- the recent National League
arrangement at Boston. II that IS the
case. look for some transfers from the
city Of Smoke. Hey Barney" is al-
ready interested in Philadelphia, besides
owri, the Pirates. Syndicate ball? No
indeed w ashington Post
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