The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-24
BUSH IS IN DOUBT
ABOUT HIS FUTURE
Does Not Know to What Amer
;can League Team He
Will Be Assigned.
THINKS DETROIT is O. K.
FISHER is MYSTERIOUS ABOUT
HIS WEDDING ARRANGEMENT
-WEAvER WILL STAY WITH
The LOCAL CLUB.

Ownie Bush, the fast little short
stop playing with the locals, is in
some doubt as to what major league
club controls his services for next
season. Before the drafting season 1t
was reported that Bush had been
sold to the Boston Americans. 1t was
then reported that he was purchased
by the Detroit Americans. When the
drafting season came along it was an
nounced that the Pittsburg Nationals
had secured him. Bush thinks he be-
longs to the Detroit club. He would
not be adverse to playing there under
Hugh Jennings management. Detroit
has one of the top notch teams Of
the country.
Fisher is Mysterious.
Wednesday is T. Fishers wedding
day. Fisher is keeping the arrange
ments for this important event deep
secret. He Is now limiting that the
ceremony will not be performed In
Richmond. He says In a mysterious
manner that he will wed Miss Schwab
at his home I'm Martinsville. To-day
may be my last day with the Rich
mond team and / may not winter in
Richmond" says Fisher.
Coming Next Week.
The Medicine Hat team, so called, I
will be the attraction here again We'd |
nesday and Thursday Of this week |
This fast aggregation is composed of +
some of the best known minor league |
stars in the country.
Players Pleased.
The members of the local team, who |
are not on salaries but receive per-
centage of the gate receipts, are ex-
ceedingly pleased over the attendance /
at the two games which have so far
been played. If the attendance keeps
up the boys will receive quite nice
little nest egg. AS lond as the locals
continue to play as good ball as they
did Saturday and Sunday. they can
expect to see the games well attended.
Watch for Home Run.
A local jeweler has offered a nice
little gold watch for the first Rich
mond player who poles out a home
run Stokes Weaver has gone in
training for the watch. Bush, Pun
mer, Parker. Burns and Johnson also
announce that they are after the
prize.
Weaver Will Stick.
PIummer and Johnson. are under
reserve to the Quincy team, Fisher
has been reserved by South Bend.
Bush is probably the property Of the
II |
the team are free lances and the local
fans would be pleased If Manager Jes-
sup would secure tho names of al;
of them to Richmond contracts for
1908. Weaver has already announced
that he will be with Jessup next sea-
son.
Jessup is Away.
Manager Jessup did not play in the
game this afternoon. He went to In
In his place behind the bat was the
ever reliable Billy Meredith.
Want Sunday Date.
y Richmond fan VINO was in Cincin-
lati Sunday met Frank Bancroft.
business manager of the Cincinnati
Reds, and he states that Mr. Bancroft
told him to tell Manager Jessup -
the Reds would like to get a Sun8l
date here after the close of the league
season. which is the middle of Octo-
ber The Reds will he accommodated
krebs are Coming.
Manager Jessup has booked the
Hamilton Krebs here for Sunday, Oct.
13. This team won the X. I. o. league
championship. At shortstop is the
wealthy Ernie Diehl, who for sport
finished the season with the Toledo
American association and hit at a
.391 clip iG twenty-five games. Every
major league club in the country has
sought the services of Diehl but he
only plays when he feels like it.
you owned several valuable
pieces of Cincinnati real estate and a
big distiilery in Hamilton-would you
tie yourself up to base ball contract