Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-12
BASE BALL NOTES.

The utility man is getting to be an inpor-
tant factor in base ball.
This is the month for denals that stars
are going to quit the diamond.
Two hundred and ffty-four errorless
games were played by the American League
last season.
On May % last year First Baseman Dona-
hue of the White Sox went throughout an
entire game without putout.
Wilbert Robinson, the old-time catcher,
captain and manager of the Baltimores. will
coach st. Johns College, Annapolis, of
which his boy is a member
81 have been offered the management of
the Louisville team recently said the vet
eran Dick Cooley, land have George Te-
beau's position under advisement, but have
not as yet decided upon my 1907 plans"
The Boston Americans will take ten pitch
ers with them to Little Rock, Ark. They
ris, Glaze, Oberlin. Kroh, killan and Pruett.
Out of the ten they expect to return east
with at least five who are in the best of trim
for the championship race.
James Brady the base ball pitcher who
played with the Phillies early last year and
was released to Little Rock, Ark, has
signed with Pittsburg. His team will go to
Hot Springs next month, and Brady will
join them there.
Detroit fans" appear to think that Hugh
Jennings the new manager of the team, will
be willing to trade his outfelder 'Matty'
Mcintyre, the Staten Island boy, If he can
obtain good pitcher for him. The Boston
American club bankers for Mcintyre and
may make some kind of proposition to
obtain him.
"A colt pitcher feels handicapped when
he sees the regulars working out" explains
Hugh Jennings "They get the idea that
there isn't much use working because the
regulars will land their jobs. anyway. Keep
ing them separated gives them no chance
for a pOmDariSOn and they will show all
there is in them
The father of Storke of the Pittsburgs
caught for Amherst in the seventies, when
John B. Stanchfield, who ran for governor
of New York in 1900. was the pitcher.
Fred Tenney, when asked as to his best
batting performance. said 1t was made
against Carrick, when the latter pitched
for the Giants. In nineteen times at bat, y
said Tenney, 81 made sixteen hits and the
funny part of it was that was the only
Boston player who was able to hit Carrick.
| His speed and curves seemed to be just to
| my liking
IF Mike Donlin has come to the conelu-
| sion that he will not play with the Giants
| this year without his salary is increased,
| he has not told any of the club of such in
| tention" said Secretary Fred Knowles yes
| terday in New York The latter admitted
| that Donlin, during recent visit to the
club headquarters, said he thought he was
entitled to an increase in pay, but did not
/ even intimate that If he did not get it he
| would refuse to play. Those who are in
| touch with the situation do not believe that
Donin will leave the Giants.
DIR. G.. Harris White, the crack southpa W
| of the Chicago Americans, last night re-
| ceived the degree of Master Mason in the
Dawson Lodge, No. 1G, F. A. A. NJ. at Ma
| sonic Hall. 9th and + streets. White is one
of the most popular members of the White
Sox and in joining the Masons he becomes
a brother member of Fielder Jones. man
ager; Catcher Towne and Infielder IsbeIl.
Walter Moser. the pitcher who was Sc
cured by the PhilHes last fan from the Vir-
GINA League yesterday sent his signed con-
tract for the season of 1907 to President
Shettsline. Moser made a great record in
the south last year. but this he failed to
keep up during his try-out MOser, how
ever, Is big and strong and showed GOODNESS
under fire. and the impression gained by his
work was that he had been overworked by
the Virginia club before his release was sold
to the Phillies. Moser lives in Concord, NJ
c. and this winter has been spending his
time in teaching school.
Mack who pitched for Jersey City last
year and who has been engaged to pitch
for the Philadelphia National League club
in 1907, has returned to his home after play
ing some weeks in Cuba. For the first time
the Cuban games this season proved highly
remunerative and Mack says the interest in
the d0ings of the base ball leagues in the
United States Is almost great in Cuba
as il is in this country. An effort will be
made next fall to induce some of the IA
nous players of the big leagues to go to
Cuba and participate In a six weeks season
of base ball.