The Washington herald., 1907-03-14
BASEBALL NOTES.

Stevenson. one Of the st. Louis Browns
recruits, has quite a reputation as prize
fighter.
The York Pa.) club has signed Paddy
Duff, who was with the Nationals early
last spring
Vinson, the outfelder who was tried out
by Cleveland two years aso, win play
with Trenton.
The Wisconsin League has been en-
iarged TO an eight-club affair The season
will run from May 3 TO September %.
As the Cleveland club has twenty open
dates on It's schedule. It is likely that
about fifteen exhibition games will be
played with teams i'm Ohio.
Wolfe Warren. who started out as a
local pitcher several years ago. has
signed to play with the Decatur Qll)
club. Of the Three I League.
Jack Townsend. the distinguished Della
ware Peach. has finally come to terms
with Columbus after putting up the usual
ante-season bluff about more pay or no
play
Buck Venablc the local player, viii re-
turn 10 Wheeling for another season
Last year the eX-CommissiOner joined the
West Virginia aggregation and made good
from the start
In less than three weeks the joyful cry
Of play BALI Batter Up, Who's the
hltter2" viii be heard at National Park,
and fandom viii have its first peek at
Joe CantiIion's reorganized Nationals.
Coach BIakely has made another cut in
the University OF Pennsylvania squad,
and f0rty-six men survived the siashing.
Still Penn. is kicking because there are
not enough men out for the team.
The ONeiu brothers. Mike and Jaclc
who did sensational work for the st.
Louis team in 1893, have been signed as
a battery 90 play Sunday games at Car
bondale. Pa. during the coming season.
The Mexico City ball team disputes
Chicago's right To the title Of w0rlds
champions. and has demanded that a
game for the title be played. The slaughter
viii take place within the next couple Of
days
indianapolis has asked waivers on Leo
Haford, the young tWirler who was OBJ
/ tanned from Cincinnati last year. HaffOrd
has all the earmarks of conner bun
/ IS too much Of a good fellow 10 enjoy
strict training
/ J. Delmas nephew Of the California
/ lawyer who is directing the Thaw case,
/ has accepted terms to play with tho
/ Williamsport pa team. The Williams
port players will meet in this city before
starting on their Southern trip
I am not worrying at all about the
team oUtside-of the box, said Manager
Hanlon. Of the Circinnatis, at Marlin, Tex.
+ the other day. Il am entirely satisfied
with the infeld feelius sure that MowreS
] OF el,r
/ Eceptably."
/ Perhaps we VIII not win the champion
/ ship in 1901" says 'NIuggsy" McGraw
/ manager Of the New York Nationals. This
/ is the second National League managel
who has not won the rag through tht
/ ucwspap pers. McCloskey, of St Louis, il
the other.-CIeveland Plain-Dealer.
There is nothing in the report thai
Eddie Handiboe viii go to the New Eng
/ land League. Handiboe has in an appli
cation for a position as an umpire in th'
New York State League, and he has the
/ recommendation of many of the bes
baseball men in this city, including JONI
Hydler. the secretary OF the Nationa
League.
Fielder Jones, the Chicago manager
opires that the Athletics have the bes
pitching staff in the American League
1 Exchange. How about that trio o
pitchers who kept the White Sox at tn
( head of the procession last fall when tn
other members Of the Windy City aGsre
CATION were hitting about as mucb a
they weighed?
All Of the big bail clubs viii soon b
letting phenomenons go. The Bostol
Americans have started the ball rolling
by releasing Pitcher Railing an indiana
boy. who was. as usual, highly recon
mended to Manager Stahl. Railing wa
put in to pitch the other day against tn
regulars and made such a poor showing
that he was yanked out of the box AM
received his walking papers withou
further delay.
"Lemme see" he ruminated. 'thre
seasons ago buried me grandmothe
twiced. Season before last me fadde
broke both his legs. remember Ga
cause de boss found out he has onl
had one leg for eight years. Last seaso
me bruddsr died, and me mudder wa
took down wild hay fever. De boss locke
leery at dat last. cause he said Apr
was a tough time to have de ha
fever. Wei. Molly. it's a shame to do It
cause I likes Yer, but on de openin' da
YOU have got % be a unselfsh sister an
Git somethin an git it bad. Exchange.