The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-01
BASEBALL NOTES.

King. the Chicago catcher. recently won
the pool championship OF Missouri.
Little Rock has signed Adams. Of last
years University Of California team.
Six Detroit players. under Manager Jen-
nings, have begun practice at Augusta.
Ca
Charley Irwin. who played with Cincin-
natl and Brooklyn has caught on with
the san Francisco club.
Willie Keeler's salary is said to be
500. This is a couple OF hundred more
than he received last year.
Ira Thomas. the promising young
catcher Of the Highlanders. put in the
winter at his trade as a machiuist
Fred Klobendanz. who saw major league
service several years ago. has signed with
the New Bedford New England club.
Dick" Cooley refuses to be initiated in
the Down and Out Club He will not only
manage Louisville, but insists that ne
will play first base.
With Kittridge to do the brain work at
the receiving end Of the battery. Doc"
Newton, the former New Yorker should
do good work for Montreal
: report from the West has 1t that.
John McCloskey has received an offer
EIs
pitcher. Who's the sucker?
Dale Gear, who was brought to Wash
ington by Jimmy Manning the FIRST year
that the Senators were in the American
League. has been released by Bennington.
Jimmy Jackson. who was released by
Cleveland TO Columbus, insists that the
coming season will be his last in baseball
His contract with the Ohio club is for
only one year.
McGraw is still on the outlook for some
promising first baseman. The scrappy
leader of the Giants realizes that Dan Me-
Gam is on the down-grade and cannot be
relied upon much longer.
Rodney McCathorn. the former Cen
trail High School pitcher. will be the
mainstay of the Western Comm Col
lege team in the spring. McCathern
pitched for Carolina 4. x NJ. last sea
son.
Charley Carr has finally accepted terms
10 manage the indianapolis club. The
elongated first baseman wanted to retire
from the diamond to devote his time 10
the sporting goods business. but boost
in salary brought the ex-Cleyelander
around all right.
Clarke Griffith says Elberfeld is a more
valuable short-stop than Turner of CIeve-
land Well, every man is entitled 10 his
opinion on such subjects. but if the other
clubs in the American League hal t1cir
choice of the two men, Turner would
probably be the favorite
Tom Brown will take charge of the Uni
versity OF Virginia squad to-day lie
Will remain with the team until May l.
and will he the last outsider 10 have
charge of a Charlottesville team, as the
faculty has passed rule doing away with
professional coaches after this summer.
Joe Bean. who was drafted by Wash
ington. is now free 10 manage the Jersey
City club. CantilOn has notified Bean
that the local management viii have no
use FOR his services, and the veteran in
fielder has begun making arrangements
for the coming season in the Eastern
League.
\ change is TO be made in the scale of
prices at the Chicago American League
park Comiskey will cover the first-base
bieachers and charge 50 cents for them.
and viii build new bleacher in the out
field besides increasing the capacity of
the ground by 2.CC0 "A total increase of
5.O0e making the capacity of the grounds
36.0O0.
A Cincinnati paper announces that
playing card concern has presented the
Cincinnati club with something like two
score packs of cards TO be used on the
training trip. Now that this has been
done and Manager Hanlon has signed
Charley Grapewin, the comedian, nothing
should stop the Reds from winning the
championship at least OF the gsslight
league, says the Cleveland Plain Dealer
It was suggested to the rules commit
TO- che 4fs-.
code. giving n b2tSman the right to first
base provided he bit bali so high that
he could get to the initial sack before
the ball was caught by a fielder. The
idea was gotten UP in order to give
Catcher Malachi Kittridge = chance TO
get back into big league. Kit" can
hit them away up in the air. but the
question is If he could run fast enough
% get 90 the base.-Philadelphia Press.