Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-02
the effect that John CAMEL would captain
the Reds In 1907, and in 1908 would act as

the effect that John CAMEL would captain
the Reds In 1907. and in 1908 would act Is
manager.
The American Association has revived the
Office of vice president. and Mike Cantillon
of Minneapolis has been elected to the posi-
ton.
Harold Chase. the New York Americans
first baseman. Is baking on the salary that
has been offered him for next year. He
wants about double what he received the
past season.
There are three rabbits in the big league
Rabbit" Higgins. Rabbit Slagle and
rabbit MIL Last season there was q
Hare on the University of Pennsylvania
team.
A report from Memphis says Sammy
Strang has applied for Southern League
franchise for his native city Of Chattanooga
He was told that there hardly would be
anything doing for three years or more.
Joe Cantillon would give great deal to
land Schaefer and O'Leary for Washington
The three are chums.
One Of the reasons why Manager McGraw
Is said to desire to get rid OF Joe McGin-
nifty Is the Iron Mans penchant for get
ting into quarrels with other members Of
the team whom he roasts unmerctfully Tor
any mistakes made.
Albany and Syracuse would both like
Eastern League franchises. The Eastern
League would be stronger considerably with
those two cities in the circuit than with
couple 1t now possesses.
Joseph D. O'Brien was last Sunday re-
elected president of the American Associa-
ton. and was given an increase In salary
The term Of the Office Of president has been
extended to three years.
The New York National League Base Ball
Club has received definite word from Danny
Shay at last. The infielder. who was bought
from st. Louis last season. writes from
California that he will join McGraw's men
and play the coming season.
An item Is going the rounds about Hugh
Jennings declaring Macon is the best town
to train. because the bars close at TO- 1t
may we'll be doubted II Hugh ever made the
remark. At any rate. the Macon bars do
not close until II It is in Atlanta that the
shutters are UP at 10.
Merle T. Adkins, the chunky boy who
once had a chance with the Boston Ameri-
cans, and has been making good with Balti-
more, will graduate from the Johns Hop
kins medical school June coming, and will
not then quit the diamond, has been in
timated, but will pitch for Baltimore
Catcher Bergen of Brooklyn is the only
backStOp who ever caught three men nap
ping off bases while one man was waiting
at the bat. 1t was at Fort Wayne several
seasons ago, and the bases were filled. The
man on second took comfortable lead and
Bergen caught him by a quick throw. Then
the man first started to STEAL and Ber-
gen nabbed him AS the ball came back
Bergen whipped it to third and caught the
man there.
In more ways than one Fred Clarke's new
arrangement with the Pittsburg team
should prove more satisfactory than the old
one. Before terms were agreed upon Presi-
dent Dreyfuss stipulated that Clarke must
devote all his time to base ball, but left it
to the discretion of the manager whether he
should play regularly or not. Clarke elected
to direct the team from the bench and to
play only when needed. He will be in uni
form every day and ready to rush to the
rescue at a moments notice. Any time one
of the regular outfielders becomes crippled
Clarke will be there to relieve him, and q
change can be made without weakening the
team. Clarke is famous as hard hitter in
a pinch. and being free lance, he can be
called upon any time to sub for q weak
hitting regular.