Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-03
BASE BALL NOTES.

According to Manager McGraw. he
has no patience with disaffected play
ers. He Is quoted as saying that II
Donlin, Mullen and Bowerman do not
wish to sign with the Giants at the
salary named In the contracts they
will not be missed. McGraw believes
that he has sufficient material In re-
serve to produce a winning team.
Flick should be In pretty fair shape
after months play in Florida. It's
question. however whether too much
of a good thing in the way OF work
will help him much.
II. P. rockingham, the well-known
Wall Street money broker. who died
recently, was the purchaser of season
pass number 1 for the Polo Grounds
every year since the regime of +. Il.
Talcott. In recent years Mr.. Froth-
ingham seldom attended the game, but
he always headed the list OF season
book purchasers.
Nal Eason will join the Dodgers at
Jacksonville. He has been pitching
for a team at Palm Beach this winter.
Bob Edmonston, a Lawrence boy,
who has played several years in the
Southern League, will sign to catch
for the St. Louis Nationals this sea-
son. Edmonston played the last month
of last season with Washington.-kan
sas City Star.
President Taylor of Boston is quoted
as saying that Ferris claim for back
pay while under suspension will not
he allowed; that Parent will not re-
"a thraa H..
Carrigan will sign at the figures Of
fered him or remain idle. President
Johnson of the American League de-
clares that Ferris deserves no con-
sideration and was lucky TO get off as
cheaply as he did.
Frank Chance has had a financial in
terest in a book at Ascot Park all
winter and has had so much good luck
that he has just purchased a big
block of stock in the Los Angeles ball
club, which he will control with a
new purchaser named Henry Barry.
Incidentally Chance is a stakeholder
in the Chicago club and also owns
some valuable real estate In the Windy
City. 1t Is evident that he does not
care to eat snow balls when his ball
playing days are over.
do think ball players always try?
Well, l should say yes" said Manager
Fred Tenney of the Boston Nationals
to an interrogation the other day. Il
have been with the Boston Club for
thirteen years and l was never more
enthusiastic than / am today Clubs
have been known to land CHAMPION
ships when there were differences in
the ranks. Some one asked me the
other day II l thought that Willis al
ways did his best when he played
with our club and l answered in the
affirmative most emphatically. So
with young 'Cy' Young. Young work.
ed in game after game last season
with a bad arm. and did not know
it. 1t isn't always the chap that makes
the most fuss over his work that Is
the most conscientious ball player"
President Johnson Of the American
League told of a novel case the West
ern League has brought before the
national commission. The Western
through its president, n. L. O'Neill,
refuses to waive claim to players STAR
maggie and Chappelle, who were in the
league when the outlaws were taken
into organized base ball. Before the
rule was passed the Lincoln Club OF
the Western League had sold player
-Starnagle to Washington of the Ameri-
can League. The sale will not be
recognized until the status of Star
maggie Is passed upon by the commits
sion, to which the Western League ap-
pealed for the protection of its rights
Chappelle of the Des Moines Club Is
In the same situation as Starnagle.