Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-15
er Fenna Roger. the Ouchita College boy, to
the Des Moines club.

the Des MOines club.
In the spring exhibition games the Ma
tional League defeated the Americans in a
majority Of games. thirteen games going to
Pulliam's clan. while Ban Johnson's ounch
captured but nine.
According to George Davis. there was no
trouble between President Comlskey ana
himself which caused him to hold PACK 50
long before reporting for work. the 1act
Is" said Davis, II did not want to take the
trip to Mexico and Comiskey let me on.
The Cubs have sent another veteran back
to the minors to have spring try-out;
Pitcher Jack Harper was carried all
through the training trip and has now been
sold to the Columbus Club OF the American
Association.
Sam Crawford the ex-Red, has gotten
into the habit of giving his bats names. HIS
favorite sticks for this season are Horace.
Emma, Julia, Grace and Minnie Hans ana
Fritz were broken in practice.
Fred Tenney is banking on his pitchers
to put the Beaneaters out of the eight-hoie
strengthened in all other departments con-
Siderably.
NAL Eason, the Brooklyn pitcher. gives
He Is In better condition now than any
other pitcher with the Superbas.
Word came from Manager Clark Griffith 9
camp yesterday that Hobbs. student OF
the University of North Carolina. might be
come a member Of the Greater New YORK
pitching staff before long. Hobbs Is SIX
feet two. weighs in the neighborhood OF
200 pounds. and Is said 10 De last anu
steady pitcher.
Commissioner Bingham Of New York has
taken the ground that the police must not
I'D that needs their presence. Mr. Bing-
ham says the club must hire its own ponce.
Secretary Knowles says that conslderaDle
damage was done to the fences by the
crowd Thursday
Capt. Chance gives it out that Blaine
Durham, his Western Association south
nav recruit will stick. notwithstanding his
short stature Chance says that "Durbin
Is a ball player-every in CHI OF MIN. he
can hit, play the outfield and In general
has base ball sense. He knows what to DO
any place you put him.
Some players like to live over the happy
days of childhood by taking maps In the
afternoon, just about the time cruciai
moment comes up in the game. THESE as
ciples of Morpheus should either get Into
an electric light league or secure posi-
lions as night watchmen.
Laioie says he never saw such a clever
bunch of youngsters as there are on his
team this season. Lajoie says: Il don't
say I will land the flag. but do say, and
mean what 1 say when I say 1t, that
don't see any club in the league that has
any license to take a series from us, pro-
viding sickness and accident don't shoot us
to pieces in midsummer or before. Pshaw.
Larry, that's what almost all of 'em are
saying.
Two games We're played by clubs yester-
day The game scheduled between the
Pittsburg and Cincinnati clubs in the latter
city had to be postponed on account Of wet
grounds. In the American League. by
their victory over the st. Louis Browns
yesterday. the champion White Sox
Jumped into undisputed possession of sec
ond place in the race. while the Browns
dropped to seventh The Chicagoes had
an easy victory, winning by score of to
. In the only game played in the National
League between the st. Louis Cardinals
and the Cubs. the Chicago outfit was also
successful. winning by a score of to o.