Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-07
INFIELOER PERRINE
A GOOD ONE

| ST. LOUIS. Mo, January Mig Per-
rine. as promising young infelder as
there is In the country. and who would
have become one of McCloskey's regulars
last spring if he had not got too 'flossy''
during the training season. was a distinct
hit" with George Tebeaus Kansas City
A. A. Club. after drawing his release from
Camp Cardinal.
Perrine went to second base for the
Blues. Boss Jimmy Burke was on third.
Right from the start did Mig deliver the
goods. His field play was sensationaly
sound. and he swatted the sphere at 800
clip all summer long
]. Ed Grille. who ran the Mud Hens over
| in Toledo for Herr Garry Hermann. and
who was recently succeeded by Billyyam
Armour. went after Perrine in mid-sea son.
His original proposition was turned down
by Tebeau. Finally Grillo went far as
to offer Gene Demont. RIP" Cannell, the
eXBoston National League outfieder, and
Ed Frank for J. Grover
Tebeau left the matter up to Burke. JIM
my scratched his head for minute. looked
wise, and smlingly replied
Il know DemOnt Is popular in Kansas
City. but Is Perrine, and l wouldn't
trade him for dozen of your payers
Washington has landed Perrine. Under
so good tutor as Joe Cantilon he should
prosper. He is one fine little fellow, but a
trife too wild for his own good. and just as
soon as he settles down will be one of the
stars Of the profession.
Stone Will Be Satisfied
George Stone champion bingler of the
world. will be satisfied by both President
Hedges and Manager McAleer of the
Browns.
He drew something like S2.4GO in 1905
and s2.700 in 1906. He now wants $4,000
or so.
That's not a big figure. considering the
Co.
other stars draw. But they We're more
fortunate than Ct. Alright.
They climbed into their present fat jobs
when war times were
Stone was ten, twenty and thirty per-
former when the winter of 1901 was with
us. He has annually been drawing larger
salary from Hedges and Mc-Aleer. We un-
derstand, and is in line for another nice
boost for the next campaign.
But he will hardly get 1900. as that S
too big advance. However both Hedges
and McAleer appreciate the great work
Stone has done for their club. and there
isn't one chance in a hundred for G.. ALL
right not being satisfied as regards salary.
Eells Fourth Nap to Go.
Cleaning house with a vengeance is Com
mander I-ajoie OF the Maps. the team which
always should fly the A L. flag. but which
never does.
Southpaw larry Eels. whom he has just
Whacked with the executive ak since the
1906 season closed.
First of all it Jack Townsend. also a
boXman. Then Claude Rossman and Jimmy
Jackson drew transfers. Hist to what Bro.
Edwards has to say in the Piain-Dealer of
the young left-hander:
'EellS' most notable work while with
Cleveland on the Maps first eastern
trip. He had not been called on to start
a game until the club arrived in Philadel-
phia, when he pitted against the re-
doubtable 'Rube' Waddell.
The game went to thirteen innings,
Cleveland winning when Harry Bemis
knocked homer over the fence, the Ath-
letics getting but one run off Eells, and
that on an error. Four days later he met
and yanqushed the Neutrality-suspicious., with
Tom Hughes in the box, shutting the Ma
tionalS out.
Then he showed reversal of form and
an attack OF malaria followed, which pre-
vented him from doing effective work the
remainder of the year.
The disposal of Eells makes 1t look
brighter for Thielman and Ehman, the two
twirlers drafted from Indianapolis and Ak
ron. and it is quite probable that one or
both will be taken south on the training
trip The local magnates express much
satisfaction over the record made by En-
man. as shown by the publication of the
o. & P averages. and think him man
worth giving trial"