Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-09
BASE BALL NOTES.

The Boston Americans had an option on
Flynn of Toronto last season at $500. No
wonder it was allowed to lapse.
A Columbus woman presented her hus-
band with season pass to the ball games
in that city as a Christmas gift.
Shortstop Turner of the Clevelands still
visits Youngstown, Ohio, to consult Bone
setter" Reese about his knee.
Two games between the New York Ma
tionals and the St. Louis Americans will
be played at San Antonio. Tex. on the
return Of the former from their California
trip.
Outfelder Abe Lizotte. who led the Mans
field, Ohio, club in batting last season, has
signed to manage the Wilkesbarre, Pa,
New York State League team.
Armour lost Outfielder Jude and Second
Baseman Knabe. but he can console him.
self partly by the accession of Armbruster,
who will doubtless shine in American AS
ISOLATION company.
Niles is booked to play second base for
the st. Louis Americans, and O'Brien, Del
ahanty or Hartzell third, with Stone
Hemphill and Pickering in the outf1eld
1t is almost time for several hundred ball
tossers to make inquiries about trains for
southern points.
The veteran Billy" Mailman. who Is still
in the base ball game. is playing the part
of Ebb Utter with a Village Organist"
company, and has made a decided hit In the
part.
Third Baseman Jimmy" Casey Of the
Brooklyns is still one of the liveliest play
ers in the sport, despite the fact that he
will attain his thirty-fifth milestone next
Amesbury in 1898.
The American ball team that went to
Cuba before the holidays has returned.
Fourteen games were played, seven VIC
tories going to the visitors and seven to the
home teams.
Now that Comiskey has refused to waive
claim to Pitcher Jacobson, Manager Nc
Aleer of the st. Louis Browns will doubt
less keep him.
OF the Louisville players who went from
Louisville to Pittsburg when the consoHda-
ton of the teams in those two cities took
place in 1904 only four remain with the
Pirates. They are Clarke, Wagner, Leach
and Phillippi
1t is said that Connie Mack has no In
tention of releasing his hold on Jimmy"
Burke, the former st. Louis National third
baseman, with Kansas City last season 1t
may be that this player will cover third
for the Athletics.
Manager Frank selee Of the Pueblo club
did considerable business at the Chicago
meeting of the Western League. He secured
Hatch a college pitcher. who worked with
Sioux City, and Is now at Brown Univer-
sity; also made arrangements by which the
veteran shortstop Herman Long will play
with the Pueblo club.
Pat Powers admits that the receipts of
this years six-day bicycle race at Madison
Square Garden were greater than ever be-
fore in the history of the sport. Pat knows,
because he counted the money.
lizzie Van Zant. who went to Nashua a
few seasons ago from the New York State
League and was one of the leading bats
men of the New England. went to the st.
Louis Americans and failed to make good
there. Being transferred to st. Paul, he has
been released to Binghamton, and, accord
ingly Is back In the league from which he
hailed.
Jimmie Sebring practically admitted yes
terday that he had tempered with national
agreement players while he was manager
of the Williamsport team. His case was
taken under advisement. and decision will
be rendered in few days. According to
the story told, 1t Is hard to see where he is
entitled to any sympathy.-Cncinnati
Times-Star.
Eddy Zimmerman. the popular third base
man of last seasons York team Is spending
the winter in that town Zimmerman will
remain there until the ST. Louis team goes
south. Zimmermans work in the Tri-State
League last year is very favorable recon-
mendaton, as he was regarded as one of
the best in the position. He Is not only a
fast man on his feet, but he Is also q
splendid hitter. Billy Clay. York's hard
hitting outfeder, is now IN York and is
printing himself for the coming season. Clay
is taking the best of care of himself and
hopes to swat the ball at more than 800
clip this year. The Toronto management
Is eager to secure him.