Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02
The Leading
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BASE BALL NOTES.

Catcher Jack O'Neill will probably be
signed by the Cantillons for the Minneapo-
lis team next year.
Southern League has adopted waiver
rule.
1ne Ohio-Pennsylvania League has decid-
ed not to increase it's circuit to ten clubs.
This cuts out GAINESVILLE, Sandusky and
Erie.
Danny Shay, purchased from st. Louis
by New York last year, does not like the
salary that has been offered him to join
the Giants. So far he has refused to sign
contract.
According to the Detroit Free Press. Co.
miskey can handle kickers better than any
other manager: Connie Mack is one who
has very little trouble in that regard.
Not much Of a ball club nowadays I'M
less it has a 'rube." Brooklyn is the
latest to get the habit and has signed
"Rube" Rucker Of Alferretta, Ga.
Manager Hugh Jennings of the Detroit
team has informed Pitcher Bill Donovan
that he must not accept a job as coach Of
the Harvard pitchers in the spring. Jen-
nings wants Donovan to start work with
the rest of the Tigers.
Manager .McCloskey of the Cardinals says
he'll let Cincinnati have Pitcher Buster"
Brown for $4,000 and Jake We-mer. Lots
of comedy in that line
Jimmie Collins and Dave Brain. rival
third basemen in Boston, have been
matched for a five-mile race on roller skates
at Hot Springs, Ark, for $500 a side. Brain
won match from Collins last week at the
same distance.
Kroh, one of the young pitchers to be
tried out by Manager Chick Stahl, stands
six feet two and one-half inches in height.
He is big enough to be pitcher.
From his home at Winthrop, Mass, comes
the news that Walter Clarkson the Great
er New York pitcher, expects to report to
Manager Griffith in better physical condi-
Clarkson has been employed by telephone
company in Boston.
Manager Bill Armour of Toledo has
stirred I'D some of the National League fol-
lowers by declaring that Lajoie can touch
out more men at second base with one hand
than either Evans or Higgins can with
two.
President Mike Cantillon of the Mime
apolis club announces the completion Of
a deal with the Boston Americans where
by the latter club Gets Denny Sullivan in
exchange for outfielder Goodwin and some
compensation. Sullivan has signed with
Boston and Goodwin was released to the
Minneapolis team yesterday:
When Secretary Navin Of the Detroit club
fall there was a general murmur of sur
prise. 1t was something new in base ball
to call man after man in the office, sign him
up and send him on his way. That's what
the Detroit club did, and now Navin is gig
Cling in glee. No worries for him.
"Three-Bagger'' George Robe has signed
with the Chicago White Sox for the coming
season The Chicago fans gave Robe his
nickname because he backed up the fine
pitching of Altrock and Walsh in the first
and third games for the worlds champion
ship last fall with three-base hit each
time scoring one run in the first and clear
ing the bases in the second contest, thereby
defeating the Cubs. Rohe's natural aptitude
with the stick causes his fielding deficiencies
to be overlooked, or at least condoned.
The veteran Ted Sullivan says: LAS I
was instrumental in enticing Cantillon to
come to Washington 1 know the salary
that was offered, and I saw the contract.
1t was nearly twice the salary of United
States senator, and there Is not bench
manager today in the eastern country that
is getting one-half the salary of Cantillon.
The Washington management has corrected
all the errors Of the past in getting base
ball pilot that knows all the bends and
shadows in the base ball river"
There is no truth in the report now going
the rounds that the Pittsburg club Is after
Outfielder John Anderson of the Washing
ton American team. 1t was stated that the
Pirates management had offered Beaumont
for Anderson and Hickman, and the men
who started the rumOr went so far as to
interview Anderson on the alleged deal. The
only explanation for the false report Is that
eastern base ball writer's confused the name
of the Washington outfielder with that Of
Goat Anderson. the player secured by
the Pirates from the South Bend club.