Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-09
RACING, BASE BALL
AND OTHER SPORTS

brother of Honus. The two are not re-
lated.
Harvard for third base, will not Join the
team until June.
Pitcher Ferguson of the Giants Is one of
the cleverest basket ball players Of south
Ferguson's success in 1907 as he had Of
Ames in 1905.
P. Osborne of Syracuse. for whom the Chi
cago Nationals paid $1,000 at the close Of
play with the big team. At present he IL in
Chicago visiting relatives.
Flick says he would not be leaving C1eve-
land In the lurch II he quit the team. for 1t
has four good men In Birmingham, Bay,
Congalton and Hinchman. Flick was the
only one Of the Cleveland club who played
in every game last season.
The suggestion Of Hank O'Day to have
the limits Of the batsmans box at the home
plate defined by a white tape or rubber. Is
causing lot Of talk among the players.
About three years ago Louis Bruce, q
youthful Indian. set the Eastern League on
fire with his great pitching and batting be-
Ing used In the Outffeld by Toronto when not
needed in the box. Connie Mack put up q
big sum for his release, but the Indian
failed to make good with the Athletics.
Willie Kumm. the young Milwaukee
pitcher. who Is on the reserve list Of the
Cubs. is receiving daily offers from minor
league teams. Calumet. Decatur and sew
eral other clubs are anxious for his serv-
ices. From the present size of the Cubs
pitching staff 1t Is likely that Willie Kumm
will go to one OF these clubs.
Cleveland was reported to have drafted
a couple of Cotton State leaguers last fall,
but nothing has been heard Of them since,
and 1t Is doubtful If they will ever be seen
in Cleveland suits. At least not during the
season of 1907.
President Pulliam has notified all OF the
magnates of the National League that the
league meeting will take place at the Vic
toria Hotel. in New York. February %, and
not at the Waldorf-Astoria. as some Of the
magnates expected The American League
meeting will take place at the Breslin Ho-
tel. only a few doors away, at the same
time
Frank Cross. Lave's brother has been
sold by Dayton of the Central League to
South Bend of the same organization. Ever
since he had brief trial with Cleveland
several years ago Cross has been catching
in the Central League. He started out with
Evansville and remained with that team
several years, going to Dayton last spring.
The Detroit News says: And while
you're doping the race. kind of figure St.
Louis and Washington in the early run
ming. say the old~timers. Both towns have
the advantage of warm weather. But
Washington has a still different excuse for
that usual spring squirt. Washington has
a bunch Of hitters who dote on a straight
ball. Men like Hickman and Anderson can
clout 1t to the fence every time. That's in
the spring. The pitchers are not hurting
their sore arms any by trying curves. When
the warmer weather comes and they get to
putting the twist to the bali these hitters
slump In the averages
Another once great pitcher is sliding down
to obscurity. 1t is none other than .!iley
Piatt once one of the best southpaws in the
country. Wiley was protege of Bill Ar
mour at Dayton. and was sold by the late
manager of the Maps to Philadelphia. He
remained up at at the top for several years,
but like many another southpaw twir.er,
his habits were not always of the best, and
he was shifted from pillar to post, pitching
for several other big league teams prior to
landing with Toledo in the A. .erican Asso-
ciation Later he landed with Nashville in
the Southern League, and now Secretary
Farrell's bulletin shows that he has signed
with Augusta in the South Atlantic League.