Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-18
BASE BALL NOTES.

Two weeks from today the washington
players leave Chicago for Galveston.
Catcher Bemis has signed with Cleveland.
Vi,ksburg Is the only Sunday ball playing
city in the Cotton States League.
President George Dewey of the Boston Ma
tionals said he would not consider trade
of Cy. Young for Bob Ewing. He still Is
willing to purchase Ewing from the Reds.
Buttons Briggs, who declined to go with
Brooklyn last season because of salary diff
ferences. has been sold to the Indianapolis
club. He was secured by Brooklyn from
Chicago.
Jiggs Donahue of the White 'Sox is rum
ming a roller skating rink in Chicago. He
says the rollers do him good.
Connie Mack Is pleased with himself be-
cause he has signed all his men for the
Philadelphia Athletics for the coming sea-
Son. incidentally. all the men are pleased
with the figures in their contracts.
Sam Lever and Outfielder Beaumont are
the only ones of the Pittsburg club left that
was Joined to the LOUISVILLE array trans
ferred from Louisville in 1900. and 1t looks
as If Beaumont would not be on the Ist
when the season opens.
Killian Of Detroit and Kiliian. the young
ster signed by Boston. are both left-hand-
ers Kilian against killian may be the card
some day at Huntington avenue.-Boston
Post.
The many friends and admirers of Pitcher
Bill Bernhard will regret to learn that he
lost his only child. little Marion. aged five
years and five months who died last Tues
day of pneumonia.
In Tom Hughes Grit will have another
good pitcher is the opinion Of many base
ball men. One thing about Tom Is that he
can get the ball over and he uses good
head.
First Baseman Claude Rossman says he
will show Cleveland that a mistake was
made in allowing him to go. Rossman looks
all right. and is Of value as coach as well
as q ball player.
Dan McGann, the Giants first baseman Is
of the opinion that his team will be a hard
club to beat in 1907. I'VE have great stan
of pitchers and the rest Of the team looks
very good" says Dan.
The California climate seems to AFFECT
eastern players Bill Massey. Jimmie Miller
and Morris Steelman have all "gone back"
since playing on the coast.
In summing up Managers Grimth ana
McGraw. Sam Crane. the veteran New York
player and writer. says: Both are good
men, but l must take my hat of to Grin
for gathering team that looks good to me
for five years without making any decided
changes.
Base ball has always stood at the front
for the rich quality of Its vocabulary. but
the Mexican tour Of the White Sox Is bound
to add new glories to the glossary. We shall
hear a lot about banderillos. matadors. chile
con carnes. Charlie Carnies and the like.
Another Indian pitcher has entered the
field following Bender Bruce, LIE Roy and
Roy. his name Is SITOVeT u. mallory anu
he halls from Winnebago, Neb. Grove" is
a six-footer and is twenty-five years old.
He pitched a few games for Ducky Holmes
"Bryanites'' Of Lincoln, Neb., and has
signed with Denver for the coming season.
Rather a queer fact. but of the six Dele
hanty boys who have become professional
base ball players. not one has batted left
handed. jim who will be with the Browns
this year, explains this partially by saying
that with the exception of Joe. all the boys
started as infielders, and most infelders bat
right handed
Secretary Knowles of the New York club
declares that there will he nothing doing in
the way of altering the figures In Mike Don
Inns contract. Mike must play for what he
received last season for loafing, or loaf
without pay.
AS the result of deal completed Satur-
day Chris Lindsay, first baseman for De-
troit for two seasons. will go to the Kan
sas City American Association. Kansas City
will pay $1,000 for his release and assume
his Detroit contract which Is at a rather
high figure Lindsay has been a good man
but when Manager Jennings landed Ross
man there was no place for Lindsay on the
team.