Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-15
BASE BALL NOTES.

| MCAluStcr Will 90 most OF the
| work behind the bat for the Buffalo club.
Jack Powell Of the ST Louis Americans
| will endeavor to win 80 per cent or more of
| his games this year. During his entire
| major league career he has failed to get
over the 500 mark in victories.
If Danny Hoffman ever gets his eye on
the ball next season he will win many a
game for the Yankees. On the last trip
west base ball critics were taking out their
watches and timing his going around the
bases
Manager Connie Mack of the Athletics
does not believe in ball players going into
politics One of his new pitchers. Ed Flan-
nigan, has been elected sheriff of Waupaca
county, Wisconsin, and will retire from the
game.
Now Clark Griffith steps into the .lmelight
and says that the New York club gave Hal
Chase boost in salary before Chase even
intimated that he wanted one.
Manager Armour of the Toledo club
says there is nothing to the story that
Gene DeMontrevile is to go to Roches-
ter. Armour says that the player belongs
to Toledo.
A ST. Louis writer thinks that Kelly,
formerly of Baltimore; OHara and Burch
will constitute the st. Louis National out
neld, he uoes not give Sam Merles d
chance.
Cleveland fans are aSking Larry Lajoie to
sign Arlie Latham to act coach for the
team Arlie would give the crowd a run for
it's money even If he could not make Cleve-
land win every game.
Arthur Devlin, the Washington boy who
put up grand game at third base for the
Giants last season. will no doubt be in a
class with Bill Bradley when the bell rings
for the closing of the 1907 season. Devlin
certainly played wonderful game at the
third station last season, and hit the ball,
too.
better pack up and start before the rest of
the team for the training trip. Lajoie, the
second baseman of the Cleveland team is
looking over some new kind of wood for a
bunch of new bats.
Dick Harley is firm in his determination
not to play with the Trenton Tri-State
League club. Harley's objection is not to
playing at Trenton but he does object to
his treatment by the Providence club of the
Eastern League, and also to the fact that
Manager Carney of Trenton offers him less
money than he secured at Providence.
Ira Thomas, who is the latest to sign the
papers, is, in the opinion of many, a good
catcher. His only weakness now is his diff
Guilty in getting foul balls. But Manager
Griffith thinks he will get over that very
soon and be big help to his club. Thomas
is good hitter, and no man on the nine
works any harder than he to win ball
games.
II strikes says SudTleS ROVER OF
the Pittsburg Dispatch, 1.-THE Pittsburg club
needs another first-class catcher, at least
two pitchers of experience in the National
League and two hard-hitting outtielders.
Without these additions the team will have
hard time beating out Chicago, New
York, Brooklyn and the new Boston team.
Just stick a spike in this and remember
that L told you So "
Norman Elberfed is beginning to kick up
around his farm getting ready for the base
ball season. The kid is chasing fowls
around the farm every Gay and keeping in
first-class shape. No matter how the kid
may kick at the umpire the crowd likes it,
and So does the kid. 1t won't be long before
you hear the shortstop shouting, mo,
you're wrong. Tim; you must have been out
late last night"
Charles Luskey, who halls from this city,
and last season a New York state league
catcher signed by Marion, is a sure enough
globe trotter. He is twenty-nine years old
and started his professional career in
1896 with Portsmouth in the Virginia State
League Since that time he has played
with Asheville, N. c.; TarboTo, N. c.;
Bradford. Pa; Portsmouth, Ohio; Ander-
son, N. c.; Waterbury, Conn; Washington,
Buffalo, Harrisburg anu Syracuse.
Ned Hanlon is taking big chance on his
pitching staff His staff consists Of Mason,
Essick, Coakley, Hit, Mnihan, Chappelle,
Leary and Kennedy. All of these, with the
exception of Coakley, are minor league re-
cruits. Mason was the best pitcher in the
Eastern League last season. Hit is the
California left-hander who was turned back
to San Francisco by Clark Griffith last
spring