Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-14
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| his contract Wonder II the Cincinnati
fans are equally well satisfied.
John Goodwin, formerly of the Boston
Americans, says it is news to him that he
| is to go to Minneapolis, but the fact OF
this change has been promulgated by Secre-
tary John Farrell.
Rough estimation OF the sum which VIII
be expended putting the major league play
ers of the United States in condition for
the championship races in the National
and American leagues places the amount
at 100000.
joe Tinker, the shortstop, was the first
Chicago National League player to sign his
contract for 1907.
Dutch" Meier. the former Princeton base
Der of the Pittsburg team next season. He
has signed to captain and play third base
for the Spaldings, strong semi-profes-
sional team Of Chicago
Although the Cincinnati infield will be
somewhat experimental this year, 1t is
more than likely that it will be one of the
fastest working infields in either league.
John Camel is an excellent first baseman,
Higgins one of the best at second and
Lobert and MOwery, the new men at short
and third, displayed much skill in the lat
ter part of last season.
Only four Brooklyn players now remain
outside of the fold. One of these is Dr..
Scanlon who is at present attached to the
Long Island College Hospital. Scanlon
says he may not play at all this season ana "a
that he will not join the team anyhow until
after the opening of the regular season.
1t looks as if Trenton will be Hugh
Duffy's farm. Dick Harley, Eddie Poole,
Harry Barton and Billy Higgins OF the
Providence team will be members of the
Trenton team. Harley, Poole and Barton
were in the big leagues only three seasons
ago. Higgins is a former Brown pitcher.
Johnny Kings friends are thinking Of
employing a sanity expert to examine him.
King says nothing would please him more
than to be transferred from Chicago to Gin
cinnati. Few players go voluntarily to Gin
cinnati.
Good news Charley Power, the former
umpire who is now writing base ball for a
PittSburg paper, warns the PittSburg Of
ficials that they had better look out for
Doveys Boston Nationals. If Power were
younger we would suspect that he was try
ing to get George Dovey to sign him TO play
ball.
Jesse Burkett is out with a proposition
empowering the New England League UNI
pires to impose heavy fines upon all ball
players who profanity on the ball field
If Jesse doesn't look out he will be made
an honorary member of the Anti-Prc family
League.
No young outfielder no matter what his
minor league record is, can break into the
quartet that Detroit has in line-CraWford
Cobb, Mcintyre and Jones. 1t is doubtful
if $4,000 could purchase this outfeld from
Owner Yawkey. The youngster is simply
up against it when he tries to break into
outfield society there.
The Eastern League lost such managers
as Jennings, Barrows, Stallings and Muir
day, and has done remarkably we'll to sup
plant them with such timber as Kelley, Nc
Allister and Joe Bean. Dunn is shifted from
Providence to Baltimore, and his place In
Providence will be taken by Hugh Duffy.
The season ought to be a hot one with such
worthless at the helms of the clubs.
1t is a funny story they tell about Frank
Oberlin, the new adjunct from Milwaukee,
secured by the Boston Americans. Seems
he did not prove great success when he
was first tried in Waterloo, Ind Afterward
he lost a finger by coming in contact with
a buzz saw, and after the finger healed he
went back to base ball again and developed
more speed and curves than he ever thought
possible Doesn't that read nicely? Oberlin
is short the index finger of his pitching
hand.