The Washington herald., 1907-12-22

Jake Stahi is playing indoor baseball IN
1 Chicago.
The St Louis Browns VIII probably
! train at Augusta, Ga.
Branch Hickey Is going TO take law
course at the Ohio state University.
According 20 reports from Chicago. Billy
Keister has been transferred from Jersey
City to Toronto via Lftle Rock
Arthur Irwin just can't keep out of IT,
The veteran viii manage the Newark
Atlantic League team next season.
Hank Gehring led the Western League
at batting. with "a record OF 100 In So
games, according 10 the official averages.
Pat Powers is attempting TO act as
peacemaker between Fred Doe and HUSH
Duty the quarrelmg owners Of the Prov
| idence club.
The Boston Americans viii wear red
stockings next season, and Owner Taylor
has suggested that they De called the
Red Sox.
If the outlaws should locate i'm this
city they would and IL pretty hard to
buck the free baseball offered by the
four leading amateur leagues
Pittsburg has returned First Baseman
Abstein 10 the Providence club. Hugh
Duffy arranged for Abstein's return In a
conference with Barney Dreyfuss.
Manager McGraw does not expect ANY
trouble signing Tcnney. The latter is
after all he can get and you can't blame
him. but the New York clJb viii meet
him half way
Bill Bradley and Elmer Flick have
served notice upon the owners OF the
q r..rrr rs.v. ..r.a
They say they Will not play i'm the Forest
City any more.
Burns, OF Los Angeles who was pur-
chased last fan by Canullon for the Ma
tionals, stood fifth among the pitchers of
The Pacific Coast League, with , games
won and Is lost.
President Ebbetts. Of Brooklyn. tried
hard 10 get Jimmy Shectard, of The Cubs.
back in the dodeer fold. but President
Murphy shows no disposition to let a
single PLAYER 70.
Jimmy Casey will not be allowed 10 get
away from Brooklyn for the present.
Manager Donovan declares that he must
see d better man at third than the doctor
before be lets him go.
The Dewey brothers. owners of the Bos-
ton Nationals are both - the sick list.
President George Dewey is suffering from
grip and John Dewey is about TO un-
dergo an operation for appendicitis.
Connie Mack received "a mild call"
from Ban Johnson last week 1t was
coming 20 Mack for intimating last fail
that Umpire O'Loughlin favored the De-
tr0!ts in the final games ia Philadelphia.
Cleveland seems to be getting the worst
of everything. They tried 20 land Ira
Thomas. Offering Pitcher Berger for the
Yanks' catcher. Bat HUghey Jennings
came along with a cash offer and got the
big backstop.
Jimmy McAleer continues to be the
anvil for the hammer-workers becauAe
of his recent trade with New York Nc
Aieer also was knocked some years ago
for trading Jesse Burketr to Boston for
George stone.
Boston Nationals have four toppy out
FEEDERS in Beaumont Browne, Kelley. and
Bates. AS Dahlen. Mccain, Bowerman.
and Ferguson strengthen other depart
meats, Dovey's men are first division can
didates next season
President Ebbetts, Of the Brooklyn
Club. wants the champion hitter deco
rated with nicely embroidered letter
every year to let the fans know who he
is Why not give him a memento he can
show 20 his grandchildren-if he ever gets
it out of hook?
Everybody thinks August Hermann. OF
Cincinnati, made a huge mistake. when
be would not exchange LObert ana Schlei
FOR Bresnahan, Dahlen. and Browne The
explanation is that Garry has been maced
so often that he would not consider
trade Of Kane for Wagner.
Charley Yong. the young Chicago Jap
anese who last year married white girl
and went TO Omaha 10 live, left for his
native country the other day, where he
viii play third base for the baseball team
OF the kelo University at Tokyo, Japan
Yong was accompanied by his wife
Managers OF the National and American
League clubs who have not yet selected
training quarters for the spring trip of
their teams are interested in the fact that
a country club that has laid out first
class baseball diamond has been formed
at Southern Pines. \. G Billy Murray.
manager Of the Philadelphia club. viii
visit Southern Pines in the next few davs
to look the ground over II conditions
are favorable the Phillies win locate
there when they go South for their spring
training. Joe Kelly's Boston Nationals
Will do their training at Pinehurst. which
is only six miles from Southern Pines.
Lefty" Davis American Association
and National League Outfelder. is 20 be
married. His bride-to-be- is Miss Cave
Of Burlington, Iowa. Lefty" has gone
ahead quietly and arranged the details OF
the wedding without consulting anyone
and 2lfhoush the date has not yet been
set, i is believed that this wiz be an