Evening star., 1908-01-25
BASE BALL NOTES.

George Tebeau has announced that lie
may sell Jimmy Burke from Kansas City
to Louisville. 1t would be a case Of Te-
beau. selling himself a ball player.
Fred Glade in letter to a friend, in
sists that he would have quit base ball
rather than work in St. Louis another
year. Glade also says that Barney Petty
would like TO get away from McAleer 5
club
Fred Tenney. Charley Hickman. Jimmy
Collins and Victor Willis are the only
members of the champion Boston team of
1S9S still playing in fast company Bobby
Lowe has been released by the Detroit
club 50 that he can take charge of IA
minor league team.
lack Thoney has gained the reputation
of berg late slgner. President McCaf-
frey of Toronto sends this cheering an
nouncement To Deacon Mcclure because
the new outfielder has not signed his con-
tract. and Manager Jeems is some nerv-
Gus. !,
A New York writer is rejoicing over the
signing of the star battery''-Hogg and
kleinow of the Highlanders. There are a
lot of fans over the country who would
like To know since when has this been a
star battery.
George Stallings is given credit for be-
ing Frank Farrelfs agent in the DISPOSE
tion of that costly Montreal franchise in
the Eastern League. Ed Barrows wants
the plant and good will. and it seems like
ly that Farrell will soon get the white
elephant off his hands. Stallings is now in
Montreal
Several OF the New York Giants are
planning TO so south BY the steamer route
around Florida and over 10 Galveston.
Some of them did that one year and took
off more weight than would have been
possible by three weeks OF training in the
south.
a lot of base ball erazed men of Colo
rado are planning TO organize a state
league. They claim 10 have dozen good
towns and worlds of silver and gold TO
back the scheme. They are figuring on
Denver. but may invite trouble from the
Western League if they invade there.
Catcher DOOM. the redheaded one of
the Philles. made a decided hit the other
night on the stage as singer 1t was
Reds first stage appearance, but he is
given great credit and many say he will
find n job before the footlights when he
is too slow to play ball He sang at a min
strel show in Philadelphia.
A ball park is being constructed in New
York city. away up by Van Cortland
Park. and the runor is out that Frank
Farrell. owner of the New York Ameri-
cans. has bought the property and is
building the park. Mr.. Farrell has not
coafirned the iumor. however. and if il is
for the Highanders ii is not likely to be
put III operation for another year or Two.
II is now reported that a secret meeting
OF the American Association bail mag
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ago and ii was decided To give up the
idea entirely Of invading Chicago this sca-
son. After another season has passed the
minors believe the invasion will be made
easy.
Jack Powell. the veteran and husky
twirler Of the Browns. is going over to
French Lick Springs early in February,
as he wants about three weeks of water
and Hill climbing before he goes south to
TRAN. He is the man who influenced
Hedges and McAleer 10 take the veterans
over to the springs. for Jack has been
there before and thinks them grand
To tl,e woods with the spit bah and
the fade away" There is another Rich
mond in the field. ramely. sthe starch"
ball of which MoXie Manuel is sole owner
and proprietor. MoXie came from New
Orleans and will take the lU.UU-miie
training trip with Comiskey's White SoX.
Maybe he will also pitch In the American
eague next summer. This Manuel person
uses I: pocketful OF starch during game.
and claims that IL puts morc ie!kN shoots
on lie sphere than saliva ever did Who
knowse This is age OF progress
Heiny Zimmerman. the New York
League second baseman aow with the
Chicago Cubs will not go back 10 the
minors as Boston viii refuse 10 waive
claim II the young mans name is on
the list February l. Zimmerman is a fine.
rangy second baseman. and looks too
good 10 pass out of jor league COM
panv without q good try-out. The only
black mark against tue younsster IS on =
strike-out in one time at bat in tie world s