Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-29
BASE BALL NOTES.

C. Comiskey has purchased First Base
man Tenant from the Decanter Three-l
League. Another ]. Chase, declares the
silyer-locked magnate.
A Cleveland scribe came through with
a statement that Fred Clarke is a great
base ball player We have bunch that
the Pirates big noise has impressed US
the same way for many years.
Monte Cross and Charles Doom are
playing to packed houses over in the
burg of slumber these days in Boys Be-
hind the Counter" Monte is peddling silk
goods. and Mike is drawing his stipend
for slipping gloves on the ladies. Cash,
boys!
Memphis has drafted Catcher Schmidt,
q brother of the Detroit backstop. He
was in the Arkansas League last season.
Farnk Dillon, the former Brooklyn first
baseman, has just been appointed man
ager of the Los Angeles club. He owns
a big slice Of the stock and won the PEN
nant this fall.
Another phenom has broken loose out in
Wisconsin, His handle is Miller, and they
say out there in the bush league burg
| that he is the fastest infielder that ever
jimmied his way into the majors: Pro
testing Chawles Murphy has the big
claim on the youngster.
Frank Huelsman. the former st. Louis
and Washington Outfielder, will get an
murdered the ball for Harrisburg last
spring and was grabbed by Connie Mack.
who hopes to fill SeybOld's place in right
field with the giant outtelder
Judge Kavanaugh, the II of the South
ern League. says that Garry Hermann
has no right to grant an audience to the
boiling American Association and East
ern League, on the grounds that they are
already full-fiedged outlaws. In event of
a hearing being accorded the boiling
twins. the Judge says that other minors
will be on deck with the full array of
bells and counter petition.
Robert Cantwen. the Chicago lawyer
who soaked Umpire KERN after a game
between the White Sox and Boston at
Chicago last September. has been found
guilty and fined SIS. Many New York
| fans would have paid more than that for
chance at Hank ODay around Sep
TENDER 23 and few days thereafter.
Frank Isbell wants to get away from
the White SoX to manage and play first
base for the Wichita team. of which he Is
the principal owner. THE popcorn man
and / are the only ones left of the ST.
Paul bunch that Comiskey brought TO
Chicago" says Isbell. land he don't like
me-" But Comiskey is unwilling to re-
lease the veteran.
John McGraw need not worry about
Rube MarQuard,' says Charley Carr.
manager Of the Indianapolis team. We
worked the life out of the tall left-hander
last summer and / don't wonder that he
fzzled in the one chance he had with the
New Yorks. l told Vanguard that he had
done enough in the American AssOcia ton
without trying to help out the New Iorks,
but he was game and tried to do his be:a
With a winters rest | look for Marqua rd
to be worth every dollar the New York
club paid for him.
r. Bresnahan is back pounding the
pavements. The old boy Is one of the
Wisest of Toledos finest. but he had a
narrow escape the other day. He started
to make big pinch. when the desperate
dug his teeth deep into Brasnahan's ear
but Rogers judgment of distance had
| Abe Attell's faded to fragile, and he
| srnote the crook right on the kisser and
| he is still taking the count But Roger S
ear Is said to be better timed now than
our old friend, Jimmy kelley's
Who says fame Is worthless? Mordecal
/ Brown cashed his reputation out in In
| diana the other day. Brown and some
| ffletluS were hunting qudli ana III Hollow
| ing L fine covey strayed on some posted
property. An irate German farmer cap
| tured the party and was arranging IL
| take them before a justice OF the peace
| He was told that Brown was one OF his
prisoners. but refused TO believe il until
the three-fngered "phenom" exhibited his
manned hand Then the farmer changed
| front. invited the hunters to dinner and
| gave them permission to hunt on his acres
| AS long as they cared to-
President Ebbetts OF the Brooklyn club
denied yesterday that his base ball prop
| erty was on the market aud said that he
| would not put price upon ii under any
| circumstances. He declared that he hoped
! to secure Bill Dahlen to manage the
Brooklyns next season. Harry Stevens
| the caterer has been trying to buy the
| Brooklyn club for several weeks and saws
| he stands ready to meet any terms that
! E.bbetts sees fit to name. In regard to
| Dahlen, Dewey, the Boston maenate said
| yesterday that Bad Bill would remain ir
the Hub and that he had never made al
| agreement with the Brooklyn president 10
release the noted shortstop-