Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-10

Boston fans do not approve of a trade
of Phil Lewis for Bill Dahlen. IT'S said
that Charles Ebbetts would like to make
this deal.
Jimmy Sheckard runs a furniture store
at Columbia, Pa, during the off season.
his stock consists of everything from
a bottle of polish to a bird's-eye maple
bedroom set.
Base ball as college sport has just
been ratified by the athletic committee
Of Swarthmore The association has
engaging Davy Fultz as base ball coach
Balenti, the Carlisle Indians clever
quarterback and place kicker. may play
professional base ball next season with
the Philadelphia Americans. CHER
Bender, the sOuthpaw. has exacted
promise from the foot ball star to play
next season with Connie Mack's team.
Over six hundred and forty players have
been reserved for next season, according
to bulletin issued by the National Base
Ball Commission yesterday. The Ameri-
can League has 341 men reserved fifty
eight of whom are held by the Yankees
The New York Giants have forty-seven
players for next season, and the National
League has 3O2 men on the list.
Strange that Tommy Leach's name
hasn't been mentioned in the conjectures
as to who will succeed Camel at Cincin-
natl. Garry Hermann made a deter
mined effort to grab Leach last winter
There is just chance that Hermann
can get Leach by giving up Lobert On
account of the possibility of pulling off
some good trade this winter Hermann
is in no hurry to make his selection of a
team boss. though he has heard the
praises of many applicants
1t appears that the major league base
ball world let good thing in nomen-
clature get away from it. Just think
what a find it would have If it could
place alongside of such celebrities as
Covaleski, Abbaticchio. Konetchey and
others the name OF Obertubbessing. a
gentleman whom the Metropolitan basket
ball world has already claimed. He
seems almost NICKNAME p.oof
Barney Dreyfuss is willing to take Sec
ond Baseman Gardner off Frank Mar
rell's hands. The Pittsburg club tried to
beat New York to the Hartford recruit
last fall, and now Dreyfuss is willing to
pay Farrell just twice what Gardner cost
the New York club. Gardner looked
mighty good the short time he was with
the Yankees. and is booked for a more
thorough trial next spring. Abbaticchio's
threat to retire has set Hey Barney, to
hunting for new second sacker.
Announcement has been made that the
national commission will meet in Chica go
November IA and take up various cases
such as that of the admittance of the
California State League and the scalping
of worlds series tickets. It has been
stated that the case of the players who
have been suspended for playing against
the Logan Squares OF Chicago will stand
as it now is-they will have to pay their
fines before being permitted to sign CON-
tracts for next season.
With the close of each base ball season
the talk of big deals springs I'D. It has
already done so this year. Now the Cos
sip is running in just the opposite channel.
According to the latest rumOrs several
of the big league teams are to stand pat.
Reports state that this is especially true
of the four leading teams in the American
League-Detroit. Cleveland, Chicago and
st. Louis The managers and owners
appear to be pretty well satisfied with
stand.
When the National League holds it's
annual meeting next month 1t will not be
at all surprising If Barney Dreyfuss is in
absolute control of the situation Since
the death of Frank De Haas Robson.
owner of the st. Louis club. negotiations
have been under way for the sale Of that
club to a syndicate supposed to be headed
by Dreyfuss. 1t is said that the Cellas.
once interested in st. Louis race tracks.
are ready to buy the st. Louis club for
500. 900 cash. but that the other National
League clubs. together with the entire
American League. are opposed to such
deal II Dreyfuss' syndicate gets hold
of the Robson outfit Barney will be a
big factor In the old leagues councils, as
he owns the Pittsburg club. has stock in
the Boston and Philadelphia clubs and is
closely allied with Brooklyn and Chicago.