Evening star., 1908-12-23
BASE BALL NOTES.

Cy Young will be the Only old-timer IN
the Boston Red Sox. lineup when they go
south next spring.
Sy Nichols will not be with tho Athletics
next season. Connie Mack says nothing
on that score.
defenses Of the Criger-Spencer trade read
the whole issue resolves itself into a
question Of which has the most value,
human freight car or nonogenarian?
Bug Holiday is seriously Ill in Cincin-
natl and will have to have q leg ampu-
tated. His long illness has used up all
his money, aud the great ball player OF
twenty years ago is almost penniless.
Frank Chance is not the only Chicago
player who is sore over the division OF
the worlds championship spoils. Pitcher
is said to be anxious to make a change
next season.
Jim MCGUIRE has declined an offer to
become scout for the Cincinnati team
He is under contract to Cleveland, and
his contract provides for his release only
If he gets q good managerial job.
According to St. Louis scribes, the Car
dinals have the right to select which
twirler-Fromme or Lush-will go to en-
cinnati. If this Is SO, bet the works that
Fromme will remain in st. Louis.
Old Dick Padden has got the managerial
bug, too. The former Pirate has been Of
fered the leadership of the Wheeling club
in the Central League. Padden can still
cop them off around the keystone sack.
and should make a cOrking good general
in the minors.
Griff seems to be of the opinion that
McGraw made bad move in letting
Bresnahan go. But he fails to say any
thing about the good McGraw got out OF
the deal.
A catcher who can hit 800 will be such
novelty that Manager Mack ought to
boost the prices on the day that Thomas
works.
President O'Brien of the American AS
sociation is in favor of reviving the post
season series between his league and
the Eastern, provided the championship
races end at the same time.
One of the most watched of the new
comers who will break into fast company
early next March will be young Billy
Taft. the phenom from Ohio. He showed
all kinds of speed in the cabinet, Philip
pine and Panama Leagues, and 1t is eX-
pected that he will deliver in Washing
ton.-Philadelphia North American.
Two pitchers who will be with the Phil
lies next season twirled nO-htt games ON
the same day. August II, 1aOS. Covales-
kie. the eX-Lancaster pitcher, did not
allow Reading a hit or run, while Van
dyke. then with Shamokin. turned like
trick on POttsville.
Garry Hermann says there is no lnten-
ton Of doing away with the world 8
championship series. Increasing the num-
Der Of the games. reducing the prices Of
oI,, eli nd handling the tickets diff.
ferently have been discussed by the ma
tional commission, but not calling of the
contests.
If Stanley Robson makes good his
promise to Bresnahan to let Roger have
full control of the team those Cardinals
are likely to cause q whole lot OF trouble
the coming season. But too-much-man-
aged has always had the call with the
Cardinals
The question of managers for next sea-
son has been pretty we'll settled In both
two months ago. were very much up IN
the air. Only one club in each league Is
unsettled. No pilot has been engaged for
Brooklyn or Toronto. Buffalo was doubt
Manager Smith was re-engaged. Joe
Kelley may go to Toronto If George
Dovey gives him his $4,000 in advance.
The Toronto base ball club has traded
Outfelder Gettman and Second Baseman
Schany for Shortstop Mailing and Sec
ond Baseman Mullin of the Newark IN.
j. team.
Bernard +. Reilly of Brockton, for
merly captain of the Andover Academy
base ball team. and a star athlete at
Yale. who last season played in the New
England League, has signed contract
for the season Of 1909 to play shortstop
for the Chicago Americans. In the spring
he will coach the Yale team and will re-
port in Chicago April 90