The Washington herald., 1908-01-05
BASEBALL NOTES.

Jack Chesbro is numbering al Conway,
up la the Berkshires.
Lee CULLEN, formerly Of the White sox.
is to play third base for Milwaukee next
year in place Of Harry Clarke.
Jake Beckiey. who led the American As
ISOLATION natters has signed his contract
for the coming season with Kansas City.
Manager McGraw will daily with the
ponies ia California before be Joins the
Giants ia spring training at Marlin
Springs, Tex,
Sam Crane writes that it is positive
that Jake Stahl is neither on the sale nor
exchange list He will stay with the
Highlanders.
Jack Taylor, the veteran pitcher. re-
leased by the Chicago Cubs last season.
has signed with the Columbus American
Association team.
The Boston Americans will hereafter
be known rs the Red SoX. They must play
better ball than last year or they will be
called worse names than that.
Tommy Leach. as wei as Roger Bres-
HahaH. would Ike TO try his hand as
manager of the Cincinnati Reds, and he
would probably make a good one.
kid" Elberfeld has been offered a con-
tract with a Sl.0QJ bonus attached If he
is a good boy. Yet the scrappy ball player
longs for the old game. when the umpire
did not have such arbitrary power
President Pulliam is firing hot shot at
the Louisville management for daring 10
criticise the action Of the commission in
awarding Pitcher Bill Campbell to Gin
cinnati
Manager Murray win hang the tin can
on Ed Grant in April, and turn the player
back 10 Jersey City. Courtney Will be the
guardian Of the hot corner for the Phillies
next summer
II is now generally understood that
when President O'Brien appears before
the commission in regard 10 the invasion
of Chicago he Will be informed the com
mission has no jurisdiction. What action
will then be taken remains to be seen.
With the national commission meeting
tomorrow in Cincinnati and the schedule
committee meeting in the same place
Tuesday, and the National Association
meetings about the same time there will
be things doing in baseball next week.
A Toledo report says that Charley Carr
Is responsible for a story 20 the effect
that the HOOsiers might get Tom Nc
CTeery back again next season. Carr
says that Columbus has given him per
mission TO do business with MCCreery,
and that a fat salary has been offered
the outfelder who did so much To help
Columbus win the pennant last season.
Jack Crooks. the old second baseman.
has come into a snug sum OF money
Jacks father recently died, leaving an
estate of about $4,000, TO be divided
among a family of eight children. The
elder Crooks was a retired railroad man
and heavily interested in coal mines in
the Northwest. Jack has been in bust
ness in st. Louis of late.
Garry Hermann has just announced the
final makeup of the Cincinnati Reds who
go South March l. The catchers are
Schlel. Mclean. and Piene The pitchers
are Coakley. Ewing. Weimer TOsler, Nc
Carthy. up. Shade, FlaheTty. Regain, and
Campbell The inhelders are Camel, Hug
gins. Hulswitt. Lobert. Mowery and Kane,
while the OUthelders are Mitchell, Paskert
O'Neill. and McGilvray.
Denver has re-engaged Frank Selee as
manager for another season. which indi-
Gates that he is enjoying much better
hFdllt tttdA III RECENT SNoiS Fott0V ut4l-
onstrated his managerial ability In the
/ COS at Boston. when the Beaneaters sew
eral times won the National League pen
nant Selee also laid the foundation for
the present Chicago Nationals. but had
to relinquish the position there and seek
health in Colorado, where he has man
aged Slubs since retiring from the Cubs.
With Jack Dunn re-engaged as man
aged and Jack Knight, formerly of the
Athletics and Boston. the Baltimore ORR
Oles expect to cut considerable of figure
in next seasons Eastern League race.
Ned HanlOn. who is part owner of the
Baltimore Team. will aid the team through
his advice and still hunt for talent. Hav-
ing retired from active management in
baseball Hanlon now has nothing but
time and money on his hands.