Evening star., 1908-01-18

McAleer says that he believes "Hobe
Ferris will make one of the best third
basemen that ever played the position.
Mack may be right. Boston will be in
terested in the old favorite.
Reports from Philadelphia show that
the Athletics and Phillies are planning
their spring series of games this year the
same as in the past. Connie Mack Is
making a special effort TO have his men
In shape ITO win this time.
The new Florida league is opening its
short session this week. While there are
but two teams in the league they are
made up of prominent players OF the big
leagues. who are willing to exhibit there
before the winter resorters, just SO they
Will be ready to take up their regular
work In the spring.
indianapolis has secured three extra
men from the champion Detroit Tigers.
Manager Carr has pulled along with him
Pitchers Willets and Eubanks and Out
fielder Drake. The indications are that
Carr VIII have powerful club in the
Hoosier city next season.
A western ball critic predicts that this
season will be the windup of more than
a dozen of big league star veterans His
list includes Monte Cross. Jake Beckley
Lave Cross. Kid Gleason, Willie Keeler,
Bill Bradley, Rube Waddell George
Davis. jesse Tannehill. Jack Chesbro, Sox
Seybold. Jack Powell. Jack O'Connor. Bill
Bernhardt, Jack Warner and Eddie Nc
Farland. .-
Herman Schaefer. who is still propped
up on pillows IN Detroit hospital, has
been receiving flowers and fruit. from his
many friends. but priced most Of all a
hea ping plate of spareribs and cabbage
sent by, one of his warm German friends.
He will be, able to leave the hospital this
week and will, not be hampered by the
operation in his early training.
Jake Atz. the young star purchased by
the White SoN last summer from the
New Orleans Southern League team, and
Harry Speer. the young pitcher from
Wichita. Kans.. have affixed their names
to White Sox contracts for the season of
1908. Speer was the star pitcher for the
champion Western Association club last
year.
All of Clark. Griffith's trades went
through like shot. A letter has been
received from Charlie Hemphill. In which
he says he is delighted at the prospect of
going to New York. and that he will be
right on the job at the time for reporting
in the spring. Glade has already said he
was tickled to come to the big town. and
Niles Is just willing. So there will be
no trouble over reporting this spring.
Even Hal Chase says he will not linger
on the coast after the first of March
Something in the way OF a base ball
publication has just been issued in the
Spalding Athletic Library series, '"Spald
ing's Official Base Ball Record" edited
by Henry Chadwick, the Father of Base
Ball" AS it's name indicates. the book is
essentially statistical. but not the cut-and-
dried kind SO often found in that class of
publications, as a glance at the contents
will show. Many of the records contained
therein will appeal TO the old-time fans.
while memoirs go back To the organiza-
tion Of the National League in 1876 or
the old first professional association in
1871 This new book does not supersede
the Spalding Official Base Ball Guide.
which publication will be issued as usual
in the spring, with the new rules. sched-
ules and lot of new and interesting mat
ter on the game