Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-14

Clark Griffith will give Catcher Branch
Hickey another chance to justify his
Judgment in the trade he made a year
ago.
Manager Chance writes President Muir
ply Of the Cubs that his lame foot is per-
fectly we'll again. Good business.
In Davis, Murphy Collins and Nichols,
Connie Mack has the hardest-hitting in
field in the country. If you don't believe
1t. lust compare averages for the last few
seasons.
Earl Moore. who was turned over to
Jersey City by the New York Americans
last season. refuses to sign contract for
this year because a large slice has been
cut out of his salary.
The Brooklyn club is willing to give
ability. Why didn't they grab Fred Cd
we'll when the opportunity offered?
Catcher Sam Brown of the Bostons is
said to be slated for transfer by the
Boston Nationals. Sam is too slow NOV
ing his feet and his mind to suit Man
ager Kelley and President Dovey.
AS reports come around of the doings
of the players in the south, then will be
too. When the old fever hits a ball
player it is all off. He is bound to inkle
for the spangles.
Fielder Jones. manager of the Chicago
White Sox, blames the present financial
stringency for his not quitting the game.
Had there been no trouble Jones would
have gone into business.
McGann, Browne. Bowerman and Dab
len. secured by Boston from New York
during the winter. don't like the con-
tracts sent them by President Dewey, and
SO refuse to sign. Ferguson. the fifth
member of the transfer squad, has not
been heard from as vet.
Tom Needham, the Steubenville, Ohio,
boy who has been transferred by Boston
to New York. declares that his life s
wanted to play with the Giants, and now
his dream has come true.
1t is claimed that McAleer secured
Waddell merely as a drawing card. But
Rube will be obliged to win to be even
that. Wonder if RUDE would draw much
in Philadelphia? Don't think for a min
ute that McAleer will pitch him in that
town. Mike.
Jimmy Dygert was all in during the clos
ing days Of the season last year. During
the last ten days Dygert pitched three
shut-out games In four days, which
established a league record, so the only
fault of the Detroit critic is that he
missed the truth by several miles.
In the twelve years that the great Dele
hanty played in the big league he took
part in 1,454 games and had a batting
average for the entire time of 1887. La
jOie, in the same number of years. has
been in 1924 games and has a batting
average of 1855.
Four husky recruits of the New York
National League Base Ball Club en-
barked for New Orleans on the steamship
Creole yesterday in New York. From
New Orleans they will go by rail to Mar
lin Springs, Tex. there to join Manager
McGraw and take a course of prelimi-
nary sprouts before the rest of the play
ers report. HerZog. third baseman: Ma
larkey, pitcher: OBrien. outfielder. and
Mckenney, pitcher, made up the party.
Ball Players Signed and Released.
NEW YORk. February Hilary c.
Pulifam, president of the National
League, announces that the following
contracts and releases have been ap-
proved and promulgated:
Contracts.-With Chicago-Charles e. Fraser.
Frank Oils. Orvai Overall 1905, 1919. 1910,
James r. Slagie. Frank Schultz. Patrick ].
Raymond Saveland.
Releases-By BOstop-To Milwaukee, n J.