Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-12
FODDER FOR THE FANS.

Manager Malachi kittredge, who. dur
ing the past season. successfully piloted
the Scranton team in the New York State
League race and won the pennant, will
wear a Wilkesbarre uniform next year,
for he has signed contract to manage
the Barons during the season of 1909.
As he has lost the management of the
Cincinnati Reds, John CAMEL is receiving
offers from some of the leading minor
league clubs. 1t is said that Owner Cha
pin of Rochester wants Camel to take the
management, but that the former Red
manager does not feel like buying stock
in the club, which is a condition named
by Chaplin. The Toronto club is also said
to be after CAMEL since an attempt to
get Joe Kelley back from the Boston Ma
tionals has failed. Meanwhile il is said
that Camel may purchase the franchise
Of a minor league cub in the west. pos
sibly Grand Rapids. which he controlled
before he went to Cincinnati.
John P. kleipow, who said he was a
catcher in the American Base Ball
League, was in the West Side court yes
terday and gave bond for the appearance
of Frank Lombard, chauffeur, who was
charged with speeding along Central
Park West at twenty miles an hour BIZ
cycle Policeman Rehfeld said the chauf-
feur and the ball player were in the
auto. The ball player gave as a bond
his household furniture at his home adj
dress This looks like a case Of the
catcher. getting caught by cop" said
the clerk who drew up the papers.-New
York Telegraph.
The st. Louis American League club has
decided that in future no Intoxicating
liquors will be sold at its ball park. Pres
ident Hedges says that base ball crowds
are eXcitable enough without the use of
stimulants, and that In order to prevent
possible disorder in future he will close
up the bar except for the sale of soft
drinks. The practice of throwing beer
glasses and pop bottles at players and
umpires on various major league grounds
has become such menace that it will not
be at all surprising If the big leagues
take some action following the example
set by Magnate Hedges. 1t has often
been said that much of the riotous be-
havior of fans in various parts of the
country has been due to the sale of liquor
in the stands. President Johnson of the
American League is a believer in the no
liquor policy 1t is reported, and he may
institute a crusade before the winter ends.
Manager Stallings has taken formal
charge of the affairs of the New York
Americans. George has nothing to say
for publication. In looking over the list of
eligible payers Staliings found that he
had fifty-one men to try out in the spring
at his Georgia plantation. Of this number
il is safe to say that at least twenty-five
will be sold or farmed out. In making
final selections Stallings will have all the
say. In fact, he wishes to have it under
stood that he alone Will be responsible
for the showing of the team. That he has
undertaken d hard task ball fans are
ready to admit, and for that reason no
body expects him to win the American
League pennant off the reel. Sta.lings
has his own ideas about running a ball
team, and he will be permitted to put
them into effect. He will have the power
TO trade off any of the old regulars if he
thinks IL is advisable He is a believer in
young blood. and because of that fact 1t
is probable that many new faces will be
seen on the hilltop. AS soon as he gets
his bearings the new manager viii begin
TO pull the wires. with the probable re-
suit that there will be plenty of material
for the gossipers the rest of the winter.