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

/ Arthur Irwin is said to hold the record
! Tor number Of clubs he has managed.
/ Win Kellum. of indianapolis. has been
+ traded TO Newark for Pitcher BIZ Car
/ rick.
Al tkIpl Selbach won the individual
| bowling championship of Southern Ohio
by rolling 66 at the Dayton tourney.
There viii be half a dozen Smiths in
/ the major leagues next season. the Amer
leans having four players of this name
and the Nationals two.
Garry Herman says Artie Hoffman
! has not a chance on earth Of becoming
manager OF the Des Moines club. This
means that Artie will stay in Chicago or
go to Cincinnati.
Out in Columbus there is great rejoic-
ing that Bunk COngalton has been
obtained. Bunk was member Of the
first championship Columbus team and
makes his home in that city.
There should be no question about
Larry Doyles nationality. for, in addi-
ton 70 his patronymic that suggests the
Emerald Isle, the second sacker Of the
Giants was born at Caseyville, III.
Connie Mack will return East from Los
Angeles about January 90 The Athletics
will start for New Orleans early in
March A series with the Chicago
worlds champions will be feature OF
the visit to the Crescent City.
Following the report that President
Pulliam will not reappOint Umpire Car
penter comes the announcement that that
individual contemplates going into bust
ness. The fans will not lose any sleep
over the prospect.
The ranks of the human bean poles in
the big leagues, now made up of Addie
Joss, Fred Falkenberg, Victor Willis, and
Charley Smith, Will be added to If Pfyle
makes good with the Giants. The Cedar
RAPIDS colt Is built along the same lines
as the quartet
Ty Cobb, champion batsman. acted as
sporting editor of the Atlanta Journal
last Sunday, and most of the space OF
four pages was filled with his dope. In
asmuch as Ty had trouble with Schmidt
and Mcintyre it is interesting to note
what he says of them. He writes: Dur
ing the worlds series many people
blamed Schmidt for loss of the games.
Instead of having blame attached 10
him, Schmidt was entitled to great credit
for sticking to his post Blame should
of US who had easier positions did not
set the parks on fire with our stunts
Mcintyre had hard luck last season. but
will be back with the Tigers next spring.
and, If his ankle is well, will shine in
his position for he has about the best
throwing arm Of any man I have seen
in that position
They are playing winter bali out at
Los Angeles, and a big bunch of big
leaguers are participating IL the games.
The aggregation includes Frank Chance.
OF the Cubs; Jake Beckley, Of the Kan
sas City club; Danny Shay, of the
Giants Roy Brashear, Of Louisville:
Sheehan of Pittsburgh Francks, of
Omaha; Courtney, of Philadelphia: Nc
Closkey, OF Baltimore Mcintyre. Of
Brooklyn; Oscar Jones, of San Francisco:
Householder. Donovan, Fitzgerald. Han
rahan, and Clynes, of the Northwestern
League; Meyers. of Chicago; Downey. of
Cleveland; Lebrand. of Omaha: Slagle.
of st. Paul; Asher. Of Toronto. In addi-
ton to these players are the following
Angels: Hogan, Easterly, Gray. Nagle. |
Hosp, Bernard, Eager, Carlisle, Ellis. ana
Cravath, the Boston American recruit
Also number of lesser lights, who are
filing in on the four teams.