Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-09

Ned Hanlon was around yesterday
singing the praises Of Knight, who will
guard shortstop for the Yankees next
season. We will accept Hanlon's Gu
logy. because Hanlon certainly knows
a ball player.-New York Globe.
Harry Vaughn. the old first base
man and more recently manager Of
Birmingham. winners Of 1905 Southern
League pennant. has opened a hotel in
Cincinnati. Years ago Harry was some
glitter around sack one with the Gin
cinnati team.
Barney preyfus still hopes to see Bill
But If Bill falls down" says the Pitts
burg mogul. Il have two good ones in
AL Storke and Jimmy Kane" Barney
may be in right about those good
ones. but we never caught them with
the goods.
Roy Montgomery. an outf1elder of the
Cotton State League, has been chosen
manager OF the GAINESVILLE (Ohio) State
resigned. Hogan gave up GAINESVILLE
because he did not care to continue as
manager for team that was controlled
by board of directors.
Twenty-one pitchers are on the New
York American League team. Some
fifteen will draw the tin can degree in
the spring. or prior to that time. Here
is the list; Chesbro, Hogg, Manning.
rec, Frill, Mueller, Mcconnell, Warhop,
Vaughan, Newton. Ford, Wilson,
Schmidt, Schultz, Quinn and Revelie.
Johnny Hayden. the fast outfielder of
the indianapolis club Of the American
Association. will be member Of the
champion Chicago Cubs the coming
season. Hayden played few games
back to the Indianapolis club when
Schultz joined the Cubs. Hayden led
the American Association in hitting this
year, making 1873 hits in 154 games-a
percentage of .316.
President Charley Ebbets still has
hopes of landing Elmer Stricklett. the
great spitball artist. before his team
starts for the south: Stricklett has
been twirlinR in the California League
this year. and it is learned he is not
satisfied with the treatment he received
out there. Ebbets has sent him letters
urging him to join the Brooklyns next
season.
George Moriarty IL around town shop
ping for little George" Mory has de-
veloped into a song writer. and it Is said
he is making good. What can't Mory do?
from falling out of bed, has his own idea
for sharpening razor blades. Is there on
the "Longfellow stuf'' and knows all
about typewriting machines. He Is one
Of those ball players that wants to get
his hand In on other lines when his base
ball days are over.-New York Telegram.
Former United States Supreme Justice
George Shiras, in an address on 1.-THE
Evanescence Of Fame" the other day at
Pfttsburg, told this story:
Zone Of the ablest attorneys who prac-
! ticed al the bar during the early sos was
respected. Later he went to Congress and
proved a very worthy public servant. Re-
turning to Pfttsburg. he retired, and years
afterward 1 read of his death in one of
your Pittsburg papers of that day The
, paper announced his death in this fashion
Thomas Mcknight. an old resident of
this city, died yesterday. He was q mem
Der of the bar and the father OF Dannie
Mcknight the great base ball player
A three-cornered deal by which Brook
Ign might land Dahlen was suggested to
Owner Dewey OF the Boston club yester.
day. Get McGraw to trade Herzog for
John Hummell and then swap Dahlen fol
Herzog." was the way 1t came to Dewey
"Herzog is a capable shortstop" replied
the Boston man, but that deal will have
to be put up to the New York and Brook
Ign clubs first. Chances are that N,.CSra "
would be willing but Ebbets desires to
cling to Silent John,> the man who put
| the Giants out Of the race by spikine
Larry Doyle last fall."--New York Herald
Eastern League teams bought only ten