Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-10

Frank Navin. president of the Detroit
club. were together much Of the time yes
terday but neither would admit that they
were talking over player deals. Stall ngs
Is known to be pretty sweet on Stanase
the catcher secured by the Tigers from
Newark this fall. and may make a deal
with Detroit for him.
Adrian c. JOSS. pitcher par excellence,
and sporting editor during the of season
is here introducing the recently patented
Joss indicator which registers balls.
strikes and outs on scoreboards the instant
they are called by the umpire. The Ind
Gator was perfected by Joss and W. H.
Whean Of Cleveland. and they expect to
put them in several big league parks this
season.
Jimmy Casey came on and signed his
Montreal contract yesterday and then Sc
cured from Mike Cantillon the release of
Catcher Fred Buelow, the former st.
is-Detroit-Cleveland receiver.
Minor league managers are grabbing
talent here and there. Gene Mccain OF
the Jersey City club pinned Connie Mack
down to a promise Of either Manush or
Barr, both being third basemen.
Billy Smith of the Atlanta club is look
ing for d first baseman. Pfyl of the
Giants would be q good man for him to go
after. He is only kid. but can hit and
field. Smith thinks that old Joe Sugden
will be a great man for his young pitch-
ers, and SO he Will.
A major league club owner who has
been in the game for thirty years said
yesterday that the demands of the East
ton were excessive. when I was a union
league club owner said this man. the
major leagues could wipe me out by tax
ing all of my best players at 300 each.
With 5000 as an outlay they could prac-
tically ruin my business by wreck1ng my
team. Nowadays the majors cannot draft
more than one player from each Of the
class A leagues, and they must pay more
than double the price which prevailed In
the old days. These two minor leagues
simply want to expand and are kicking
over the traces as preliminary move TO-
ward establishing themselves in the
major class"
the presence of Barney Dreyfuss last
night that got the Pittsburg magnate go
ing. Mr.. Pulliam says the magnates had
just gathered at Cincinnati to hear the
game in which Merkle failed to touch
second. According to Pulliam, Barney
came in very much excited.
You cannot sit on this case. Barney.
said Pulliam. because you are an inter-
eSted party"
Il am not replied Barney. holly. Il
am not prejudiced at all. I know what l
will do 1 will simply vote that the game
be given to Chicago-thats ALL.
well. it's a cinch you are not ENGINE
now, Barney" replied Pulliam, and MIR.
Dreyfuss left the room in a huff. saying
that he would never attend another Ma
tional League meeting.
Should Punish Chase.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. December 1O-Jake
Beckley, once the Reds great first base
man, is very strong against Hal Chase
for the latter's desertion OF the New
York Highianders in midseason.
ut seems to me- says Jake. that the
national commission Is too severe with
men like the Washington and the White
Sox who 60 out to earn little money
after the close Of the regular season. In
which they have worked faithfully and
honestly. and not severe enough with men
of the Chase stripe, who show no con-
sideration for any one. but embarrass
the men that employ them and IN other
ways hurt the game.
IF l were a member OF the national
commission I'd make a horrible example
of men who would do a trick like that of
Chase's and. until the commission does
make crimes of that kind cost something,
| it Is going to have trouble with men who
will willingly break a contract for the sake
of few hundred dollars"