The Washington times., 1908-08-15

given up reading scientific treauses By
artificial light.
Buffalo would like TO dispose Of Pitch
er Mcconnell at d fancy price, but the
wise ones have discovered that he has
a weakness on bunted balls.
Tom Downey is now playing a hzz
game at shortstOp for tire Birmingham
team OF the Southern League, and Is
pilIering a sack In ALMOST every game.
1t is reported that Karger, the Car
dinals left handler, is so GisgTuntled
because Manager McCloskey Won't trade
MIN thdt he has sent the ST. Louis man
agement notice that he VIII not stay
with the team any longer than ten days.
Babe" Adams. Of Louisville, who -
PHtsbtugs property leads the Amer
lean Association pitchers, with sixteen
domi bought by the Pirates from kan
sas CITY, has won sixteen games and
lost eight.
PittsDurg, recently advised Barney
Dreytuss 10 nab Charley Pickert, VINO
has been a stellar ball for the Lima
club. OF The Ohio State League Drey-
fuss Immediately made a deal whereby
the youngster viii get tryOut next
season.
Wilson, Abbatlcchio. Ldefield, and
Young Cy' Young are four good ex-
ampIes Of Fred Clarke excellent man
agerial ability These four players were
roasted 70 a crisp by the Tabid knockers
OF Plttsburg but each has done lis
share 20 keep the Pirates setting the
place III the old league.
Evans. the Montreal first sacKer, hung
up new Eastern League record on
times
one day. Al Pardee was the tiJlehOldeF
In this respect previous TO Evans SEN
sational performance.
Plans for the new st. Louis Ameri-
can League stands We're submitted TO
the stockholders, ana the contract for
their construction let Details are not
iSslOEed, but seating accommodation
will be provided for close to $500 peo-
pie and the diamond VIII be shifted 50
as 70 enlarge the playing field IN every
direction except the center field. "A
mammoth bleaCher stand viii De built
Bobby Byrne OF the Cardinals, is
laid Up with q twisted ankle u comes
from Boston that Manager McCiOskey
has appointed Charles MS regular sec
/ ond baseman for the rest OF the season.
/ Gilbert is reported TO have done lot or
I sulktng on the eastern trip ana VIII
/ likely draw his release before long.
| In their efforts to strengthen tha
/ Cleveland baseball club FOR the season
t Of 1893 Messrs. ktlfOyl and SOmers nave
| already spent SZI.s5o for new players. In
| a way, part OF this was expended 70
/ strengthen this years club, as four or
/ the purchased players have already re-
/ ported.
The quartet in question consists 9f
! Pitcher Falkenberg and Outhelder Al
| tier Of Washington Pitcher Ryan or
/ New Orleans and Pitcher Foster, OF
! Charleston, s. c, Fourteen thousand
/ dollars was spent for II ese four men.
| which leaves sl3.750 exps nded for play
| ers that may not report until next
| spring.
7 VIII sign no more cigarette smok-
| ers," Manager McCIoskey, Of the ST.
| Louis Cardinals, declares.
| mo more cigarette fends for mine.
d" DO you smoke the devils pipe
| stfCks2' Will be the first question ] viii
| ask minor league candidates for regu-
/ lar places on the Cardinals
| ' No cigarette smoking allowed is the
! sign / VIII post in the Cardinal club
My. experience as a baseball manager
! extends over q period OF twenty odd
I years. / have reached the conclusion
/ that cigarettes are dangerous 70 Il
/ health Of athletes.
BasebaIls cost Robert Lee Hedges
/ $1,000 a year.
cost the public Sl.50 a piece. This fOotz
I UP 70 $40.
/ Buying the hides by wholesale, Hedges
/ secures them for 5000
/ What becomes OF the old balls? The
players use them up In practice and
give them away TO friends
/ Old balls are fayOrite tips. The play
! eTs save their quarters" and give
/ walters and bell hops balls UmpirDs
/ swipe a good many balls.
/ When Tenny was manager of Boston
I he got IN a fist fight with Klein.
/ He accused Billy fo holding out balls
{ on him. Old jumps like Sheridan and
. O. Day go about the country with their
grips full OF balls, They hand them out
: to friends.