Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-23
ClDDY GOSSIP OF THE CANE
Fielder Jones Again Swcars He is
Through with Diamond.
ED WALSH WANTS MORE WAGES
Batch Freese stakes Liverwurst
Against GondinE's Onions and
Ice Cream and brother Dave
FuIIy Receivers.
ED WALSH WANTS MORE WAGES

Fielder JoI es, the old manager Of the sox,
insists he will play no more base ball.
II am through with base ball." says
Comiskey's great leader.
He reiterated his declaration the other
day In Chicago where he stopped on his
way from Boliver. NJ. Y, to Portland,
Ore, his future home.
II Jones sticks to his determination
At means a problem for Commy to solve
and one more new manager in the major
circles. Jones said he only came back In
1903 because Comiskey refused to take him
seriously and didn't want to leave the old
bunch without a manager. Commy may
refuse to take him seriously this time. but
Fielder says It won't work. He is willing
to act as scout and viii always root for
the sox. but no more as manager.
This Jones business brings up the question
who will manage the Sox next season7
George Davis, Billy Sullivan and Isbell, all
members OF the team, are mentioned as
possibilities. Icy has about arranged to
manage and play with his Wichita team
in the western. but. Of course, this ar
rangement is not beyond the possibility
Of changing. II Is probable that any one
Of the three men would make a successful
leader. At any. rate Comiskey has not
shown any signs Of worrying over the
matter yet:
Roger Bresnahan is to get a salary Of
$1,000 as star backstop and manager OF
the st. Louis Cardinals, the report says.
big Ed walsh demands $500 salary for
next season. IL q man in base ball is worth
a.. Ed rs where wou1d comiskey's Sox
have landed last season without him2
Certainly not in first division. He was the
one best bet But he's fooling with n
foxy boy. The Old Roman is popular.
successful y all That, but he didn't
come. into fame and prosperity because Of
the large salaries he has paid.
Arthur Granville, the CLASSY little short
stop of Sioux City, is not going to quit
the diamond after all, as was given out
by Arthnr's press agent. 1t appears that
in addition to being o good ball player and a
nice boy. Arthur is also something of a
business man. He has been in Sioux City
dickering with Ducky for his. release to
Columbia, s. c., which team wants him
manager. Dueky, of course. puts the price
high, too high. Arthur thinks. and there
they are arguing. Trust ID. Holmes to
hold up his end, even against so frenzied
a finshcier IS A. Granville.
Butch Freese lays he has been eating all
the iiverwurst he could get this winter
and he works in a butcher shop--and he Is
willing TO stake his reputation as a dietary
expert on the assertion that this food is
far superior TO the diet of onions and Ice
cream recommended by J. Gonding, as the
only infalnble winter food for ball players.
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D--4H--a 81 A. Da-- (-N-
has written a reply 70 the commissions
criticism OF him and his club on that ticket
scaIping matter as long as your left leg. in
whichf1te asks Garry Herman this pointed,
pungent M pithy question: Under what
law In base ball did you derive the right
to make this investigation" Mr.. Murphy
adds that the Cubs were unfairly treated in
not being consulted by the Investigators,
which smacks OF a bit of sound reason.
But Mr.. Murphy is stiil too charitable to
say that Colonel Hermann ct al took this