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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12
New York Breaks Up an Old
Combination to Try New

Since John James McGraw has been In
charge of the New York team 1t always
has PLAYED attractive base ball. some
times it has played championship base
hall. When 1t hasn't done as wei. as that,
Il has PLAYED hard enough to make the
winning of the championship no easy
task for other teams.
The Giants are a remodeled nine this
wear players were permitted to go to
Position not 80 much because they had
forgotten how 10 play the game. but be-
cause it was McGraw's opinion that he
had held his team together as long as he
could reasonably hope to be successful
win It. Conservatism in 1907 cost him
a chance to win championship.
Two and perhaps three young pitchers
will he added to the teams strength TINS
wear Outside Of them McGraw will de-
pend upon the men whom he has had with
him for four and more seasons me as
sertion has been made that the ptche!s
have seen the best of their ball playing
careers and that McGraw has made mis-
take in placing reliance on them for an
other year This is to he doubted. AS
matter of fact. IL was not so much poor
pitching which lost for the Giants In 1907
as il was poor batting Opportunity after
opportunity to win games was dropped be-
cause Of the lack Of a timely hit. Twenty
contests can be named on the Polo Ground
alone when a single base hit would have
won for the Giants. This is not indicative
Of a weak pitching outfit. II McGraw is
wrong in his estimate of his pitchers as
winners, this season will prove it beyond
question.
Behind the bat the main reliance of the
team will be placed on Bresnahan. He Is
one Of the greatest catchers who ever
stepped foot on base ball field. 1t is not
his physical ability which makes f.m
great, but his splendid knowledge Of base
ball ard his great mental activity. There
Is no catcher in either league quicker to
grasp a situation and few so quick. One
he steadies down. that he is accura tie
in his throwing, he will b. nearer thu
counterpart OF Buck Ewing than any
man of recent wears uho has Dlayed be-
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Track Notes From Sheepshead.

SHEEPSR FAD BAY. l.. l., April H.
Enoch Wishard arrived here with four.
teen head. comprising the SpreckeIs
string. which he brought from winter
quarters In Georgia. They all look to be
in good condition and should be ready 10
start at the Aqueduct meeting.
Supt Clarke has closed up the old
track, and is taking off the topsoil or
dressing and putting on the n.w
Sheepshead Bay track. The latter will be
ready in few weeks for work. Train
ers are now using the yearIing track,
which has been kept in fine condition for
their use.
Four of the Bennett string have arrived
at the Bay from Los Angeles in charge
of O. ]. Decker, who has been training
Gallivant for r. +. Wilson, jr., in Cali
fornia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12
Brooklyn a Factor of
Strength Not to Be
Easily Measured

Little or no change will be found in the
Brooklyn team of 1905 as compared with
that of 1907. The question to be consid-
cred is whether 1t will be more agrees
sive. more successful this year than it
was last. The end of the season will have
proved whether Brooklyn Is growing
club or whether 1t reached it's full growth
in 1907.
1t must be remembered that BROOKLYN
began to improve three years ago. when
P. ]. Donovan took charge Of the team.
and from that time has continued TO i'm
prove. 1t may be possible, however, that
the changes which have been made in
other teams In the National League will
counterbaiance the good that has accrued
to Brooklyn In the last three years, and
that the coming season. even if the team
plays as well as it did last year. it will
be little too weak to cope successfully
with the mines which are scheduled
against it.
Behind the bat the team has good catch
ers in Bergen and Ritter. In the box lies
the problem. Stricklett will not be with
the team this year. and it is possible that
Scanlon will not be at his best until late
owing to an operation for appendicitis
which was performed upon him this year.
Inc Other pltCherS nave their good quail
ties. but there Is none of them who has
been a steady winner Pastorious. Ruck-
er and Mcintyre are winners at times.
and Bell now and then has shown WON
derful dexterity in the box, but there
isn't a Walsh. a Mathewson or a Brown
in the team. pitcher in whom the play
ers have the confidence horn Of the
knowledge that the batters cannot hit
him.
The infield will be composed of Jordan,
Aiperman. Lewis and Sheehan--on the
whole. bit better than last year. for
Sheehan is possibly stronger on ground
hits than Casey. Alperman may be slow
In getting into his stride. owing to the
ankle which was broken last season, and
Lewis can play better ball than ever he
has If he will but set himself to the task
Life comes too easy to him.
Hummel. Maloney and Lumley will
make up the outfleld-as f1elders a fine
organization. as batters passable. ex-
cept Lumley. who is sluggerS but his
sire myth with the bat does not atone for
Maloney's weakness. Hummel is a play
er whom II will do to watch. He i'm
proved more during the season of 1907
than almost any young player In the Ma
tional League.
Philadelphia Is a Team
to Keep Well in Mind
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12

UNDERLYING the National
League there is unquestionably
a stratum, and a subStratum,
il may be added. Of conserva-
tism Nor would II be hyperbole
to state that the heritage of the National
League has been conservatism. 1t Is a
tradition as we'll as a positive quality de-
timing its methods.
The exclamation of this lies largely in
the character of the men who have had
10 do with the upbulding of the organiza-
tion and with the history of the league
from its inception to the present time
Men who were prominent IN the success
full advancement of the National League s
Interests in its earliest days were mostly
OF the conservative business element VINO
loved base ball for what there was In the
game and who promoted 1t. not so much
for ,he revenue to be derived from it-foT
year after year passed without some men
ever realizing a penny from their invest
m.nts-as for the good of the sport
Their close adherence to the methods
which they practiced In their commercial
relations their unwillingness to appear as
.pluugers'' or as dashing spectators. fol-
lowed them in their base ball careers, and
il Is Internationally true that they tnousnt
more of their efforts To impress honesty
upon the sport than ever they diu or any
detail of the game. Well may base oail IN
It's professional capacity. thank such men
that they we're interested to place such a
solid foundation underneath II. ana that
through all the diversified career or the
National League there never has been the
slightest question raised as TO its 1nteg-
rIty, Its sponsors were too far above dis
honesty.
Thus. from early attachments and sur
roundinss il Is found that all through the
history of the National League 1t leans
strongly to the methods which have guided
II for wears 1t can no more get away
from conservatism in the management OF
IT'S club affairs than it can in its ordinary
business relations.
This is preliminary TO the statement that
the National League clubs move slowly as
a rule In regard 10 the changing OF their
PLAYERS They cling to men-at times when
1, would appear that IL is useless to expect
as much from them as in the past-and
they are very loath to part with playing
talent which gives some promise for the
future, even though IL may be a long time
In developing. Hence. as a general rule.
" will probably be found that National
League clubs have q greater nucleus of
old ulayerS from season to season than
clubs in other major leagues of the past
and present and clubs in minor leagues of
ma jor Importance.
For this reason there usually not
such radical shifts in the National League.
as whole as have been seen from time
10 time in the American League. This
spring il Is possible to take small e1-
reption TO the general rule. as there is in
evidence throughout the National League
a determination to place many of the
clubs on a standard approximate to that
of the Chicago nine. which at present
holds not only the championship of its or
sanization but that of the world.
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the beginning Of the year.

the beginning Of the year.
In the outfield are Delehanty. Barry
Murray. House and Shaw. who will add
to the teams speed even if they are not
able to hit with the ability of old timers.
1t is an organization which will play In
teresting games more often than stupid
games but like all teams in which young
PLAYERS predominant may occasionally be
stampeded Gilbert may be able to cneck
some of this.
When it's pitchers are at their best there
will be many contest played this year
In which st. Louis will be beaten by only
one or two runs. and If the club but had
tho batters to help the pitchers. st. Louis
might be husting every club that was In
the second division with 1t last year, and
in addition to that might be making mer-
~ with some of the first division teams.
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contenders in championship race, but
II does not appear as If such would be
the case this year. .-.'f
That the team will play better ball than
II did I'm 1907 is believed by a majority of
base ball men who have discussed It's pos
sibilities but there Is none who thinks st.
T,o,,is will rise above the second division.
Marshall will be the mainstay behind
the bat and in the box there is an aoun.
dance Of good young pitchers who need
the enceura cement OF hard batting oehind
them TO help them.
Konetchy, the first baseman. is a prom.
ising youngster. and Gilbert will add
greatly to the success Of the team by his
fine work at second base. for Gilbert Is
one. OF the greatest ground eoverers In the
league Byrnes will probably be at thlrd;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12

a professional nine Hence the engage
ment Of Joseph Kelley to conduct the at
fairs Of the Bostons this season nnques-
tionably is prophetic of an entirely new
system of play.
1t is not KeIley's first experience as q
National League manager. He undertook
that hardest of all tasks. the control or
the Cincinnati club, and failed to do as
well as he wished. Very fortunately TOT
Kelley there was no one who was more
conyersant with the lack of strength at
Cincinnati than himself He left the city
acknowledging his inability TO make any
thing out of the nine, offering no excuses
for himself. but with many offered by his
friends He went from Cincinnati to
Toronto in the Eastern League. and
there surrounded by players who were
not consid cred OF championship caliber
succeeded in producing such good ball
that Toronto won the championship. Ills
friends Immediately pointed TO MS sue
cess showing what he could 90 Wheh
he was left to handle the affairs OF an
organization without being the victim OF
unsolicited advice. and when the I'oVe!s.
who were lucky enough to ora" hlhi
under base ball law. found that the play
er was actually at their service they were
urged to put Kelley in Boston without
fail partly for his base ball ability. partly
because 1t is city which is pleasing 70
him and one which will be willing to give
full credit for all the good that ne
may do.
Boston is not overwhelmingly strong in
pitchers. There are some who are Of aver
age ability They may be better TINS year
than last because they will have the
services of BOWerman as catcher 10 COACH
them. Bowerman has mad experience u.
years with the New York CLUB ana IS wei
conyersant with the game. Kelley mas
Graham and another young catcher. Ban,
whom he believes will prove FaluaoE
helpmate to Bowernnan, and rs conhoeht
that his batteries will render him good
service all the year.
former Boston players and some trans
planted New York blood. McGann. day
in and day out. has been Que or the most
reliable first basemen in either MAJOR
league e|is a splendid man TO hanoie
thrown balls. hits we'll and is handicapped
mostly bv the fact that he is not quite so
fast on his feet as he was two and three
years ago
Rttchey Is one of the surest infelders In
either league. even II he falls TO cover
quite SO much ground as some, anu Dan
len for years has been considered one OF
the great shortstops Of the country. Brain
is a Woodworking third baseman When
this infield fairly gets into action with
the warm months o: the year it Will make
trouble for all mines which race IL.
In the outfield are Kelley. beaumont
and Browne. with Bates as substitute
II is A powerful quartet. If all OF them
bat to their speed Boston viii be FOUND
nearer a place in the first division than
some think possible. The material for
good nine is there The question to be
solved is what the material viii do when
the fight Is really on for the pennant
One advantage in favor Of Kelley Is that
most of his present team are men OF ex-
perience and will not lack for knowiedge
as to how to do we'll. II they fail IT Will
he in their execution rather than in their
foret hougllt.
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St. Louis Is Largely
an Experimental Nine

On the whole there seems to be little
chance that st. Louis will do better than
run again in the second division The
owners Of the club have succeeded in
eliminating a great deal of undesirable
influence which did the team no good and
have undertaken to build I'D from the
ground with new. players. but such Is
uniformly slow work. In time It may be
that st. Louis will gather nine which
will begin to take its place with those
to be reckoned upon as first division
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12
By John B. Foster.
More Exciting Season.
by Harry Pulliam. President o
the National League.)

the National League)
II is my conviction that the clubs
Of the National League have been
strengthened during the winter,
and I believe that We will have
better and more exciting race this
summer than We had in 1906 or
1907 1t seems to me that the
changes which have been made by
the Boston and New York clubs
will aid both. and the Philadel
phia and P.ttsburg clubs showed by
their work at the end of the sum-
mer of 1907 that they are steadily
improving Chicago will make a
hard fight for the championship.
no doubt. but I believe that the
other clubs In the National League
will make IL harder for the Cubs"
to win the pennant this year than
they did in 1907. There seems to
he no reason why the season
should not be prosperous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12
Boston the First Instance
of Addition of Strength

BEGINNING with the Boston club series
Of changes * found which to large eX-
tent has revolutionzed tine playing
strength of the team in the Hub.
a new manager usually means much to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12
to Keep Well in Mind

- If the PhIadelphians show as much
improvement under the management of
Murray this year as they did last they
are likely to be in the race for the cham
pionship all of the season.
They should play better ball. They have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12
What Gaffney Asked Browning.

When Pete Browning played with the
Louisville club he was recognized as the
most eccentric man In base ball. and
there is no question that Pete was entitled
to this distinction, for he was strange
character and he was one Of the big draw
Ing cards of those days. In this respect
he had the present-day eccentric genius,
Mr. Waddell, beaten by city block.
Browning was said to be the longest
major league. Be this as it may, he could
certainly knock the ball mile when he
landed on 1t, and in consequence he was
the terror of the pitchers.
MI. Browning was not gentleman over
burdened with educational qualifications.
All he knew was base ball. and with this
knowledge he was satisfied. and never
yearned to shine In the role OF a lawyer or
doctor or some other profession, like the
ambitious ball players of THESE days.
Pete was big strong Chap. but a la
mentally retiring parsonage when 1t came
to thinking. He was also no prize beauty,
and he did mt spend any of his money on
beauty doctors, either. Still he was SEN
sitive regarding his un-Apol.o-like appear
ance and he would get angry in moment
if any allusion was made to his lack of
pulchritude.
Another thing that caused him to be-
come wrothy was to have an umpire call
strike on him. 1t fairly broke his heart
" oli ihc Jul oT u DC CdileQ out on strikes.
One day in Cincinnati Umpire John
Gaffney called Pete out on strikes, where
upon the big fellow rushed up to the UNI
pire roaring like a toreador-stuck bull.
But John Gaffney was afraid of no man
living. and he ruled the field with a rod
of iron. but he was also 81 reasonable
man and he would explain his decisions
However, Pete would listen to no expla-
nations Finally Gaffney became angry
and walking up to Browning he shook his
finger In his face and said:
Il would like to have photograph of
your face. Browning
And for why?" shot back Pete who
was taken wholly by surprise. and who
began to color up when allusion vas
made to his face.
why, I have a chicken farm back
home" said Gaffney. land I would like
to put your picture in the coop, SO as TO
Brighten eggs out Of the hens"
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STORIES OF THE BALL PLAYERS.

blessed with a pair of canal boats, and
SO forth and SO on. -
But Socks never gets angry. Socks Is
one of those people who are always seek
ing advice. and 1t is rare thing for him
to take any decided step without getting
the advice of some friend.
When Monte Cross played with the
Philadelphia outfit he was Seybolds most
confidential adviser, but sometimes Monte.
to break the monotony. used to have a lit
tie quiet fun at the others expense.
One day last spring Monte was sitting
on the clubhouse steps engaged in con-
versation with Nichols. the sensational
shortstop, and Schreck. the catcher. when
Seybold came up. When the latter esped
Cross he laboriously went into the details
Of certain scheme he had on hand, and,
winding up his STORY, asked:
"And now, Monte. what would You do
II you were in my shoeS?'
Il would stuff the heels and toes with
paper" shot back Cross. Ito keep me
from sliding back and forth"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-01
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York. member OF the visiting board 20 the
Milford Industrial home, term three years
to date from March %, 1908; Mrs. s. r.
Towne Of Omaha, member Of same board.
commission to date from June "A, 1905 and
run for three years; J. c. Huteson of
Omaha, member Of the State Board of OPP
tometry, for a term OF three years todate
from July 1, 1908; Mrs. c. B. Trsphagen Of
Lincoln, member Of the visiting board to
the Home for the Friendless. term OF three
years to date from September 15
Gas Company Manager quits.
Homer Honeywell, manaE of the Lin
coin Gas company, resigned his position
today that he could devote his entire time
to his private business. Mr.. Honeywell
has been connected with the gas company
for eighteen years in various capacities and
for the last four years as manager
Three Stars Obscured.
Chief Of Police Cooper tonight asked for
the stars Of three of his blue coats, Hans
Beough. Harry Bradley and John Cody,
The deposed policemen, the chief said. had
not come up to the requirements he de-
handed.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-01
MAYOR jim IS A STRANGER
Letter Addressed "HOn. James C.
DahImRn, Omaha, Neb.," Returned
for BETTER Address.
Poor Mayor Jim!

Poor Mayor Jim! ..
Pride goeth before destruction and "A
prophet Is not without honor, save in his
own country" Alas and Alack! also All
Me!
Mayor Jim may be well known amid the
sandhills OF Dawes county, where Of afore-
time he taught the FESTIVE steer how to
take a Joke; a few citizens of Chadron
know him when they see him II some one
gives them a tip and it has oft been as
serted that the sage Of Fairview can tell
him from Governor Sheldon without the
aid OF a telescope, but here in Omaha it
seems to be another story.
A clerk in the offices of the National
Corn exposition was sorting the Monday
morning mail when he found an envelope
among the batch just brought in by the
postman. The envelope bore a rubber stamp
inscription. Unknown. Returned for bet
ter address"
Casting his eye on the name, he read
Hon. James c. Dahlman. Omaha, Neb."
Mayor Jim is as yet in blissful ignorance
OF this horrible slam and 1t is feared that
when he hears OF It he will go right down
and tear the roof off the federal building,
At least he will lasso the clock tower or
kick holes in the granite walls.
The unkindest cut OF all is no word for it,