Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-26

George Schlei, interviewed in Cincinnati,
says he is glad to become a Giant. This
is nice, polite way of stating that he is
happy to leave Cincinnati.
AL Bridwell and Mrs. Bridwell are spend
their Ohio home. Mrs. Bridwell is crack
shot. In order to let Albert perform for
the home folks McGraw has booked the
second team Of his southern squad for a
game at Portsmouth, Ohio, on the way
north. The fact that McAlester, Okla, Is
not on the route list is hint that Joe
McGinnity will not be with New York next
spring.
President Dewey is fully recovered from
ganization Of the Boston Nationals may
shortly be expected to begin.
If McGraw insists upon playing Herzog
in the Outield the chances of the Boston
team getting the utility man will dwindle
rapiSsy.
The Boston Americans open the season
In Philadelphia and the jump from Bal
timore, where they play on the 18th OF
April, will be an easy one.
Wonder how hard Billy Gilbert will
work under Roger Bresnahan? Billy had
his heart set on the same managerial Job
Roger Bresnahan has had his first taste
OF being a real live manager. He met
Stanley Robson, owner of the Cardinals,
out in Cleveland. and Stanley turned over
the reins of government to the ex-Giant.
According to Mr. Robson, Roger can go
as far as he likes with the team, which is
quite concession, as under the McClos-
key regime the st. Louis president usually
went so far as to pick the pitchers HIM
self every afternoon.
Bugs Raymond has decided to make
his home in New York this winter. He
made up his mind on this point two
minutes after hearing that there was a
bar attached to McGraw's billiard room
where any Giant player could sign tabs
against his prospective salary account.
A fan writes asking if third base is the
most difficult job to hold down on the
diamond. No. reader; it's pipe job
compared to that Of an umpire. At
least SO says Hank O'Day. and he ought
to know.
Pete Wilson. the New York American
League pitcher, has been ordered to spend
two months in the Berkshires. 1t is fear
ed that he has lung trouble. He will prob
ably give up base ball.
Orvie Overall and Mordecai Brown are
working in tn stockyards at Chicago
during the winter months. The pitchers
the work.
Roger Bresnahan has twenty-seven
players from whom to select the 1909 ST.
Louis team. He has five backstOps, in
Guiding himself: ten pitchers. eight in
fielders and four outfielders. If he hasn't
got quality among his men he certainly
has quantity. Roger probably will play
the outield, for he has two good back
stops in Bliss and Moran. If Stanley
Robson only refrains from trying to act
as assistant manager and allows him
free hand, Roger may accomplish some
thing with the Cardinals in a year or
two.
The newspapers throughout the New
York State League circuit have lately
been indulging in the harmless pastime OF
picking the best team from all the play
ers in that organization and with remark
able unanimity they all select Eagan OF
the Utica club as their first choice for
catcher. According to the boost these
writer's are giving Eagan, the young
catcher drafted by the Athletics must
be the real stuff both as backstop and
as batsman.
Base ball is so popular in Mexico that
Mexican National League has been
formed. Six clubs comprise the body,
the players being mostly from our minor
league clubs.
Billy Sullivan is mentioned as the prob
able manager of the White Sox in case
Fielder Jones really does quit base ball.
Manager Bresnahan of the Cardinals
we'll be accustomed to that title by next
spring-has called off the spring series
betwe cen the Cardinals and Browns.
Barney Dreyfuss expects to have his
new ball park ready for use by July l,
1909. Well. the New Yorks can win four
straight there just as easily as they did
across the river.
Barney Reilly, who has been Varfously
reported as the Yale freshman foot ball
captain and a famous Yale varsity base
bail player, but who was neither, has
signed with the Chicago White Sox What
Reilly did do at Yae was to play In the
infield on the freshman nine. Since then
he has played professional ball and is no
longer eligible at Yale.
McGraw received a telegram from Frank
Bowerman recently offering to trade
Flaherty. pitcher: Graham, catcher; Dab
len, shortstop, and Bates. outfielder. for
Seymour and Herzog. McGraw has no
particular need for any of the men men.
toned, and it isn't likely trade VIII
be made unless 1t be a three-cornered
affair whereby Dahlen would go to
Brooklyn and New York get one of the
Brooklyn players
"Mendez. the Black Diamond OF the
Cuban Stars, who makes a trip to the
United States every summer, has pitched
the last five games, or forty-three in
nings. without allowing a run to be made
off him." says Nat Strong. This record
was not made against scrub teams. he
having shut out the Cincinnati National
League in each of the three games he
twirled against that team, and twice the
strong Key West team, with Hagerman,
drafted by the Chicago Nationals, in the
box against him for Key West. In the
three games he pitched against Cincinnati
not a man reached third base. Mendez
is the most wonderful pitcher ever pro-
duced In Cuba. the equal of any Of the
big stars of the American or National
League teams and is the main asset of the
Cuban Stars. Mendez is the best all
around player in Cuba, and his color
black as GOALS the only thing that keeps
him from being star in one of the
major league teams. He also holds the
long-distance throwing record of Cuba"
STANLEY FAY WON.
Defeated Gar nv Head in nr;va