Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-16
FODDER FOR THE FANS.

There is hope for remedy of the press
box pest now that the base ball writer's
have organized. So many managers and
players are qualifying as critics during the
winter season the scribeS may finally get
to the ear of government.
Presidents Pullam and Johnson have
positively announced that the double UNI
pire system will be in vogue in both
major leagues next year. 1t means few
more targets for the pop bottle tossers.
The Tigers will take one more fling at
the Cubs. Charlie Murphy is playing the
Chicago crowd to the end of the string.
and has arranged an exhibition game be-
tween the teams for Sunday afternoon at
the Windy city. 1t is a benefit to the
players, and Frank Chance has kindly
consented to loan few of his stars to
Hughie Jennings to make it contest.
Covaleski. the Quaker southpaw. was a
great miner. Probably he is some kind
Of a pitcher. too. but he will have to
make good next year to convince the pub
lie. Plenty of fall phenoms explode the
next spring. AS long as the English
language endures, however, the big Pole
Is sure of a place on the Gotham memory
wall.
Secretary F.. s. Barnard of the Cleve.
land club emphatically denies that Billy
Murray was ever offered the management
VI tHe Maps, dHO SCOUTS HNe-StdI leI-
thOusand-dOllar contract rumor as the
height of nonsense. Barnard says Larry
Lajoie is good enough for the Forest
city, and that the big second baseman
will again lead the Blue forces.
1t has been intimated by those on the
inside that the rules governing the world s
series of the future will be SO altered as
to permit all minor league talent taking
part In the big contests. The present
10 hlr~c n
ers joining a club after September l was
aimed primarily against chance juggling
of major league talent toward the end OF
the season. The case of young Bush of
Detroit who practically won the Ameri-
can League pennant for the DetrOiters
only to be barred in the big clash. has
set the magnates to thinking.
In the worlds series just passed Chica-
go outhit the Tigers by Il great margin.
The timely taps of the Cubs were, of
course, more valuable than the scattered
hitting of the Tigers. 1t is interesting
to note that Joe Tinker and Artie Holman
of tire winners each drove in four runs
in the five games. Schultz, Chance and
Steinfeldt each brought home three run
ners. King was responsible for two
counts, while one fell to each of Sheck
ard and Evers. Ty Cobb of Det roit used
his bat to good advantage and banged in
a quartet of counts. Rossman registered
Coughln, Mulln. Schmidt, Downs and
Summers one each.
Should the proposed deal between De-
troit and New York be consummated the
Yankees would be assured Of one of the
very best outfielders in the business.
Charlie Hemphill's great work this sea-
son stamps him as one of the very best
anything on Davy Jones, who has been'
forced to warm the bench at Detroit
McIlveen has shown that he is all to the
good. Such a trio as Hemphill, Jones
and McIlveen would look good to any
one. Each is fast in the field and on the
lines has a good accurate arm and is
better than the average hitter.
Fred Merkle. the young Giant first sack
er. has come in for a good deal Of ridi-
Guile as result of the stupidity he dis
played in not running to second base in
that famous game at the Polo Grounds
September 3d. Undoubtedly censure is
due the Toledo recruit. but he did a
thing that older ball players might have
done and got away with. Boosts instead
of knocks are due the youngsters. The
veterans get away with whole lot be-
cause they are veterans. No player is
taught a lesson. He paid dearly for it,
too. Why not give him a chance to show
that he has profited by the experience?
over IN ftlliSQaIe, MICH, HVeS retlreQ
minister, the Rev. Wellington Joy, who is
perhaps the most ardent fan Of his age
In the country. Though over eighty
years of age, the divine, who is a sup
porter of the Tigers, showed the interest
of a boy in his teens in the worlds cham
pionship series. Saturday he stood all
afternoon in front of a bulletin board in
the little Michigan town in downpour
OF rain, pulling for his favorites.
George Davis. of the White Sox, arrived
yesterday from the scenes of the stir
ring post-season battles at Chicago and
Detroit The Chicago veteran was some
what crestfallen over the defeat of the
American League champions. He con-
fesses that the Cuos outplayed the Tigers
at every hand, but IS of the opinion that
had the Sox again met the Cubs 1t woulG
have been far different story. Davis
denies that he has managerial ambitions,
so far the big leagues are concerned
New York Journal.
Arthur F. Hoffman, twenty-five years
old. utility man for the Chicago National
League club obtained a license in the
county clerks office at Chicago yesterday
TO we'd Miss Rae Fl. LOCKER. twenty three
years old. The engagement was an
nounced recently. Miss LOCKER is a men,
Der of a wealthy family in Akron. Ohio
The couple will be married October %.