Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-17

Hillebrand. The Princeton twirler has
been sent contract. but it is not at al
certain that he will play. and there are
| some who believe that he is not fas,
enough for big league company.
Fred Raymer will wear a Newark uni
form this season. This is one OF the re-
| lings has pulled off toward getting to.
| gether a winning team. Last year Ray
mer was one Of the stars OF the Tri-State
League and was captain and second base
man Of the JOhnstown club.
Clark Grifith announces that there
was no question whatever that the Amer
lean League would adopt a rule this year
| against the deliberate soiling of new balls
by any member Of a team. The American
League will do this whether the joint
rules committee Of the National and
| American Leagues does so or not.
Within four weeks New York will know
whether Mckinney Of Oyster Bay. who is
said to have been recommended to the
Giants by President Roosevelt. is another
Amos Rusie or merely an exceptionally
large lobster. If Mckinney does turn out
a great pitcher it is hoped he will not
have the same finish as the once famous
Rusie.
A quiet tip from Chicago conveys the
information that Ban johnson will back
up Harry Pulliam in his demands for the
withdrawal of the blacklist resolution
passed by the National Association last
October. Pulliam will therefore not re-
sign. and Garry Hermann, by his refusal
to support Pulliam. will lose some of his
popularity.
Fielder Jones. the White Sox manager.
says that the Yankees are to have a great
| bunch Of ball players this season. and is
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Griffith. At the same time the genial
| manager is not neglecting his Chicago
aggregation and promises to get together
a team which will land the pennant
Jim Morgan. the old Georgetown player
who was with Boston two years ago and
farmed out to Montreal last season by
Detroit, was not allowed to pass through,
the waiver hopper last week. as the
Cleveland club held him up, and will no
doubt try to land him at the Toledo farm
One player in the American League who
will attract a lot of attention this year is
Jake Stahl. former manager of the Wash
ion that Jake will be whirlwind as an
| outfielder and batter when he. will have
none of the cares of a manager to Shout
der.
Cleveland is going to try out four young
pitchers at the training camp in Macon.
Ga. who are expected to make good in
the big league. Chech. Newton. Latti-
more and Graney are the men and they
all have excellent records from the minor
leagues.
| Erratic RUDE WaddelI has been offered a
contract calling for 300 a month and
| board to jump to the Shamokin team of
| the Atlantic League. The Rube got the
oner the moment he arrived in st. Louis.
He showed the letter to friends and then
said:
THAT fellow John Kelly Of the Sha-
| mokin team must think I am a cheap
skate. am to get 81 600 a month from the
Browns. and / wouldn't leave them if
Kelly raised his offer to 81 500. He must
| think have got In pretty bad
Waddeil displayed a great piece of cum
ming when he arrived in st. Louis. He
was perfectly sober. and knowing that a
party OF jolly fellows were waiting at the
depot to greet him and escort him to the
nearest cafe. the Rube disembarked at
the bridge and escaped. The Rube issued
bulletin late last night that he was still
on the water wagon and intended to re-
main on that popular vehicle all summer.