The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-19
Baseball Notes

Harry Bay will be sent to Nashville
by Cleveland
Frank Klllen. the veteran pitcher
may umpire in the Eastern League
next year.
Another George Davis has broken
into baseball He is George FL, and he
has signed with Louisville.
There will be no bonuses distributed
among the Tigers this year. Straight
salaries will prevail.
Umpire Connolly believes that Addie
Joss and Cy. Young are the two easiest
pitchers in the league to work with
Eight catchers are on the Chicago
of them vii hold down a job in fast
company.
hop, when asked to sign to pitch tor
Detroit at sl,5oo. WARRIOR was get
1t is learned that Cobb will come into
possession of small legacy within
the course of two months, matter OF
$4,000 or $4,000.
Stoup. the young twirling phenom-
anon whom Hughey Jennings discov;;
cred in Ohio last season, has been SOLD
by the Detroit Club to Newark.
Harry Steinfeldt's new contract with
the Cubs calls for three years service.
to justify the belief that he. will be
good for at least three years longer.
Clark Griffith states that there Is no
question whatever but that the Amer.
lean League will adopt rule against
the soiling of new ball, whether
the joint rules committee does or not
The advance guard of the Giants ar.
rived in New Orleans on sunday. and
City to Marlin Springs, where work
will be begun in earnest within day
or two.
Hal Chase displayed versatility at
l n H. l,a
three positions. Hal opened up at
first-base, then pitched some. and fin
ished the game catching. There is no
position on a club that Hal cannot
play.
President Carpenter. of the Tri-State
League has appointed George Bannon
as one of the Indicator holders for the
coming season. George has grown sill
ver-haired in the service, and knows
enough about the game to make q
first-class umpire.
George Davis. the veteran White
SoX, expects to play second-base for
Comiskoy's team this year instead Of
White sox viii be composed q Parent
at short, Donohue at first, Davis at
second and Tannehill at third.
Pop" Bannon, the. veteran who fin
Eastern League Club, will this year
pilot tho destinies of the Binghamton
team of the New York State League.
bdIlIlOH mas SSeIt IIIdIy years OF SER
vice, but is still good for long ca
reer
Charles Grail. Of the Oshkosh Club Of
the WISCONSIN League, has deprived
the only deaf and dumb twirler in the
baseball game. Grail is youngster.
and gives promise of making record
even as great as that Of the great
The Boston Nationals had thirty
seven players on its list with which
to begin this season. This number has
and trade and waiver, and it now
seems that not more than eighteen will
be on the pay roll when the team goes
to Atlanta for spring practice
Am taSs viii dispose Of 81 Paiters ann
Robe, Welday and t'iene to the Min
neapolis Club. Patterson has been
Ro oh WI was the sensational player OF
the team in the worlds seriesin 1905.
when he PLAYED third-hase in place of
Lee Tannehill.
so ha0s With MI hint take next %sSts f NaPs
are nine pitchers In the bunch, ana
the Cleveland management, are max
ns ere '9 IS som ao Wild % talk aa' about u hs
Cleveland fans demanding a new man
ager unless the pennant goes to the
Forest City fhis season ,.nn,n vii, no
minors than to take, a back seat with
tho big leaguers. is the way Jack
star Of last years Toronto team has
expressed some doubts as to whether
he can make good with Boston. Some
have been unkind enough to say. that
this is only n stall to get a bigger
figure on his contract.
Walter w. Burnhnm, who recently
sold the franchise OF the Newark East.
ern League Club to George Stallings
enters an emphatic denial to the re-
port that he will purchase the fran
chise Of the New Haven Club of the
that Burnham would retire from the
game, but many of his friends expect
to see him with team shortly.