Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24
BASE BALL NOTES.

Manager McAleer is now at work on
a deal with Chicago. He wants to give
Stone for Jiggs Donohue and Pitcher
Frank Smith McAleer has also offered
Stone to Detroit for Mcintyre.
Billy Murray is reported to be angling
for still another pitcher. 1t seems that
the Philles have plenty OF good pitchers
and the only thing they need is little
strengthening in batting.
Bresnahan would like to get Jap Bar
beau away from the Phillies to play
shortstop for the st. Louis Nationals.
Frank Schultz is wintering in Syracuse,
where he is stabling a string of race
horses.
Billy Hogg says he wants s416.67. which
the New York Americans held out Of his
salary while he was suspended.
Catcher Tony James Of the Columbus
team, drafted by the Boston Americans,
has been turned back to Billy Clymer.
The oldest base ball in the world
may be the real thing, but nobody will
deny the fact that Jake Beckley invented
the game.
If Bill Dahlen is worth $1,000. Johnny
Rockefeller would have to mortgage the
Standard Oil Company to get an option
on Hans Wagner.
St. Louis is no longer mashed on George
Stone. The man who hit the ball so
spitefully three seasons ago is just plain
"also hitter and Stone is now on the
bargain counter.
Joe Birmingham, the Cleveland outiield-
er, says II there is any way Of getting out
of playing a sunfield he is for choosing
that way. There are others in the same
boat with Joe.
Shortstop George Davis thinks that the
players who are making the tour to
Japan are foolish individuals. Six
months work on the diamond" says Da-
Wis, - is enough for any one
Base Ball Writer'S Association is to keep
ham actors, bookmakers and other unde-
sirable citizens out Of the press box
More power to 'em.
John j. McCloskey, former manager of
the Cardinals. organized a stock company
to buy the Louisville franchise, but his
prospective stockholders backed down at
the last minute.
Pittsburg dopester gives the in
formation that Frank Smith will never
again play under Comiskey. Frank has
made SO many threats and then returned
to the White Sox that it really hurts our
lips to smile at his bum joke.
McGraw is being importuned by minor
league managers to hand over some of
his surplus talent. A big bunch OF minor
league bosses in New York to grab
players who will be let out before the
training season arrives.
Dummy Taylor did not register a
single run last season. but the Kansas
grocer points with pride to the fact that
lie hit in excess of 100. which is the
first season in his career that he has
achieved this feat.
Jack Mccormick. ex-trainer of the world
champion Cubs and former ring star
Of prominence, will try his fortune in
gay Paris, according to reports from
pair of lively boxers to the Partisan cap
ital, and has visions of an easy way to
gather in bags of gold.
Ty Cobb and Tommy Mcmillan were
two OF the stars in the game played in
New Orleans Sunday between the Eddys
and the Chaimettes The Eddys won. 6
to 8. 1t was probably. Cobbs farewell
appearance I'm New Orleans. Mrs. Cobb
has been quite i'll since she and her hus-
band have been in New Orleans. and Ty
will probably quit the Crescent city for
that reason.
ST. Louis fans would like to know
whether ii is rabbits foot luck or an
undue amount of brain matter which is
making Manager McAleer a star trader
Those that he made last year would tend
to show that ii was the latter. but when
you figure the price he offered for Jimmy
Collins and the fact that Connie Mack
has just released him Internationally the
rabbits foot has an inning.
In an interview yesterday President
Navin of the Detroit club said that the
Athletics paid $4,000 for Catcher Ira
Thomas.
Pitcher Won OH, just signed by the
Phillies, is a son Of one Of the Athletic
clubs ground employees. He is strap
ping big fellow. but only eighteen or
nineteen years OF age. The youngster
made an excellent record with the
Youngstown club last season and his
father tried in vain to induce the Ath-
letics to give him trial. Won Oil. by
the way, is a corking good sticker for a
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