Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-08
BASE BALL NOTES.

. Wilbur ,Goode. the Maps fall sensation
is star basket ball player. He's on the
East Palestine (Ohio) team.
The Milwaukee Sentinel gave J. ]. Nc
CloSl6ey this welcome: "At any rate. Mr..
McCloskey will not DO able to finish any
lower than he did in 1907 and 1908. There
is hope"
The Moriarty who Ia playing outlaw"
ball on the Pacific coast Is Bill Moriarty,
not George. Bill is a brother Of the Yam
kee player.
The Yankees are after George Marcan,
a Milwaukee boy, who has been playing
shortstop in the minors for several years
The youngster Is brilliant fielder, but he
is lacking with the willow.
John McCloskey must be busy man.
In the last ten days he has organized a
another league in the northwest and
signed to manage the Milwaukee team.
Here is a piece Of news that will stag
ger Frank Farrell and George Stallings:
Branch Hickey has announced his retire.
ment from professional base ball. Hickey
retired some two years ago, but drew q
salary from Farrell for nearly whole
season before being found out
Thomas Madden. who was the main re-
lance Of the Portland Pacific Coast
League team in the catching department
ton Americans for next season. Experts
declare the lad to be wonder with the
wtnd-pad.
wild Bill" Donovan is doing the Do
rando stunt out In Detroit. The Tigers
star boxman fred the shot that sent
twenty men ont on two-hour bike grind.
Donovan started the field early yesterday
morning.
Nothing exciting is expected to develop
at the American League meeting. No
new managers are to be selected. and as
there are no big differences among the
magnates to be adjusted the session will
be tame. Some Of the managers may
liven up things by pulling OF trades.
George Moriarty OF the Yankees went
to the Pacific coast last winter and lost
more money than he made playing ball
out there. because he was forced to quit
This winter Moriarty is living in New
York and working at his trade. He is an
expert typewriter repairer
Ralph Orlando Seybold. Homer Smoot
and Charley Hickman. Toledo will have a
lightning fast outfleld. certainly didn't
mean 1t in the sense Of speedy legs and
speedy thinking. They can hit. But fast
-nixey!
Manager Fred Lake Of the Boston
Americans has signed a new catcher in
| Madden. a Roxbury boy. who is said to
be exceptionally promising. Boston is in
need Of a backstop. as Lou Cr1ger, who
was forced to do the brunt Of the work.
| Is not strong physically. Mcfarland
seems to have gone back lamentably OF
late.
Anybody with the name of Wagner is
bound to succeed. Look at the composer.
sleeping car builder. ball player. Now
we have another who received 5000 in
gold for shooting his auto ahead OF every
body else in the race at Savannah. A
Wagner will be President yet.
Frank Chance got himself lin bad by
acting as arbitrator at q game in Cali
fornia In which several outlaw" players
participated. among them being Chase
Blankenship and Mortarty. According
to q commission rule. Frank Leroy may
draw q hne OF 1900 providing that Herr,
mann decides that an umpire ''partici.
pates" in a game.
The disgruntled minor leaguers showed
good sense by engaging Henry Killilea &c
| plead their cause. Killilea.is an able at,
torney and knows base ball law thorough.
| ly-somsthin that few law sharps are VI
In. He has been In the business himself