Evening star., 1908-02-04

on his pitching staff in Jim Freeman.
from the Minneapolis club.
Griffith has not given up the idea Of Sc
curing Hillebrand, the old Princeton star
Hillebrand is still ranching out in South
Dakota.
Dan McGann and Bill Dahlen have just
discovered that Cecil Ferguson Is a crack
pitcher Hope Cecil makes good.
Here is a good one: President Quinn OF
the Ohio State League, has to advertise
for umpires. There are some sensible
people left in the west.
Hughey Jennings is said to be worrying
over Ty Cobbs refusal to sign. Better
dig down into your jeans. Hughey; these
southerners are hot-headed people.
Manager John CAMEL, of the Reds, does
not want to carry as many men as the
club did last season. Judging from past
results. don't blame Poor john little
bit.
advances in salaries at the time they are
on top Of the heap. Those are the only
times when they have any chance to
feather their nests good and plenty.
Brooklyn,s crack pitcher, doc" Scan
lon, has gone south to recuperate after
an operation for appendicitis. He ex-
poets to be In excellent health when the
championship season opens.
fed with the contracts offered them for
this year would be sufficient to start the
Disgruntled League. IL they would all
stick. But they won't
JEFF Overall. the mountain of Drawn
who filings for the Cubs, will be married
to Miss Ethel Hinson of Chicago Feb
ruary u. Overall pitched wonderful ball
for the champions last season.
"Topsy'' Hartsel is the latest one of the
Athletics to sign. Manager Connie Mack
announces that contracts have come in
much quicker this year than usual. II
1t were any other club than the Athletics
we would consider the reason-advance in
salaries.
Ira Thomas would have picked Detroit
in which to play in preference to any
other western city Ira never would
consent to accept advance money. That
is the reason he can afford to dabble in
stocks occasionally.
1t now looks as if Manager Griffith were
going to dodge New York and go direct
from Chicago to Hot Springs. Shouldn't
be at an surprised to hear that he had
been showed up in going through the
southern states. Griff Is a very chilly
proposition during the winter months.
Manager Jones of the. Chicago Ameri-
Welday and Fiene to the Minneapolis
club. Patterson has been with the White
Sox eight years. and Robe was the sensa-
tional player of the team in the world q
series in 1906. when he played third base
in place Of Lee Tannehili.
Catcher Killing and other 'kidders''
among the worlds champion Cubs took
SO much of the conceit and batting power
out OF the American Leagues champion
that 1t is believed that Cobb will count
his slugging percentage under 300 next
season.
Desirable training grounds in the south
for major league clubs are so scarce or
unavailable that the Detroit club may
build a park of its own at Hot Springs.
Ark. where the Pittsburg club has train
ell for several years on the only grounds
there obtainable.
A quiet tip from Chicago conveys the
information that Ban johnson will back
up Harry Pulliam in his demands for the
withdrawal Of the black list" resolution
October. Pulliam will therefore not re-
sign, and Garry Herman, by his refusal
to support Pulliam. will lose some of his
popularity.
my Montreal experiences We're funny
as / look back at them" says Frank
Farrell but 1 couldn't see the fun until
I got out. We expected to develop a
good player or two there every season.
but we didn't get one good player the
whole time we had the club, except those
we sent up from here. The different
managers used to write me in the spring
that it was too cold to play ball. al
ways wondered how the other teams man.
aged to do so under those conditions
When the Royals finally thawed out they
would be hopelessly anchored in last
place. I'm glad We got out for Willie
Keelcr's sake as we'll as my own. Willie
was a stockholder. YOU know, and per-
| haps lying awake at nights worrying
over the tail-enders and digging in his
| Jeans for assessments was responsible for
| his shrunken batting average last sea-
| SON.
Holmeads Want Dates.
/ The Holmeads would like to arrange a
series of base ball games with team.
throughout the states of Maryland and
Virginia for the coming season. beginning
April L.. Address Owen Harrah, 1888 18Th
street northwest, Washington.
WOULD PROHIBIT GAMBLING.
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