Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-03
BASE BALL NOTES.

The latest in Chicago is a play called
THE Worlds Series" with Pitcher Ed
Reuibach as the star.
Detroit means to go right on winning
pennants. Since the close of the season
the Tigers have paid out $500 for pur-
chased players and $4,75O to cover draft
ed men. a total expenditure of $l3600 for
new talent.
John Tighe. a well-known minor league
base ball player has been appointed play
ing manager of the Holyoke team of the
Connecticut Base Ball Leagde for 1908.
Tighe plays at first base.
Jack Mccarthy. who began to play
with Brooklyn last season and wounu up
with Kansas City, has quit the game for
good. Mccarthy has established himself
in the tailoring business in Chicago.
Frank Laporte. recently of the Yankees,
and Ambrose Mcconnell are the candi-
dates for second oase for the Boston
Americans next season. Should McCOn-
neH fail to make good he will be shifted
back to the Providence team. Laporte is
fairly certain of securing the job.
Sam Brown. the catcher of the Boston
Nationals. who recently underwent an
operation for appendicitis. gave out an in
terview in a Boston hospital on the re-
cent Boston-New York deal. He said
that Dahlen was better shortstOp than
Bridwell. and that with BoWerman in
tgood form the Beaneaters would be
greatly strengthened,
Harry Clark, who has been in and
out of the big leagues several times.
seems to have no chance to stick with the
Browns. though McAleer needs star
third baseman. Ciarks batting average
in more than 100 games was only 236.
public discussion with the Brooklyn club
this winter. but just the same 1t is said
that Tim is not satisfied with his contract
and that he is doing lot of kicking.
President Lawson of the new Union
League has promulgated the first players
contract of the new outlaw organization.
A. S. Eandgraff. who signed to play first
base with the Reading club, has the dis
tinction of putting his name to the first
paper. Last season Landgraff captained
the Allentown club of the Atlantic
League.
The application of Joseph A. Ward for
reinstatement was denied by the national
base ball commission in decision given
out yesterday at Cincinnati. Ohio. Ward
has been promulgated as a contract jump
er and is therefore ineligible to particle
operating under the national agreement.
The player is said to have jumped his
contract with the Philadelphia National
League club to play with the Tri-State
League.
Manager Hugh Jennings. who brought
the American League pennant to Detroit
last season, will be fixture in that city
for some time to come. He has Just
signed new contract with Owner YawI-
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Jennings. Jennings old contract had
another year to run, but Mr.. Yawkey
cancelled it to make sure of holding Jen-
nings beyond the end of next season.
The New England Base Ball League,
which has become virtually state league
through the concentration of all the
teams in Massachusetts, held its annual
meeting at the American House. in Bos-
ton. yesterday. with full number Of
delegates present. The meeting was called
to order by T. H. Murnane, with Jacob
c. Morse as secretary. The pennant was
formally awarded to the Worcester team.
1t was announced that A. W. Daley will
manage the Lowell club this year. Will
liam Hamilton, it was also stated, will
again manage the Haverhill club.
Happy Jack Chesbro says that he is as
hard as nails from chopping lumber up
in Conway. Mass, and now that he has
got himself good and strong he will take
little jaunt to, Hot Springs in order to
make his muscles springy. Al Orth Is
another Yankee twirler who will timber
up at Hot Springs. AL Is now toiling in
his father-in-laws. store at Lynchburg.
Va. Rolling barrels of sugar and -four
has improved his physical condition.
Basket Ball Match Postponed.
George Washington University and
Company G, LIST Regiment, D. C. N c.,
have postponed the basket ball game
which was scheduled for tonight, on ac-
count of the suspension of the former
quint
The University team. has many other
games scheduled and nothing has been
done up to date regarding the postpone
ment of these gaines. A meeting Is soon
to be held by the athletic council and the
teams future will probably be decided.
At this meeting the management Of the
team will be called upon to explain about
the two professionals used against Yale
Monday. A meeting Of the national regis
tration committee of the 4. A. U. was
held last night in New York. but the
affair was not looked into despite the
fact that DR.. Wiber of this city notified