Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-10
SPORT REMNANTS

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Frank Chance, the manager of the
Cubs. wants to be shown what is the
matter with one of his feet that has
gone lame. He will submit the same
member to an X-ray examination to
determine If any of the ligaments nave
gone astray. Chance is now on the
| coast. He will not stay to greet the
Winter SoX.
The 25-cent rooters in Brooklyn will
have to be content with birdseye
view next summer In the changes at
Washington park President Ebbets has
moved the cheap stand to center field,
increasing the seating capacity to
nearly 1900.
Baked in their efforts to get George
| Browne away from Boston, the bod
| gers have turned their attention to
| Midget Bates, who appears to be showed
out of job at the Hub. Bates ana
Browne are tied in the batting averages
with .260.
Catcher Harry Smith of the Pirates
| is about to shoot the chutes. The Pitts
burg club has asked for waivers from
| the other National league organiza-
tons in order to dispose of Harry to
the minors.
Catcher Jerry Hurley is due to bob
up with the Dodgers again next spring.
| He did such fine work for Toronto last
season that he is bound to take the
tunnel and report to Manager Donovan
i'll few weeks.
Stanley Robson has lost neither sleep
nor meals over the terrible threats or
Stoney McGlynn, the Cardinals twirler
to quit baseball and resume his former
occupation of patrollng a beat in York,
Pa. Stanley would be a sensitive per-
son to lose sleep over such case.
Kid Gleason of the Phillies is GER
tainly pretty old kid. He will again
be with the Philadelphia Nationals next
season. and that will make the twenty
first year in professional baseball.
About twenty-five Chicago rooters
will accompany the White SoX on their
trip to the coast. Altogether the party
will be about sixty strong when 1t
boards the special train for California
next month. The party will be in COM
mand of Chief Comlskey. After a ten
day stay on the slope the SoX will work
their way back east.
The Boston Nationals will carry
twenty-five players, including Manager
Joe Kelly, next season.
Hal Chase will coach the st. Mary's
college tenn until late in February, when
he will leave the coast and join the
New York Americans at Atlanta.
Bill Dineen says he is tired of base
ball and may quit the game.
Bobby Wallace will work next season
for reduced wages. His three-year con-
tract at $4,000 per expired last fall.
Chris Won Der Abe. owner of the old
st. Louis Browns and one of the I'M
conscious comedians of baseball, is dan
gerously i'll with pneumonia at ST.
I 10 no t11o n crPt hack in
the game next season by running a
semi-professional club in Chicago.
William Yawkey, the millionaire pres
ident of the Detroit club, has retired,
as he said he would when the Tigers
won a pennant. Former Secretary
Frank Navin succeeds Yawkey, and
Charley Shum is the new secretary.
Both have been with the Detroit club
for several years. Yawkey still holds
his Detroit stock
Jack Mccarthy isn't going to retire,
after ALL The former Dodger is con-
sidering an offer to manage the Terre
Haute club of the Central league.
Nal Eason wants the Brooklyn club
to send young Findlayson, the Brook
Ign professional. to the Lawrence
club for a seasons work. The former
Dodger pitcher is Iawrence's manager.
Findlayson's work against the Dodgers
last fall however, impressed Ebbets
and he will instruct Donovan to look
the young man over carefully during
the training season.
Monte Pyfl, a rival of Tenney and
Merkis for the honor of holding down
first base for the Giants, is wintering
In st. Louis. Pyf doesn't think he has
chance with Tenney, and is expect
ing another minor league assignment.
Charley Street, former Cincinnati
backstop, holds a new catching record.
He caught 179 games for the San Fran
cisco club in the Pacific Coast league
last season. Street will be with the
Washington Misfits next season.
Barney Dreyfuss has weakened on
his determination not to let Tommy
Leach manage the Reds. Garry Herr
mann made Dreyfuss an offer that
caused him to pass the question of
Leachs release up to Fred Clarke. and
1t is now believed that Clarke will let
Leach go.
Jesse Burkett and Fred Doe are said
to be figuring on an Eastern league club
in Reading. If they can get the fran
chise the rest will be easy sailing.
Managers Farrell of Altoona and Fos-
ter OF Lancaster have completed deal
| whereby Outfielder Hartley goes to
Altoona in exchange for Pitcher Glen
don and Outfielder Hemphill.
President Dovey of the National
| league Beaneaters is preparing for a
lot of new business next season. He in
tends to erect new bleachers that will
accommodate 1000 restrained bottle
throwers. This will bring Dovey's total
seating capacity up to 1000.
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