Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-29

In his spring house cleaning at st.
Louis Manager Jack OConnor is seeking
to rid himself of old timber and substi
tute young blood. The erratic Rube
to walk the plank. Waivers have been
asked on Waddell. and he will likely be
passed along to some minor league dub.
get back to his job in the American
League. As umpires are scarce. Tim may
win out. Still, if he fails to get into fast
company again, Pat Powers will see that
he is taken care of in the Eastern
League.
Phil Geier. the Washington boy. will
manage the Davenport lThree-L Lamp
League) club next year. When George
Stallings was in charge of the Phillies he
bought out Geier at the time he showed
Lajoie. They graduated together from
Fall River.
All the major league teams have waived
claims on Bill Abstein. the Pittsburg first
baseman. Where he will go is not known
but Dreyfuss says that ten minor league
clubs have been after him. Away from
Pittsburg Abstein might do much better
work.
Owing to Baltimore purchasing First
Baseman Clancy of the Buffalo team.
there is a likelihood that First Baseman
Pete Noonan Of last seasons Wilkes
barre team. who Is now the property of
Baltimore, may go back to Wilkesbarre.
Pete was with st. Paul in 1907.
1t is reported that when the American
Association magnates meet in Chicago
this week they will be asked to consider a
proposition to reduce the playing sched-
ule to 1874 games again. in place of 16S
last year. 1t is said majority of the
magnates favor the shorter schedule.
Sammy Strang Nicklin is said to be
hanging OH the ragged edge at Baltimore.
| Sammy has engaged to coach the West
Point Ball Club in the spring. and Man
| ager Dunn is giving out that his arrival
after the season opened would be detrt-
ment to the club. 1t looks like the pass
| ing OF this once great favorite with the
| Giants.
| Two more Yankees were disposed of
Yesterday when Pitcher Bob Revelle.
drafted from Richmond of the Virginia
State League. was sent back by Presi-
dent Farrell TO his old job, and Outfelder
Gray from Johnstown was placed with
Jersey City. Revelle, who was team
mate of Jack Quinn. has twice been Sc
lected for the New York club but has
not yet seen the diamond on the hilltop.
1t is expected that he will be ripe for the
| big circuit with another years seasoning.
! The American Association will have a
little presidential squabble Of its own at
| the annual meeting today In Chicago.
Leader Joseph O'Brien is fighting to re-
tain his job. and several Of the club own
ers are bent on putting him among the
| also rams. 1t is not thought that the
association will touch on the subject OF
expansion. despite frequent runor to the
effect that grounds have been secured to
both Chicago and Pittsburg.
The national commission has sent to the
players and officials of the Pittsburg Base
i Ball Club the emblems that are annually
! given to the winners of the worlds cham
pionship. Instead Of being in the form of
watch charms or anything Of that sort
the emblems this year are simple lapel
buttons of gold, with diamond in the
center. the button bearing the inscrp-
ton. Worlds Champions, 1907 This de-
sign was chosen by the commission for
permanent USE and the only change in
future years will be the date. President
Barney Dreyfuss and Secretary Locke re-
ceived their emblems yesterday.