The Washington herald., 1909-01-01
Baseball Stars in MidWinter
flaming Bee"
DAHLEN FOR BROOKLYN CLUB
"Bad BIT, Almost sure 10 Get Re-
IeaNe from Boston C1ub-American
League Schedule Meeting in Chi
caEo February I6-Nick AItrOck
Farmed to Minneapolis.
Rr WILLIAM PEET.

There was a lot Of baseball war talk
in Hickman & Whites assembly room
yesterday afternoon Among those pres
ent were Bob Crsnston and his dog
Bunk" Doc" White Billy Lush, coach
Of the Navy basketball team and former
Cleveland Outfelder. and 'Jakey" Atz,
the White Sox utility man and pinch
hitter
Atz just blew in from New Orleans, and
says that he Is going 10 look Washington
over for few days. He kidded Doc
White a lot about wanting 10 Quit a
leading team for a taiI-ender. and Doc
said that somebody was kidding the
public and that he would see ~Jakey"
next spring. and advised ''Jakey" not
10 fail By the w8yside as Nick Altrock
and Rube WaddeH are reported 10 have
done
Billy Lush came over from Annapolis
10 see the eye specialist who treated him
when the accident happened three years
ago, and says that he is al present a
free agent as far as baseball Is con-
Cerued- Lush believes that he win be IN
shape 10 play ball next spring, and will
no doubt be snapped Up for a trial by
one Of the big teams.
Bob Cranston- deplored the fact that
Charlie Hickman could not be present at
the flaming bee" but Pink Bowie
said that ~Hick' was better of in Pitts
burg for the time being When Kick"
comes home the writer viii have some
interesting news TO hand the public.
The American League has announced
its annual schedule meeting in Chicago
on February Is. This means that the
National League viii meet 10 adopt its
schedule the following day. There has
been some talk Of starting the season a
week later. about April q. and contiRu-
ing a week later in October. But this is
sure TO he passed up April = viii prob
ably be the opening day for baseball
Ban Johnson insists upon reOpening the
ticket scandal case NJ Johnson has
been threatened with a libel suit He
says that If the case ever gets into the
courts the evidence now in hand viii
surely drive certain people out OF base
ball
Bill Dahlen was a caller AZ McGraw's.
in New York, yesterday He says there
Is no news, as far as he Is concerned,
though ne expects 10 hear definitely with
sa a few days whether ne viii get his
release from Boston 10 manage the
Brooklyn team Il is understood that the
Brooklyn club has raised its cash offer
for DahleH. and there IS scarcely any
doubt that William viii get the desired
transfer sooner OF later.
'Rube" MarCuard IS on his way 20
New York He expects 70 be in the
Metropolis until the young Giants sail
for New Orleans early in February Mar
guard IS stiIl looking Tor his share Of
that S1l,oo0
President Ebbets. Of the Brooklyn club.
wiH start for Cincinnati Saturday night.
He is a member Of the National League
schedule committee. which VIII confer
with the American League committee in
Cincinnati next week Frank Farrell IS q
member Of the American League commit
tee Incidentally EbDets and Farrell viii
do all they can 20 hurry along the rein
statements OF Jimmy Sebring and Hal
Chase
Nicholas Altrock. the German com
edian, viii not pitch for the White Sox
next season He Uwirled only a few
games last season AItrock will be turn
ed over 10 the Minneapolis club. and If he
shows his Old-time ability he can return
70 the Sox. Altrock IS one Of the players
who refuse 70 take baseball seriously.
and always acts the part Of a clown on
the diamond. However, he was consider
ed the best fielding pitcher in the Ameri-
can League