The Washington herald., 1909-03-09
BASEBALL NOTES
AND COM MENT

/ Monty Pfyl, the big first baseman OF
I St Louis. has been released by the Giants.
He will go 70 Altoona
The White Sox Will have Owen and
Owens as a battery this year Owens is
the catcher bought from Memphis.
Pitcher Jack Coombs was the first Ath-
letic player to report. and left immedi-
ately for New Orleans 10 Join Dygert and
Schlitzer.
In addition to acting as coach extra
ordinary 10 the young pitchers and catch
ers, jim MCGUIRE VIII also serve as scout
this year for the Clevelands. MCGUIRE is
to be a sort OF court Of last resort
The squeeze play won the pennant for
Baltimore in the Eastern League last
year. according TO Dr. Jimmy Casey,
OF Montreal. Casey says that he never
kept track OF how many times the Orioles
worked the play successfully. but he does
know that Manager Jack Dunn himself
batted in thirty-two runs that way.
Bill Bradley. the Maps third sacker, is
about the happiest mortal alive. Brad
has been able 10 be around for the past
week. and he says his leg. which was
operated on a few weeks since. feels fine
The wound has entirely healed, and Brad
thinks he will be better than ever the
coming season.-Cleveland Exchange.
Here IS a husky bunch to select six
good pitchers from, and Murray, OF the
Phillies, Will have 20 DO some pretty deep
and wise thinking when going over such
bunch OF fan-OUt artists and spit-ball
tossers as McQuillen. Sparks. Corridor,
FOxen. Covalesk, Moore, Brown, Moren,
Richie. Van Dyke. and Oil The latter
two are the blanks" just now.
Sherwood Magee reported direct from
his home in Buffalo, where he has been
working outdoors al winter. The hard
hitting fielder looks in fine condition. and
Manager Murray expects Magee 10 have
season equal to his wonderful work dur
ing the summer Of 1907. when he was
rated as one Of the greatest outhelders in
the country.
Il see Jimmy Austin. a Cleveland boy.
stole ninety-seven bases for Omaha last
season" remarked Stanley Robson. pro-
prietor Of the St. Louis Cardinals, to
Steve Evans. one OF his recruits. a few
days ago. at the Planters. Now. sup
pose you stole ninety-seven bases IN one
season, what would you do?" Il would
wear my uniform all winter" replied
Evans
Eugene McCann thinks his Jersey City
team will have one Of the fastest infields
in the Eastern eague this year. I'VE
have almost all new players. said he,
and when they have worked together
little think that Jersey City viii be up
in the fight with any Of them" McCann
said that no effort is being made to have
the New Jersey legislature pass bill for
Sunday baseball. 7 do know" said he,
that many OF the leading citizens Of Jer-
sey City are In favor of Sunday baseball.
believing that It does more 10 preserve
order than il does to disturb it,
1t is believed that before another year
all OF the big league clubs viii have base
ball scouts on their pay rolls. The digging
up OF young players IS a necessitye and
the competition is on the increase. the
Giants have Dan Brouthers on the job.
while the Highlanders have the services
OF Arthur Irwin. Tom Daily is the Brook
lyns' sleVth, and Tom Mccarthy will keep
an eye oben for the Cincinnati club. Pat
Donovan will scout for the Boston Ameri-
cans. Jim Mcclure will scour the minor
leagues for the Clevelands. Ted Sullivan
Is agent for the Chicago White Sox, and
Jack O'Connor is on the lookout for the
St Louis Browns