Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-01
BASE BALL NOTES.

Freddy Payne.is out with the request
to the Detroit management to inform
him whether he is an asset of the Chi
cago club or of the Detroits, as both
clubs carry him on their reserve lists.
Schultz, the pitcher drafted by the
New York Americans from Gulfport, is
probably lost to the club. as 1T appears
he previously was sold to Mobile.
The new ball park at Bay City, Mich,
will be named Clarkson Park in honor
of John Clarkson, the famous old major
league pitcher, who started his pro-
fessional career in that city.
Washington has the unique record
of having graduated five catchers INTO
the managerial ranks, namely, Jim Nc
CURE. Malachi Kittredge. Lew Drlli:
Bill Clarke and Jack Warner.
Frank Farrell is a man of his word
He has proven this time and again. lie
says that he won't butt in on StalllnSs
and you may rest assured that George
will be the real boss up on the heights
Lajoie is not satisfied with carrying
off about all the honOrs in the Ameri-
the other day at bird show. pair of
his gamesters winning the blue ribbon.
Il think we'll have a better lot Of
pitchers than people are giving us
credit for having says George STALL
ings. I'VE have some of the best
youngsters picked up in long time"
The New York Highlanders will de-
pend on Jack Chesbro this season for
the important games. Cool Jack is like
ly to come back to his old winning
form.
Bresnahan still has faith in Jimmy
Barrett, and is now angling for the
former Detroit and Boston Outfielder.
If James underpinning would only get
right he would show some of these
youngsters how to spear soarers. And
with the wagon tongue there is none
better when he's right.
A fan writes to know the reason why
| we don't have more base pilfering these
days. Little one, the smiters used to
get on first oftener in the old days
| than they do now. You want to re-
| member that there was a time when
the pitchers had to do their twirlinE
underhand.
| Even Boston pen-pushers are sticking
the harpoon into 'Chawles Waistcoat'
Murphy. They say that Chance wanted
to hang on to Doc Gess1er. but that
Murphy insisted that he be sold, claim
ing that his Uranium was made of ce-
ment. And scribeS all over the country
claimed the new captain Of the Red
| SoX was the headiest player in the
American League last season.
The latest bulletin of Chairman Far
| rel1 of the national board Is as follows
Claim of Oliver Sellers agt. Sharon. Pa.
allowed; claim of NJ. ]. Smith agt. New
ark. Ohio, allowed; claim Of James F.
Flanagan agt. Macon allowed; claim OF
Nee agt. Webb City allowed: J. F. Nc
Carthy awarded to the Wi1kesbarre
club; Player Cougher awarded to the
| Elmira Club
| The New York Nationals, by the way
| no longer control the lease Of old Man
| haitian Field. Brush has an agreement
ever, by which Manhattan Field, now
! dismantled, can never be rented for
base ball purposes. Manhattan Field
was fitted UP in 1889 as the home OF
! the New Yorks. then owned by John b
| Day, and was named the New Polo
Grounds, to succeed the old one located
at 10th street and 9Th avenue In 1890
when the Players League was organ
lied, Brotherhood Park. now the Pole
| Grounds, was built, and fight to 9
finish between the two New York clubs
resulted In their consolidation and the
removal Of the Giants to their present
quarters. For nearly seventeen years
the New York club paid rent for Man.
haitian Field, or rather got the Nation
| al League to put up the coin, SO that
an invasion of rival league would be
prevented But the American League
got a foothold on Manhattan Island JUS
| the same, though it cost nearly $780,
900 to accomplish the feat.