Evening star., 1909-04-18

WI iudUS Ol cOIIlic paragraphs were
spoiled when Stallings sent Revele back
to the minors. That fellows name would
have been good for 219 jokss every time
he pitched game.
For the thousandth and last time John
ny King of the Cubs. and the worlds best
catcher declares he will not play ball
this season. Johnny Evers isn't going TO
return. either. The Chicagos couldn't
beat the Giants-except through a techni-
caIity--with these two stars in the game,
SO what chance have they without them?
Addie Joss says that Cleveland has
mapped out corhing good plan to win
keep all the stars on the bench until they
meet Washington and then send them
out to clean UP the Nationals Funny how
those near tail-enders put the Maps out
of commission last year just when they
looked 1-to-1O bet for the rag.
Cy Young says he cannot understand
why the breakfast room In big hotels
should not be opened early. Upon the
old farm" said Cy. I'VE used to get up at
4:90, and 1 find 1t hard work TO stay in
bed after o'clock Breakfast is always
ready In my home al $3.50. and It's no
hours waiting for the dining room doors
to open."
Bresnahan worried about his Cardinal
training. but now he is sure that in
Beebe. Lush and Sallee he has three men
who can go the limit In the box. Hig-
ginbotham and Rhodes seem to be in
form. too. but will be given another test
before the opening date. The former is
lacking only in control. while the sturdy
Rhodes has not yet acquired his best
speed. which must go with the spit ball
to be sure of its success.
DO you believe the Cubs can win an
other pennant and another championship
without you?" John Killing was recently
can get along without me. Moran is
grand catcher But I have contended ali
the time that the Giants will have d great
chance for the next pennant. That ST.
Louis deal strengthened McGraw's team.
and with me in the game or out the
Giants will be hard to beat this year"
Cy Barger, the pitcher turned over to
Rochester by the Red Sox says he will
be back in the big leagues before the
in but one game for the Red Sox. and
that was against Nashville. For the
I'VE innings that he pitched he had the
Southern leaguers at his mercy. and TO
many Of the players 1t looked as though
Boston made mistake in letting him
go.
One by one the ''hold-outs" are coming
1itO uic. Hc UdyS nave passed when
they can jump to an outlaw league Mita
the exception of the California Stat
| League. there is not league In the coun-
try that ooes not come under the national
commission. The recent rule passed by
the commission barring a player who has
jumped his contract from taking part in
league game for five years was the
means of bringing many of them to their
! senses.
4 BEFORE leaving
Charles Comiskey owner of the White
Sox. had this to say about the American
League race: There will be Ave teams
In the running this season. New York
promises 10 be contender from the start
| while II will again be necessary to reckon
with Cleveland. Detroit and st. Louis
Phiiadelphia's strength will be about the
| same as last season. Cleveland will be
staff. The Highlanders had good team
al the beginning of last year but did not
| pull together. They have added several
! good men and the team promises TO he
a harmonious base ball machine. 1 can
not say where the Sox will finish without
The services of Fielder Jones, but | think
! we Will be somewhere near the top at the
/ fnish.''
J! No major league club in the country
| experienced tile hard luck that has, be-
| fallen the Highlanders since they were
/ hrst organized. Not Ii season on the hill
| top has passed without chapter of ac-
cidents to fncapacitnte the team which
has tried In vain to take the American
League pennant TO New York The illness
or Hal Chase appears to have been the
| last straw just at time when good luck
was expected. But there's long season
ahead, and the Highlanders are in the
hands of men who do not know the
meaning OF the word quit" If win
| ming tight for the Johnson pennant de-
velops after the present embarrassment
OF the team therell be plenty of en-
thusiasm in the big town Stalines has
hard task before him. but he seems
| to rather like it,