Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-03

John Hoey is the only player that the
Boston Americans have to dispose Of
The Red Sox will depend on twenty-s seven
men for start.
Dahlen may land in Brooklyn via the
trade route with Cincinnati. Dewey is
willing to give bill" and Harry Smith
| for Mowrey. If that comes to pass
Ebbets will do business with Griffith for
Dahlen.
Jimmy McAleer says he doesn't want
any spit-ball pitchers on his 1909 team.
| He has Just told a Youngstown critic he
| intends instructing Howell to leave the
| damn slant in his trunk when he starts
| for Houston.
| Word comes from, the west that Pete
Wilson. the big eft-hand pitching re-
| cruit of the Yankees is afflicted with
! pnlmorarv trouble. He intends visiting
the Berkshires for couple of months.
| Lite. New York gets ONLY q far
catcher in Schlei Fast as the mHn is
on gettinr to first base. he sticks tha~e
! Judging from his miserable base-runn'ns
| record OF the past ace. Rumor also has
| It that he has weak hands"
| Eirner Stricklett the BROOKLYN twirla-
who has been nlaying on the coast with
the California State Leae1ne IS ANXIOUS
| tn get hack with the big show. I'Fa
| Chase ha has applied to The national
ror7miss'on for reinstatement Stricklett
| did not break a contract. He refused to
sign last sprine. claiming that h's arm
| was too weak for big league work. He
promised Fhbets he would he in line for
1909 and means TO stick 10 his word. No
| greater obstacle than q slirht fine stands
| in his way to reinstatement
! Ask any ball n'ayer who is TIE best
| .n7nfre IN TIE American league ard hA
! will III vc,, without hesitation eek
! Sheridan. OF cour-e. like all nmpires
Jack he's his enemies. and w+ile some
neooln insist thnt no umnire hos anv
| friends. !aNl, nun'hers his hT leetons.
! NIanace-s always welcome Jock as ttn
! iudgn or p'c~s: rIoyer~ are always sl2f
| to zee him trct on t1n Sold and the flaws
while thew get sore AZ times and call -"
veteran Az kinds ne oan,ee still IN 'hn
! end are WILLING % aE'~it that no one has
ANYTHING on the 'oid hoy.
/ 1'',o rraatest nlav that Kid F'be-fe'a
eve- roera so he stHtes was ono &c IN
I ACCIDENTAL nature. j occurred dur ne 4
| came between the Phi1iies and Ctn"in-
| natis and II CO ne about this way. Ger
| coran was at the bat alrd DWver vas on
/ e~~t haso, and he tried 10 steal second.
! Elherreld, who Was playing at short, ran
over to take the throw and as he reared
|
To protect himself from tie runner he
blindv threw out his eloved hand. ard
the bal landed in 1t. and at the same
time the runner rushed into the hall and
he wa~ called ont Never in his life.
! SAYS Elherfeid ID he ever hnar tie
enual of the cheering that greeted THIS
purely accidental stunt. and at the end
! Of the pame the crowd carried the Kid to
| the clubhouse on their shoulders
| f'onuia AIacI. can Mace an alI-cOlie eia q
! team i'm the field next year if he so de-
s'res and y good one. TOO. by plaviDg
| Harry Davis, G'raid College. ~ first ::
| Eddie Collins Columbia. at second: lack
! Barry HOLY Cross. at short: Simon Mich
oils MARYLAND Agricultural. II third.
| Hitemuelier Berkeley College. Get. right
! field: LondTiSan. rnivfrst " of Pennevi-
varia center field, and Coombs Colby.
| left field Or he could pIav Barry at
second AIcInrs. Gloucester High School.
at short and switch Eddie Collins to the
outfed so as 10 Coombs as a pitcher
! Then he would have Coomhs. Plank of
/ GettyshlIrg Bender OF Carlisle Kra use
% st. Nary's and NickerS Of Washington
state University pitchers. and DIR
i Powers OF Indianapolis Medical College
as catcher. There arc several other col
| ie@e mon in the Athletic camp-iniead.
/ next yea" Mack's t:o:,ne will be made up
almost entirely of coilegans.