Evening star., 1909-04-11

playing the ShortHeld TO-DAY covers any
more territory.--New York Telegraph.
Jocko Halligan has attached his John
Hancock to Scranton contract. The
former Skeeter has a whole lot of good
ball still left In his system
Hughey Jennings has another backstop
on his card of possibilities, a youngster
named Spiesman, who played with the
Troy IN. Y.) team.
The Steubenville tOhio) team of the O.
and p League will be known as the
..Kidnapers" because OF the way the
franchise was transferred from Sharon,
the home of the now famous Willie
Whitla.
With Tinker a Butcher and an
Archer on the club. the Cubs look like a
pretty handy lot OF artisans. isn't it?
If Eddie Phelps comes back in any
thing like his old-!ime form Bresnahan
will have a worthy alternate and the
Cardinals will be very strong behind the
bat.
Capt Dillon of the Los Angeles team,
formerly a Brooklyn first baseman. is in
the young-blood class for fair. He was
the pitcher of Beloit University back in
1880.
In the merry Ola 1Sidnu OF .IOi0.
When they play ball they bat with a bolo,
And the umpire who'd thrive
Or who'd even survive.
With a Maxim must do a neat solo.
Fred Tenney who is we'll known as "A
working on genuine masterpiece. 1t Is
styled Sunrise on the Flag at the Polo
Grounds"
Danny Coogan. the old Gray catcher,
Is, coaching the Cornell University nine.
Coogan succeeded Hugfey Jennings at
the Ithaca college when the latter took
up the reins in Detroit.
or all the pitchers In the game Ed
Reulbach has perhaps the most dizzy,
dazzling curves Yet thes Giants have
the Indian sign on Eddie. while lie in
turn has Philadelphia at his mercy. Queer
game, isn't it?
Joe Jackson, the bush league wonder
that Connie Mack is trying to make an
outfielder Of knocked the ball over the
right field fence at Louisville Tuesday.
the fourth time that the trick has been
pulled off in the history of the park.
Charlie Murphy and Charlie Comiskey
have formed u trust to keep all the pen
.nants in Chicago. The neatest way TO
bust this trust is by the application OF
the big stick from April to October
Talk about your Observation-Disclosures
Owner Catcher "Jeems'' O'Rourke has all
the other old-time bail tossers In active
service beaten a mile. The grand old
man" has been playing PROFESSIONAL ball
since 1872 and was Clam Digger, Bison
Giant and Senator before purchasing the
Bridgeport club.
Schlitzer Coombs and Plank are work
ing on a new slow ball that Capt Davis
introduced. All three have been getting
the hang of II very finely and now use i!
in practice. The bali, in addition to be-
ing a slow one, has sharp drop break
that should prove puzzler.
Jack Dunleavy. Delehanty and Tate
make a fast outf1eld for the Louisville
club while Ambrose Pullman, Dick Har-
ley. Suter Sullivan and Bill Hogg, late
Of the Highlanders. will help the Coonels
keep In the running of the American
Association race this season.
Stats" Mcconnell showed Manager
sta.lings haw well he could hold down
the first station for the Highlanders down
In Macon Friday. With Hal Chase on the
hospital list the lanky twirler put up a
star game on first. being credited with
ten putouts and one assist. He clouted
out two long hits, laid down neat sac
rifice and crossed the plate with a couple
Of runs.