Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-12
DIAMOND CHIPS.

Varnell of Fort Wayne has signed al
! most half hundred players for next
season. Indiana universities are border
ing on insolvency.
There is no doubt that George Gibson
the catcher, is a star now There is a
controversy on as to who discovered him
Several New York papers call Horace
F'osel = joke because it is alleged that
lie tried to make first baseman out of
Mathewson. Go softly, boys. hasn't Nc
Graw tried to make an outfielda, out OF
Mccormick and a catcher out OF Meyers:
Even if Nicholas Antrocksky did get
bounced out of the American League last
season he got hit before going, for the
official record shows that out of twenty
two times at bat he made one single.
A Minneapolis critic has just taken q
lovely fall out of Young Cyl Young. the
ex-Bostonan graduate having been
plucked by Comiskey. The Minneapolis
men say "Cy' twirled great bail for a
while, but that he laid down when the
real race was on.
Simon Pauxtis. the former Penn ath-
lete who was farmed by Griffith to Rock
Island. declares he will not report. 1t is
said that Pauxtis is wanted by several
upstate colleges. where the amateur eilgl-
biity rules apply only to the janitor.
Mr.. Murphy of the Chicago Cubs evil
IDENTIFY wants to control the National
Leagues policies. What the fans want
Is somebody to control Murphy. Phwat
ais the mon anyhow?
Here's a team composed of members OF
rAlJ Nv tnEa cd III
from the big and little league clubs. The
lineup follows: Manager Jimmy Collins
Providence: Orth Collins, Minneapolis;
Eddie Collins, Philadelphia; Eddie Col
Inns. ID. Utica. Joe Collins. Little ROCK
Billy Collins, Bloomington; Jimmy Col
Inns I'd, Burlington; Bob Collins, Ports
mouth, and Bob Collins, I'd. Toledo.
Gill and Block, the clever quartet of Mill
ers who made good with Jimmy Collins
in Minneapolis this season, are expected
to help Hughey Duffy's White Sox lead
the American League procession in 1910
The grand old national game continues
its advance. At the annual meeting OF
the Pacific Coast League at San Fran
cisco recently Superior Court Judge
Thomas B. Graham of San Francisco
succession to J. Cal Ewing. resigned
This will be pleasing news to Chief JUS
tice Moody of Massachusetts, who was
once president of the New England
League.
The Newark Evening News says that
the Eastern League, especially the low
land portion of its circuit, is ma king q
great record for furnishing managers
for promotion. In the last few years
Jennings has passed from Baltimore to
Detroit Murray from Jersey City to
Philadelphia. Stallings from Newark to
New York. and now Duffy from Provi-
dence to Chicago. There must be some
thing in the air of the Eastern League
circuit to develop latent mana gerial talent
and push it into the spotlight.
Ebbets says that the benching of Len
nox caused his team to drop many a
victory. Six of the days that LennoX
was out the Dodgers won four games.
And the first four days that the third
baseman was back on the job the Dodg-
ers dropped quartet in row.
When Pittsburg tried last summer to
get Pitcher Gregg of Spokane. the south
paw later bought by Cleveland, Spokane
insisted that Pittsburs give up pitcher
in exchange in addition to a chunk OF
cash. At that time Pittsburg was not
using Babe Adams to any great ex-
tent and the Pirates scout said that
Spokane might have the young right
handler Fred Clarke. however. vetoed
burg got Gregg. Clarke's wisdom was
demonstrated to a great degree later on.
Chicago will have an almost entirely
new inteid next year. lsbell, Davis,
Atz. Parent and Tannehill will be re-
tired from act We duty. Isbeil will prob
ably take charge of his Wichita team.
Parent will be sold or traded. while
Tannehill and Atz may be kept to NIL
utility roles. The lineup for the in
field for next season will probably be
Gangli of Stockton, first base; Zeider of
San Francisco, second base; Blackburn
Of Providence, short stop, and Purtell.
third base.
Hughey Duffy says that New York gets
a great catcher in Mitchell, whom it
bought from Toronto. Mitchell is the
same man who pitched for the Athletics
the first time Connie Mack's men won
the American League pennant. Duffy
says that he is not on.J good receiver
and batter, but that he can also use
his head in a pinch. ''He is one of the
brainiest catchers l know, and he las
lots of grit and ginger said Duffy. who
managed the Providence club in the East
ern League the last. two years.
Cincinnati, while usually unsuccessful
on the diamond, is cutting an important
figure in base ball politics. Charles P.
Taft and Garry Hermann have it in their
power to bring about some sensational
changes. Taft was c. w. Murphys back
er in TIE purchase of the Chicago Cubs
and is said to have aided Murphy in
swinging the deal for the Philadelphia
club. Murphy is fer Ward and SO is
Taft. Hermann, closely identified with
Taft in Cincinnati politics. says he is for
/ Heydler unless he finds that Heydler can
not be elected. Ban Johnson. another
Cincinnati man. is in touch with Herr
mann. All of which would seem to in
dictate that Redland will take hand
at shufiing the cards when the mag
nate. convene next week.