The Washington herald., 1909-02-14
BASEBALL NOTES
AND COMMENT

Willie Keeler. Neal Ball. and doc"
Newton are the latest Of the Highlanders
to sign contracts.
It IS said that Jimmy Collins viii only
draw $3.50 from Minneapolis, which CLUB
he viii manage next season
The Boston American League club has
sold Pitchers Brockett and Hughes. who
were purchased from Newark, TO the New
York Americans.
Manager Jimmy Casey. Of the Montreal
club. is trying TO persuade MeAleer. OF
st. Louis, 70 let him have Joe Yeager 70
bolster up his inaeld-
Harrisburg has agreed to let Harry
] Swacina buy his release. and the ex-
Pittsburg player viii try 10 connect with
some major league club.
A wit remarks that the man who dis
/ covered Lajoie can be found IN abUnd-
ance. but no one has yet been found
who has discovered Larry's weakness
with the bat
Noodles Hahn. only q few seasons
ago one OF the best pitchers in the Ma
tional League. has signed with the Ham
| iIton. Ohio. team. which is In the small
Kentucky-Indianz-Oh League.
/ Cecil Ferguson, the Boston National
pitcher, gives out the news IN Terre
Haute that he has signed an amended
contract more 10 his liking than the one
President Dovey first sent to him.
"I have not offered TO trade Nike Now
rev for any OK the Chicago players" says
Clarke Griffith. II you haven't. the Ques-
itIon Is. Would you give Mowrey for
Evers. or Tinker, or King. or Brown. fol
iustauce7
Manager Jennings had an object f.
view when he appointed Germany
Sehaefer captain OF the Detroit Tigers
Schaeser can talk TO the umpires wheT
Jennings loses his voice, as he did sew
eral times last season.
Edward Pfefrer, brother OF Frank Pfef
fer, OF the Boston Nationals, has ssgnel
a contract to play with the Fort Wsyni
team OF the Central League next season
5 He pitched for the GuntheTs, OF the Chi
l cago semi-pro. league. last summer.
/ Hugh O'Brien. secretary OF the Bostol
Americans, yesterday received two nor
/ contracts. They came from ''Tris'' Speak
! er and Harry Hooper. The latter 4 th
= Sacramento Outfelder A letter was ais
irsceived from Fred BOurchsll. thc Bostci
'Southpsw,'' who is already st Ho
Springs.
The Pittsburg baseball club has mad
move intehded TO strengthen its infei6
and is after Byrne. the third basema
from st. Louis. Il is known that Ala
Stork has been offered for Byrne, wit
one or two other men who are not regu
I lars on the team. Il Is intimated tha
e Pitcher Camnitz may also figure in tn
d deal.
5 Catcher Wilson has signed with n
}. Giants. Manager McGraw says he think
I q good deal Of this yOungxter Secretar
/ Fred Knowles has booked another exhfb
e ton game for the team. The Newarb
e will play the Giants on the Polo ground
e on April - McGraw's second team vi
: play In Trenton on April 70, the day o
d which the regular Giants play Yale at Il
d Polo Grounds.
J. Detroit secured La Fitte. q player
: the Jersey City club. with the undei
!, standing that $500 was to be paid for Il
: release and that the services Of DowI
:, would be given 70 Jersey City. Detro
. found that waivers could rot be secure
or Downs, and offered TO substitU
~ Couzhlin. which was not acceptable
:. Jersey City. The latter club asked I,
!, KTIlifer. but Detroit would rot grant h
a release. New that Detroi; has given 7
player TO Jersey City. as the sgreemei
. called for, the national commission h
2 decided that the Detroit club must p
u Jersey CITY an added 81 5Co