Evening star., 1909-04-25

Manager McAleer OF the Browns has
not succeeded in placing Paui coDo
brother Of the mighty Tyrus Paufs rep
utation is evidently preceding him. Inc
sole manner in which he resemoied the
Tiger demon was in the family name
Laioie is nursing Mig Clarke carefully
until Bemis gets into proper shape to per,
form. Larry will not let his only good
backstop go up against the splitter ana
his cub catchers are consequently get
ting a chance occasionally. Bemis mas
reported to the Blues, but will not be able
to play till the end OF next month.
II the Skeeters keep up they'll have
real major league aggregation. The latest
prodigal to the marshes is Jimmie Is
mond. who threatened for short time
this spring TO make Shoketown fans 1or-
get Tommy Leach. Esmond should come
in handy till Courtney's bum pinion knlts.
Through a mistake the name of Bill
Sweeney, the Doves third baseman. was
left off the club list of men to be taken
noticed the omission. and did not go with
the team When the club arrived IN
Philadelphia Bowerman found himself
without a third. baseman. and had to send
back a hurry call for Sweeney.
That Cincinnati team must not be over
looked this season. Their great start is
not a lucky one. Griffith has great
bunch of swatters in Lobert. Mitchel,
Paskert. Oakes, Mclean and Huggans'
and they are in great shape this season,
which naturally makes them all the more
dangerous.
What a difference one year makes. At
this time last spring Spike Shannon was
regarded as a Polo ground fixture Now
<N~ - s.
ISOLATED with Spike are those budding
youngsters, Jake Beckley and Monte
Cross.
A Cleveland dispatch states that Pitcher
Sitton will be returned to Nashville, but
IN to date no such deal has been con-
cluded Pittsburg has refused to waive
on the South Carolina boy all along. ana
still balks on passing him up
It is said that Amos Rusie does not re-
gard his present hard-up condition haif
SO sorrowfully on account of his exclu-
sion from base ball as he does because
he has no time to play pinochle. German
card games were always great fad with
burly Amos.
Clyde Engle. Tom Hughes and Ray Dem
mitt, who played under the management
never stop talking about their chief. when
his name is brought up. II don't know
any better in the game to work for than
Stallings," says Clyde Engle. HE is a
wonder" says Demmitt. HE is the most
original man on the bench. and Will stlcK !.
with his players through thick and thin"
says Tom Hughes.
When the new base ball park in Pitts
burg is opened the players will be con-
viewed to and from the grounds in a big
automobile. When President Dreyfus
made this announcement Fred Clarke said
he wanted to be chauffeur. but Dreyfuss
said he had already promised the job to
Hcnus Wagner.
Jap Barbeau, former Toledo shortstop.
Is showing such splendid form at third
base for the Pittsburg Pirates that Man
ager Clarke practically has decided 70
keep the Milwaukee youngster at that
place. Leach, who has wanted an out
field position. now Is likely to have his
wish granted.
Napoleon Laioie has something on the
person who suggested his given name. He
meets q Waterloo every season. whereas
II required only one or same TO put the
original Napoleon out OF business. And II
has never been claimed for N. Bonaparte
that he could even approach Lajoie play
ing second base.
The Sultan Of Turkev. who is leading
the Turkey league In fumbling and bat
ting. wouldn't have attracted any more
attention had he paraded up and down
Broadway yesterday than Manager Stall
ines did. It doesn't take q base ball fan
long to find out who the manager Of a
big league team is. $50 that's Stallings."
Hes a big fellow" and mo wonder the
Yankees are afraid OF him." were some of
the remarks passed along-New York
Telegram.
Probably the strongest pitching staff
ever gathered by any one team OF this
league was that which worked for Au-
gusta In 1908. The fingers were Cicotte,
Rucker. Holmes and Poichow. three Of