The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-17
NOTES AND
GOSSIP OF THE
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New York, Dec. 16.-There might h
have been a chance for a compromise {
candidate. but when this was limited
at early in the afternoon Brush and
Murphy said no-that they could not t
see it that way, and that they would /
stand by their guns. Brush was es-
peciaIly firm and showed unusual ami
nation for so sick man. He was not
counted on as a probable attendant at
the session, and it was supposed that
Fred Knowles would represent him,
but there he was. large as life, and
sticking through the long debate.
George Stallings seems determined
to shake UP the Highlanders a whole
lot. He sold Norman Elberheld yes
terday, and today he pulled off the
only big deal that was actually veri-
fed. 1t is a deal of dubious value TO
the hilltop team, and most of the ex-
/ perts thought George had handed him.
self ounce. He gets Lou Criger but
he has to give up Joe Lake and Ray
Demmitt for the veteran Looks as II
ST. Louis had all the better of the
trade. Lake and Demmitt will i'm
prove for years to come and will be big
IledRQtTS OI the III nest > AoNO-
/ once one of the finest catchers in the
game, is now 40 years old, of poor
health and pretty near the end of his
string, while his batting has always
been very feeble. It surely looks as II
Stallings has been stung.
IL There was much talk during the aft
: ernoon If sale Of King. with Brush
: as purchaser. According to the gos-
sip Jihn 7. is to give Charles w $15,-
, 600 cash. This deal viii give the Gil
ants the element Of strength they have
: lacked since they disposed of Bresna-
r han. and make the club powerful
> factor in the struggle.
Murphy and Fogel got together dur
e ing the afternoon and outlined whole
e sale trade, which, while not officially
d announced, seems as good as settled.
: Maeee. Corridor and Jacklitsch. it is
r understood, go to Chicago for Sheck-
ard and Zimmerman. Iris is pretty
9 fair trade for both teams and caleu-
4 lated to shake up the dry bones most
artisticalIy.
Other deals or rumors of deals were
agitated all day, but the real trades
even among the minors. were scanty
= EARLY In the afternoon Pat Donovan
y took occasion to compliment Free
4 Clarke on securing Jack Flynn, who Il
y to get a trial on first base for Pitts
burg. This fellow, said Donovan, II
lambitions conscientious, Of fine habits
and fast in thought, and a whale OF
so ball player. He will make good sure.
Frank Dryer. formerly a pitcher 70
90 Arson and the Reds, and looking a
Young as when he Joined Arson
SQUAD twenty-one years ago, wa
25 around the Waldorf-Astoria corrido
greeting his ancient chief with grea
90 enthusiasm. Dwyer was a good pitehe
and a money saver. In consequent
- he has the shekels now, and many c
them.
700 Johnny Evers was the center of
tanning bee. The crafty second base
$50 man is regarded with great admire
ton even by ball players of muc
longer experience and always has
so crowd around him when he starts
talk baseball
Charles w Murphy made great h
by going round and round in one
the revolving doors. This gave mar
people a chance to say they had see
$50 him going out while others would So
they had seen him coming in, thu
500 making Murphy look like the origin
busy bee. During the day he gave h
opinion of Ban Johnson to an f
sa7 terested throng. AS he Grated an a
list asked him if there was any chan
to secure a picture Of Ban. Picture
wv cried Murphy Say, you can draw
balloon, can't you? Well. just draw
very large one, label it Ban Johns
and you can't lose"
Two gentlemen who have been larg
Iy mentioned as compromising canC
Ooo dates for the National league pre-:
dency were together much OF the d
TT Joseph O'Brfen and Captain AnsC
When Pat Powers, looking like mo
with legs on, Joined them, the whisr
No flew around that new major leag
t8 a was being planned. with Arson
president Powers and OBrien,
arn heads OF the Eastern and Weste