Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-30

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| burg in the Tri-Statc League. but has
| purchased spring water plant and vii
| stick to business from now ouK
| Comskey and Fielder Jones may moi
have agreed in business. but there's beef
nothing but kind words, and IL Jones
| mas good thing IN the timber make
| Commy" is as glad Of 1t as any one
| lse.
| Sports at South Bend Ind. have mad
up a purse Of $1,000 to bet that Johnny
King will be with the Chicago Cubs
no takers.
At the close Of the American League
season last fall Hughey Jennings CAV
every player $50 bill to buy a suit OF
clothes. Bill Rossman is reported as
the only man who used the money foi
this end
Cy Seymour is certainly a sticker. He
has been clinging to the Giants like glue
for a fortnight now, and intends to play
with them until they open thAir season
at the Polo Grounds. Cy is footing his
own bills, too. Maybe 1t doesn't hurt
Twenty years ago this spring was being
laid the foundation of the Brotherhood, :
the organization that eventually brough
players and a recognition Of their right.
oy the magnates.
Eddie Siever did not go to Montreal. in
the Eastern League, but instead signed
up with the Vancouver club in the Pacific
Northwest League Eddie claims that ht
ge+t'rg rs rnrc:l salary as he received
with Indianapolis in 1903.
Tom Raftery. secured from the Port
land, Ore, team! will be one of the reg
ular coaches should he be one of tn
| outfielders retained by Manager Lajoe
Doff {c 80 "a
irish scrappers and has voice tina
| rivals Hughey Jennings He wi be call c
upon to do the noise making while jim
Mcclure is watching the base runner.
Harry Pulliam has been having a fne
time since the league schedule meeting
spending his days playing golf, swim
ming and walking. He asserts that n
will be back at his desk in the st. James
building by the opening OF the Nationa
League season.
Twirler Johnny Dubuc has put Manager
Griffith neat to the fact that his oil,
| side partner at Notre Dame University
named Daniels. is big league timber as a
! first baseman. and Griffith is watching
| that youngster. who will. however, no,
! decker with him until the school year
ends.
| At least three Of the Cleveland recruits
are distinct base ball finds. basng ar
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| three weeks they have been in the south
These three are Catcher Easterly ana
| Pitchers Wright and Sitton.
| Lajoie is pointing out to his players
| that Cleveland hasn't won a champion
ship since 1896, and that there's luck i,
the number Is. This Is just what Har
| ward Is thinking about its game against
/ the Tigers at Princeton.
| Nearly all of the men who will try lol
1 positions on the Lynchburg Virginis
i League team have been at worl. severa
days. The squad looks strong, special,
| In fielding. The Indications are that tn,
| team will give good account of Itself
| The exh.bitiC-. season will be op Z
| today by a game with Newark of tn
| Eastern League.
It begins to look now as if Comiskey hat
| not followed his annual custom of takin,
| bunch of impossible cruits aroun,
| Francisco southpaw, and Scott, the u,
| right-hander from Wichita, he has pickle
| up two promising pitchers. while Martin
| Walsh is showing considerable form 0
late.
Tom Needham now is probably glad h
| refused to sign that ST. Louis contract
| BY holding out he got with the world
! champions, and most of the fans thinl
he is in line for a piec OF worlds seri
| money. as no National League team
| so far has Shown that it is developing tn
/ goods to beat Chances outfit.
President Ewing of one of the Pacif
Coast League clubs thinks he has foun.
a way to make his payers hustle Hi
idea is to have say $40 set aside from
the end of the season to be divide
among the three players whose work ha
counted the most for the team.
4 Vale will send of fu,op hal
players and three coaches south for til
| Easter trip, which begins Wednesday
| Pop Corey, son of the steel trust pr $
dent failed to win a place. although h
| led the freshmen in batting last asor
Ted Coy, the foot TALL capita n, will get
trial al first base. This squad has bee
picked Pitchers, Van Week. Rose, Mer
rit, Lippitt. Hartwell and Parsons; catch
first basenen, Jefferson. Coy and Cap;
Murphy. second basemen. Cushman an
Mcintyre; shortstop Fels; third basemar
| Logan; outfielders. Wheaton, Mallory an
Mosser. Boston Globe.
Mistake in Winners.
The report of the National Guard atf
letic meet which was held Friday nigh
last. to the effect that the rel y team o
the Corcoran Cadets, commanded b
Capt. {. f. Edwards, had won the cham
pionship relay, was misstatement. as
was the team of Company f, I'd Regi
ment, comm nded oy Capt Edwar,
Br an. which carried off the honors 10
the eighth time
Turner Throws Swanson.
Joe Turner, the local wrestler. me-
Alex Swanson last night at the Nationa
Guard Armory, a big crowd being or
hand to witness the sport. Turner gained
the frs fall In thirty-four ninutes. :
scissor hold placing Swanson on his
hack. Joe also secured the second fal
and match in twenty minutes a cross
body hold doing the trick
Turner outweighed Swanson by 81,
pounds. and was much tronger Th.
! victory will be celebrated BY Turner.
friends tonight. Rob Roy Mickey was
one Or the first 10 congra -ulate Turne,
over his victory.
American Horse Wins
ST. OUEN, France. March 30-The hur
die race for the PriX Du Pays u Auge
1900 francs. 300 meters, was won b,
| Saporta's Bragsart carrying l 3 pound
! Hongre was second and Hollobone third
| Bgaggart is an American horse.