Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-21
BASE BALL NOTES.

So anxious is Jimmy McAleer to make
deal that he snapped a pair of game
roosters for an ice pick in Youngstown.
Ohio. last week.
Manager Fred Lake of the Red Sox has
moved his family from Lowell to Somer-
vile so as to be in touch with his club
headquarters.
Cy Young may be sorrowing, but Bill
Dineen is rejoicing. Cy won't have Criger
with him next year, but Dineen will have
him again.
RUDE Waddell has returned to ST. Louis
after delightful visit in Sparta. ILL., The
eccentric pitcher left the day after Sparta
went dry
Manager Clark Griffith of the Reds is
not a booster for the spitball. In fact,
| he's rather "agin'' the saivated sphere.
It is a peculiar fact that all of the Bos-
ton outf1elders' names begin with B, as
witness Beck, Bates, Beaumont, Browne
and Becker.
Owens, President Pulliam's new umpire.
is well spoken of by National League
players who were in the game with him
last season.
he is out for big season in 1909. He
works daily in gymnasium and plays
hand ball also.
Pitcher Frank Pfeffer. formerly of Bos-
! ton and last season with Baltimore, was
married December % at Boston to Miss
Martha Osborn of that city.
| Word has been received from Manager
Chance to the effect that he will be in
Chicago in advance of the major league
schedule meetings in February.
Little is heard of First Baseman Dan
! McGann this winter. The first baseman
| is still on the reserve list of the Boston
club. but will be disposed of later.
President Pulliam. with due respect to
| Hal Chase, considers Bill LANCE the
greatest ball player ever produced by
| California. Pulliam ranks LANCE almost
with Wagner.
| at one time or other in the not too dis
tant past President Hermann of the Reds
vainly offered New York $50, 600 for Rog-
| er Bresnahan.
| President Harry Puliam's recent visit
to Fresno, Cal, was his first since his
| boyhood, when as penniess lad he
packed prunes for a livelihood in can
| ming factory in the old California town.
Outf1elder Beaumont writes that his leg
is once more thoroughly wen, consequent
! ~ he looks forward to successful
| season.
| Outfielder Charlie Jones of the Browns
| is destined for st. Paul.
| Pitcher Rhoades of Cleveland is tele
| graph operator by trade-and an expert
one at that.
Manager Hugh Jennings has about de-
| termined to retain Catcher Stanage,
whom New York is angling for.
| Rumor has it that George Tebeau is
| going into the automobile business in
| Kansas City.
Pitcher Bert Briggs, who is free
| agent may receive a trial from Indian
| apolis in the spring.
| Manager Mccloskey of Milwaukee has
signed Pitcher Ralph Davies, late of the
| Erie and Allentown teams.
! James "Bull' Durham the Louisville
| twirler, formerly with the Kansas City
| Blues, has purchased a drug store at
| Douglass. Kan. and will devote his time
| to the drug business when he is not play
| ing with his team
| Indianapolis, as Livingstone and Wake
field are considered enough catching ma
terial for all contingencies.
The Red Sox certainly drew the prize
Plum in the opening game of the Ameri-
/ can League A record breaking attend
ance will be on hand at Connie Macks
new 81 600, coo ball park.
Through an arrangement made with the
management of the st. Paul team of the
| American Association the westerners will
grounds in Hot Springs. Jack Hoey will
/ thus have a chance to show his old
teammates how he shapes up.
McGraw is already looking for bets on
the season Of 1909. He offers to wager
$4,000. or any part of it, that the Giants
win the pennant.
At Marquette. Mich, half-breed by
the name Of Dixon. one of the cleverest
pitchers in the state, has just been SEN
fenced to state prison for term of two
years The convicts are enthusiastic over
the formation of ball team but the
warden will probably take no chances of
having Dixon bounce tin dipper off the
devoted turkeys head.
i Nearly a score of minor league players
are to make their second entry into the