Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-05-12
Killing BACK IN. CA|CAGo;
!. DONLIN IS RE|NS1A1ED
STARS OF THE CUBS AND GIANTS
MAY SOON BE SEEN IN
ACTION AGAIN.


Il took only q tsn.word telegram
from Garry Hermann. chairman of the
national commission, to make Johnny
King get busy. Mr.. Hermann told
King to report in Chicago by April
= or he couldn't play for another
year and Killing lost no time In doing
It. Who Killing employed to manage
that billiard hall in Kansas City 10 not
known.
President Lynch Of the National
league didn't want to let King hll q
vaudeville engagement In Chicago,
saying he didn't think it right for
Killing to advertise himself at the ex.
pense Of baseball. or something to
that effect Hermann. however, said
It was up to the Chicago club to say
whether Killing should be allowed to
earn 500 to pay his fine. Mr.. Murphy.
the boss Of the Cubs, offered no OBJ
jections. 20 Killing went on In a pool
sketch with Captain Arson. Killing
tried to make q speech, but words
failed him. Anyway, he's back in Chi
cago. Whether he will be seen In q
Cub game soon remains to be do
termined. Tom Needham Is catching
good ball and hitting like house
adre. Jimmy Archer has recovered
from his injury, and some people say
with him in condition It makes no
difference whether Killing plays base
ball or pool.
King. at his best, had faculty Of
steadying pitchers and helping them
out Of trying positions. He should be
able to do that now, although he
knows nothing Of the habits or styles
Of play of number Of the newcomers.
But 1t should not take him long to
size up those who have broken IN
during his absence. and II he shows
that he has not gone back the Cubs
will have the best catching depart
ment in the country.
Killing says Murphy must pay him q
full salary of $4,000. The Cub boss
seems to have different idea, and so
does Manager Chance. The King
case is not settled yet.
Mike Donlin will be allowed to play
baseball with the New York Giants II
he wants to. The National commits
sion says Donlin violated no rules OF
the league when he remained out OF
the game last year. Donlin wanted
McGraw to let him practise with the
Logan Squares in Chicago to see II he
could get back into shape. That was
because Mabel. Hite, his wife, was
filling a theatrical engagement in the
Windy city. Donlin has a minor part
in the play and handled it as we'll al
he used to handle flies for the Giants.
Frank w. Sanders Of Bickleton,
Wash, fifty-one years Of age. is prob
ably tho Oldest active baseball player
on tho Pacific coast. He IL first base
man Of the Bickleton team. He fields
his position, runs the bases, hits the
ball and "chews the rag with the
umpire with much more ginger than
10 displayed by most of the youthful
members Of the team. Sanders began
his baseball career in his home town.
Marshall, Lyon county, MIMI, when
he was fourteen years old, and has
played with an organized club every
season since that time, except the
first year that he came to the Klicki'
tat valley and located near Center
Vile. where there was no team for
him to play with. He originally played
left field. but his throwing ability be-
came 30 noticeable that he was soon
tried az a pitcher and made good. In
1878 no Joined the Silver Stars OF
Winona, MIMI, In the Northwestern
leaxue. composed of 16 teams in the
leading cities of Minnesota. Wiscon'
sin. Dakota and Iowa He pitched for
them four years and drew salary OF
96b q month and expenses. He re-
turned to his home town in 1882 and
played there till he went west in 1885;
and since that time he has played with
0oldendale, Arlington, Ore: Bluehght
and Bickleton, Wash. He was brick
layer, but IL now = rancher In the
Bickleton country.
Sam Kennedy declares that Ray
Spencer. the Maryland boy who 10
having his first professional expert
snce with the Maps this spring, Is des-
tined to be one of the best outfielders
In the business, al departments OF
tho game considered except running.
tor he 70 not fast one on the bases.
He showed that he IL natural hitter,
and IL he had had the experience that
some Of the others have had. it would
be dimcult to keep him of the team:
He will probably be sent to some
Glass; A team. with an option string
attached.
Lefty Leideld should pitch a great
many winning games for the Pirates
this season. This pitcher has trained
we'll and is already in fine condition
to take his turn on the mound at the
opening Of the championship race.
Lofty will likely be used more than