Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-10

There will be more college-bred ball
players in professional ranks this year
than ever before.
President johnson Of the American
dent Of the Maps. settled the new dis,
pute with the Cleveland Federation Of
Labor in short order
Fielder Jones. manager Of the White
Sox team in 1906, has severed his con-
uection with the Chehalis. Wash. team
and may not be able to resist the yearn-
ing to join the Chicago team.
Chrsty Mathewson is having trouble
with his left wrist. He says he doesn't
remember having hurt 1t in any way.
but 1T is stin and painful. Although it
doesn't affect his pitching, it does his
batting.
Ed Abbaticchio. who was given his
ten-day notice of release by Pittsburg
June 10. will not report to Boston.
which club claimed him. but will quit
the game to take charge Of his hotel
at Latrobe. Pa.
Willis Cole. the outfielder just. cast
loose by the White Sox, appeared to be
a classy star when he broke into the
game. but did not quite make good
The sox want to consisn him to a
minor league. but Cole says he will
stay in Chicago with semi-pro team.
been hitting at better than 800 clip.
a feat beaten by only two men in the
history OF the two major leagues. They
were Arson and Dan Erouthers. Arson
straight and Brouthers scored as high
a figure for fourteen years right or the
reel.
record was pulled OF at Minneapolis
few afternoons ago, by which Claude
Rossman was transferred from the
Columbus team to the Minneapolis club.
a Columbus uniform. but changed It
for the white OF the home team in time
to get into the game some minutes later.
The Detroit base ball club finally has
rid itself Of wildcat" stands. The club
has been raising it's fence and the wild
caters have been boosting their stands
until now they are four stories high.
them as unsafe and got writ order
decreeing that they be torn down.
The Cubs do not fear the Giants at
the Pirates. They. have beaten the
Giants six out of seven games played
with them 50 far this season. while
they have lost eight out Of fourteen
counts for their feeling with regard to
the two teams.
In ten weeks Of the major league cam
paign twenty-one games were played
marked by a score Of to 0. In the same
time last year twenty-seven such COM
bats were run of. which shows that the
pitching in 1910 hasn't been as good as 1t
t. $Ar ~
many star hurlers have been slow In
rounding into form on account Of the ex-
ecrable weather. conditions.
Grounds every day. and is ostensibly
member Of the team. although not ON
cially recognized by Manager McGraw.
He Is anxiously awaiting communica-
ton from Rube. Waddell. Bug and RUDE
were suspended on the same day. Rube
has signed the pledge and has sent
copy Of 1t to Raymond.
Frank Bancroft. the Cincinnati ofhcial.
has a great scheme for use in case OF con-
dictinE dates between the two major
league organizations. His idea Is to play
both games on one ground as double
header and cut the receipts four ways.
Such an attraction would pack any
veteran. who overlooks nothing In the
business end of the game.
Guess that new pitcher for the st. Louis
Browns must be little Ray OF sunshine.
Any lad fresh from the bush who can
stack against the Tigers and beat them
twice in one series does not need to work
very hard the rest Of the year TOOK
barrel of nerve and lots Of the real goods
to turn the trick against the demons.
Cobb. Crawford & Co. 0imited).-Mackaye
in the Philadelphia Times
It looks as though Lou Criger, the vet
eran catcher of the Highlanders. is out OF
the game for the balance OF the season.
Tho physicians who have been examining
him thoroughly since 1t was discovered
that he was having trouble with MS ap-
pendiY have declared that II Lou has the
operation now he will hardly, be able to
MAY ball again before October !. and tnat
ff he doesn't undergo the operation now
his troublesome appendix will prevent MS
playing base ball this summer, anyhow.
The announcement that Red RoDert
Kelly was absent from the White So1
right field on account Of an injury proves
to have been not quite the whole truth. me
club ohlcials forgot to add that keny nao
been stopped playing with the So1 y
order Of the> national commission. II
seems that while at Notre Dame last sea- |
SON Kelly got tangled up with the Hol-
yoke club Of the Connecticut League IN
some way He did not sign any CONTRACT
with Holyoke. but gave that CLUB enough
claim OF his services to allow Holyoke to
protest AGAINST his use by the Sox. ana II
was necessary to stop him until fiesi-
dent Comiskey can straighten out the tan
Tie into which the collegian got himself.
to that end are IN progress