Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-31

Four games will be played.
Harrisburg fans are confident that Man
aser SeYbach has picked up two stars in
Houser and Newashe, the Carlisle Indian
players.
Roger Bresnahan is trying to secure
Miller Higgins to play second base for
then Cardinals. but balks on an offer OF
that player and Spade for Pitcher Beebe.
Hugh Duffy, the new manager of the
White Sox in discussing the new players
became eloquent over Blackburn. Among
other things he said: He Is finished
ball player Some OF the ,Sox looked like
that last summer.
Manager Griffith has fixed on March
s as reporting date for his pitchers, with
the other members of the team coming
along a week later. The team will re-
main at Hot Springs about twenty days.
William Breitensten. who played third
base for the Tiger tourists the day they
beat the Chattanooga champions on their
way to Cuba. has been appointed man
ager of the Columbia South Atlantic
League club. He was with the team
named last season.
Coyeleslte. traded to Cincinnati by
Philadelphia, isn't celebrating the switch
very wisely. In dispatch from his home
his i'll success last year was due to en-
emies on the Phillies. who tried to throw
him down at every chance. That sort OF
talk will bring him trouble
Eddie Doyle. a brother of Larry Doyle
of the Giants, has been started on his
professional career. Eddie, like his broth
err is fast fielder and will play with the
Springfield, Ohio club this season. IL he
makes good Eddie will be drafted next
year by the New York club.
Andy Coakley has a bright idea on the
foul-strike rule He says he thinks it
would be a good idea on the part OF the
rule makers to call only the first FOUL a
strike. Coakley thinks no batter takes a
chance of fouling off the next one, be-
cause 1t would only put him lin hole.
Any one who doesn't think there is
money in base ball in Cuba may be con-
WINGED by the latest offer. The Havana
park proffers S1.5O in cash, round-trip
tickets for tire entire team and all hotel
bills while in Havana to any club that
will spend the month of March training
there. The club can carry any number
of players up to twenty men.
Fred Lake, the new manager of the
Doves has returned to Boston from Pitts
burg with an unmistakable Crouch. He
says he tried to make several trades
while in the Smoky city, but that other
managers held him up in road agent
fashion. Lake lie not an exception to
the general rule. Nearly every manager
in the big leagues who is anxious to
strengthen his team has discovered that
there is no charity in base ball. So many
team handlers have been gold-bricked
in past deals that the average offer to
trade players is regarded with suspicion.
The best argument against the adop-
ton of the 18S-game schedule by the
National League, as used by conserva-
tive base bail men. is the fact that in
spite of the opening Of the worlds series
last fan October and the windup DC
tober 10 the weather was entirely toe
cold for comfort in many OF the games
AS q result 1T Is pointed out that X the
worlds series this year does not begin
until after October 16 the weather may
be SO unfavorable that. a fair test OF
strength may not be possible, while the
attendance and receipts may fall OF to
an alarming degree.
John l. Taylor of the Boston team is
preparing a speech for his ball players
on cigarettes and here it is:
IF the players will promise to man
TO cut out the paper smokers until the
end OF the base ball season l will agree
to furnish the cigars for the team from
April IA to October 4. And these all-nigh'
poker sessions that oftentimes take place
western cities must be cut down. Toe
much OF the midnight oil hurts the eye
sight, and, last Of all. IL abstinence from
the light and heavy drinks. Too much OF
even the light drinks will make player
loggy and heavy and unfit to play ball