The Washington herald., 1910-01-01
OFF SEASON BASEBALL.

Fred Knowles, secretary Of the Giants,
claims that the ball players themselves
are responsible for the adoption OF the
leS-game schedule in the National League.
President Charles Murphy Of the Chi
cago Cubs, has offered Big Jef'' Overall
a bonus of 500 If he wins thirty games
next summer and Mordecai Brown $1,000
if he wins thirty-fve.
Peanuts are evidently favorItes at the
Indianapolis grounds. A report says that
the receipts from peanuts vended at the
park amounted 10 S6000 and that the
fans consumed sixteen tons.
Jake" BeckIey the Methusheh OF
baseball, is now a breeder Of poultry out
in Ohio. Jake says that he fully in
tends 70 retire from baseball. but that
he may try one more year.
Malachi Kittredge. the former manager
OF the Wilkesbarre club. viii enter suit
against the club TO recover 500. which
ne says is due him. as his contract called
for 3 per cent Of the receipts.
Secretary Heydler IS strong FOR the vet
eran umpire, Bob Emslie, and in answer
20 the charge that Bob's eyesight Is fail
ing asserts that EYnslie can take a rifle
and outshoot any manager in the league
at a distance of 20O yards
Dick Egan. CincinnaH's second sacker.
who took the transforming trip to the
Coast. went to his home, Portland. Greg.
Immediately after the last game. Dick
wanted to spend the Christmas holidays
nome as he does not reach there often.
Rube waddelI made good on s. loan
from Frank Gotch the other day in St
Louis. More wonder, the obligation had
been due some three years. No wonder
Gotch IS the champion wrestler when he
is able to pry the Rube loose from
/ five caser.
Somehow Hughie jennings cannot side
step bantam pitchers. The Tigers usually
go South with from three 20 half a dozen
midget twirlers each season. All rec
ords have been eciipsed by the champions,
however, in the selection OF Pete Brown
ing as a 1910 colt Browning weights but
125 pounds.
A special meeting of the Pacific Coast
!
week TO consider the proposition Of GUST
ing Secretary Long from his Office. Oppo-
sition to Long Is based. Il Is alleged, on
! the fact that he is acting in the dual
| capacity as league secretary and manager
( Of club In the circuit
Matty Mcintyre, Detroit's outfelder. IS
in Jacksonville playing the ponies. BIatty
I rg,1
track and intends to take a chance on
his judgment at Jacksonville. The Tiger
says that ne will only play on his velvet,
but they all say that until they lose a
few bets
| Secretary Barnard, of the Cleveland
club, has hit upon a novel plan to protect
/ the pitchers in bad weather. Barnard
has Overseen the construction Of the new
baseball plant at L--e Forest City and
has had built a tunnel from the home
bench to the nearby clubhouse. The
pitchers will be able to duck into warm
quarters when not working
Clarke Griffith instituted a shakeup IN
his pay roll that he hopes will save Car
( ~ Hermann more than 5000 a year.
He claims that the salaries viii be more
equalized than ever when the players
sign the contracts which he has almost
ready for mailing. Griff believes that
some Of his hirelings are underpaid. and
these will profit at the expense of the
overpaid hands and the bench warmers.
Three old-time baseball stars of the
first order who seem TO go on year after
year without evidence Of decay will set
tie the chicken championship Of the big
leagues at Youngstown, Ohio, next month.
These are Hans Wagner, OF the Pirates;
Cy Young. of Cleveland. and Larry
Latoie. also Of the Blues Each has en-
tered a score OF fancy birds in the annual
exhibition Of the Mahoming Poultry AS
1 sociatIon-