Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-13

Clark Grlffitl'S anti-bOOZe crusade
among his followers has echoed into the
American Association. Manager Friel Of
Columbus declares he will ornament with
the tin-can medal every one of his ath-
letes whom he finds breaking training
rules.
Roy Thomas is the first veteran of the
Boston Nationals to feel the edge Of Fred
Lakes pruning knife. Thomas was yes
terday given his unconditional release.
Roy will coach the University Of Penn
sylvania this spring.
Hughie Jennings is of the opinion that
worst possible move. The leader of the
champion Tigers declares the longer play
ing period makes the game look alto
gether too commercial to suit the pub
lies tastes.
The seating capacity at the Philadelphia
National League grounds will be in
creased to 3O,nN If the Quakers do not
provide base ball attractive enough to test
this capacity it is expected that an out
door hippodrome and circus will fill the
bill.
Perhaps the first appearance Of the
Highlanders around New York next
team will tackle the Tiger nine in its
own lair April IL. Games will be
played at Newark and Jersey City as
usual; following the visit to the collegi-
ans.
Connie Mack is perhaps the best ex-
ample of the old style of successful
bench manager. In eight years in the
American League Mack won two pen
nants with his Athietics-19O2 and 1906
fiuis h nod in
fourth in 1901 and 1906 fifth in 1904 and
sixth in 1908.
Sam Crane. dean of the base ball
he is fast recovering 1lis health. Sam
has taken on about twenty-five pounds
in weight. He is living the simple life
in a tent on the desert several miles from
Tucson.
Two big league catchers have an
nounced that they will go out after
George Gibson's record. These are Larry
Red Sox. Patsy Donovan declares that
Carrigan has the physique to stand the
strain of working every day, and that
he will not stand in the way of the lad
accomplishing his ambition.
John T. Taylor, owner of the Boston
Americans. likes the coast SO well that
he is trying to purchase the Sacramento
club He has offered $4,000 for the
property. and if the deal goes through
stealing of unloading to the general mi
nor league public. The Red SOX club
is one Of the few major league clubs
that has no farm.
For the first time since 1890 Pittsburg
is to be honored with major league
meeting January "A. The joint schedule
and rules committees will get together
at this time to complete arrangements
for the 1910 big league campaigns. These
spring sessions have come to be among
the most important of the season, by
virtue of the many trades that are Of
fered.
Barney Dreyfuss is angered at Howard
Camnitz for having gone to Cuba without
permission of the Pirate chief. He is in
vestigating the circumstances concerning
the junket. and threatens to slash his
stars salary for the offenSe. CamnitZ,
1t will be remembered. was too sick to
do anything In the world series, and
his action on this account makes the
owner of the worlds champions all the
more hostile.
Mike Martin. former trainer of the
Yankee, who went to Cincinnati with
Griffith. has been delegated by the Old
Fox as a personal guardian to Larry
Mclean. To the masseur's gentle treat
ment Griffith attributes most of the
credit for the manner in which the big
catchers broken kneecap mended. If
Mike can keep Larry aboard the water
wagon he can fill in his own check on
Herrmann's bank account.
Fred Lake and John Dewey have COM
pleted all plans for the spring training
trip of the Doves. Dovey will leave
Cincinnati March IA with the western
members of the team. and Lake will
start from Boston with the members who
live in the east in time to join forces
with Dewey on the latter's arrival in
Augusta, Ga. Only five exhibition games
have as yet been arranged for the two
week stay.