Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-04

Here's hoping Shortstop Mccarthy
makes good for Pittsburg. The big league
seems lonesome when there isn't a Nc
Carthy in the roster
Barney Dreyfuss hints that Hans Wag-
ned doesn't count at all. any more. and
that he may market him in the spring:
All CUFF to make Wagner think himself
a little less valuable, that is all.
Now that the echoes are dying away
the Cubs are announcing that their good
old machine is all right, all to the merry,
and that they won't make any serious
with the Cubs next season?
Hughey Fullerton has Joined the Can
Come Back club. His two big predictions
of 191U-that the BostOns would win the
American League flag. and that the CUPS
would beat the blazes out of the Atnletlcs
have put him in the batcave with Rex
Beach and Jack London.
It's an open secret that John King, the
Cubs catcher, Joined hands with fletchef
some time ago in the scheme to secure
the best players for the new league.
But since Kings slump IN the Worio
series it is said that he has decloed 10
stick to the Chicago club. 1t was origl-
nally planned to place Killing at the mead
of a new club in the Windy city.
When Connie Mack set out on his non
eymoon he had to leave behind pet
which had just been presented by loving
Philadelphia admirers. The pet happened
to be a real, live, seventy-five callber
jungle elephant OF white hue, and Connie
had neither room in his grip nor heart 70
take the beast along. The elephant dldn
care. 1t is eating bale of hay every
hour at Macks barn in Philadelphia.
An, inv
marched up West Van Buren, street, some
way beyond the ball park. few night:
ago. and inferred stuffed bear IN q va
cant lot Heine Zimmerman was one o.
the pallbearers. and the crowd had plenty
of fun out of the obsequies.
George Moreland the we'll known Pitts
burg base ball statistician, has beer
elected president of the Ohio and Penn
sylvania Base Ball League. X commit
tee on revision of the constitutions. con
ssting of Bob Quinn. Akron: G. A. Mer.
tens, Erie. and L. +. b. Yost. Canton
was also elected. President Moreland VII
call a meeting in Cleveland as soon al
first week in January. In this meeting
also the $1,000 forfeit money Of each clut
will be paid in.
A base ball deal that will likely interes
Eastern League fairs is that just pu
by the Cincinnati Nationals to Brooklyn
The Trolley Dodgers are great friends O
John Cancels Rochester bunch, and th'
release of the doughty little infienldel
to the Manhattanites practically mean:
that the player. over whom there wa:
considerable fight last season, will FINAL,
reach the Bronchos. in case, of course
President F.bbetts does not need him him
self.
Even Frank Chance can make man.
agerial mistake now and then, and fai
to recognize the ability of a recruit. Vim
cent Campbell, who starred as batter
and outfielder for the Pittsburg Pirates
during the 1910 season. was Cub for 6
few minutes. Campbell was graduate
Of Vanderbilt University, and thought hi:
place was behind the bat. Chance triec
him out there. and found him wanting
He also stuck him on first base for
time. and then canned him. He driftee
to Aberdeen Wash. and 1t was from the
club of that town that Pittsburg bought
him. In the meantime, Campbell became
convinced that he would make better
outfielder than catcher or first baSeman.