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

Club Owner Grayson announces that
Del Howard will manage the Louisvilles
next season.
Goods, Boston's new out,ielder, is OF the
Bescher type. lie is nearly fast as
the Reds sprinter.
writer of the New York Sun, is enrolled
at Harvard this year.
Brooklyn would have finished in last
place this year if Fred Lake OF Boston
had waived claim to Barser and allowed
President Ebbets to send Cy back To
Rochester, as he intended.
Nal Eason should be star umpire
next season. He fills the difficult posi-
tions better now than any newcomer IN
the National for years.
Unless Manager McCloskey gets author
ity from the owners OF the milwaukee,
Association team to strengthen TIC CLUB
That is his utimatum. already Pre- ente'i.
Queer things happen i'm base ball The
Pit,sburg club has been securing tie
country for several seasons huntin- 4
shortstop as understudy Wagner, ana
found one in Williamsburg, three miles
from Forbes Field.
\ minor league manager wired Fred
Clarke of Pittsburg: Send us team o.
substitutes to play an exhibition game
In righteous Indignation Clarke wired:
'Wili not be a party TO any scheme TO
fool the public"
Speaking about the prevalent idea that
the Cubs will do lot of base stealing
against the Athletic catches an eastern
critic saEely rises TO remark that they
will have to get on the bases before they
car do any of this fancy stealing.
There is as much truth in The report
that Wagner is going to manage new
league club next year as the q was IN
the story that he and Jack Miller had A
fist fight early this year with Flynn. OF in
the other 1ol false rumors circulated
about the star.
Texas league for Texas cities is the
desire of Texas base ball maGnates. Ii
is probable. that by the time of the
October plans looking To the elimination
of Oklahoma City and Shreveport viii
have taken definite form The masnates,
IL is said, favor the admission OF Beai-
mont and Austin.
Under the leadership of Mordeca Brown
number of the Cub players plan To
play the role OF transformers after the
world series. the doughty Mordeca al hav
ing arranged tentative dates for the
tour. According to the present plan. the
team will open at Chicago October -
against the Felix Colts and will meet a
numter Of other semi-pro asgregationS
before invading the prairie regions.
Run out everything and play hardest
at all times is rule that has helped
materially TO lift Cobb to the top round.
He takes the longest chances when the
score is close because the other fellows
are playing ION their toes at that time
and least expect him TO make a break.
They are confident that he Will play safe.
The same thing when hitting in pinch.
The iniielders strained. eager and
apt to make mistakes and the pitcher Is
worried.
Last year Big Chief Myers OF the
Giants batted i'm only 81 runs. To date
this season McGraw's good Indian has
driven in 10 tallies. Myers. however. 10
not the leader Of the Lowland combina-
tion i'm batting i'm counters. That honor
is possessed by Johnny Murray. who has
sent in II runs The up-to-the-minute
records OF the Giants in respect Of bat
ting in runs are as follows Murray, al;
Myers. s.; Merkle. 90. Doyle. -: Devlin,
52: Bridwell, Al: Seymour. 81; Snodgrass.
81: Devore. Is: Becker. IA: Fletcher, IL:
Mathewson, 10: Crardall, 9: Schlei. ;:
Wiltse. 4: Drucke. 4; Raymond, D; Ames.
): Wilson. =: Schafer. 4.