The Washington herald., 1910-07-27


not be able TO pitch again this year.
clarke then offered to let the twirler go
nome on half pay and not work any
more he told the twirler that he could
90 this and report again next spring.
While the twirler was sick Clarke paid
nm $50 his whole months salary. When
Clarke offered TO let him go home. Otev
replied that he would be tiekIed to death
II Clarke would only pay him two weeks
salary then due, and that he would not
ask half pay for the rest of the season.
he said he would take his release and
not be burden TO the club.
Now this is where the ungrateful
part comes in, according to the Nor
folk manager About this time the club
went away for a series, and while away
Otey came out Of the hospital and went
around town trying TO borrow enough
money 70 get away with. saying that the
club had put him on the street, right out
OF the hospital and without funds. Some
body loaned him SOS. and Clarke is stiu
wondering where he put thar $50 that
was paid him in the hospital
When the club returned Clarke found
that the report that Otey had toined the
Washington club and had been heard 10
say that he was tired of Norfolk and
wanted 20 join a real ball club one that
could play baseball.
Clarke could not understand whv Il
was that Otey should beat It direct 70
Detroit 20 Join the Washington team If
he was just over typhoid and could not
: tWirl any more this season. The WASH
oil
days and Clarke thought it strange that
the twirler should so all the way to De-
troit.
The Norfolk manager finally thought
he saw the light and eventually figured
out that he had been good and properly
duped. AS he now sees it. the wash
ington club and it's manager. Jimmy
NcAleer. was looking for a good left
handler whom they could get for nothing
and they put up a little game on Clarke
through third party in Norfolk
Another thing that puzzles Clarke Is
that on the same day that Otey was re-
leased Walker turns up with a good arm
and ready to go back to work. The IN
ference Is that both left-handers were
looking for a release and a chance to get
AAAAb AAibllDA IULupdll.
Rollie Zeider OF the White Sox. looks
Ike anything but the star he seemed IN
the spring He has slowed I'D wonder
fully. and his game at second is not one
two-three with Charlie Frenchs work
G2ndil, too, does not look as likely rs he
did on the first trip Of the Sox. while
Blackburne win fade 10 the minors as som
as Comiskey can reconcile himself TO tho
fact that he got beautifully stung when
he bought the Providence player.
A dispatch from Cleveland last night
says:
j. R. Eilfoyle, president OF the Cleve-
land baseball club. has sold his stock 10
Charles ". Somers, vice president of The
American League. Somers now is sofia
owner OF the club.
The retirement Of Kilfoyle is believed
to be the first step toward bringing
Fielder Jones here as manager OF tbe
Maps. It IS said Somers will sell the XII
fOyle interests 70 Jones as an inducemen+ |
to bring the old White sox ehieftain TO
Cleveland
The report that Comiskey stu claims
Jones and will not permit him to come
here is not taken seriously. in view Of \
Ban Johnson's repeated visits here. 1t |
Is thought that this whole deal was |
engineered by him. and therefore salts !
factory arrangements must have peen /
made with Conlisl1ey- The Cleveland club
has been big loser this season"
Mike Donlin picks the Giants 10 win the
nag He has been in Europe during the
season, and has the right dope, OF course.
not having seen the team trot.
OLD Malachi Kittredge has turned Up as
manager OF the Elgin, H., team N the
Northern League. His bunch Is in first
place.