Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30
BY J. ED GRILLO.

If the Pittsburg club disposes of First
Baseman Jack Flynn, as reports seem to
indicate, there is a strong probability OF
his becoming a member of the Washing
ton team.
The announcement that the Pittsburs
club would not carry Flynn next season
has caused President Noyes of the local
club to write to President Barney Drey-
fuss, inquiringlif there was chance for
Washington to SECURE him. Inasmuch as
every club in the National League seems
to be well supplied with first baseman,
there is strong likelihood of every Ma
tional League club waving on Flynn,
making it possible to get him out of the
league.
Flynn played sensational ball for the
Pirates early in the season, his hitting
not only being timely, but for long drives
which decided several of the games for
his team. But illness and aff1iction pre-
vented his continuing this pace, and after
a long lay-off, during which period he
underwent an operation, Flynn, after
playing for a week or So, was kept on
the bench.
Though anything but well man Flynn
batted near 30 and gave a splendid &C
count of himself in the field. But Pitts
burg has Hunter, youngster secured
from Kansas City at a fancy price, and
as it seems to be the general opinion
that Hunter will set things afire Pitts
burg has decided not to carry Flynn next
season.
1t has been limited that Flynn Is to
figure in the deal by which Pittsburg
secured Hunter. which would send him
to Kansas City. providing. of course, that
waived him. thus sanctioning his
transfer to minor league.
1t is not at all unlikely, however, that
if the Pittsburg club can send Flynn to
an American League club that 1t will not
hesitate to do So and it Is in the hope
that such a deal might be arranged that
President Noyes has written, asking
Pittsburg regarding the probable DISPOSE
ton of Flynn.
1t is known that Manager McAleer
would not hesitate to give Flynn trial
at first base. He has Somerlot and I'm
glaub for that position, but since Flynn
has proven himself a very good hitter he
would. at least, take a chance with the
youngster.
Flynn is a graduate of Georgetown Law
School, completing his course there this
fail. Prior TO his attending school here
he graduated from Holy Cross College.
He played with Toronto in the Eastern
League and ST. Paul in the American As
sociation from where he was purchased
by the Pittsburg club.
F'lynn's home run drives won several
games for the Pirates early in the year
when his health was good. He is but
twenty-four years old and just the kind
of a ball player that McAleer can AFFORD
to take chance on
Il see they charge Connie Mack's team
with getting the Cubs signs in the
worlds SERIES remarked Kid Elberfeld,
who came in from his farm at Garrett
Park yesterday. We'll, there is nothing
new about that. The Athletics have
h. t1an faor TOR
several years, but they were never as
claver at 1t this year. because they
had lot of players who knew how to
do it. Understand they do it legitimately,
getting them from the coacher's box and
the base lines when they have men on
the bases. Mack taught them that. They
used to do il when l was win New York.
Clark Griffith caught them at 1t and we
used to have our pitchers give them anu
change them every innins al otaef l.
/ protect ourselves. Macks team has a
great advantage in this and l am not
at all surprised that 1t put it over on
the Cubs. FOR they did not suspect any
thing. They We're touted so much about
being wise team that they never sus-
pected of being up against a team that
was Just as wise if not wiser, and that
Is why they fell.
You can't fool this fellow Mack about
ANYTHING about base ball. He is a long,
innocent looking fellow, but don't stand
for that there never was one wiser than
Mack, and the fact that he can look inno-
cent and unsophisticated only helps along
his game
Elberfeld does not take any stock in
the stories going the rounds that Johnson
and Street have signed with the proposed
new league IF they had l would surely
have heard of it, for both of them are
very personal friends of mine, said the
Kid.
Henry Berry, owner of the Los Angeles
club and very personal friend of Jim
Jeffries attended the worlds series
games in Chicago and those who knew
his intimacy with the former heavy
weight champion were. of course eager
to hear him tell what inside information
he had on the outcome of the fight
Berry is a conservative fellow who did
not bet a cent on Jeffries, because he
missed train and got to Reno too late
TO get his money down. Berry is con-
WINGED that there was something ma
terially wrong with Jeffries the day of
the fight. Something other than a nerv-