Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27

sonville in the South Atlantic. Bill thinks
that he is ready for class A company.
Charlie Carr is reported to have re-
ceived a handsome offer from John 1.
Taylor. Not as a manager, but just to
come back into the game as q high pr-
vate and cover first for the Red Sims OF
Boston.
Gliding scoffers in New York are already
Offering to bet real money that II things
don't break just right for the Highland
ers next summer Hal Chase will quit
and hike for the coast on an early train.
Has William Hepburn Russell more
money than base ball brains?' I'm 60
ing to have a New England team" he
tional League club must be a native-born
New Englander.''
Pat Dougherty. the White Sox outfeId-
err. can hunt in way that pleases his
boss. Mr.. Comiskey. nightly. In Boil
var. n. Y. where he winters. Pat has
XIII three deer, numerous white and
gray rabbits and has just concluded the
performances by tagging an owl.
There is something in the game OF
base ball" said prominent player the
other day, that keeps the crowd In the
that the player doesn't feel the least
atom of excitement, for IL they did 1t
would completely upset their work."
"A base ball war would set the game
back ten years." says a retired magnate
Instead of being the "best thing that
could happen to the sport, it would ruin
scores Of magnates and create conditions
which could not be overcome in ten
years.
Vice President 4. s. Barnard OF the
Maps has returned from a trip to Cuba
VIC fIG fo <,ft - -
as rabid as those in the United States.
The Cubans boot the unpires and cuss
the bonehead plays just as the fans do
in America. Their language is q little
stand for a few days. but 1t does not
take long to find out whether they are
being roasted or applauded."
Edward Everett Bell has suggested .
name for the Yankees new ball grounds.
and il will be known as Farrell Field.
Edward is stuck on the name. ana the.
Yankee owner told Bell yesterday. that
he thought it would be a good one. 30
that goes. and Bell gets credit for il. ID.
They may all say what they like, bat
that trip to Cuba is not going to do Plank
some pitchers work better the Oftener
they are used, runs for Sweeney. Look
at the games those fellows won for Mack
this year. They pitched quite enough for
Cubans are no sluggers, but look at the
way they hit Comics stars" says Jsn-
nings.
Should Christy Mathewson serve out his
new contract with the Giants he will have
the enviable record of having pitched
fourteen years with the same major
league team. MathewSon's record in the
eleven years he has drawn q salary from
John T. Brush is c36 victories and lis de-
feats a percentage of 800. AS his per-
centage last year was .s43 it may be seen
that Big Six is not going back to any eS-
tent. Mattys ambition is TO stay in th-
big league until he has pitched 200 vic
tories.
Following the usual custom. the fans
are putting Harry Steiufedt ont OF the
game just now. but the prediction OF his
teammates is that he will be holding down
the third corner same as ever next wear.
and probably better than ever. Stein
feldt played a bully game last season and
don't you forget it," says Johnny Evers.
1T is my opinion that he is going to do
the same thing next year. Third base is
the infields toughest job. and Manager
Chance would have a hard time locating
a man to supplant Harry.
Malachi kiitredge. manager and part
owner of the Saginaw team OF the South
Michigan Base Ball League. has stated
that he would not coach Harvard's base
ball team next spring. He was offered
the place several days ago
Art Fromme, who has been released
from the hospital at Cincinnati. has gone
to his home i'm Quincy. Ill. The operation
for varicose veins was entirely successful
and he believes that he will be in perfect
condition for good year i'm 1911. He will
remain at home only a few days. and
leaves next Sunday for Los Angeles
where he will spend the winter with his
sister.
Charles Halter. who removed to Har-
pers Ferry. W. Va, from Washington
for his health several months ago, died