Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-09
DIAMOND CHIPS.

Phil kerner. who last year played with
the Des Moines Western League team.
has signed a contract with the Chicago
son.
Hartzell, Stone and Griggs were the
fancy sacrifice hitters among the
Browns disappointments. The first two
had sixteen each. while Griggs corralled
eleven.
Bradley and Stovall were the only
members Of the Cleveland team to land
in the charmed sacritice-hit circle. They
were tied for twenty-third place with
twenty intentional outs.
Bobby Wallace is slated for A berth
with the Browns as long as O'Connor
is at the helm. Jack said every club
In the American League has made some
offer for the services Of the ve.eran.
The Delehantys. Smiths. Johnsons.
Bannons and other families who have
made themselves numerous in base ball
must tip their hats to the Collins bril-
gade. There are just nine of the COL
linses playing the great national game
Catcher Wilson of Providence. who
made a fairly good record in the East
ern League the past season. is one Of
y
alias. Wilson's right name Is Scanlon
He is brother OF Doc Scanlon, the
Superba pitcher.
stars of the Penn State foot ball and
base ball teams. These are Catcher Harry
worms, FIRST Baseman Hirshman and
Outfie!der McCleary. Birdie" Cree Of
the Yankees Is a graduate OF both teams
on which the trio have been starring.
Roger Bresnahan's most promising re-
cruits are Second Baseman Magee Of
Seattle, Pitcher Gever of Columbus anu
Second Basernan Bel of Springfield.
Barbeau will have 10 fight il out with
Mowery for third base.
Brooklyn Superbas. is back from his
Cuban trip and has the never again.
hand up whenever such jaunts are men
toned: Rucker strained tendon In
one OF his feet while pitching on sand
lot in Cuba. and it Is liable 10 affect hfm
next season.
The axes are being ground and the
back 10 minor league berths will begin
to fall into the baskets right soon. The
American League managers will have
the busiest time of 1t, as they must
prune their ranks down to TWENTY-FIVE
players.
The Boston Nationals have a string on
Coffey. whom the indianapolis club Ina $
secured for the coming season. Should
the Fordham lad make good and show
better form at the bat the Doves will be
able to repurchase him next fall.
Several important deals will be pulled
off at the National League schedule meet
ing. which takes place in New York In
February. New York, Pittsburg Chca-
go, Brooklyn. Boston and Cincinnati have
players for trade.
base ball as Little Eva" and one Of the
few stars who retired when in their
prime. is now a successful real estate
dealer in San Francisco. LANCE was re-
Gently hailed as plutocrat and million
aire nine owner.
Garry Hermann is working on plan
to make syndicate ball an impossibility.
Al the February meeting of the leagues
ne VIII Introduce q resolution making Ii
impossible for any one to own stock in
two different clubs. II his plans mature.
lists of the individual stockholders OF
every club In the major leagues will have
10 be handed in to the national commits
sion each season
President Kilfoyl Of Cleveland declares
there are just two trades he would like to
put through before the opening OF the
| season. He wishes Bobby Wallace Of the
Browns to play shortstop. now that Tur-
ner.s arm Is dead, and he wishes Matty
Mcintyre for his garden. Detroit can get
Catcher Mig lCarke for Mcintyre, Kilfoyle
would give several of his most PROMISING
youngsters for Wallace
Mordecai Brown is back from his trim
10 Cuba and says that he will never again
take part In any transforming trips on
that island. The three fingered one Is
seriously sick and Charlie Murphy may
+ find that that trip to Cuba has proven a
| costly one for the Cubs pitching main