The Washington times., 1910-11-21
CAUGHT ON THE FLY
IN WORLD OF BASEBALL

The Indians as a race are very SUPER
EtitioEs, and Billy Evans says Cher
Bender IS even more superstitious tnan
the average OF bail players
The Toledo MudheEs are to train at
Chattanooga, Tenn, from March 70
Bob Ray. the Young pitcher who
trimmed Detroit three times last season.
IS TO be farn1ed by the Browns
Bill Burns. Red pitcher. owns ranch
in Texas, and ropes cattle in the of
season
League pitcher, may buy the Grand
Rapids club
Scout HUFF says Phil Cooney, ex-Nap,
sfgned bv Cubs. VIII be q star. Cooney
batted 20 last season.
RuI,e OIdrinE. the Athletic star oCt-
feIder. is older than Is generally sup
posed- He rIaved on the same amate1r
team with Roy Thomas, who is thirty
ave
George stone Is stiu on the market,
out no club is willing to give the Browlls
a half good player for the veteran out
fielder
The Boston Nationals have offered the
Cubs Curtis, Sweeney, and HerzOE for
Joe Tinker and Lew Richie, and II may
go through
How does BIZ DahIen keen perennial
r. Young Bill IS now thirty-nine years
old, and looks about twenty-five. The
secret with Bill. no doubt, is don't
worry"
There are a great many more law
yers playing professional ball than IS
generally known. Quite a number Of
big league stars are attorneys in the
winter time
Charlie Ebbets, Of the Brooklyn club,
says he is not fearing Fletcher at all,
as he has all Of his BAH players signed
for the coming season
Dave Altizer, the Cincinnati shortstop,
VIII marry Miss Catherine Ward, the
daughter OF MT. Ward, Of the Chicago
water bureau, November ..
WUffIi, WesJerziIi, Kocher, and On
slow are the names Of four young
sters signed by Detroit
Pitcher Patsy Flaherty Is to have
another trial in fast company, this
time with the Brooklyn team.
Word from Chicago has II that
Johnny Evers is out Of the game for
good, so far as playing IS concerned,
on account OF his broken ankle
Frank Bancroft. of Cincinnati, VIII
take fourteen regular players of the
champion Athletics TO Havana for a
series of games in January and Feb
ruary-
One of the new plays OF the present
theatrical season IS entitled The
Duchess Of Suds-" We are not men
tioning any names, but there is a GER
tain pitcher with the Giants who
would be a riot as the Duke OF Suds-"
Hughey Jennings is in New Orleans
after inspecting The training camp at
Monroe. La
All OF the Philadelphia players in
VOWED in the deal with Cincinnati have
signed with the Reds with the excep-
ton Of Ed Grant, the third sacker.-
Iris Speaker, the jzesvy-hittiug cen
ter fielder Of the Boston Red Sox, ar
rived IN Dallas, Tex, Wednesday, com
ton IN his motor car.
John King celebrated his thirty-ffth
birthday Tuesday The famous Cub
baekstop claims that he IS as young as
ne ever was, b-.t many OF the fans doubt
1t since the Iast ~.:rid's series
Ed Walsh is aI,57It the toughest pitch
er IN the business to steal a base on
Eddie Collins says he hates TO take a
cnance or walsh. who has pinned him
again and again before he could even
get started
Everyday would be willing TO take
Honus WaEnc- NJ the hands Of the
Pittsburg club. Al Barney Dreyfuss has
snortstop. .i.e Cincinnati club. the New
York club, the Chicago club. the PhiIa-