Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-05
WORLD OF SPORTS

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| look at their heads first if he could see in
them.
I'D rather catch than do anything
else declares big Overall. ''Oh, the for
tunate farmer" exclaims the city man.
How I'd like to live in the city, signs
the farmer man.
Now that we are going to get King
back l think the Cubs are a cinch for the
pennant," says Cap Chance.
Gibson of the Pirates is suffering from
double dose of ivy poisoning. He let
the right hand know what the left was
doing. and the left communicated the in
lection to it's mate.
There is just one chance for our regu-
lars to get going and start the season as
we did in $780,, says Boss Jennings, land
that is a remarkable amount of clear
warm weather on the way north
Stallings will do we'll to keep both
Laporte and johnson as utility infielders.
They may seem slow on the hoof, but
they can everlastingly soak that ball.
THAT 500 is a lot of coin.' remarks
Johnny King. III have to brush up on
my pool game and try to get it back. y
Better avoid Hueston, De Orc and keogh
Red Doom wants them presents back"
Report has it that he is trying to recorral
Corridor and has offered to swap three
players to Bresnahan for the virtuoso
boXman.
If Tim Jordan is crippled with that bad
knee it will mean the passing of a bats
man who could hit as hard, even If not
as often, as anybody in the game. Good
fellow, too, and popular.
There is story Just out that Coombs
of the Athletics, having received a raise,
went to Connie Mack and told the man
ager that he (Coombs) didn't want
raise, as he didn't deserve any. The story
came out one day prior to April l, too.
President Lynch has appointed ninth
umpire for his National League staff. The
latest appointment is De Witt Van Cleef
has been umpiring amateur, college and
semi-prO games in and around New Jer-
seq and is well spoken of.
Philadelphians. at least many OF them,
still hold to that superstition that If the
Athletics lose the spring series with the
Phillies they will be in the American
League pennant race. Funny. but they
point to past records
Their battle with the Doves Thursday
was the first real game the Highlanders
ever have had with a National League
team. If they clean up the National
Leaguers as easily when they get to be
American League champions there won't
be much to the worlds championship.
Seldom has any young player fitted
himself to the ways of the big league as
quickly as did owen Bush. This sassy
youngster was a big Lacquer, heart and
soul, nerve and backbone. before his mi
tial game was over, and has never need
ed either seasoning or experience to make
good.
Bill Bradley says scorers ought to be
former big league ball players who could
take into consideration all the condit1ons
REASONABLY" Sure Then have the men
who write the stories former ball play
ers. also the sporting editor. the copy
reader, the printer and makeup man In
the compos ng room, the night editor and
the man who owns the paper. There
ought to be nothing but base hits and no
errors for the abused ball player.
How strangely base ball fortunes do
mutate! Some years ago Pat Tebeau
gave his brother George temporary JOB
in the Cleveland outfield, just to help
him out with little money. Now George
is one of the biggest of magnateS, with
probably twenty times as much money as
Pat has tucked away.
One of the neatest tricks ever turned
by Jimmy Ryan-and James turned quite
a few-was brought off on muddy day:
While the rest of the players fioundered
and slipped. and the spikes stuck tight
in the mire James got pair of rubber
boots and did some of the fanciest kind
of stunts, both batting and fielding.
The bugs already are out with puzzling
queries. One that reached National
League headquarters yesterday was as
follows: With a man on third and one
on first, the man on first tries a delayed
stear and the man on third scoots Tor
home The catcher whips tie ball to the
pitcher. who fires 1t back to the catcher
to get the man coming home The bat
ter, however hits the ball. President
Lvnch's answer was that the ball was
dead and that the runners had TO 90 PACK
to their bases.-New York Sun. Why not