The Washington herald., 1910-03-02
BASEBALL NOTES
AND COM MENT

McGraw says he put Murphy in base
ball via the press agent route In 1904.
Umpire BIZ Evans will address the new
school for umpires in Chicago this week.
George Gibson. Pirate catcher, has cut
out heavy winter work. He says writing
letters is the most strenuous exercise he
is taking.
Kid EIberfeId has played under
Manager George Stanings in three diff
ferent Philadelphia, Detroit, and
New York.
Terry Turner. OF the Cleveland
team, says that his arm is in grand
shape, and that he will come back strong
this summer.
Joe McGlnnity. the pitcher. is playing
ball this winter in Oklahoma. and has
signed up three Oklahoma players for his
Newark Club.
A new ten-club league has been formed
in Pennsylvania. It will be known as the
Western Pennsylvania Association Of
Independent Baseball Clubs.
Comiskey is firing his young recruits
by wholesale. His squad, OF over fifty,
was down to thirty-fve by the time the
White Sox left for the Coast,
George Perring Is the only member Of
the Cleveland Cubs who is not a benedict.
Every other regular member Of the Maps
has been married in the last few years.
Twenty-eight pitchers have been signed
by Manager Mcclure, OF the Cleveland
Americans. They will be taken South
several weeks before the other players.
One of the oldest ball players in service
is Carney Westlake. catcher. He has
been in the game twenty-five years, and
is yet backstopping in the little leagues.
Something evidently is radically wrong
with Hans Wagner. Here ii is February
and Honus hasn't yet sprung that old one
about business reasons making him quit
the diamond
Talk about the way Ieft-handers last.
Willie McGiIl. who pitched in 1884. is still
twirling for the Chicago semi-pro teams. !
and still has a great deal of speed, with
some of the elusive curves
Johnny Mitchell, who played with the
Syracuse team in the New York State
League last year. VIII be the chief back
stop for the New Orleans Southern |
League club the coming season.
Comiskey positively announces the
opening Of his new park for the first I
week in July How the old boys will /
turn out TO see the first game played 1
on the historic grounds the brotherhood /
made famous twenty years ago.
Manager Camel. of the Rochester club, /
prides himself on his array of pitching
talent George Mcconnell, secured from
the Yankees. it is expected. will be the
mainstay. with LATTE. Ragon, and
Holmes taking their regular turns in the
box.
Manager Billy Smith. Of the Buffalo
club. is trying to arrange a game be-
tween the Bisons and the Cincinnati Reds
for August /. The Buffalo team is card
ed to play at home with Newark on that
date. but if the Reds consent TO play,
Smith will try to cancel the game with
the Eastern Leaguers.
Pitcher Robertaille. who has been re-
leased by Connie Mack, manager of the
Athletics, viii play with Columbus in the
American Association this season. Four
other good men who were let out by
Mack will play with teams in the New
York State League. They are Pitchers
Lively and Kull. Catcher LArkins. and
Curry
Andy Coakley, the former Chicago pitch
er. who is suing President Charles w.
Murphy for his last years salary after he
has been released TO the Louisville club,
IS planning TO make many Improvements
at the new Manhattan Field. where Kid
rarsey's team held forth. The approaches
to the field and the diamond viii be I'M
proved.