Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-02

Mack, Eddie COLLINS ana Harry Stefnteiot.
Johnny's monologue was extemporaneous:
He stamped the story that Tinker would
play third and Steinfeldt be put In the
discard as a white fib." invented by the
newspapers. He declared that the CUBS
would come back" and stated that ne
would be one Of the party.
Tim Jordan claims that his damaged
knee is all right again. He Will play
newt season in the Eastern League,
and thinks he will get back in the big
show for 1912.
The largest ball player that doth
perform is thought to be Julian .,Hn1 cas-.
team q Havana. Senior Castillo
weighs 262 pounds, and is one speedy
boy despite his size.
In Philadelphia the fans are begin
ming to believe that Dygert failed
last season because he pitched all win
ter at New Orleans and had nothing
left in the spring. He's doing the
The Boston Nationals. 1t is said. will
play Tenney on first Dext season and
Bud Sharpe will get the hook; BIZ
not keep him at short when Davy
Shean is SO clever on the middle bag!
Some say that Ed Barrow. the new
nresident of the Eastern League, Is
some fighter. Some one Whispered
about that he licked Sandy Ferguson
some years ago when the latter tried
to start some rough house stun at q
boxing show.
Fred Falkenberg, the tallest human be-
ing in the American League, Is to quit
smoking in order to put on we1snt; ne ne
three weeks, and if he holds out until
snrine he NAV add q couple of ounces to
his ballast.
Tom Daily. one of the best second base
men in the business, and you can go back
as far as you like, has been signed up by
linn Mcclure to act as scout Tor the
Cleveland club next season. Daily knows
the game, and it looks as II Mcclure
made good move.
Davy Altizer is going to get a chance
on the regular Red team next spring,
from the way Manager Griffith is shaping
up his team. Tom Downey Is slated FOR
Davy. Breen and Esmond for the short
stop position.
After getting the weak sisters OF the
American and National leagues bolstered
up, the race in the major leagues next
season may take on a little keener inter
est for the fans. Boston and st. Louis
may have teams that will at least give
the leaders little battle hereafter.
Harry Fanwell, the Cleveland pitcher.
was married the other day in Baltimore
to Miss Bernice Aleshin. He met her
while on a hunting trip a year ago and
helped her home after an accident. There
was little difference in the romance from
the ordinary one of the diamond hero
Now that the Fletcher fizz. is all over
Ford will be signed with the Yankees at
a big increase In salary. Frank Farrell
realized the work Ford did last season
and the good pitcher he u.s. and there are
no ball players who can say that Farrell
did not treat them right when they made
good. Ford will be doing duty at the old
stand next season with no grievances.
Bill Burns. the pitcher who was sent
to Chicago from the Nationals after his
fight on the field with Bob Ganley, is
pleading for another opportunity to make
good at Cincinnati. When Burns Joined
the Reds he got away to an excellent
start and 1t was thought that he would
prove a real find. but later his work fell
away and Garry Hermann announced
that he was on the market. st. Louis
put in some sort Of a bid for the twirler.
but this was later withdrawn. and it
looked like it was back to the minors
for Burns. His latest proposition to Gin
cinnati is that he will win at least fifteen
games or agree to go. The matter has
been left to Manager Clark Griffith, who
will probably take Burns up and give him
his chance early in the spring.
Manager Jack Ryan Of the Jersey City
Eastern League base ball team an
nounced yesterday the purchase from Joe
McGinnity of the Newark club Of Jake
Gettman, who cut quite a swath in the
Eastern League last season. Gettman had
a falling out with McGinnity at the tail
end of the summer. He formerly played
with Toronto and Buffalo.
Word has been received from Cuba that
the Almendares base bali team. which
made such a splendid showing In the
games against the Detroit and Philadel-
phia league clubs on the island this win
ter. has been signed up for a tour OF the
United States next summer.
Bugs Raymond, pitcher Of the New
York Giants. announces that he Is
with the wrestling game. Bugs"
suffered a defeat in his initial appear
ance on the mat at the Alhambra Thea
ter, Chicago. where he was thrown by
Joe Kennedy, local grappler. Il
maybe I could make q go Of 1t,
says Raymond. but it's a harder game |
than / figured on. As soon as you sQuirm |
out of one hold they don't give you time
to think, but slip over another right
away. The strain Is something awful. |
Ne for base ball. The most they can do |
there Is take you out Of the game when
you aren't going right"