Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-14

ply and August Hermann. This COM
mittee will meet in New York at the
time Of the schedule meeting in February
John Camel says the American League
race will be between the Yankees and
the Athletics this year.
Antique shops are crestfal,en. Connie
Mack will hold on to useful Topsy Hart
sci for another season.
The base ball profession could come
pretty near manning two major league
ball teams composed of ll-"Rubes and
Alloys"
Ed Barrow has so far selected only
three Of the necessary eight Eastern
League umpires. The other five to be
employed will be announced at the meet
ing in Baltimore February &.
Wonder it it was Charlie Murphy that
put over that 1GS-game schedule on the
American Associations Charlie is in
tired of trying to experiment with the
long schedule in the National League,
but if the A. 4. gets away with it look
out for trouble next fall.
Jack Barry, shortstop of the Athletics,
is to be married January IL to Miss Mar
garet Frances McDonough OF Worcester.
Mass. Miss McDonough Is one OF the
society leaders of Worcester.
Harry Niles, the outfielder whom To-
ledo secured recently from Cleveland, will
be given the center field berth with the
mud hens" His side comrades will be
Charlie Hickman and Hallman.
Tommy Mcmillan will escape from
Rochester. after all. Now that Camel
has Eddie Foster, Little Mac will play
with Jersey City.
CIevelands new shortstop is named
Ivor Olson. They'll add ~" to the
front name the first time he makes a
bobble.
Hans Lobert is the boy who doesn't
miss the ball. In ninety games he struck
out only nine times, record none OF
them can equal.
Joe Tinker is telling coast fans that
the double umpire system is the onl,
way 1.-The adoption of the system in the
major leagues helped the batting, the base
running and the pitching" Tinker said
1T was just,as great an advance in base
bail as bunting or any playing innova
ton"
Tinker has bought a fruit farm in Yam
hill county, Ore. Tinker's farm is within
a short distance of the tract now owned
by Billy Sullivan, catcher Of the Chicago
Clark Griffith, manager OF the Cincinnati
Reds, has an option.
The Cuban Star base hall club of Ha-
vana, the pick of the best men from
the Almendares and Havana teams, who
recently defeated the worlds champions
in a series of games, also the Detroit
American League club, while not claiming
cha HClHf %hr<rY
victories. will make tour throughout
the United States. arriving in New Or
leans April Is.
Clark Griffitlr. manager of the Reds.
is dickerng with Los Angeles for giant
pitcher named Lee Delhi. The "Old Fox
has seen Delhi perform. and declares
that he is a second Amos Rusie. Delhi
is the best hitting pitcher on the coast.
Pitcher Joss Of the Maps is in good
shape again after his recent operation.
He will resume work at once on the
Toledo paper of whose sporting staff he
is a member each winter. completing
series of base ball articles tina. he was
obliged to discontinue when he went to
the hospital.
Eddie Konetchy rallied nicely from the
effects of his recent operation. foxy
boy is Honey. Before they put him un-
der the ether he made the doctors check
up all their saws and carving knives.
Then as soon as he was conscious again
to make sure that no cutlery was left
inside.
.Izzy" Hoffman. center fielder of the
Providence Grays, has challenged Chief
Bender star pitcher of the worlds
champion Athletics. to q shooting match
at live birds for a big side bet. Hoff
man is the champion wing shot OF the
Eastern League. and Connie Mack's In
dian twirler enjoys the same distinction
In the American League.
In Los Angeles base ball men say they
have learned that Otto Crandali. the
Giants promising young pitcher, has re-
Gently lost his right thumb as a result of
an accident In a butchers shop. Secre-
tary Gray of the Giants says he has
heard nothing from Crandall concerning
the mishap. and does not believe there
Is word Of truth in the report. 1t would
he hard blow to the New York team
such a manner.
Mr. Hermann's suggestion to the ma
tioral commission to change a rule so
that drafted and purchased players can
not be turned hack to the minor leasues
until both major leagues have waived
claim has not been adopted as yet. but as
President Lynch 10 strongly In favor OF
the plan 1t is believed that 1t will soon
go into effect II the rule had been adopt
ed a month ago the Highlanders. for IN
stance. could not have released Mitchell,
Foster and Hughes to Rochester until al
Of the National League clubs had re-
fused to take advantage OF the waiver
rule.
John McGraw says that Second Base
man Earl Gardner OF the Highlanders Is
one of the most natural infelders he has
ever seen. Gardner was bothered by
weak ankle practically all of last year
and could not do himself justice. II he
renorta in first-clasa condition at Athens