The Washington herald., 1911-02-03

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| there is a ball ground twice as large as
the field the Superbas play On. and the
stands were more than comfortably filed
the day I made my debut as an umpire.
The Porto Ricans know the game fairly
| well. are keenly enthusiastic. and are
talking about sending team TO the Unit
ed States next spring"
Eddie wray says that George Dixon,
whom posterity has treated SO slightmgly
| that some of the pugilistic guide books
, do not even print his record. was just
beginning to hit the slide when Attell
began his career. Once while In this city
| Little Chocolates" stomach was SO bad
| ly out of order that at times his diet
| was confined to eggs.
Jack McKenna used to ten a story In
this connection that, for a sample Of mu-
tilated English, cannot be beaten. Here
tits:
Dixcn had an old-time darky in his
retinue who used to do all his personal
| errands. One afternoon Little Chocolate
sent him after a dozen eggs The col
ored uncle happened in, at a store where
negro trade was not desired.
Said c6lored man to the clerk:
"Y'an amt got no aigs. is yeh?"
The clerk concentrated all the scorn In
his system into the reply:
II amt said we amt
Uncle pondered while over this twist
to the conversation before he finally re-
piled:
Il amt asked yeh is yeh amt: I asks
yeh, is yeh is?- Is yeh?" he persisted.
He got the "aigs."
John B. Foster. editor Of Spa!dings
Baseball Guide. has the following to say
about the rules:
AT the present moment it does not ap-
pear that any change will be made in
the playing rules for baseball in 1911.
There is no aggravated demand for
changes There are some who believe
that a few notifications might not hurt
the game, but they are not insistent in
clamoring that they shall be made.
so long as the great American public
seems to enjoy thoroughly its baseball.
and it will always do so unless all games
become tie games, for when Tom Smith
goes home grumpy after his pet team
loses, Bill Jones becomes hilarious to
degree which approaches Fourth Of July
morning. it is not incumbent on the base
ball folks to remodel their present pleas
ant paStime.
IF the game arrives at that stage
riety to satisfy the most exacting. per-
haps it will be necessary to modify the
rules little. but somehow there does not
seem to be even the vestige OF present
opinion that such a situation is likely to
arise very Immediately.
The old pastime looks as II 1t is mt to
stand pretty we'll for another term Of
years with the same underpinning.
The veteran Tom Jones has finally
been landed by the Milwaukee club Of
the American Association. A dispatch
from that city yesterday reads as fol-
lows:
Tom Jones will labor for the baseball
firm of Havenor & Barrett next summer.
After negotiating unsuccessfully for six
weeks for the purchase of the star first
sacker. Manager Barrett finally came to
terms with the Detroit club last night
and the Welsh infielder is now on the
list of assets of the Milwaukee club.
The consummation of the Jones deal
is big feather in Jimmy Barrett's bon
net. Barrett has been after Jones for
nearly two months. The first Milwaukee
offer for the player was satisfactory to
the Detroit management, but the job of
getting Jones out of the American League
was such big one that every one but
Barrett gave up hope Of landing the
Tiger Chicago, Washington. and St.
Louis refused to waive on Jones when
Navin first asked for waivers. Washing
ton and Chicago later passed up claim to
the player, but St. Louis refused to over
look the chance of grabbing the hard
hitting infielder. Barrett then decided to
make trip to St. Louis for a personal
interview with Bobby Wallace. Of the
Browns. That the trip was not frlitless
was demonstrated on Sunday. when st.
Louis wired its waiver to the Detroit
management Barrett. who is in Detroit,
lost no time in getting into commanica-
ton with President Navin. of the Tigers.
when he heard the good news, and the
deal was closed in a hurry.
Though a veteran, Tom Jones still has
several years Of service in him. He batted
.2S4 in rs games with Detroit last season
and fielded at 1856 clip A
Jack Thoney will be given a chance to
play first base for the Boston Red Sox
this season. as the following dispatch
indicates:
Since Jake Stahl sent word to President
John I. Taylor that he had played his
last game of professional baseball there
has been a tough problem to solve at
speed boy QeduQudI tcIS. CVI lew
weeks there was hope that the big first
sacker would change his mind and give
the fans one more year Of his fine work
and lusty swatting. Yesterday all hope
along this line had vanished. and it Is
up to Manager Donovan to develop q
man who can cover that bag.
First basemen Of the Stahl type are
few and far between. That goes at the
start. The next best thing is to dig up
somebody who can play at 1t. II nothing
more When the blow descended the first
guess was that Hugh Bradley would be
the man to be tried at the first corner.
Bradley did fairly well. stopping what
was thrown at him, but 1t was noticed
that the entire infield was slowed down
and that 'BrAd" didn't get those sharp
ones hit close N along the base line. OF
course, the worcester boy was up against
1t by comparison. but his gameness and
confidence in his own ability were con-
sidered. He may yet be found covering
the sack, but both President Taylor and
Manager Donovan agree that the best
thing to do is to try Bullet Jack Thoney
for the position.
Thoney, as has been announced. says
he never felt better in his life and will
report for training 1T to take to the out |
field. The manager isn't willing to take
any chances with Thoney'S arm, realisinG
that II he put It out Of commission again
It means good night for this scrappy
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