Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-20


Chalmers Of the Phillies has worked
in every Regular-Yanigan game and
three innings against Birmingham. six
teen innings in all. without giving his
opponents a run.
Looks as II Detroit had some kind Of
a working a9reementSwith the Buffalo
team Of the Eastern League. Jennings
has promised to send three or four OF
his recruits to Stallings.
Manager Frank Of the Pelicans hopes
to get one or two Of the Cub recruits.
and there IL q chance that Chance will
with the Pelicans.
Joe Cantillon il giving his Minneapc-
lis ball team q treat while preparing
took them on q goose hunt the other
day, and several OF the players brought
home enough game-to feed the camp
for q week.
Stony McGlynn. the veteran pitcher
of the Milwaukee club, has been Sc
cured by the Marquette College Is base
ball coach. Any one who knows Stony
struct q lot Of rah rah boys In base
ballo1oSy.
New York critics are again saying all
guard, Insisting that the eleven-thousand-
dollar beauty will deliver the goods in
large packages this year. Perhaps tho
Cleveland boy may really show. but the
New York critics have been saying the
same thing about the big southpaw Tor
the last three years.
Little Tommy Leach refuses to believe
that the Pirates are going back as fast as
New York IL overrated. that the Cubs
are fast disintegratin8 and that the Reds
haven't the teamwork to win. Hence, so
little Tommy thinks, the Birates are the
logical winners for 1911. ana might as
we'll begin spending their WORLDS series
money right away.
After a long star chamber session be-
tween President Charles Murphy OF Chi
caEo and Harry steinfeldt. the veteran
third baseman, 1t was practically agreed
that Steinfeldt should get another chance
to cover his old position. and when the
season opens the veteran OF many cam.
paigns viii be seen as q part OF the 1nneio
machine Of the Cubs.
On account OF the circumstances con-
nected with the suspension OF King
that the national commission Will rein
state him without q fine. Brockett did
not stay out Of the game last season De.
cause of any differences with the man
a&0ment over S6i0fys OuI UShSvSV SAsSS ..S
was threatened with appendicitis and laid
OF for the summer at his home In MOTHS
City, H., because Of i'll health.
Eddie Collins of the Athletics says that
shortstop is the hardest position to play.
The shortstoD has to make Swifter.
harder and longer throws and field more
balls than any other man. l believe there
can be no question that the position is
the hardest to play" says the second
basernan Of the worlds champions.
Fred Mitchell. last year a catcher for
the Yankees and now with the Rochester
team Of the Eastern League. was mar
ried q few days ago In Boston to Miss
Mabel Gouling. a chorus girl playing with
1.-The Three Twins company. Mitchell g
name on the marriage certificate Is Fred
Yapp. and his home Is in Cambridge,
Mass.
That Manager Frank Chance Of the
Cubs IL none too certain that Johnny
Evers injured ankle will be able to stand
up under the strain Of the base ball sea-
SON Is shown by the fact that he 10 dill
gently rehearsina Dave Shean in Evers'
position. 6heAn will be drilled to fit In at
both third and second bases, and Chance
is working him with this idea in view.