The Washington herald., 1911-04-04
BIG LEAGUE GOSSIP

Zimmerman, who succeeds Eddie
Lennox at third, is much faster than
his predecessor ever was, and Tooley.
the Rochester phenom. is a whirlwind
at short. The whole team are bunch
of base runners that look to be about as
fast as the Giants and Cubs.
Ign Eagle.
Eddie" Collins had more to do with
the success of the Athletics than he is
generally given credit for. 1t was Ed
dies duty to signal the Philadelphia
outfelders what kind Of j ball the pitch
er was going to throw in order that they
might shift accordingly. Eddie" would
get the signal from the catcher and then
tell 1t to the outfielders, either with his
hands, feet, or body. The other clubs
knew what he was doing. but it was i'm
possible for them to decipher his signal
code About every Tiger pitcher and
catcher took hand at the detective
work by warming up on the edge of the
outfield and behind Collins, both in Phila-
delphia and Detroit, but they were unsuc-
cessful. The other clubs in the league
soon got on to the fact that Collins was
working this system and they all plotted
TO learn the signals. but he kept them
guessing the entire season.
This ingrr-nail ball OF Summers
breaks after you take your eyes off it.
You see, you judge where it will come
and after you take your eye Off it
shoots below that spot and you are
lucky II you can grab it That delivery
breaks later than any in the twirlers'
repertoire Lookout for the
IaeA hon Lot Of rOf
that stuff is.
Denton T Young. the veteran twirIer,
is a years old. half of which time he has
devoted to big league baseball. Young
celebrated his fourty-fourth birthday
March - at Kansas City. He received
many kilograms Of congratulation from
baseball players and followers of the
game.
Bobby Wallace thinks Bill Dineen, the
former pitcher. who is now a member of
Ban Johnson's arbitrating staff. was one
of the squarcst and gamest men in base
ball. Wallace also opines that few men
ever knew how to pitch better than Di-
neen.
Jiggs Donahue, ex-White Sox. who
failed to come back is said to be likely
to land as manager of the Grand Rapids
team this season. Minneapolis has a
claim. but will likely waive. That's where
John CAMEL got a fresh start.
Harry Niles, ex-Bean-eater. the Toledo
outficlder, is the only player in the
American Association that has a model
bat named after him. When Niles was
leading the American League with the
stick some seasons ago a bat manufac-
turer got out a model of the war club
used by him.
Nick Maddox, eI-Pirate, and Bill Pow
ell, exist. LoAisian. pitched Kansas City
to victory over Cleveland. to Z. Mitch
ell and Young twirled for the Maps.
Elmer Flick. ex-Clevelander, has writ
ten President Armour that he will play
with the Toledo Mudhens sure. and that
he is in good condition. The eX-Nap plans
to join the club at Akron on April s.
There is one American League magnate
who probably would welcome the chance
to get First Baseman Hohnhorst. of the
Maps. and that is Bob Hedges. Of St.
Louis. 1t is reported that Bob has been
anxious to get a left-handed first sacker
for a year or so, but the chance has never
presented itself In fact. one of the New
Orleans players, who halls from St. Louis,
says that Hedges intimated to him that
he might refuse to grant waivers on
Hohnhorst in the event of Cleveland try
ing to get the left handler out of the cir
cult.
Manager Daniel Shay. of the Kansas
City American Association team, has
purchased Red" Corridor, shortstop. and
Pat" o'Connor, catcher, from the Pitts
burg National League team. Shay is said
to have paid 5000 for the men.