The Washington herald., 1911-07-17
Bugs" Raymond
Pays Us a Visit
Eccentric Twirler Cheered and Jeered by Base
ball CROWD at Union League Park-Couins.
off to Join Athletics-Other Comment

good. This was not a cash deal, how
ever. as the Marquard transaction was,
as Mack partly paid for Russell by turn
ing over some players to the Baltimore
| club
But now comes one c Webb Murphy.
who, being duly sworn, admits that he
has offered $4,000 in cash for O'Toole
and Kelly. the star battery Of the st.
Paul club of the American Association.
We seem to reccllect that the same
Murphy once offered to take Christy
Mathewson Off McGraw's hands for s5O-
600. but, Of course, he knew that this
was mere chatter. However Murphy de-
| clares his offer to the st. Paul club is
bona flde one, and that he has gone
on record by putting 1t in writing and
| forwarding 1t to Mike Kelly, manager of
the Saints
Spirited bidding has boosted the price
! on the Irish battery, but Murphy thinks
his offer will get the merchandise. Char
ley Comiskey, Of the White Sox, first
| came across with an offer OF $4,000.
Then Roger Bresnahan's scouts eased
him strong tip and the st. Louis club
raised the ante TO Sl6,5OO. but Owner
Lennon, Of the Saints, turned It down,
as Bresnahan insisted on immediate de-
livery. st. Paul wants to sell for fall
delivery because that club may win the
peanant il o'Toole keeps up the pace
The bidding started after OToole
struck out seventeen men in a game
with Milwaukee a week ago Sunday.
That equals Rube waddelrs big league
record. Kelly is said to be a splendid re-
he Do or,,h
Meyers to New York for 5000 three
teers the information that Kelly is a far
better catcher than Meyers was In his
American Association days
Murphy made q trip to Milwaukee this
week to see thief amous battery in ac-
ton. and there renewed his offer It
probably will be accepted. and O'Toole
will try to help the Cubs repeat by re-
porting by August 1.
II there Is anything in the names that
were once common enough in baseball,
O'Toole and Kelly ought to make good.
In the last ten years the Teuton element
has gradually taken root in the big
leagues, until now the athletes bearing
German names outnumber the lads who
carry the good old fighting names.
More remarkable than the work of
Tyrus Cobb. In one respect. is that of
Jimmy Callahan, the Chicago outfielder.
who was formerly a pitcher.
Several years ago Callahan quit his
job with Comiskey-quit 1t voluntarily
because he could not control himself.
He was manager OF the team then, and
had been one of its reliable pitchers.
Then he grappled with a notion that
he wanted to get away from the white
light life. Forthwith he double-nelsoned
this jinx, threw him hard and crippled
his foe for life.
For five or six years Callahan has not
looked upon anything red save sarsapa-
rilla- He has played no major league
baseball. He has lived life of ease
and good-followship, always without the
aforementioned and-usually-irdisp |
sable aid to the same.
After being on the grass all these years |
Callahan went into training with the Sox. |
Every one on the inside" suspected that |
the move was merely preliminary to slip |
ping Callahan into the shoes OF Duffy as |
Instead, Callahan went out to |
make good for himself.
Has he done It?
Callahan is batting .se1; is ninth in |
the league as a base-steaIer and in a |
league that is strong in this respect. |
In Mondays game he negotiated two hits
In three times up, drove in a run, stole
two bases and handled his two chances
in the outfield perfectly.
1t Is a record Of which there is prob
ably no duplicate in baseball history.
Says Gordon Mackay, In the Philadel-
phia Times: Say. I'm stuck on that
kid. In another year he ought to be
grand ball player"
These profound sentiments are eJacu-
lated by Connie Mack, and the object of
this verbal shower bouquet Is the cracker
II Clayton, Claudius Aurelius Derrick.
Mr.. Mack believes that the Georgia gent
IS to make one Of the greatest players
n the game. You see. the trouble with
his chap is he has been too timid. He
igured that he never could go In there
Ind play like one Of our bunch. and this
hing gave him a bad touch Of the rat
les. Out goes Collins; In goes Derrick.
After he played a couple Of days and was
n there right along. why. he forgot all
bout the other fellow and started In to
,lay like himself.
Hes been q pretty big help to US all
Iround. He's always been used to play
ng on the other side OF the bag. any
way, and when he changed from short
o second, why he had to change his
ntire style Of play. But he's bound to