The Washington times., 1911-01-10
Diamond Pick Ups

The Toronto Eastern League team will
do its spring training in Macon, Ga.
Joe McGinnity is building new base
ball plant in Newark for his Eastern
League team.
Manager Duffy. of the White Sox, is
keen for series Of games with the
Giants during the training season in
Texas.
Hugh Jennings thinks that Connie
Nack's pitching staff will slump next
season, and that the Tigers will beat
out the champions.
Bud Sharpe. the Boston National first
baseman, may quit the game for good.
He Is at present managing a farm in
Georgia for George Stallings and likes
the job.
Jimmy Williams. the former big
Lacquer who played with Minneapolis
last season, has been appointed chief
clerk of the Colorado Legislature Jim
my's home is in Pueblo, Colo.
Pitcher Patsy Flahertv will probably
be given another chance with the Bos-
ton Nationals. Manager Fred Tenney
believes the famous southpaw is still
there with the puzzling slants.
Hugh A. Shannon, who formerly play
ed on the Baltimore. Kansas City, and
Montreal teams, will manage the New
port News team next season.
Socks Seybold. who was with the Ath-
1905. will manage the McKeesport team
in the o. and P. League next season.
With Ralph Glaze. Frank Corridor,
lack Dunn, Fred JacklitsCh, Herbie
Moran, Bill Abstcin, Chester Chad
bourre, Frank Rarbcrich. and "Husky
Jack" Cronin wearing Eastern League
uniforms there will be quite a bunch of
Providence Grays in harness next sea-
son.
Steamer/F'lanagan. the former Roches-
ter outtielder, thinks he can come
back" and will be given another chance
to make good with the Northampton
club In the Connecticut League.
Eddie Fertsch, the old Providence and
Newark twirler, was on President Car
penters staff Of umpires In the Tri-
State League last season.
King Brockett. the old Buffalo speed
merchant, who was given a vacation by
the Highlanders last season, will report
to Manager Chase this spring.
Manager George Stallings had
Brockett. Bill Tozer. Billy Milligan,
Rube Kissinger, Frank McManus, Bob
by Woods. Sport McAllister, Stats"
Mcconnell, Hunter Hill, Jake Gett-
man, Jack White, George Smith, Nat
tress, Jimmy Murray and Mickey, Cor
coran on his 1906 champion Buffalo club.
White and Smith are the only vete-
lnF h.
Manager Del Howard, of the Louis
VILE club. will have Rube Grimshaw,
Jack Hayden, and Eddie Lennox, the
former Eastern League stars, and
Messenger, the former Fall River out
fielder, who was purchased from the
White Sox, in line next April. Stans-
berry, the Williamsport recruit, who
pounded the sphere for three home
runs in doubIe-he last season,
will also join the Colonels at report
ing time.
Not a few fans are asking how can
a first baseman make a triple play
unassisted?
On August IS, 1902, First Baseman
Harry O'Hagan, of Rochester, against
Jersey City completed an unassisted
triple play as follows: George Shoch |
was on second and Mack on first
Johnny Butler, in an attempt to bunt, |
hit a short infieId fly. O'Hagan ran in |
and caught the ball few inches from
the ground. He then ran to first base
and touch the bag and went on to Sec |
end. which he reached before Shoch. |
who was running to third, got back. |
Fred Tenney, the former Brown Uni |
versity catcher, who will pilot the Bos-
ton Nationals during 1911 holds a grand |
batting average of 300 for his sixteen |
years work in the National League. His |
yearly batting averages follow 1894, |
.3s7: 1896, ZIG; 1885, .342; 1897, .325: 1898, |
.3S5; 1899, $50; 1900, .2S4; 1901, 27S: 1902, |
.314: 1908, .313: 1904, 20; 1906, .2SS; 1906, |
.2S3; 1907, .273; 1908, .G56: 1909, .235
In 1909 foreign growth of bone af-
fecting his heels slowed Teney. but his |
work on the Lowell first station last /
season showed that the old boy viii /
come back" the coming season