Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-29
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Why award automobiles to most use
fur players? Ty Cobo has two or three
buzz wagons already. Give him some
thing worth while.
Pitcher CAN'T, pitching for Baltimore,
crippled one-third of the Newark team I'm
recent game, when he put Smith out
with blow on the head cracked Agler
on the hand and Mccarthy on the elbow.
Tom Chivington president OF the Ameri-
can association has more woes than try
ing to keep tight race straight. He has
been sued for damages because he ran
over boy while taking an auto spin.
Buster Brown of the Boston Nationals
is the latest TO ask President Russell for
his release. Scotty lngerton is also dis
satisfied. but will stick it out.
Grover Alexander has a secondary am
bition. next to leading the pitchers OF all
leagues. He wants to make a strike-out
record for the season. and may do it.
Boyne City business men have raised
50, OCO with which the veteran Lou Criger.
now managing the Michigan team. is ex-
pected to get some players who can win.
Bill LANCE, the great outffelder who
voluntarily retired at the very height Of
his career, has once more broken into
the major league pastime, though In a
modest way. He is acting Pacific
coast scout for Gerry HerTmann's Reds.
Little Gene Elliott, the recruit third
baSeman, who made a great hit on the
southern training trip of the Yankees.
seems to have dropped out of sight en-
tfrely. With the consent of the club
Elliott went to his home in Penn
sylvania shortly after the opening OF tho
season. He was to report as soon a.
has been heard from Elliott since. 1T Is
probable that the little fellow will knock
off all season. Certainly he Will not
return to work before he is fit, for he
plays the game for glory alone. Elliott
is one of the richest men in the profess
sion having fallen heir TO vast estate
in Pennsylvania more than year ago.
The national commission has awarded
to Pitcher Charles A. Pickett the sum
of Sg137 due him from the st. Louis
Cardinals. Pickett was suspended by
Bresnahan June l, on account OF lack i.
of condition, and told to report when
his arm got right. June Is Pickett wrote
Bresnahan that he had recovered. but
the letter was ignored. He wrote again
ten DAYS later, but received no response
Pickett in May had been sent to Mime
apolis. which club turned him back to
St Louis The commission has ordered
Pickett to report to the Cardinals. 81
roll, dispose Of him to some other club
or release him outright.
Big George Mcconnell. who was with
the Highlanders a couple OF years ago.
will be with them again next season.
The tall pitcher was bought from the
Rochester club yesterday by Frank Far
rell. The price Is said to have been a
stifr one between 5000 and $40, COO Ever
since Mcconnell was sold to the Rochester
club by the New York club he has done
splendid work and been one Of the Eas-
Iao ltr,er y,tt IL
hit the ball. too. He played first base
for the Highlanders when Chase was laid
up with smallpox two years ago this
spring.
The Rock Island club of the Three-I
League has announced that II has sold
William Jacobsen to the New York team
of the National League for $500. ia
join the National Leaguers at the Close
of the season.