Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-11
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

BASE BALL BRIEFS.
Second Baseman Kirk Of the Detroit
American League team was purchased
by the New Orleans Southern League
club.
Hal Chase is quoted as saying that the
Athletics and I1ighlanders are my favor
ties for the pennant." What will they do
If they win it? Divide it between them?
Abraham Nahon, former secretary of
the New York American Base Ball Club
died in the Neurological Institute from
hydropnobia. Nahon is said to have con-
tracted the disease from a pet bulldog
last November.
In game with the Evansville Central
League team yesterday. McElvey Of Min
neapolis made four home runs, a double
and a single In six trips to the plate. Ths
Minneapolis team won. IS to IL:
Cubs have fixed a date for the raising
of their pennant. Didn't know they had
anything left after the Athletics got
through with them last October.
Catcher Schmidt of Detroit has finally
got hep to the fact that he isn't a hope,
not even an indirect suggestion, and
therefore has dropped boxing gloves to be
the target for Detroit pitchers.
The petition Of Pitcher Ray, now with
Hartford. and formerly of the Browns.
for back pay from the latter club. was
not allowed by the national commission
The commissions ruling says Ray was
given ten days notice that he would be
r0I0 nvr,{s, 60; h
play after September 80.
Joe Sugden, the Tigers battery coach
who will lead the New Castles of the
Ohio and Pennsylvania League this year.
plans to manage from the bench He had
intended to catch. but finds his right wing
Is not in shape for throwing. If it later
improves he will enter the game.
Cleveland will have a colored base ball
team this year that is expected to rival
the Cuban Giants and other strong col
ored teams The team will be known as
the Pekin Tigers and will be managed
by ]. c. Morgan, formerly manager of a
st. Louis colored team. Colored teams
will be played at League Park when the
Maps are away, and the Tigers will play
on the road when the Maps are at home.
President Murphy Of the Chicago Ma
tional League Base Ball Club purchased
of the American Association. Two of
them. Keener and Kaiser. formerly were
Chicago recruits, and Wolfe and Smith
are said to show promise.
st. Louis news item: Roger Bresnahan,
severe cold: Ivey Wingo, severe cold:
Harry Salee, cold in back; Jimmy Austin.
throwing arm very sore: Jimmy Murray.
cold in head and chest: Joe Lake, cold
in back. The Mound city ought to be a
rkof nd mir
Arthur Irwin, dean Of American League
scouts. claims unique record: that of
having under him as players when he
was a manager five men who managed
American League clubs last season. The
quintet was composed of Connie Mack
and Jim Mcclure. who were TWINS
catchers at Washington: Hughey Duffy,
Patsy Donovan and George Stallings.
Larry Schaf1y. the former big Lacquer.
Who with Charles Dooley. Is part owner
OF the Troy club in the New York State
League, has succeeded in purchasing his
release from the Newark club after hav-
eddy by Manager McGinnity. In order to
get away from Newark. Schafiy was
obliged to secure the release of 1nfielder
Hall from Baltimore and turn him over
to Newark.
The Philadelphia Nationals captured the
final game Of the jnterleague series with
the local Americans yesterday, but lost
the series by three games to two The
score of the final game was 5 to 2. the
Nationals hitting the ball to better ad-
vantage. Tate Of Taylor, Tex, pitched
the last two innings for the Americans,
and he passed three men and was hit for
three hits.
Made-over players seem to be the rule
In major league base ball just now. The
Cleveland club has had much success in
changing men from one position to an
other and the management is already
one other change. Guy Fisher
fielder Of the Cleveland club instead Of a
catcher. Guy has been assured already
that his future as q member OF the Cleve-
land club is settled for tho present, at
least
There is one American League mag
nate 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
sacker for 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 Init
mated TO- him that. ne might refuse to
Of Cleveland trying to get the ieft-hander
out Of the circuit.
Manager Monte Cross announces that
Earl Mack, son OF Connie Mack, will be
afst catcher for Scranton of the New
York State LeagVe
Grover Land. the Maps star catcher,
used to be an actor. He confesses it and
Johnny Ray. tho famous comedian, tes-
tides to the same.
Mugxsy McGFaw and his scrappy Giants
have been boycotted from future exhibit
bon games in the Southern League.
R0wdyiSm is said to be the cause.