Evening journal., 1912-09-20
LET'S
Get
Together

Connie Mack still believes that
Harry Davis will make a corking big
league manager. Says Harry wasn't
given half a show in Cleveland.
Hughey Jennings made wise
move when he drafted Claud Derrick
from Baltimore. The former Georgia
boy sure is big league material
The name OF Coveleske is likely
TO stick in the big leagues for some
time. The brother OF the organizer
OF the Giant Killers Club seems TO
have made good with the Athletics
Lajoie says Walter Johnson is bet
ter than Joe Wool, yet Boston
scribe dopes it out that Larry has
hit 1853 against Smoky Joe this year.
while Johnson has been compare
lively easy for the Nap slugger.
Jim OLeary, who has made books
on every big baseball series, is go
ing to open a public market in
Chicago. Well, Jim always did like
high stakes.
Cincinnati papers are not roasting
Hank O'Day so much OF late. Which
means that Hank will probably re-
main another year i'm Redland The
scribes run the team up in the Brew
Burg.
Chicago scribes claim that the
Cubs lost out In the pennant chase
because the entire squal caught cold
on tho seconl Eastern trip and have
never been able to recover.
Have hunch that they tried TO
break up said colds by taking a pre-
scription of quinine and bourbOn-9S
per cent bourbon and 2 per cent
quinine.
Bill Dahlen says that the old time
baseball heroes all possessed short
pug noses. Wonder if he over took
slant at the Roman beaks Of Comis-
key and Anson?
Bill Donovan is tho latest candi-
date for Dahlen's job i'm Brooklyn.
Wild Bill Is now steering the Pro-
vidence team.
only a miracle can keep the In
ternational league bunting in the
United States now. Toronto has II
practically cinched. And when
Rochester let Tommy Mcmillan go 10
| the Yankees Il was hard to figure
how John CAMEL could pull off any
thing miraculous.
Otey Johnson, know a couple OF
years ago as "Home Run Johnson,
has failed In Rochester and It is back
TO the bushes for him. When Scout
Irwin signed him for the Yankees he
thought he had unearthel the wonder
OF the age.
Although the Athletics have suffer
fod from injuries and poor condition
lOf pitchers. Eddie Collins says h'
doubt IL the Athletics could hav,
beaten the Red Sox had his team.
mates been O. X all year. Which
is very nice of Edward.
Washington critics have called at
tention to the fact that Russell Ford
the Hilltops' star, has not pitched
in single game in that city this
year. In the first series played b,
the Hlghlanders in Washington
Quinn and Vaughn each pitched on'
game, while Caldwell and Hoff parti
cipated In the other. In the Jul.
series Warhop, Fisher, Mcconnell
and Quinn each officiated I'm on
game. Fisher and Warhop dividing
lanother Fisher, Davis and Caldwell
fa1 Nhn In fhn IuGf nnFfnu
The Detroit team OF 1901 developel
many managers; Dillon, Casey, Hol
mes. Barrett Yeager, Buelov
OLeary and Donovan have been, o
are. managing minor league clubs.
Manger George Stovall, by tn
way. has been so successful with tn
Browns during the last two month
that great things are predicted by th
St Louis fans for next season.
Joe Birmingham is the sevent
manager the Maps have had sine
the expansion of the American lie;
! que. His predecessors in order, wei
McAleer, Armour, Mcclure, Lajoi
stovan and Davis.
Bonesetter Reese certainly pr'
longed Pitcher Tom Hughes baseba
career Tom went TO him some yea
ago and had his arm treated, al
since them he has been going like
racehorse for the Nationals.
The coats that go with the Re
Sox uniforms are the gayest articl
! OF attire even seen away from
4 comic opera chorus.
: According 20 New York criti
o Shortstop Mcmillan OF the Highlan
: ers does not hurry his throws unle