Evening journal., 1912-12-17
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip.


George Mullin is as happy as a king
over the announcement that he is TO
be let out by the Tigers.
Mrs. Helen H. Brtton employs more
lawyers than any magnates in base
ball
Tom Downey says he has been trad
ed for the last time. He owns a NOV
ing picture show at Bridgeport.
Joe Cantillon wants to trade War
ren Gill TO some club on the coast
The Hlghlanders lead the Maps in
the race for the Frequent Change OF
Managers Championship. The score
at present stands: Naps-Laioie,
Stovall Mcguire Davis and Birming-
ham, Yanks- Griffith. -Elberfield,
Chase. Stallings. Wolverton and
President Stein, ex-employer Of
George Stallings. says that George is
the best developer Of young talent
alive today and that he will make good
in Boston N given time. George has
a three-year contract. which should
give him time enough--if be Is allowed
to remain-which all OF them aren't
The Jersey City team has a lease
on the best training grounds at Ber-
muda and will so back there to train
next spring.
Big league exchanges say that Nc
graw may be able to make something
out of AL Demaree II he can change
the smiling lads style Of delivery. Al
is undoubtedly the most awkward
hurler that was ever graduated from
the Southern to a league OF higher
classification.
American association magnatee
want the selling Of beer done away
with at Milwaukee ball park That's
revolution airy enough.
A Louisville policeman took dis
like TO Burch when AL was playing
center for the Colonels Burch wasn't
batting much then but was a wonder
on working the pitchers for bases on
balls. Il don't like Burch," said the
copper "He can't hit and he's al
ways bumming his way TO first base. "
Jack McCrone, the new Memphis
outhelder. batted .3Ol last season in
the International. As he helded pret-
~ we'll. he must be a tremendous
bonehead or an awful souse or some
thing. otherwise the Orioles would
never have released him.
RED" Mupson. the old Nashville
catcher won the pennant in the Ap-
palachian league. and now that the
averages are out It proves that his
team didn't make much showing In
base running. hitting, fielding, or any
other fancy departments Of the game
Couldn't do a blessed thing, in fact
but win games.
Two ex-Cubs will certainly have
tough jobs next season Anybody
who envies Joe Tinker or Frank
Chance his job. is entitled to. Al
that a chap would tackle most any.
thing for $4,000 per. which is the
stipend Chance is TO receive.
Failure to play exhibition game.
probably cost the Vols a pitcher last
year. Schwartz had Brandt, but
him back to Texas on suspicion. VI,
made good and was grabbed by a bis
league scout
Walter Johnson is a Scotch-Irish
American Don't call him a Swed,
to his face unless you enjoy a rue
ton.
Fort Smith newspaper man. in
terviewing Charley Schmidt, makes
Charley say that he's delighted at IN,
prospect of playing in the South
which may mean that he will accep
the job with Mobile.
Reports indicate that all Southern
league teams will report for practic'
bit later than usual. with the prob
able exception OF New Orleans. Thi
is because the bad weather last yea
during the spring training season dis
couraged the magnates from tryin,
any more OF the early start stuff.
Mayor Fitzgerald is still after Sec
retary Mercy. OF the Red Sox. tn
man who sold a batch of seats on
from under Fitzgerald and his "Roya
f0r was II "Loyal') rooters He 4
just out in an interview in which h
declares Mercy is a man ~out o
touch with Boston sentiment
which constitutes an awful offens
In the Hub.
Bud Sharp will do most of tn
scouting for George Stalliags' Brave
rext year.
Connie Mack has made six separat
efforts to sign Robert McGraw. IT,. On
relation to John ''Mugssy'i who
pitcher and at least eighteen year
oil
outheider Gedeon, one OF ciar