The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-11
Baseball Gossip
From All Around
the Big Circuits

Tacoma fans hail with delight the
| news that Joe McGinnity has pur-
chased the club. They believe 1t will
put Tacoma on the baseball map. and
expect the Northwestern league sche-
dule will call for a full number Of
games at home next season. President
Fielder Jones also believes that Ia
coma will be a good ball town with
the team in strong hands.
william Kiilife.. of Paw Paw, Mich.
father OF Billy and Wade Kiilifer. has
been elected Judge of the probate court
of Van Buren, county on the Progress
slve ticket
How Frank Chance, Roger Bresna- =
han and Joe Tinker must envy Hugh
Duffy, who can pick his choice of
managerial jobs and is free to take
the one that suits him best.
Big league baseball players from
the South who visit Washington will
have their first chance in score OF
years 10 shake hands with a president
of their own political belief.
The Lowell club. of the New Eng
land league. plans a handsome new
= f6ttu2tduu III ICptaNS the uuG ECOGutty
burned There had been talk of
| new stand for several years and now
that the old one is destroyed the
owners of the club are compelled to
act. II the cost is not too great the
new stand will be OF steel and con-
crete.
Connie Macks deal for Outfieider
Daley. from Los Angeles. indicates
Unk H.. -lvAt~ - IT, Ahnt
my Walsh. secured from Baltimore, has
not made good in Mack's eyes.
Rudy Huiswitt and Arthur Deviin
are late suggestions for bossins the
new Colonies at Louisville, though
Huiswitt says he will not make any
active move for II as long as Hayden
Is considered.
James A. Hart. former president Of
the Chicago Cubs, with his wife and
that will consume seven months time
and take tn about all the globe except
the North and South Poles.
Billy Evans says that the twirlera
possessing ability often fail when I'M
der fire. He says that terrific speed
and dazzling curves are not all that
10 needed to baffls batsmen. 1.-THE
brain Is the valuable asset says
Billy.
Those who have 1t that Bill Carri-
gan 10 sore on Manager Jake Stahl
have nominated Bill to manage the
Jersey City team next year. succeed
ing Larry Schlahy. The announce
ment, they say, Is to be made at the
coming International league meeting.
Manager Bull Dahlen, Of the Brook
lyn Dodgers, has gone to Columbus,
Ga, to look over the training camp
and see that the grounds are hxed
up Tor his men before they report
in March. Dahlen believes Hot Springs
has been . hoodoo to his team and
hopes for = change Of luck with
Though Red Corridor 10 said to
have cost President Navin, OF Detroit.
si2.000 when he bought him from
Kansas City. no one seems to suE-
Eest that there would be serious trou.
HE In getting waivers on him from
| the American league In case Mr..
Navin sought to sell him TO the Chi
cago Cubs. Perhaps, II the American
leasuers stood on and let Corriden
60. the National leaguers might stand
on and let Frank Chance 20. too.
President Ban johnson. In an IN
terview In Kansas City, 10 quoted a.
saying that Frank Chance Knight take
Woiverton,s Job with the Highlanders
! X he can get away from Garry Herr
MANN" and President Ayneh answers
that waiveyg will have 70 ~ asked
HI over again for Chance beforo ~
can ut out Is the National lea9uA