Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-26
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

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When Topsy HartSel returned from To-
ledo after completing successful year
as manager his Philadelphia admirers
gave him complimentary dinner.
John + Collins of the Chicago Ameri-
can League team will be married October
81 to Miss Elizabeth Doyle, daughter of
Edward j. Doyle of Pittsfield. Mass.
Though John King has announced that
he has quit the game, it is said at least
three National League managers. Nc
Graw. Doom and Clarke, have made him
offers for next year.
There is nothing now to prevent the
Australia or anywhere else they choose.
but few of them seem disposed to tackle
any more base ball this year.
League did not make change in his
umpire staff all season and claims 1T is
a record fer minor league. 1t may he.
no statistics being available to dispute
such claim
Billy Sullivan, veteran catcher of the
Chicago White SoX, has deal on to buy
the Tacoma Club of the Northwestern
League. and it depends on what nogotia-
tons President Fielder Jones can make
for him.
1t may interest the Youngstown club Of
the Central League to hear that the Utica
club of the New York State League has
the promise of pitcher named Swan
son, a Bronx semi-prO," to play with
Utica next year.
Hank O'Day has declared in recent
interview. that whether or not he re-
mains as the manager of the Cincinnati
Reds, he will not take up umpiring again
Done with Cincinnati, done with base
ball, is his ultimatum.
On one day of the past season the New
England League teams pulled base ball
straight the scores oeing: Lawrence,
l. Worcester o: New Bedford 3, Lynn. 2:
Lowell j. HaUerhill and Fall River and
BrOckton g.
John McCloskey. who for two years
past has managed teams in the Union
Association. is talked of as the successor
to Mike Kelley at st. Paul. President
Lennon. however. says he has not con-
sidered any one as manager yet.
President McCaffery of the Toronto
club of the International League an
nounces that Manager Joe Kelley will
take the team to Macon. Ga. to train
next spring. There had been some talk
of going to, Cuba, but this plan has been
abandoned.
President Edward G.. Barrow of the IN
ternationa1 League is off on his annual
hunting trip into the wilds of Canada.
He expects to be gone three weeks, and
i'm the meantime Secretary William Man
ley will look after league affairs.
round: There is Burns and there is a
Mccormick with the Giants. just as with
Anson'S great Chicago team of twenty
seven years ago. And Boston has a Lew
is and Collins just as the Boston cham
p1ons had in 1897.
Silent Mike Herman. who helped the
Giants win two pennants. has tried for
several years to make a living out of his
little saloon across from the Polo
Grounds. but has given up 1.-The fans
l knew" he says, ARE all dead, and the
others have forgotten"
Along with the release of Manager John
Killing at Boston goes Scout Billy Hamil-
ton. whose pickups for the 1owly Braves
have not pleased George Stalings or
Owner Gaffney. Hamilton. it is report
ed, hopes to land berth as manager
in the New England League.
President Fogel of the Phillies denies
the report that Gavvy Cravath will be
sent back to Minneapolis. He says the
never been considered, and that even in
that event several National League clubs
would block his return to the minors.
Leslie Mann. the Seattle Outfielder
eaualed the home-run record made by Ar
thur BueS last year in the Northwestern
League. Each whanged the horsehide
over the barrier on twenty-seyen differ
ent occasions. Oddly enough. Mann also
goes TO the Buffalo team, where Bues
played this year.
Harry Griffin, who was member of
the Richmond pitching staff during the
latter part of the season, performed the
remarkable feat of pitching in eighteen
games this year and twenty-eight last
year without a fielding error. Forty-siX
games in the box without miscue is
going some.
Wherever Ned Egan, who piloted the
OttumWa team of the Central Associa-
ton the past season. goes next year the
fans may look for a pennant. During his
nine years as manager in minor
leagues Egan has won six pennants and
finished second in the other three years.
Egan's home is in ST. Paul.
Christy Mathewson says the sore arm
he developed in the closing month of the
season. and which resulted i'll his layOff
from Stermber IS until he broke into the
worlds series, was the first trouble of
the kind he had suffered since 1901, when
Horace Fogel tried 20 make a first base
man out OF him.
The Red Sox quartet. which won some
fame on the vaudeville stage last winter.
Will De back in the theatrical game with
in the next two weeks, with the added
prestige that comes to worlds champion
players for its members, who are Hugh
Bradley. Buck O Brien. Bill Carrigan and
Charley Wagner
The players of the Minneapolis team of
the American Association showed their
feelings toward Manager Joe Cantillon
by presenting him with an automobile.
and RUDE Waddel expects 10 be the
chauffeur Cantillon ana his brother
Mike Of the Minneapolis club turned over
all the receipts of the exhibition games
in Minneapolis and at Denver to the
Miller players. and it is said Manager
Joe even paid his own expenses during
the stay at Denver. In direct contrast
was the action of the Denver club toward
its players. They were given small
bit after all exI enses had been taken out
of their portion and there was much ill
feeling as a result.
POLICY MEN PLEAD GUILTY.