The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-09
BIG LEAGUE GOSSIP

Hugh Jennings, manager Of the De-
troit Tigers, in talk with Cornell
| men, says no college man should go
! into baseball unless he can be sure
Of 5000 salary. Jennings says that
in ten years q man loses his speed and
then he has to fall hack On his bank
account. II he hasn't a good salary
| he finds he hasn any money and has
mo means of earning livelihood.
The Chinese baseball team, which is
to test it's ability against the college
teams of this country, will leave Hon
olulu on March 20 and will play its
first game against the University Of
California
| Roger Bresnahan is not very happy
! over his prospects for next season. The
St. Louis manager can't see where his
team. has been strengthened in the
least since the close of last season and
he doesn't think a whole lot of the
youngsters.
President Comiskey of the, White
Sox says that his team will train in
San Francisco In 1915, during the Pan
anna exhibition, and also next year
nouncement the team will travel in
solid hotel train with every accommo-
dation for 100 people exposition year.
All members will live on the train
during the stay there.
says Of training:
Training is an irksome task at the
best, and as ball players are training
for a campaign that lasts several
months, 1 do not favor such a system
as would be followed by pugi1ist,
track athlete, a college oarSman Or
football player. Baseball makes diff
ferent demands upon a mans strength
and speed, and we will train accord
ingly. We will be in good shape when
the season begins, although we will
not be what technically Is styled ON
edge That stage Of condition will
come later when the campaign really
is on. Of course, some of the young
sters may be trained to the minute
when the bell rings, but that is to be
expected as long as recruits are taken
on training trips"
Manager ODay says Columbus will
get the Cincinnati Reds next spring If
he has anything to do with choosing
the training grounds.
In the matter Of having big men on
the teams the Washington Nationals
will compare favorably with any team
in the country. Barring Guy john
son, Boehling and Akers every one of
the pitchers is six feet or over, and no
team has three catchers Of the size
Of Henry, Williams and Ainsmith.
Mcbride and Moeller. will stack up
pretty well with any team which ean
boast Of giants.
Eddie Lennox, candidate for third
base is not overlooking any bets in his
battle to make fighting weight. The
former star of the Brooklyn infield,
though a bit heavy. says he will re-
duce to normal poundage within two
weeks, when he hopes to show the
Cubs something snappy in the line of
fielding and swatting.
Monte Cross is said to have already
signed two players for the st. Louis
Browns to try out. They are both
from Philadelphia. One is Harry
French, second baseman, and the
other James Wilson, a catcher.
Manager Jennings of the Tigers is
said to have personal dislike for
Ralph. Works that influences him in
getting rid of the pitcher, though he
considers him man of quality at that
Connie Mack has agreed to spring
series with the Phfllies, but has told
Fogel he doesn't think he will be able
to play him a series in the fall, unless
the Phillies should happen to get out
on top in their league.
Ty Cobb says that all Athletics ex-
cept Baker, Plank and Pender are his
friends. He can account for the dis
like of Baker, but says he cannot un-
derstand the enmity of the two slab
hers. 1t is the base hits, Ty, the base
hits.
It was at Manager Grifith's sugges-
ton that Walter johnson abandorcd
his proposed trip to Hot Springs, Ark.
Griffith does not want his star pitcher
to do a lot of work this spring He
wants him to go into training with the
regulars.
Manager Harry Wolverton has on
his Highlander pitching staff four spit
tiers, southpaw, an underhand throw
er and a slugger. How is that for a
freaky array of talent?
In Bert Shotten, the Browns fleet
footed center fielder, Bobby Wallace
has one star about whom he may con-
struct a good outfield.
Jack Sheridan, the veteran American
League umpire, Is spending the winter
in San Francisco. II see by the papers
that the American League has voted
to pension me and has given me a
medal to wear on my breast" said
Sheridan recently. But I guess when
the bell rings I'll be back in harness.
Ban Johnson will need me when the
fight grows hot
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