Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-25
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Pitcher Geyer Of the st. Louis Cardinals
was married in the closing week of the
season to st. Louis young lady.
Frank Isbell Of Des Moines declares the
Western League season is too long. as
shown by tagging attendance in the clos.
ing days. and he favors 154 games in
stead Of 16S.
President Wilbur Allen of the Texas
ing will be held in San Antonio following
the meeting of the National Association
in Milwaukee.
According to a Jersey City writer Larry
Schlaf1y may not be with the Jersey
City team next season. His contract was
for but the one year, and he has other
offers that look good to him.
AS soon as George Stovall, manager of
the st. Louis Browns. let it be known
that he did not approve Of the booze
clause" in a players contract. Cincin-
natl tried to unload Larry Mclean at a
big price.
Toronto has sold Center Fielder Jack
Dalton to Brooklyn as part Of the agree
ment of the two clubs for exchange of
players. 1t was generally expected that
Benny Meyer would be the man to go to
Brooklyn.
George Capron, formerly Minneapolis
University foot ball star and later a ball
player in the Northwestern and other
leagues. is reported to have sold a ranch
in Oregon for $500 so that he could bet
the money on the Red Sox.
Asheville Of the Appalachian League
has signed Tommy Stouch as it's man.
veteran ball player. was until after the
1912 season opened manager of the Green
vile team Of the Carolina Association.
team. before leaving Toronto for his home
in New York at the close of the season.
was married to Miss Alice Craig Of Tor
onto. They will make their home this
winter in New York.
The post-season series between Seattle
and Spokane was not fair test for either
club. Rain interfered so that only four
games were played. and several Of the
players Of both teams left for their
picked up.
Hoblitzel of the Reds won a suit Of
clothes for batting in the most runs for
out by another Redland merchant for al
lowing the smallest percentage Of earned
runs Of any of O'Day's pitchers.
Under Birmingham the Maps have play
ed twenty-eight games, winning twenty
one and losing seven, for a percentage Of
$50. The worlds series might have been
staged in Cleveland had Harry Davis
been convinced earlier that it was time
for bim to quit.
Frank Heilman, a st. Louis barber.
rooted so hard for the Cardinals in the
first game Of the st. Louis city series
that he died from heart disease. 1t might
be supposed that a Cardinal supporter
who had survived the season would be
immune from anything.
Everlasting statistics show that Christy
Mathewson has worked in sixteen games
against the three other first division
teams. with only an even break on. the
campaign. His record against Chicago
is 80: against Pittsburgh, one win and
three defeats; against Cincinnati, 4-2.
The players Of Connie Mack's team
made about as much money out of a
couple Of exhibition games as they did
from their series with the Phillies At
a game played at Shenandoah. Pa. near
ly 10000 fans turned out to see the Ath-
letics beat picked team.
Joe Nikernt, the automobile racer can
celed his engagement at the Illinois state
fair because he could not miss the world s
series. He is a cousin OF Pitcher Bedient
of the Red SoX and rooted hard for
Boston. even though it cost him a cool
thousand or SO to see them in action
Joe Birmingham has signed his contract
as manager of the Cleveland Maps for
1913. For once President Somers seems to
have made choice with luck breaking
his way: Now II he will let Birmingham
have free hand In swinging the ak and
Sma Shing fAW idols the ClAVAlaaAars