The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-02-22

The elahs without a staff Of vet
Gran catchers are overcoming that
fault this spring BY engaging oid
timers 10 coach the younx pitchers
and catchers on the training trip,
thus following the example set BY
John j. MctsrAw Of the Giants. Who
has had wIlbert Robinson of the
old Orioles to take charge OF his
battery recruits Hnxhey JenningE
had added Joe sugden aud Isns Mo
CURE 20 aid him. while the Boston
Nationals have hired Duke Farrell.
Hank O-I)ay will use iieine peitx
for the same purpose. Cleveland
might have had To adopt similar
measures had not Paddy Livingston
been signed. There II no denytrg
the fact that Il pays TO have an old
head among the catchess.
Oh. what a difference Just a few
seasons will make. Not long ago
Grover Cleveland Alexander. Duck
O'Bfien and Marty o Toole ali be
iouxed 10 the same team. the In
tianapoiiA club. They we're sold
for the sum OF $3.50. Look now.
President Nnrin Of the Detroit
Tigers now offers for the trio
SIS. 900.
Billy Murray tells ~ an incident
which shows the utter helpiessnezs
Of some ball players. There was a
man ON second and one gu thIrc
two out In the ninth inning. aud two
runs needed 10 win the game Yet
the batter turned to the manager
and asked What shall I dor
DO the best YOU can. the manager
instructed him.
Ed Mexican. Chick Fraser. Artic
Hoffman. Danny Shay. Warren Me.
Gill. Germany Schaefer and Tom
HGekett are slated to become man.
ayers In the Columbian league.
or the eight fhIrd.sackerH In fhe
Southern league the past year, onls
one. BIN Eiwcrt Of MONTGOMERY
viii be back for duty the coming
campaign Bernharsif will turn Ger.
many Altman adriff: Frank Manush
Of New Orleans goes 70 Toledo.
Arthur Phelan quits the Barons for
the Cincinnati Reds: Smith of
Nashville viii try and stick with
Brooklyn.
Mike DouIin won't play with the
Boston club. after all The famous
ex-Glant will don a Plttaburg uni.
form. having been traded for RICH.
Fielder Vincent Campbell
Another deal put through Safur.
day was tho barter OF Catcher
Street OF the Washington American
league club for Jack knight Of the
New York Americans.
Father Tom" Kelley. old vet OF
former days. has written 10 Joe
Cohn for a Job Of some kind. He
would much rather prefer scouting
for young baseball material.
John j. Hsipin, the new chief Of
tho detective bureau offChjcago. was
In the Sos professional ball player
OF some ability. lie played first
base for the Monmouth club of the
!. |. /. league In iSs9-is90 and ended
his baseball career In 1891 az man.
ager OF the Calumet team OF the
Upper Peninsula league. He and
Comiskey are great friends.
Ty Cobb has secured permission
from Manager Hugh Jennings TO
pass up spring training this year.
q will not go south with the Tigers,
but IN TO Join the team on April 1.
Pitcher William uuhan. who last
season won 10 out of rs games
pitched or the Bridgeport club OF
the Connecticut league, last week
sent In his signed New York con-
tract. He Is right handed and six
feet tall.
outfieIder James Magee, the Low
ell recruit. has signed with st.
Louis. Zach Mound City club now
has a Magee on its roster.
The revised national agreement
has stirred up a lot OF trouble aud
the American league has refused TO
ratify II. The whole thinR was
turned over to President johnson