Evening star., 1912-11-13
OTHER CLUBS ARE
AFTER PEND[ET0N
Princeton Player Has Numer-
GUS Offers to Play Profess
sionaI Ball.
JACK DUNN CLAIMS
TO HAVE A PROMISE
Borton, the White Sox Young
First Baseman, Seems to
Be Find of the Year.
BY J. ED GRILLO.

Tol Pendleton, the Princeton foot ball
and base ball star, who, according to re-
port, gave Manager Griffith his promise
to sign with the Nationals if, after he
graduates next spring, he decides to play
professional ball, appears to be very
| much in demand. Jack Dunn of the Bal,
timore club insists that he, too, has Pen
, dleton's promise, secured just before the
worlds series. which is months after
Pendleton is supposed to have given Grif
fifth his word to come here. There are
other major league clubs anxious to give
the collegian trial and 1t begins to look
as If Pendleton would be the recipient
of many offers to turn professional be-
fore he leaves Princeton.
Pendleton has all the earmarks of max
ing a good ball player. He Is whirl-
wind in the field and handles a bat in
manner that is seldom seen among col
lege players. Now that it is plain that
other clubs are in the market for Pen
dleton the Washington club will renew
its efforts to get the youngster under a
contract
Jimmy Callahan of the White Sox seems
to have picked up a prize in Borton, the
young first baseman who finished the sea-
son with Chicago last fall. BortOn not
only handled himself well around the bag,
but he was fourth among the league hit
ters, having an average of 81 in thirty
one games. This record may be but a
flash in the pan, though good judges of
ball players see in Borton a coming star.
Borton Is scarcely twenty-one well built
and fast on his feet. He appears to be
by far the best youngster Chicago has
picked up in some years
Report has it that William Locke. Sec
retary of the Pittsburgh club and one of
the most popular men identified with base |
ball, will succeed Horace Fogel at the |
head of the Philadelphia club, providing |
the league puts the skids under Fogel J
when it investigates the charges made |
against him by President Lynch. Locke |
has been picked by a syndicate which |
hopes to purchase the Phillies' franchise |
and is said to have consented to take a |
trial at presiding over ball club. Locke |
is well suited for the position. He has |
proved himself a shrewd base ball man |
and has had lot of experience.
1t would be a ten-strike for the Ma
tiOnal League to have him represent the |
Philadelphia club.
Grant. Mitchell and Suggs are the
three players Hermann intends to trade
to Chicago for Joe Tinker. The deal ac-
corning to reports, is to be definitely |
closed within the next few days. 1t is |
rumored that just as soon as Tinker has |
been placed in charge of the Reds |
Frank Chance will be placed on the mar |
ket, though judging from the fact that |
Hermann was the only club owner to re-
fuse to waive on him there will be no |
great scramble among the magnates to |
secure the Peerless Leader" Under such |
conditions it may be possible for one of |
the American League clubS-New York, J
perhaps-to secure Chance. There is no |
doubt about his ability as a manager, |
though 1t Is generally conceded that his |
playing days are, about over.
Corridor, the infielder who finished the
season with Detroit last fall, seems to |
have proved himself a much overrated |
individual. Detroit is supposed to have |
did ANYTHING that would indicate he was |
anything more than a bush Lacquer Cor
ridon was secured from Kansas City. He |
was looked over by nearly every scout in |
scared off all but the Detroit club, which |
made the purchase and seems to have
picked up lemon. |
wellchsnce. Connolly and Allen. the |
three outfielders slated to receive a trial |
with the Nationals next spring, are all |
left1handed hitters. This leaves Shanks |
as the only right-hander of the lot from |
which Griffith must pick his gardeners.
That the managerial worries seem to
affect the batting eye is proven by the |
experience Of Wallace and Stovall over !
charge of the team Stovall was hitting |
over the 300 mark. while Wallace was
hardly over the 100 point Just as soon |
as Stovall took charge his batting eye
failed him. and he finished lower than
he has in several years. On the other
hand. Wallace picked up and batted
close 10 $50. which is some points higher |
than he batted while ne was a manager. |
Though it was principally because OF
Chief Bender's failure to live up to the |
training rules that the Athletics failed |
to repeat last season. Connie Mack does |
not propose to get rid of the Indian. who |
is to have another trial.
Bender has promised to be good and so
has Oldring, so that Mack will virtually
have the same team he had last season. |
well satisfied with the showing Of Murphy
and Walsh. the two outfielders secured
from Baltimore, and he figures that
both Brown and Houck his two recruit
pitchers, will show a lot of Improvement
by next season. There is no way to fig
ure the Athletics out of the running. In
fact, many fans are of the opinion that
Botson will not repeat and that the fight
for the flag will narrow down between
Philadelphia and Washington with a
chance for one of the other teams to
prove a dark horse and make trouble.
So far as Detroit is concerned the
Tigers chances are not seriously con-
sidered. The lack Of good pitching talent
makes II impossible to figure Jennings
team as having chance.