The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-03-24

| twenty-seven days pay which the club
| made me believe 1 was wrong about and
~ possible. 1 should like to get my re-
lease from this Christian Science
League"
The owners of the Winnipeg club have
finally decided that they will not have a
team in the Western Canada League this
| year. and that means the giving I'D OF
! the Eastern end of the league and the
I forming OF a four-club circuit In the
| Western section. to consist OF Calgary,
Edmonton, Lethbridge. and Bassano.
Owner Charley Havenor, OF the Brew
ers. has returned to Milwaukee much
| improved in health. He Travelled in the
South eight weeks, and declares that he
! didn't even have a letter from Hughey
Duffy in that time. so completely did he
lay aside business cares
| Leave it to your Uncle Connie 10
prepare for the future. He is not saying
] much. but he will be a badly disappointed
| manager II he doesn't land few stars
| out of his present bunch of raw 'uns.
! W. r. Armour modestly calls attention
to the fact that among other famous
players he has started toward fame is
Bobby Wallace. He saw Wallace pitch
twenty years ago, and recommended him
to the manager Of the Franklin pa
team.
| Manager Kelly. of st. Paul. has landed
\ another ST. Louis Cardinal recruit
through Scout Kinsella. The youngster
is ConweIl. infieIder. drafted by the Car
dinals from Portsmouth, Ohio. and then
| turned over TO Kinsella's Springfield club,
| Kelly also RlOCk
Win Campbell is now playing center
field at Augusta. Ga. for the Boston Ma
tionaI regulars. Manager King intends
tC use him there when the season starts.
Manager Doom in speaking Of "Gavvy''
Cravath says that II the former leader
of American Association batters hits at
80 clip and knocks out a home run
now and then, he is sure Of berth with
the PhilIies.
Manager Harry WOlverton has four
| "spitters' who are members Of his pitch
! ing corps.
Pitcher Bagby looks to he about best
Of any of the Red youngsters, though
Horsey has worlds of speed and decep-
! tive curves which may mean his reten-
ton IN the nlgner leagues.
Say. what is Ty Cobb. a pitcher or a
shortstop.' asked a Southern travelling
ran of Hugh Jennings, at the Tigers
camp. Neither" returned HUghie. he's
a catcher" "Oh. that's right" said the
travelling man. Il remember seeing him
catch in New Orleans last year
The first reduction of the Cubs train
completed by wire for the sale Of First
Easemdn Anthony Walsh to the ST. Paul
team. Walsh came from Fall River.
Heine Zimmerman and Eddie Lennox
continue their battle for third base hon
orS. Lennox continues to he Manager
Chances choice for third in spite of
Zimmy's best efforts to crowd the new
conner OF the bag.
John HummeI. Of the Dodgers. was
cut for the first time i'm week. His
| injured thumb is botherinS him still and
needs more treatment Hummel trotted
around the park once and then quit.
Rolla Zeider is still being pushed hard
for the regular job as first sacker Of the
White Sox by the big Frenchman. -Four
nier. who is a fine batter. but poor
fielder.
Lord and Rath are the only two men,
bers of the White Sox infield who seem
10 be at all sure Of their jobs.
Hughey Jennings. of the Tigers. has a
problem in selecting regular third base
man for this years team. Veteran Mo
iorty and three recruits. Wersterzil.
Louden. and Witt. are all showing up so
some thought and study on Hugh's part.
Fat chance OF any Of those recruits
winning jobs with the worlds cham
pions. A promising youngster might
break in upon the Athletics as a bat boy
il he could hit 800 when the rest OF
Mack's men needed respite from the
daily toll.
Catcher Art Hostetter. the former Car
dinal. will join the Milwaukee Brewers
at Cairo early in April Hostetter says
he is undergoing treatment at 81. Louis,
Is getting along well and will he in tip
top shape for the coming season.
The old custom Of letting a pitcher lay
of the day after he has worked and
allowing him to feel that he will not he
called on again for four days will not
ne q part OF this year Red programme.
Hank Day was himself a star pitcher.
and he knows something about what A
man in the box ought 10 be able to do
when he is in the proper condition. He
is especially hopeful of the veteran twiTl-
ers. All seven OF last years pitchers
are displaying signs OF interest in their
work. AMI the staff ought to be above
the average, though not possessing a sin
gle man OF the caliber Of a Mathewson.
The toss of a coin decided the election
OF president of the Observation-Disclosures
League. A tie vote between F. S. Ed
mison, of Rockford, and Frank Weeks,
Of Green Bay. brought the coin into play
and Edmison called the turn.
Jennings gave four hurlers a trial and
issued instructions to each to use only
his fast bail. Hughey cares nothing for
the game and. In fact. would
rather drop half a dozen exhibition bouts
than lame one curver's wing.
Jerry Downs. the Brooklyn infield re-
cruit. is getting his third trial in the big
league. He was Il Tiger in 1908 and 1903
hut late in 1909 he Was traded to Wash
ington, along with Germany Schaefer,
for Jim Delehanty. Washington let him
go TO Minneapolis in 1910.
Mique Finn. manager Of the Mobile
club. was offered Bugs Raymond. the &C.
centric Giant pitcher. "You may have