The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-21

| Comiskey's Chicago White Sox may
have a new outhelder In 1913. who may
set the major league fans talking about
/ his prowess. This ''youngster Is none
other than Captain Harry Lord. tried
in the outer garden as an experiment
! in the last lap of the 1912 season.
In Mcconnell and Sweeney, the
Highlanders have the tallest battery
extant, and with Tesreau and Meyers,
the Giants have the heaviest.
Manager George Stallings. of the
Boston Braves. should not worry. He
has six catchers on his list, besides
Johnny King and all but one--Gon-
zales, the Cuban-have had enough
experience to call them seasoned
Frank Pfeffer former National
1 League pitcher. now free agent. IS
| spending the winter months selling real
estate. and making his home at Dor
chester. Mass. He has an offer TO go
TO the Pacific Coast, but prefers a
berth as a minor league manager nearer
home. He finished the 1912 season with
Lowell. in the New England League.
Herman Schaefer turned down an
offer TO manage the SACRAMENTO team
at 1900 a year. because he liked his
coashing job with the Washington team
so well. but il is now said Manager
Griffith will not retain him. Herman
has been drawing down high salary
and as his playing days are practically
over. Grit feels he can not auord 70
carry him. Nick Altrock, however VIII
/ be retained. il is said.
= Christy Mathewson. though he says
he never held out in his life. SYM
pathiZes with players who do ana sug-
gests a board OF arbitration that can
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hard feelings or delay.
Manager McGraw will have his first
batch of Giants-l2 recrults-at Marin
on February 10 Most of them are
pitchers who hope 10 break in. and they
will have been thoroughly looked over
before the veterans report.
Miller Muggins, manager OF the St
Louis Cardinals. has been admitted
TO the bar in Ohio Attorney Margins.
manager; Attorney Jones. president.
and Attorney Hooker. member OF the
board OF directors. will attempt 10 win
the pennant for the Cardinals The
post of business manager Is stll open
TO some capable lawyer.
Jack WARRIOR. the Irish Indian. whose
real name is Flynn. is the first High
lander to mail signed contract TO
President Farrell. Warhop is enthused
with the idea Of having Frank Chance
as his manager and the little right
handler promises TO pitch the greatest !
ball of his career this season.
Buck O'Brien has made another /
"balk." not the kind he committed in
the world series-this time ne baked I
at the figures on his 1918 contract. If
he continues his mulish actions they'll
be calling him "Balk" o Brien instead 4
of Buck"
Gus Hetling, who won an automobile 4
in the Pacific Coast League. as the most I
valuable player to his team. has sold f
the gas wagon. lie says he - no mil I
lionaire, and gasolene costs two-bits the .
gallon.
Dick Egan. of the Reds. is one booster 4
for Larry Mclean. He sage Larry has /
been given the worst OF IL by the scribes /
and the fans. and predicts that he will /
make so good with St Louis and Gin /
cinnati will never get over 1t.
Emil Hauser. former Carlisle baseball .
and football star, has been signed by 4
the Victoria club Of the Northwestern 4
League.
Pitcher Jimmy Wigs has dug up
pitcher on the coast by the name OF
Long that he says is d conner He has
induced President Dugdale. of Seattle,
to sign him to d contract
Unless the new manager OF the Yam
KEGS saws differently. Harry Wolter will
remain on the coast to train this spring.
which request was granted him last
fall when the season closed Woiter
can get in better shape In that part OF
the country than in any training quar-
tiers WoIter has been playing ball
this winter, but il may be that Chance
will want the entire squad at the train
ing camp.
The St. Louis Browns, according 70
list of birthdays of StovaA players
nrinted in Missouri papers. will be the
Youngest team in the American League
Several OF Stovall's thirty-fye young
sters cant vote yet. Bobby Wallace
is the only veteran
Tim Jordan and Dick Rudolph who
have been given permissions by the
club to secure engagement
bv anv major league club willing 70
paw for their release. have not yet
beeu able to locate Themselves Jordan
has approached the Pittsburgh. Bos-
ton and Chicago clubs. and hudoipn
is doing business with Cincinnati
Rudolph had a. great year and would
undou btedIy, do we'll in the American
or National League. His one ex-
perience in the majors was with the
Giants He was drafted from Toronto,
but owing 20 the presence of Mathew
son. Tesreau, Wiltse. Maxwell, Arnes
and others was not given trial ex-
tending much beyond the training
trip
TIE veteran Bill Coughiin has again
signed as manager of the Allentown
team of the Tr-State League fe
will have practically all his last year :
team intact, but plans some changes
The genius of Charles Ebbets Il
worth an occasional marvel. Note
that Charles has decided to open has
new park with a game between the
BROOKLYN and Newark teams. Thus
he gets he receipts going and coming