The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-11
HOWARD To
GO AF TER
OVERALL
Del Expects to Lead Big Jeff
Gently Back Into the
Fold
Rx Joe MURPHY


the Seals goes south for the express
purpose of seeing OWE overall. the
Seals giant pitcher, and learn from
him definitely whether he is going 10
join the club next season. Howard
does not for a moment doubt that
Overall will be with the local club.
but he simply wants to get the big
fellows word for IT, so he can an
nounce it to the anxious fans, who
seem to be more worried about big
Jer than Howard just what overall
intends to do.
There has been a noticeable change
In Overalrs attitude since President
AL Baum interviewed him at Los An
geles, and the newspaper writer's and
fans of the south declare that overall
surely will be back with the San Fran
cisco club next season. In fact. Over
all made a statement recently In
which he said that his position with
the Maier Brewing company would
expire in March and that he would be
ready to go back to the national pas
time.
1t is taken for granted that Overall
means that he will be ready 70 join
the San Francisco club, with which he
Is under contract.
Howard missed Overall when he
dropped of in the south recently on
his way home from the east. Overall
had gone to Visalia to visit his folks
and Howard did not see him.
An eastern paper prints a story
that Catcher Peaches Graham will be
Graham was a former big league star.
He has been playing with Joe Kelly's
Toronto team for the last few years.
Out this way the fans have never
heard that Hogan was after Graham.
Hap has been looking for high class
catcher, but the name OF Graham was
not mentioned. He tried to get
Grover Land, but the Toledo club
would not release him.
Another big booster for Buck
Weaver is Pietro Daley of the famous
Athletics who was formerly men,
her of the Los Angeles club. Daley
is telling his friends in the south that
Weaver is the greatest shortstop that
ever cavorted around the territory be-
tween second and third bases. He
even declares that Buck has not
reached the height of his form and
game in d couple of years
Arthur Devlin is having his trou-
bles in getting rid of Mite. 1t Is not
that he can not find a club that would
take the catcher. but Devlin realizes
that Honus is one of the best minor
league catchers In the game and he
wants something in exchange for him.
He does not seem to be satisfied with
F1111 varE
want to give up for Mite.
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In the contracts which Hap Hogan
of the Venice club is drawing up for
his baseball Llayers to sign he has
a provisional clause in them, stating
that their Job depends upon whether
they make good or not.
The report that Manager Del How
ard planned TO release Cack Henley
this season seems to be without foun-
darion The big fellow win undoubt-
edIy get another chance, as ]. Cal
Ewing thinks that Cack has aslot of
SbasebaIl left in him, and that he Will
surely make good in the Seals new
ball park.
1t is true that Cack lost many
ball game at Recreation park last
season by an opposing batter lifting
the Dall over Tie Ei&HA AA~Ao AONS-
Many of these four base swats would
have been easy outs on regular ball
field.
Middleton, the outfelder the Oaks
secured from the Western league is
being touted as batting wonder.
He must be some hitter, as he finished
with a record of $50 for the season.
He is almost sure of an outfield posi-
tion with the Oakland club. The same
may be said of Zacher. He is a fix
tlre for the center field job. Coy will
have to put up a fight for position.
Coy is not expected TO prove as eff
fectfve with the stick next season. as
he will not have the short right field
fence of Recreation park 20 bat
against. 1t was his meat to rap the
hall over the right field boards. and
be was a real 800 batter in the Recre-
alton park lot
Del Howard has announced that he
has put In a requisition for Jimmy
Johnston If he does not make good
in the major league. There is little
consolation for the fans in this an
nouncement, as few of the patrons OF
the game expect to see Jimmy back in
the minors for many a day. He is up
there to stay, Is the general opinion.
If Johnston gets half chance he will
make good. He is not the best fielder
in the world, but he will hit well
enough and his base running will un-
doubtedly make the big leaguers open