New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-28
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT.
Al Demaree and Hank Groh
Sign with the Giants.
FORMER MAY PROVE A STAR
Son of Connie Mack to Try His
Hand as Manager of the
Raleigh Team.

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Hank Orch. a substitute inielder signed
! their contracts with the Giants yesterday.
| Demaree was tri"d out at the Polo
Grounds last fall and created such Ia
vorable impression that McGraw expects
great things OF him this spring. Groh
came 10 the team in 1911 and was sent 10
/ Buffalo for several weeks toward the end
| OF the campaign. as there was no room
| for him on tn, New York nine He was
recalled last season and stuck through
/ :he season rs substitute.
! Demaree made his first appearance here
! last fall by pitching the game that
cinched the pennant for the Giants. Bos-
I ton was defeated by a score or 10 ..
and he allowed only seven hits. lie is a
| Chicago boy who was picked up by George
/ Staliings when the latter vas manager OF
! the Yankees in 1903 from the Cotton
! states League and tIied oUt on the hill
top before being turned over TO Newark.
| From there he diifted to the South At
iantic League.
! In 1910 he went TO the Chattanooga club
OF the Southern Association and was
( traded TO Mobile of The same league in
/ 1911. He did not show anything wonGer-
! iul until last spring. wnen he impressed
! McGrav in an exhibition game between
| Mobile and the Giants. 1t ended in tie
I D-maree pitching the last sign; innings
and holding the champions 20 three hits.
! lie started the Southern Associat IN
season last year at a terrific pace win
ming his first eight games. the first four
befn M ia record
sisted Of twenty-five victories and ten de-
feats. He pitched eleven shut-out games
in all Mobile. although n weak hitting
team. made good fight with Birmingham
! FOR the pennant largely through DEM
arec's skill i'm the box.
Earl Mack. son II Connie Mack, mana
ger of the Philadelphia Athletics, has
| signed contract to manage tine Raleigh
team. Of the North Carolina League. 1t
I viii be his first experience as a baseball
leader. bui he has shown qualifications.
II IS his purpose 10 play frst base.
Jimmy Callahan. manager Of the cht-
cago White Son expects great things &C
Ellis johnson. rght-handed pitcher
from the Illinois, Wisconsin League. The
yoUngster has signed and awaits the test.
George Honey Boy" Evans. the popu-
lar minstrel man, has been elected an
honorary president OF the Baseball Play
ers' Fraternity He was suggestedfor the
once BY Ty Cobb.
Connie Mack, OF the Athletics. expects
to put stronger team I'm the field this
spring than the one that won two worlds
championships lie IL depending upon
Amos Strunk. Rubr Oldring and Young
Eddie Murphy t. make up an outfield
which will compare fsvorsbly In strength
With tho famous inficld. The willy man
ager thinks that Coombs Bender and
Plank will do woman service In the box,
and that Brown Giouck and Pcnnock will
he OF great assistance.
Clark Grirlth. OF the Senator'S, has IN
weighed another Cuban into big league
baseball He recently signed Acosta. who
has been playing sensational game In
loft field for the Havana Reds this win
ter Jacinto Calvo. another Cuban out
holder, ives signed last fall. Both men
viii report At the training camp. IN Char
lo,tesyillc. when March comes around.
Arthur Wilson. fret assistant to Chief
Myers in tho catching department 81 tho
Giants is not AT all satisfied With the
salary named in the contract sent TO him
bv Mco;raw. Word came from Decatur.
IL. last night that while Arthur had re-
cciyed a raise II was not sufficient ard
he has sent the document back unsigned.
with a letter asking that the figures be
iuggiod a little more. While Wilson did
not got into the worlds series 10 any
great extent he gave valiant service our
ing the last National League campaign.
doinC the bulk Of the work alone III sep
TEMPER when Myers was out OF the gam"
with an injury
Tho Brooklyn Suporbas hs'" sgncd
John J. McDcyitt. young infcldcr from
Eastern college, Of Manassas. Va. lie
will he taken South for a trial this spring.
and unless he shows up particularly vel
NO will be- lot out to some minor league
for further experience.
Failing 20 arrange game WIN inc
baltimore Orioles on March 81, the SUI
perbas will play In Richmond, Va, on
that date. as we'll az on April !.