The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-07
Bits of Baseball
Picked Up Around
the Big Leagues

John j. Evers who succeeds Frank
Chance as manager of the Chicago
Cubs arrived in Chicago yesterday to
make arrangements for the coming
baseball campaign. Evers, whose
playing weight, lis about 40 pounds,
tips the scales at f55 at present, but
with managerial duties added to those
Of covering second base he does not
expect to retain the excess poundage.
Evers will go with President Murphy
to the meeting of the league in this
city next week
William James, q star pitcher of the
Seattle, Wash, team last year, has
signed with the Boston Braves
Arnold Hauser. the veteran short
stop Of the st. Louis Cardinals. has
lar OF the team who has not signed
is Konetchy, who demands $500 for
playing first base this year.
John Boyle, former captain and
third baseman OF the University Of
Chicago baseball - team who was
signed by the PhiIlies after he had
graduated from college last spring.
has been released to the Louisville
club, of the American association.
Word came from Los Angeles last
night that Frank Chance would leave
his home today to take up his duties
as manager of the Yankees In New
York. He will stop over a day in
Chicago.
The signed contract of Safer, the
young first baseman OF the Cubs, was
received yesterday by Charlie Murphy.
This dfminishes the list of holdouts.
leaving Archer and Cheney as the only
players demanding an increase before
spring.
President Gaffney. of the Boston
Nationals, has received the signed
contract of Shortstop Mckechnfe. who
was a Pirate last season until he was
traded to st. Paul for Second Base
man Butler. Gaffney drafted Nc
Kechnie In September.
The Wilkes Barre club of the New
York State league has been ordered
by the national baseball commission
to pay Ray Whitcraft his salary from
July 25th to the close of the season
last year. Whiteraft was injured in
game on May LIST. The Wilkes Barre
club declares that according to the
players contract it was only required
to pay him for month and half
held that this clause In the contract
was contrary to the rules of the ma
ttonal agreement.
According to Jim Thorpe's own
word there are just three positions he
would rather play than any other
infield. outfield and pitch. The only
objection he seems to have to CATCH
ing is that no one considered him for
the job.
Roy HartzeIl Is breaking speed rec
ords getting to the training grounds.
These baseball trade winds do stir up
IN little action at times.
l william Whitman is again busy az
a bird dog trying to bolster up the
wreck OF last years outlaw league,
providing that some ball magnates,
like lighters, are gluttons for punish
ment.
| Bert Shotten is tired OF playing
major league bali for a minor league
lever accused the Browns OF playing
that kind of--but then these young
sters will get queer notions
| The squad of Giant youngsters that
will form the vanguard to the Marlin
camp will meet at st. Louis on Feb
ruary 18th, day earlier than planned.
Eddie Brannick has wired the railroad
officials there to have the hand cars
oiled up and in readiness.
4 Roger Bresnahan is either kidding
Charley Murphy or trying TO get Mrs
Brittons goat when he tells Evers he
wants to catch at least hundred
games next season.
/
Doc johnson. the Maps new first
haseman, is said to have talked him
self into the big league, but Horace
Fogei refuses to believe it. Horace,
/ too, Ia Mt odds with the old saw that
says talk liz cheap, and he knows
whereof he speaks.
/ ArAnENHv r.: C~x