Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21

The Atlanta club. champion Of the
Southern League. has purchased lnficider
Schwind from the Boston Graves.
Facing embarrassing financial conditions.
the Keokuk team or the Central Associa-,
ton has shown moving pictures OF the
world series to raise sufficient funds for
the coming season.
Tom Reid. frst-sacker. has been pur-
chased by San Antonio. Reid was :
member of the San Antonio club seSoisi
years ago, having been released to the
Smithville club as manager.
rip Egan of Louisville has penned.
a contract with the Hannibal clue or
Hannibal. Mo-. of which Al .Egan. ior-
merly connected w.th-the st. Louis Ma
tionals has been chosen manager
The indianapolis team Of the Anerican
Association will train at Memphis next
srring President. Sol Meyer has been Of
fered the use of the park by the Mem
phis club of the Southern League
Phil Cooney. second sacker for the
Sioux Ciw team OF the Western League.
arises to remark that his percentage
for the pas; season was .9i2 instead 81
1888. as originally published cooney
was credited with c13 put-outs, 325
The Portsmouth club of the Ohio State
League has signed Steward Diitz right
handler OF Roseviile. q. Diitz WAS uis-
covered by Billy Doyle. scout for the
Cleveland Maps who recommended hin
to President Cablemap of the Cobbiers
Al Burch and Jack Stansbury. cx-major
league stars must skip lively for an
outfield position with the Louisville
club. American Association. next spring.
The Cardinals owned Stansbury snort
while last spring. while Bureh formerly
cavorted with Brooklyn.
Ianky Harry Sallee, the Cardinal
hurler was given but one free trans
portation in fifty games Hast season: ac-
cording 60 the averages OF the Nationai
League The opposing pitchers cut EN-
straight over the plate, not fearing ans
home runs or three-base smashes.
George Ort will no. manage the ~
Thomas Canadian League club in 1914. Is
The announcements from Toronto. 4 sac-
cessor TO Ort will be named IN the near
future The deposed pilot has received
offers from various clubs, but has not
announced his plans
Il see by the official averages of the
National League that | have been cred
tied with three horners during the past
season." writes Catcher Arthur wilson
about IL is that each one of the three
homers won a game for the New York
club
Walter II. Smell member of the Boston
Red Sox band has been appointed a
physical director 1T Brown University
Saell is engaged in POSTGRADUATE
course and will act as head basket BAH
and gymnas;ic instructor. Smell began
his college career attending PHI FPS.
nd
Ed Walsh. White Sox slabman. looks
forward to a brilliant 1914 percentage.
The big hurlcr wrote that his DAMAGED
arm again was .. X. and ready FOE
business. Walsh has spent loads of tire
in outdoor activities since leaving the
dia mond and has planned to advance TO
California ahead Of the regulars to whip
into sound condition.
The Cleveland Maps will enjoy all tho
modern conveniences of a twentieth CEN
fury training camp upon engaging in
spring practice at Athens Ga Tho
field of the University Of Georgia. the
scene of the Cleveland practice grounds,
is located in gully. the surrounding
hills affording ample protection from the
wind. IL is said that the field is one
of the most elaborate In southland.
Fred Clarke, manager of the Pittsburgh
Pirates, did not return 10 Pittsburgh fol-
lowing the convention of the National
League magnates in New York. Clarke +
advanced to Winfield, Kan. upon the
close of the base ball meeting. Fred is
the construction of little
home in this town and has decided 90
be on hand when the final nail Is driven.
Clarke owns an abundance of property
in Kansas.
The latest idea to be sprung by George
Tebeau Is the equalization OF the playing
Of he eli n he
Association by having players purchased
by a league committee and distributed
among the teams instead of having the
team owners buy their own players. His
idea is to have the committee purchase
the athletes needed by each club and
then divide this talent by the club own
ers drawing lots.