Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-25
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

The Athletics had been slamming pitch
ers regardless until they bumped into
Ray Heating. Then they slammed air
and took their first shutout.
There have been three ties in the Ma
tional League. and the season is very
young: Giants vs. Philllies. Pirates VS..
Reds and Cubs vs.. Reds.
In a game in Detroit the other day
there were three bases on balls. base
hit and steals of second. third and home.
and yet only one run was scored from
the conglOmerate mess.
Branch Hickey. former catcher of the
New York and St. Louis A. l.. teams.
says base ball in the majors is so fast
that players don't have time to think.
There is talk in the camp of the Red
Sox tina. Pitcher Charley Hall may be
turned into a utility Outfielder because
Of his hitting ability.
President Sol Meyer of the Indianapolis
club says he has $4,000 worth of ball
players coming to him from the New
York Giants and the Detroit Tigers In
exchange for Pitcher Goul.af and Out
fielder Veach, and he expects two play
ers from each club, on basis of vaiua-
ton of $1,000 each.
side that IL the writers want to stop the
player writer fake they should take the
matter up with the Players Fraternity.
where respectful hearing would be
the general body of players against the
athletes mixing up in the writing game
Commenting on the good work being
done by Benny Meyer with Brooklyn, an
eastern writer suggests that he ought to
be finished ball player. as ne mas
nifty and Joe Kelley, three past masters
at developing players.
Connie Mack is of the same opinion as
Hugh Jennings regarding playing exhi-
bitOn games on the way north after a
training season and is reported to have
said he will not book a single exhibition
game next season after leaving the train
ing camp. which will not be left. by the
way. until the last minute before the sea-
son opens.
Manager John McGraw. having made
peace with the New Orleans club. has al
ready booked exhibition games with the
Pelican city team for next April and will
also play series at Mobile. The fiatter-
ing attendance presented TO the Giants In
these two cities went long way toward
meeting training expenses incurred i'm
Giants drew 1000 people.
According TO major league ball players
who have taken part I'm exhibition games
In Mobile this spring. that historic city
has a bunch Of fans who are the worst in
the world at riding young ball players.
and the recruit who ever gets to the point
of getting start in that town must be
wonder. If Ty Cobb showed up there
for trial and happened to muff ball in
practice they would hound him into the
bay.
Al Newton and several other players OF
the Atlantic City team who were given
permission to sign elsewhere il they could
better themselves. have come to terms
with their old club, having learned that
no one would grab at the chance to sign
them at figures better than the Tri-State
League limit. The experience is similar
to that of several International League
players.
Branch Hickey. If ever put in charge of
the Browns. will be an unpopular trainer.
Recently he chained his University of
Michigan recruits TO the plate to keep
them from pulling away. HIS latest is
to shackle their hands SO as to break
them of swinging at the ball. when he
Is trying to teach them to bunt If he
should carry out the Stacking stunt and
chain his players to their beds that is *
he becomes a manager of league team,
he will have to furnish the last straw.