The Washington herald., 1913-03-02
Young Olsen and Joe Turner Matched Other Sporting News
BITS OF BASEBALL

FOR his -outheld Manager Stovall, OF
st. Louis. has no less than nine candi-
dates. But Shotten Is practically cer-
4 tain of his job. which leaves two posi-
tions for the other eight players Will
liams Is a second choice. The other
new men are Brief, Pete Compton,
Walker, Patterson. Sloan. and Maisel
Bobby Wallace. the veteran short
| stop of the Browns. will never have his
| pay cut again in his major league ca
reer. Wallace. has passed the top OF
his usefulness and knows 1t. He does
not like the idea of having his salary
reduced year by year. but President
Hedges has assured him that the sal
ary offered him in this years contract
| will stand as long as he remains with
the club. when his usefulness is passed
he will be made a free agent. with IL
cense to sell himself at the best mar
ket.
Jack Quinn. the former pitcher of the
New York. says that the New Yorks
have secured a wonderful shortstop in
Claude Derrick.
Joe Jackson declares that he will
| give UP playing baseball as soon as he
pays for his farm In South Carolina.
Cleveland fans don't wish Joe any
harm. but they will be satisfied II he
doesn't get the mortgages on the home
stead lifted for about ten years.
! 1t is said that Manager MfUk. of the
| Athletics. would like to secure Paddy
| Griner from New York. and Manager
Callahan wants Ray Keating.
| Jean Dubuc. the star pitcher Of the
| Detroit Tigers, says he knows nothing
of the hold-out pact which is supposed
| TO have been formed between Cobb.
Crawford. Stanage, and himself. He
/ declares that he would never enter into
| such an agreement. and President Ma
win will have to deal with him person
ally.
Sam Crawford is a hold d-out-a real
hold-out," said Frank Navin. but am
| not worrying. Why should I? I've run
the gamut pretty nearly. I've finished
! in every position but last, and that's
not far below where we pulled up last
year-siXth place"
Pitcher Joe Lake. of Detroit, has
been holding down position as pro-
! fessional golfer this winter with the
! Marine Golf Club, of Brooklyn.
Cleveland will have smaller squad
in its training camp than any other of
the American League teams. Manager
Birmingham will take twenty-eight
| players South. which is seven or eight
less than any other club VIII carry
Roy Miller. PhiIie outfielder, who has
just affixed his signature to a contract.
SAYS that he will win a regular berth
with Doon's nine
If Manager Kelly, OF indianapolis, sue
ceeds in signing up Pitcher Chief La
| roy, the Indians will have a real Indian
on their team.
Reports from the East are to the effect
| that the New England League will have
an entirely new umpiring staff.
"Odd coincidence" says Larry Nc
Lean. Il started my National League
career with St Louis. and now / am re-
turning to that city. Mike Mitchell be-
gan at Chicago and now goes back
there"
Cincinnati fans are wondering whether
Manager Joe Tinker can develop one star
pitcher out of his crop Of youngsters. So
is Joe.
Put this in your hat. Nap. Rucker. the
star twirler of the Dodgers. says that in
his opinion Jim Sheckard has the great
est batting eye i'll the National League.
George Stone. the former star of the
ST. Louis Browns, is still looking for a
berth as a minor league manager.
President Locke, of the Phillies, has
engaged Percy Smallwood. the middle
distance runner to go South with his
team to coach the players in quick start
ing and base running.
What has become of the players fra
ternity we heard so much about last
fall?
Secretary Nahn, of the Milwaukee
Brewers, has announced that of the
thirty contracts that he sent out only
ten signed contracts have been returned.
II Messrs. Evers, Archer, and Bresna-
han are worth $4,000 dead, what are
they worth alive?
University has made him a coaching in
structor.
wilbert Robinson. the Giants trainer.
has been in training for several weeks
and is down to 2c7 pounds.
Manager Bill Dahlen has thirty-one
players on his roster. Six of them are
holding out.
Ozark jeff Tesreau, the big, good-na-
tured pitching star of the Giants, is very
shortly to take unto himself a bride, II
is reported.