Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-04
. BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Third Baseman "Cozy" Dolan, the
Philly recruit. is highly touted by In
ternational League magnates and man.
ayers as a sure conner. Manager Dunn
OF Baltimore predicts that Dolan will
prove himself one Of the surest and
fastest third basemen in the National
League next season. He would have
to be that to cause Manager Doom to
shift Lobert to the outfield.
President Comiskey of the White SoX
last week announced the renewal of
the contract Of William Buckner as
trainer of the White SoX team for
another year This was a mere for
mality. for it is known that Buck has
made a place for himself in base ball
which is his as long as he wants it.
Roger Denzer, former pitcher of the
Chicago White Sox during the expan-
sion era Of 1900-O1-02, who retired be-
cause of a permanent injury to his
pitching arm, is now farming in
LIE Seneur county with his brothers,
one of whom used to act as his catcher
when ne was q semi-pro, at st. Peter,
Mimi.
If Amos Strunk of the Athletics does
doings out on the typewriter. la base
ball writer's style, by next spring. 1T
will not be the fault OF the f1eet-footed
centerflelder Of the Mackmen. Strunk
by a Cuban promoter for having the
best hitting average OF the Macks on
the tour of the island.
Grover C. Hartley. catcher Of the
New York Giants, is in Chehalis, Wash.
looking over the territory with view
to investing in real estate. Hartley is
undecided what he will do this winter.
maybe play a few games with the San
Francisco Winter League.
Third Baseman Dodge Of the Phillies
is doing vaudeville turn on the ke.n n
circuit with an act entitled Going to the
Worlds Series" Dodge is assisted In
his act by Lefty Miller. formerly of
Cincinnati. and Miss Marie Clarke. Next
year he will come out in an act entitled
Big League Pitchers l Could Not Hit"
Pitcher Cooper. the Columbus recruit.
has cost the Pittsburgh club dear-in
players. President Dreyfuss has turned
over to Columbus in exchange for Cooper
ball, King Cole, Dan Triple and Eddie
Warner.
Jake Daubert, the Brooklyn star, is fill
He was around the corridors of the Wal
dorf during the recent National League
meeting, passing out his star brand. These
bear a picture Of Daubert and are said
to be guaranteed under the pure food and
drugs act. Even child can handle them
without danger of injury through explo-
sion.
Juan Viola. Cd,an. who bid fair to be
a star in the Southern League until he
broke a leg. is said TO be playing great
ball on the island this winter. and may
get a chance to come back. The Havana
sport writers have taken an interest In
him and have written Manager Billy
Smith. at Atlanta, asking that he get
trial. When in the South Atlantic League
he was considered one of the fastest
men in the game.
When Rube Marquard was reminded
that his talk of demanding more pay for
next year was foolish because he was
under a contract with two years Yet to
run the naive RUDE wanted to know why
he could not break that contract If the
ST Louis club could break it's contract
with Bresnahan. He was informed that
the Bresnahan contract is not actually
broken yet.
Horace Fogel left as a legacy to the
Philadelphia club a number of contro-
versies that have to be settled. One was
the claim of Umpire Rigler for acting as
the agent I'm signing Eppa Rixey. Another
is with Buffalo over Pitcher Billy Bax-
ter Buffalo paid 500 to Philadelphia
under an optional agreement for Baxter.
but Fogel sent him to Wilmington. in
the Tri-State. and later he landed back
in Philadelphia. Buffalo wants it's $500.
At the coming meeting of the American
Association, it is said. another effort will
be made to get permission for other cir
cults to place clubs in association cities,
the idea being to give Minneapolis and
ST Paul continuous ball through entrance
of the Central International League. At
least this is the particular purpose an
nounced. but 1t recalls the rumors re-
Gently of the Western League sharing
American Association territory.