The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-12

handball and association football this
spring. It proved good way to linn
Der up last spring.
Dode Paskert, the Phillies' outfeld-
er. has been very sick at his home in
Cleveland with scarlet fever. He was
acting as house detective for a big
department store when taken with the
disease.
Art Fletcher and Fred snodgrass
may be bundled up in one package by
John AfeGraw next spring and auction
ed on to the highest bidder.
The Pacific Coast league will have a
thirty weeks schedule next season. The
race will start April l. and continue
until Oct. &c.
McGraw expects to land the pennant
next summer with the Giants, which
will make the sixth time for him, but
the Pirates. Phillies. Cubs and Reds
viii battle him for it just the same.
Cree and wolter will be back with the
Highlanders next year, after being out
all of last summer on account of acct
dents. Bert Daniels is also due for
hard up for outfielders
Eppa Rixey of the Phillies has asked
Manager Doom to excuse him from
spring practice and allow him to re-
port to the club on June /. He is TAX
ing course in chemistry in the Uni
versity OF Virginia.
The franchise of the Trenton, n J.,
club was recently sold for 81, and the
rest of the appurteaances of the club
came to only 200.
This is a busy day in Glendora. Cal.
for the big citizen of the place is leav-
ing ON an important mission.
The business men of Tampa were not
long in deciding they wanted to have
the Cubs as their guests next spring.
They know good advertising when they
see 1t.
John McGraw is only SO years old,
and still has his battling eye and can
field and Throw well enough to fill in
a game or two if forced to do so. He
is more valuable to his team on the
coaching line. though. than he is in the
game.
Owner McGill Of the Denver club is
something of a plunger. just as his
famous uncle. Pittsburg Phil, was, but
McGin knows pretty well before he
starts what he is plunging on.
Tip o'Nen is wondering how long he
viii be allowed to stay in Chicago
after the Western league has told him
to get out.
It is likely that removing tonsils will
become a fashion among ball players if
the Washington players, who had
theirs removed last fall make good next
season. Six Of the Senators were sep
arated from these organs.
II Bresnahan comes to the Cubs next
season, 1t is a safe bet he will get as
large a salary, or perhaps larger. than
any member of the west-side team.
Less than six weeks from now the
big league teams will start for training
quarters.
As guests of Joe Cantillon, Tyrus
Cobb. the sensational outfielder, and
Pitcher -Rube waddell, equally famous
in the majors "a few years ago, are
hunting ducks near Louisville.
BIZ James, the elongated right
handed pitcher, acquired by the Cleve-
land American League club from the
Toledo team of the American associa-
ton, has been released to the Portland.
Oregon, team of the Pacific Coast
league, President Charles Somers an
nounced today.
Mrs. Charles Havenor, owner of the
Milwaukee club. believes that Charles
Comiskey. owner of the White Sox.
has violated the contract under which
he obtained Catcher Ray Sc.alk and
that Schalk can be brought back to
Milwaukee. Comiskey arranged to give
Blackburne and Block for Schalk, with
a third player, before Jan. 1. The
third player has not been delivered.
william Neal, new head Of the
Louisville club. is touring the country
trying to buy a few ball players to
take the place of the derehets left him
by Billy Grayson.
Frank Dillon, manager of the Los
Angeles team, is going to retire from
active occupation of first base and has
secured Warren Gill, once "a member
of the Sox, to take his place.
The rumor has started in the east
that Larry Lajoie is to be traded by
the Maps to the Red Sox for Catcher
C.arrigan Just what Jake Sta-hl would
do with Iajoie and Just what the Red
Sox would do without CarT7gan Is not
explained.
Bill Gleason discovered John Nc
eSrazg and handed him ;Ner to Won der
Abe In 1891. The Giants manager at
that time was so small the famous old
st. Louis club owner didn't want to
give him a trial.
John P. Harris, the Pittsburg the
atrical man who was once the owner
of the Boston Braves, is reported to be
behind Bill Locke in the deal for the
Phillies. Harris wanted to take Locke
to Boston with him, but sold out when
he failed to get him.