The San Francisco call., 1913-09-23
Gossip of the Coast
League Diamonds

Howard declares that Charley Co
miskey, boss of the Chicago White
sox, has no further claim on any of
the players of the Seals and that
when Johnston was taken by the
Cubs comiskey simply lost out.
On the other hand. j. Cal Ewing.
one of the principal owners Of the
local club, maintains that there is an
understanding between the club and
Comiskey that in the event that one
OF the other clubs in the major
leagues secured Johnston. Comiskey
would have call on one of the other
players of the club. the purchase price
for such player being $4,000.
Charley Tanning. the most success
full pitcher on the local club, is al
ways pitching to an imaginary spot
when he is working on the hill This
target. according to Charles. is about
as large as the opening of an ordi-
nary stovepipe. Tanning declares
that any time he gets the ball oveI
this elusive spot he does not believe
that even Cobb could hit it.
Tanning says that the imaginary
target is located just below the shoul-
! ders on the inside of the plate. Watch
twirls.
Trainer Denny Carroll says you can
see flaming from the clubhouse
shooting the bali down the stove pipe,
and there is not a man in the league
who can hit 1t when he gets the pill
in the right place
Standridge, who has been on the
ailing list during the week as a re-
nf h Icfn III v@ff 1, ,frler rfr1
is expected back in the game. How
ard has great confidence in the young
ster and may use him in two games
against the Beavers this week.
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When the official announcement of
the players who were secured frcm
the minor leagues was made yesterday
the name of Carl Mite did not show
in the list. This appears TO be an
oversight on some ones part as II
was only few days ago that Presi-
dent Leavitt of the Oakland club
wired that Mite had been drafted by
the St. Louis Browns. No word has
been received to the effect that they
had relinquished their claim on the
little Oakland backstop.
Francois Hosp has been released by
the Browns, but it is expected that
the Brooklyn Superbas viii get him.
They had second call on the Tiger in
fielder and they can have him for the
draft price.
According to the early plans of
Manager McGraw of the National
league pennant winning team,
1t is believed that the reliable
Christy Mathewson will pitch the first
game in the worlds championship
series for the Giants. The man that
Is likely to oppose Mathewson is
Chief Bender, the Indian twirler of
the Athletics.
This was the pair that started the
worlds series two years ago when
the Giants beat the Athletics in a
great pitching duel.
The Seals departed for Portland yes
terday to engage the Beavers in a six
game series which starts today. How
ard took along the same crew, with
the exception of Cartwright, that he
had in the south.
Owing to illness in the Cartwright
family, the third sacker was allowed
to remain at home. This will cause
a switch in the infield ranks of the
Seals during the coming series with
Portland. Howard plans to break into
the game himself. He will hold down
first base and McArdle will be shifted
over to third. The latter is at home
in any position in the infield. and 1t is
doubtful whether Cartwright's abb
sence will be felt.
along and he plans to keep in the
remaining weeks of the season.