The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-01-10
WINTER BASEBALL HITS


cupation, Romeoing.
Marty O'Toole was married on De-
cember 80 and has taken his bride
to the Bermudas on honeymoon
trip.
Infielder Roxie Roach has been
sold by Washington to Buffalo, Balti-
more having cancelled an option il
had on him, The price was $500
Indianapolis will open it's exhibition
season at home on April with the
Philadelphia Athletics, and the
Chicago Cubs have also been booked.
Manager Jack Hendricks of Den
yer, announces the signing of Chic
ago semi-pro pitcher named Moran
left-handed, aged 10, height 5
feet and II inches.
William (Happy) Campbell last
season with the Paris team in the
Blue Grass league, has been appoint
ed trainer of the Newark team OF
the International league.
Welcome the name of Climbers
for the Washington American Lea
que team. Senators did not suit
the Washington public and Nationals
did not suit anybody else.
Manager Frank Boyle of the Mus
catine team of the Central Associa-
tion has purchased Second baseman
Danny Hartell from the Paris club
of the Blue Grass league.
Formal announcement that William
Hinchman has been made manager of
the Columbus team to succeed Will
lam Friel was made by President
Schoenberg on December II.
Some Washington critics think
Morley, the youngster secured from
Knoxville, will be the one to beat F.
Laporte out of the second base job
on the next season.
The usal spring controversy may
be expected Washington has book
ed exhibition games with the New
York Giants However John Nc
Graw swears he will fill the dates
this time.
In addition to buying Zip Hager-
man of Lincoln, the Portland Pacific
Coast league club is said to be after
Casey Hagerman, the Denver pitch
er who had a trial with the Boston
Red Sox
Peoria of the Three-I league has
signed a Swedish battery from which
much is expected. The pitcher is
Olaf Swanson from Streator, ILL.,,
and the catcher named Stephenson
halls from Greenwood, Ind
Last year the National League
named as its rules revision committee
Bob Emslie, John M. Ward, and R.
Breshnahan. In the light of sub
sequent events, the moral should be-:
Keep off the rules committee.
The International League will
open its 1913 season on April 16
The schedule will be adopted at a
meeting to be held in New York
some time in January. 1t is under
stood the Western clubs will open in
the East as usual.
Gather James j. Greenhalgh, St
Louis Brown catching recruit, is q
former Bethlehem (Pa.) preparatory
school player. He was under con
tract to catch for the London team Of
the Canadian league but secured his
release.
Hoblitzel, Egan, Tinker and Gram
is the way the Red infield will line
up in 1913, according to the dope
and Cincinnati critics figure it bet
ter hitting one than last season, a.
Tinker has shown better with tn
stick than Phelan.
According to Pittsburg write
Mike Simon, got better results out 0
Marty O'Toole than Billy Kelly eve
did and the fancy-priced spitbal
7 pitcher views with dismay the pros
pect of Simon being disposed of b
Manager Clarke.
w. A. Reed, newspaper man
has been elected president of tn
new Waterloo club in the Contra
Association. Waterloo base bal
people think he is just the man TO
the job, in spite Of the fact that Muir
ply and Fogel were also newspape
men.
Clark Griffith is quoted as sayin
that the strength of Tom Hughes wi
be conserved next year and that Lon
Tom will not be asked to pitc
more than about one week. Wit
this amount of rest Griff thinks h
will be a great winner.
Eddie Burns, Montreal catche
q now playing in the California white
league, has signed contract t
coach the st. Mary's College tear
in California. This college ha
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