The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-12
Baseball Gossip !.
PickedUp Around
the Big Leagues

NEW YORK, Jan. 1I.-secretarI
Foster. of the Giants. has just finishI
ed mailing contracts to twenty-foui
players. as follows: Ames. Badsr1
Burns, Crandall, Demaree, Deyore
Groh, Goulait, Hartley, Kirby. MurI
ray, Merkle. Mccormick, ShafesI
Snodgrass. Tesreau, jacobson, Wilson
| Wiltse. Cooper, Hanley, Perryman
Schupp and Smith. The unfamiliat
names In this list stand for pitchers
all except that OF Cooper. CoppeJ
Is an outfielder and comes from thu
Fort Worth club. Schupp, a LEFT
handed pitcher, is reputed to be
second Waddeil, minus the Rube'l
fondness for the wine when 1t 4
red. Maty. Doyle and others mol
named In the above list are signed Il
long term contracts.
The more Arthur shafer retired
from BASEBALL, the less Arthur F1etchI
er seems to mind 1t.
Chicago advices are to the effeeI
that Tommy Leach will not he ret,iin|
ed by Manager Evers, of the cpba|
Leach's legs went back on him t1sI
| summer and put him on the bench
Perhaps Manager Tinker. Of this Reid
will try him, but that Is extremelt
doubtful. Two years ago Leach. the1
with the Pirates. was in great del
man6.
Manager ciarke's sole reason foI
letting out Doniin Ia that he does MOI
come Within the requirements Of hi
| new speed policy" for the Pirates.
Roy Walker, the Nap pitcher. wal
will have to serve ninety days ~
| prison for assault with intent To kill
will have a very brief training period
unless he la released for good behavl
iour before the end OF his term.
IL is stated "authoritativeiy' thaI
/ Chase need not fear displacement n
! the Highlandsrs' first basenan. Al
Chance has absolutely decided at hi
wife's request, to confine himself Il
| bench MANAGEMENT.
The Boston club last week received
| the signed contract OF SouthpaV
| Pitcher watkins. a six-footer, purj
{ chased from the Youngstown club la 4
year. This makes to date fourtee}
pitchers under Boston contract as fol-
lows: Wood. Collins, Bedient, O'BrierI
Hall, Pape, Van Dyke. Leonard, Aims
! worth. Fostor, Martina. Grant. Mess|
ley and Watkins.
The ST. louis club has turned In
fielder shnnley over TO the Detro1
| club.
Cleveland critics believe that whs}
| the Cleveland club paid Toledo SD
| 900 for Shortstop Ray Chapman las
( season It paid the highest sum eveI
paid for q young player, because <thI
, $4,000 was in actual cash. no otheI
! players being involved In the deal.
| Jake stanI in not expected back Il
/ Chicago from his California trip anti
! January 18TH.
/ When Manager Birmingham was n
Cornell he was an expert foetba |
! player and a star kicker.
Outfeldsr Bert Daniels. Of I'll
| IIfgf1landers, Is busy person all thI
year around. He has been spendinj
/ the winter In New York, and being
c.vil engineer he has a fine wintel
| Job with the New York Central rail-
| road.
shortstop Bridwesi has written u
| President Murphy stating that he u
In such fne shape the Chicago fanI
VIII forset there ever Was sacE pay
| er as Tinker.
| Joe Berger, the Los Angeles RI
| cruit shortstop. has sigued his lslI
White SoA probationary contract
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nome on the bfowns mas annoahf]
cd his intention on auittins pas1s'a
ana soahs n.o 60,
| li1ET. &AhNASA aGot ~ GASN"tA 'aa
have very convincing sfsnmef1
when ne comes 10 sisn theH'
| '
Manager Jennings pToposes Ia
season 70 let tatcner sanase pig ~
Judge OF plscner n.hess 10 fe''a@'1
In the game once ne S'arus-
- - xy yAl
| 1ne LiseE ,sna' Iasa ss,ie
gives MahakeF Exerss u We 1a1s. - J
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