Evening journal., 1913-01-06
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DIamond NeMs and GOSSIP.

DlnmOn0 news ahu OOecip.
The Louisville club is counting on
some help from the st Louis Browns.
Since the colonels have taken some
cast-off players from the Cracker club
in the last couple OF years # may be
gathered that they "aint proud"
Top price in s22.5oO for Marty
O'Toole.
Top price in l9il-s22, ,5oO,for Marty
schalk
Going DOWN.
Doc Kerr asks that we deny the
report that he has invented a noiseless
soup spoon.
If Tony Marhefka doesn't stop
kicking he's likely to be shunted over
TO New Castle.
Doc Gessler has notified Kansas
City that he will stick to his medical (
studies at Johns Hopkins ana that he {
viii not play baseball
The Boston Nationals have sold
Arthur Schwind to Buffalo He is !
the lad picked up from the Ottawa
club. Schwind weighs but 1870 pounds
and Stallings figures that tnat is en-
tirely to schwindy.
John Henry is a brave sufferer The
chunky lad has a bum knee and may
have to take it down to the Johns
Hopkins Hospital to have it dichoto-
mibed or something Of that sort It's
really in bad shape and Clark Griffith
IS considerably worried about It.
A racing association down in
Buenos Ayres has agreed to pay all
travelling expenses of the Senators If
they will go to B. A. for their spring
training. No chance says Griif.
! ITS too near"
Eppa Rixey has asked Manager
Doom to let him finish his college
r work before he reports. But there
S isn't a chance. The Phillies haven't
enough pitchers so they can afford to
S spare one.
A game warden out in Montana has
promised to fine Clark Griffith $500
for killing a deer out of season, even
if he did it with a stone Griff says
he's going back, pay the fine and kill
one with his bare hands-not mention
ing whether he refers TO deer or game
warden.
l. If the Tri-State League reduces
salary limit much lower it will be on
an equality with the price that Jim
+ Let's paid for the Trenton club-$l
a. for the franchise and 25 cents for the
d uniforms. And even at that there
a are some who contend that Let's was
a sandbagged into making the deal
10 The White Sox will leave on theiI
I, iaunt for the Pacific coast February
- 20, in two special cars. Thirty-si,
10 players. not to mention a lot of wives
- newspaper men and assorted hangers.
z on will make the journey.
II Hughey Jennings says that hi.
coaching antics are quite as refined
!. and funny as the initiation stunts
10 done by men who are being takel
"a into Harvard secret societies-an'
i3 dinged if he isn't right.
AZ Lou Criger has signed his 1913 con
SS tract as coach of the pitchers, wit
3S the st. Louis Browns When the sea
81 son gets well under way he may scou
81 some Lou is the man who dug De
So Walsh. Bill McAllister and Jack !
. Johnson out of the Southern.
O1
"Monseer Marquar' doesn't have
lpf pf ltot Of fhaf % rrifqa namo
Runyon. Just as he gets a coupl
~ of thousand miles away from dea
~ oil Broadway a chicken show wit
5000 exhibits, opens in New York.
ue The same performer alleges tina
IRE the action of the New England I. {
he Az c., whatever that may be, in abo
es ishing the hammer throw is anothe
effort to crowd poor old Charlie
Murphy to the wall.
Ter The decision to lower the salar
l9y limit was brought up by some of tn
am directors who have suffered losse
led during the past few seasons, and
was unanimously agreed upon. TIL
Twill bring the Tri-State League dow
&c Ito a financial basis where baseba
; . can live not die off and put the owl
or ers in the hole as has been done ju
last season. With the lower lin
managers can secure more young an
ambitious players to take the pla'
I oi the old cast of stuff of the maiI
nei leagues Why he can even increai
, the number of players and still
lda within the limit This amount
son lowered only in consideration of Il
ger business the clubs have been doin
don Ifithose players that are now signn
!. up for S175 can't work for $25 les
mp there is lots of young material tn
mp win only be anxious to get the chanC
iss-
nts Joe Myers is satisiiedtwith the II
State salary cut yellow" is d
in Harrisburg this week to sign
for the sixth time there OF cour
he will be allowed an rexpense a
- count" in addition to his $3.50 per
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