Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25

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Ohio. whose interests. together with those
of Chicago men, he recently acquired.
What time Joe Tinker is having. He
is now dangling between Brooklyn and
the Federal League This is like choosing
an ordinary outlaw. Under the circum-
stances, why not cross the bridge?
Johnny King, the veteran catcher, with
the Cincinnati Reds last season, who an
nounced his 'steenth annual retirement at
the close of last season, says that he is
in earnest about it this time TO prove
that he means it, King is willing to
wager that he will not be back with the
Reds next year.
Joseph Cantillon, manager of the Min
neapolis club, says that Rube Waddell
Is rapidly recovering from the touch of
lung trouble for which he is being treated
III Texas. Cantiilon asserted that he ex-
pected the famous southpaw would be in
harness again next summer
Henry Medicus no longer owns stock in
the Brooklyn club. The Disposal of his
shares gives 30 per cent of the stock to
the Mckeevers, with Ebbets holding the
other half. Medicus has seventy-five of
the 400 shares in the Newark club, which
will receive his attention next season.
at Omaha, weather permitting. between
two picked teams. composed mostly of big
league players who are wintering in that
city Alexander of the Phillies and
RaSon of the SuperbaS are slated to OPP
pose each other on the mound. The
receipts of the game will be turned over
to charity
Why does Ty Cobb interrupt the sweet
winter dreams of the American League
DltcHerS DN announcing he
vented new bat OF exceptional qualities
1t is heartless Christmas message.
Cincinnati wanted a regular base ball
club for Christmas and got a 100000 por-
trait of King Philip III of Spain. Next
July. when the road gets rocky and Char
, lie HerzoS is reviled the fans can visit
the cool art galleries and forget the Reds.
BY releasing Dickson. once with. the
Giants, to Rochester George Stalings
has cut his pitching staff down to seven
teen men. Connie Mack. however will
try to worry along through another sea
son with BENDER aud Plank. using one or
two youngsters from time to time to
give the old boys an afternoon off.
1t is reported that Willie Zimmerman,
the speedy outiielder with the Newark
Indians. will soon be taken over by the
Brooklyn team. Charles Ii. Ebbets has
practically closed a deal whereby the Su-
perbas will get Zimmerman in exchange
for Leo Callahan, an outtielder, and Maui
rice Kent. pitcher. who recently We're
recalled by Brooklyn from Toronto
At the next meeting of the Southern
League the board of directors of the
Nashville club will request that the deal
between Mobile and Nashville involving
Berger and Perry be set aside. William
Hirsig. president of the Nashville cub
made the deal over the head of Billy
Schwartz. the manager Which proves
that even board of directors If not in
Cincinnati, may be of some good in the
world.
If Matty becomes as proficient at golf
as he is at checkers and pitching the
flower Of the English links can drop over
as often as the spirit moves without
causing so much as a tremor of appre-
hension. Holding an advantage of one
stroke down to the home green cannot be
expected to cause much of a furry in
one who has come to the last of the
ninth with the score to and Frank
Baker Wiping the dust off his bat Will.
carefully cycling the right field fence.
These are happy days for Tom Lynch's
umpires. The umpire plank in the TeneI
platform was conspicuous at the time Of
the staff can't be improved upon. The
issue served to defeat Lynch, however,
and that evidently was all that was
wanted. After that Brennan incident in
Philadelphia last summer it seemed as
though peace would never again reign
in the official family of the National
League