Evening journal., 1913-02-28

tent itself with independent ball.
Jimmy Burke. a product of the Nash
vile City league. will play with the
Knoxville team again next season.
Up In Nashville the newspaper men
are still pounding at President Hirsig
because he admits his Willingness 20
let Atlanta have Welchonce (for
consideration provided Washington
turns him back. IL is no. unlikely
that they will queer the deal.
Jim Delehanty will not retire. as re-
ported, and has nailed the lie by sign
ing his 1913 Minneapolis contract
The ST. Paul team will train at Ex-
celsior Springs. Mo- This isn't very
far South, except IN relation TO ST.
Paul Judged by the same standards
the players OF the Skagway. Alaska,
team would no doubt consider they
were getting swell Southern trip
If they were shipped to Spuzzum, Can
ada, for a few weeks OF warming up
Pop Boy Clarence Smith would like
to sign one Of these dollar-a-mile con-
tracts Since the Southern league
closed he has been TO Cuba and then
up to Chicago. He is now hurtling
westward toward the coast in the
White Sox special
The Barons will not report until
March 10, which will give them but
one month to get in shape for the
Southern league race.
"Cy' Britton the new president Of
the Cards is SO busy fixing up the
park and getting out programs that
he has decided TO pass up the spring
training trip. Loud howls from Hug
gins, no doubt followed this announce
ment
Manager Bennington says the rea-
son Laioie has stayed good so long is
that he fields his position with such
case that he never keys his nerves up.
Not having any nervous tension to
wear him down, he doesn't wear.
Sounds reasonable enough, too.
Hugh Duffy In said to be after the
Jersey City franchise. AT the present
time the Skeeters have few players
no manager and nothing much to
speak of in the way Of owners.
Bob Higgins and swats" swaclna
will report at Savannah March 10.
about a week ahead Of the Newark
squad
Up In Ynoungtown. Ohio. tehyhave a
bowling league known as the Concrete
circuit II they take in ball players
we could put couple o. lads In nom-
nation who have all the necessary
mental qualifications.
Pneumonia made no more impres-
sion on Rube Waddell than the re-
peated attacks Of Colonel John Bar
lcycorn the noted Kentucky duel-
ist Rube Is out again and feeling
pretty fair
death Valley jim" Scott beat the
White SoX to Paso Robles by two
weeks and has been working steadily
for a fortnight. He naturally thinks
he is going to have punk sea-
son.
The Interstate League got over
that name quickly. IL is now attacked
by the cognomen: New York and
New Jersey League-which Is alto
gether too long to so into a headline
and hence is virtually useless.
Outhelder Cox whose home is in
Corinth, Miss, and who was tried out
as a Turtle in 1912, has been signed
by Tacoma.
JEFF Tesreau is goin5 to marry the
phone girl wo kept his family tip
ped OFF on the progress Of the last
worlds series. Her name is Miss
Clara Young and they say she's a
peach.
Richard f Kinsella will scout for
the Giants this year. He worked for
the St Louis Nationals last year
which. in ITSELF is no great recon-
mendation.
The Giants have discovered their
first wonder He is Claude oop-
err product of the p 'xas League.
Rube Benton has signed his Gin.
cinnati contract
Frank Metz, of Lafayette Colo. Il
counting on playing first base foi
the Braves this year He is a pro
duct OF the Texas League.
Christy Mathewson is now trainins
for hard pitching season-by battlin.
flies to the outfleld
Kalamazoo. Mich. reports full
nine-inning ball game ON Februar.
10. That's good for Kalamazoo.
Well. anyhow. Jersey City has
manager. Larry Schlafy has accepte,
the post. which seems TO indicate tha
Larry hasn't had lot Of offers thrus
at him this season.
Eddie Keating OF the Jacksonvill,
club, has refused to sign his contraes
but offers 20 play for S165 a month
provided he gets a bonus if he steall
more bases than any other man on thu
club and finishes one-two-three n
batting.
The Southern League has a seasoi
that runs somewhere undor nv,