Evening star., 1914-10-13

| Joe Jackson hopes to become a farm
er. and lot of pitchers hope he gets
his hope in hurry.
Joe o'Brien looks like the best umpire
PRESIDENT Ban Johnson has dug up in
some time. He is a big fellow and looks
the part.
Bill Carrigan. who has made good as
the Red Sox manager. has been signed
Tor two more years-and to one of those
air-tight documents.
Catcher ONeill Of the Cleveland team
will not be able to go on the Pacific
coast tour with Connie Mack, as he
| broke finger on his right hand last
week.
Charley Dooin's men are strong for
nome runs, that being the only way
some of them can get around the bases.
New York American.
| II Gerber. the sensational Columbus
| shortstop, can make good with the
Pirates it is good bet that Hans Wag-
ner will be moved over to first base
! and Konetchy traded for a good third
| baseman.
still. we haven't noticed any an
nouncement that Jawn McGraw will
| retire from base ball after this year
Pittsburgh Press.
Christy Mathewson was trimmed in a
checker game by Charles +. Baker, and
1t served him right. He ought to know
| better than to play with any one named
Baker.-Brooklyn Citizen.
! Curious item: Most of the PLAYERS
whose names begin with u are in Chi
| ca go. label and Zimmerman are with
the Cubs. Zeider and Zwilling are with
| the Chicago Federals.
! Charles Wagner. the Boston America II
| shortstop, who has been resting for
| many weeks on account of an arm in
! jury. signed a contract with the team
for 1915 last week. President Lanpin
said that while Wagner might not be
able to play regularly he could assist
! Carrigan in various ways
| The forward pass in base BAH is a
| little more involved and is not popular
around here since the Braves pulled it
| on our Giants.-New York American.
| Collins, who plays the outfeld for the
Pirates. Is named Eddie. He has not
vet gained the prominence of Connie
! Mack's celebrity. but seems to be a fine
l prospect nevertheless.
| Pittsburgh. or Pittsgrad, should plav
both ends against the middle. At the
| start and finish Of the year the Pirates
have been unbeatable. But that long,
dull drought in between put a crimp in
|
| Outfelder Bill Holden is no longer a
member of the Cincinnati team He
| by Manager Herzog and after he had
played the five days allowed a PLAYER
without signing HerZog dismissed him.
Dear Old Matty" says he thinks Com
ME Mack may be the equal of McCiraw
as a manager. Probably a few more
| world series engagements would well
nigh convince him.-Cleveland News.
! "One might call an umpire n nrofes-
sor of the diamond" an arbiter recent
| ly was quoted as saying in telling of
his duties II so, 1t is a professorship
almost ass ssdesirable as holding down
the chair of applied electricity in sing
Sing.
"Matty" declares he thinks George
Stallings has a great future" We
| have often felt that way about John n
Rockefeller, too--Pittsburgh Press.
The exasperations of base ball WHY
is 1t. when you shove punk hitter way
down In the batting order he immedi
ate1y begins to bat like blaZes-after
two are out-and the man you moved
up TO honorable position immediately
begins to strike out with the bases
full?
Cincinnati Times-Star: AN inst,,co
! i''''" ou. VI ms chances
through the ancient idea of kfen,np
the extra catchers idle on the bench
Mike fecklnger. who has lust heen
relegated to the brush by Brooklyn
Hecklnger ~ few years ago was the
hkeliest looking catcher imagInnhlc
great, ranpy fellow. with a riN,sho ot
peg ana IA wallop At the bat The Cuhs
drafted him and let him roost ON Tho
bench; then BROOKLYN took him from
'hlcoHo and lik"wis made MN p,rrb
uhworkius, "n the plank Vow he's
s"nt to W" minors H--rurt"d out of tho
t"ft rpn1ph 1N ithout even plnVtut, IA
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