Evening star., 1914-11-23
'DEVERY HAS SOLD
SHARE IN YANKEES
Ban Johnson's Secret Trip to
New York Served Its
Purpose.
BRESNAHAN PLANS SOME
CHANGES IN CUBS LINEUP
Many Catchers Now Managing
Major League Teams-Lee Magee
Flirting With Feds.

According to a report i'll New York
William :. Devery, who has been iden-
tiled with Frank Farrell in the New
York American League club. has sold
his interests in that venture. Ban
Johnsons visit to New York seems to
have been for the purpose of bringing
this about. johnson was in hiding
during his stay in Gotham, and ii is
said he managed to complete the deal
before he left there. When johnson
reached Philadelphia he made the state
ment that Frank Farrell would con-
tinue at the head of the Yankees. and
this is taken to confirm the rumor that
Deycry has been ousted. I; condition the
American League is believed to have
insisted upon to Farrell.
Brownie Burke. the mascot of the
Cincinnati Reds during the summer
months. who is on the stage during
the off season. is in the city. He is a
member of THE Dummy" company.
Browne called on Manager Griffith this
morning.
The appointment of Roger Bresnahan
TO manage the Cubs will mean several
changes in the lineup of that team.
Bresnahan intends to let out Tommy
Leach, the veteran fly chaser. Not that
Leach has not played good ball. but
he has had managerial ambitious and
would no doubt be suffering from the
disappointment that he was not chosen
to succeed O'Day. Bresnahan also eX-
nects to tame Heinie Zimmerman. who
had more fines inflicted ~on him last
season than all the other players i'll
the National League put together.
Catchers are becoming popular as
managers, Bill Carrigan of the Red
Sox. Pat Moran of the Phillies and
Bresnahan of the Cubs are all eaten
ers, though Moran is no longer ac-
tiyely engaged in the game. He sue
ceeded Charley Doom, also backstop
And last. but not least. there is CONNIE
Mack. who back in the old days was
a wearer of the big mitt.
The catcher's position gives him
peculiar training for the managing OF
ball teams. To begin with, the catcher
always has the game before him. takes
part In most of the strategy that is
employed and incidentally must protect
his team against the inside plays of
the opposition. a .Quick-witted catcher
is invalua BILE to IA ball team. He not
only signs for every ball that is
pitched, but he must be familiar with
every sign of a defensive nature.
Joe Connolly, the left fielder of the
Braves. wnil. he did not distin guish
himself in the world series. was the
best hitter on the Boston team in the
regular campaign. being the only mem
800 mark. Connolly's failure to hit in
the world series was a bitter disap-
pointment to his many friends and ad
mirers and incidentally to hihlself.
From the vest comes a story that
Lee MaSee, who is reported to have
accepted terms with the Federal
League, figured in the termination of
peace. negotiations between Hermann
and WeeGhman. Ii is said that an
armistice has been declared pending
the deliberations between organized
base ball and volunteer base ball In
violation of this agreement Magee is
supposed to have been called to Chi
cago by Weeghman, who exacted
premise that the outfielder would jump
if the Federals were unsuccessful in
finding protection. While Weeghman
denied having seen Magee, the latter
is said to have shown upon his return
to st. Louis a guest card of the Chi
cago Athletic Association obtained by
the Windy city man. Magee declares
that he conferred with both Weeghman
and Gilmore.