Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-07


serted the Rochester International
League team for the Federals, says he
gets $4,000 a year. and 5000 cash down
for signing with the outlaws.
Columbia in the South Atlantic League
has signed a player named BooZer. He
is no rough neck. either. but a college
boy. and he won fame as shortstop on
his schools team in South Carolina.
Jake Boultes Of st. Louis. third base
man for the Bridgeport team of the East
ern Association. has accepted the man
agement of the team. The selection is a
popular one. say Bridgeport scribes.
A brother of Jack Fournier of the Chi
cago White SoX has been signed by Man
Yakima team of the Western Pristate
League. The new Fournier is southpaw
pitcher.
Charles A. Comiskey and John J. Nc
Graw are said to be SO well pleased with
the results Of the present world tour that
they may attempt another next winter,
visiting Central and South American
points.
Tom DAILY, who has been signed by Frank
Chance as scout, will be popular Wis
itor at President Tener's office in New
York, even if he is in another league.
Daily caught Tener when the present head
AL Marquard pitcher and cousin of
Rube Marauard of the New York Giants,
has been signed by the Muscatine club of
the Central Association. His home is in
ST. Louis. where he is said to have won
fourteen straight games in semi-pro cir
cles.
James Feeney of ST. Louis. who has had
experience in several minor leagues. will
manage the Superior team of the Nebras-
ka State League this season. He was
recommended to the Superior club by
Charley Barrett, scout of the st. Louis
Browns.
Jack Lewis. who deserted the st. Paul
American Association team last year for
the Federals. is another one who would
like to get back into organized ball if
they will open the door for him. One sea-
son with the Feds cured Lewis of his out
law tendencies.
The city of Dubuque, which is building
a municipality owned ball park for the use
of the Dubuque Three-I League team. is
planning for the future. apparently. 1t is
announced that stands and bleaohers will
have seating capacity of 5000
Umpire Red Held Of the Pacific Coast
League staff went west with the Chicago
White SoX and will be one of the UNI
pires in the exhibition games that Gala
hans team will play with coast teams
before the season opens in Al Baum's
League March 81.
Mike Balenti has finally been heard
from by the Chattanooga club. The Indian
shortstop sent word from his home in
Alaska that he had concluded to make
another one of those long trips and he
is already on the way and will arrive
in Chattanooga some time in March.
Besides being a corking good ball
PLAYER, little Tommy Mcmillan of the
Rochester international team is some
handler of the shotgun. He competed in
a recent big shoot at Pinehurst and took
down third prize money in field of 15O
gunners. His prizes netted him $3.50.
George Bubser, who has been the chief
factor in the Rockford club of the Wis
sin-Illinois- League for several years,
saws that War Sanders. who managed the
Middlesboro team in the Appalachian
League last season. will handle the New
nam team in the Georgia-Alabama
League in 1914 Draper will succeed
Sanders at Middlesboro Other Georgia
Alabama managers announced are Bob
Rangsdale at Admission, Bruce Hayes at
Gadsden Jack Reidy at Rome, Jim La
fitte at La Grange, Carl Pace at Talla-
deSa and Kirk Newell at opelika, though
one or two OF these are not positively
tdecided upon.