The Washington herald., 1914-12-27
BITS OF BASEBALL.

There seems TO be surne dOubt that Eddie Collins
Will take the managerial reins Of the White SON
next season. Callahan may remain in charge Of the
team for another season TO give the former Athletic
star mCre time to gather sNperience for the JOB.
Il IS estinlAtei that Loo ball players viii
be thrown out Of employment nest season owing to
the rule that cuts down the mayer limit in
the minor organizations
Although rr-0rts have becn in circulation that
I Jimmy Archer has luined the Feds Roger Bressa-
hsA erts that his str maskmau will be behind
the f'E the Cubs next season
HA R cUndTcting a billiani hall in Buf
fAlo. Thl, Is ne rst winter that the star frst
sack bss iAi!e q put in the coast with the
barn tJTmiHr teams.
Joe BIN. .ngham rise to rpmark that there is
no in feeling b.tween N and Pitcher BlaDdinC
The Only be ke BlandiGg on the bench
Sast SeasOn Was beCause he wished TO try out some
Of his youngsters. declares the Nap leader.
Otto Knahe states that he never made an ohsr
TO either Duoin o. MaSee The Baltimore, Fed
leader admits. however. that he talked with them
and oGcTel to get them jobS With the new league.
II Il likely that HaTry NOlter will Be recalled
FINN the Cosst League BY the YARks belOre spging.
Woltsr made a splendid showing in the Far West
being one Of the best hitters in the league
John Ra7. Of Albany. Ind. famed as sCnut for
minor league talent OF. the lots. may be engaged
a. business sgr Of the Decatur club Ot the
lhree-I LCagne for next seasou- Elmer DuzSan. IS
playing Manager. would look after the playing end
o. the game only.
The Nashville club. uf the suuthern Leasue an
nOunces the puT,basc Of Jack Farmer seCond base
man. frOm the Selma club Of the Georgia Alabama
League. Fumrr Is a big fellow for infe!dfr.
standing fun ',E feet in height. but be is said to
be fast.
Report from Meridian, Miss, says that a svindIsr
who s--tendci be H nk GoWdy duped the eitiErn>
for several di1ncB and SO in cash. The man. ~
says the dspatch bore a striking resemblance 70
Hank GOwdv'' The story must be exaggerated.
BASEBALL It some future date may draW inst as
hIg a crowd as thiS" remJrked President Charles !
II. Ebbets. uf the BrOcklyn club. as be gazsd al
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Harvard game Thsn he sddcd, You know base |
hall still m its infancy"
Charley Meara, the AtlantiE League batting star /
who sven trial by Frank Chance with the
Yankee last summer. and who later got into
TOW with tie club berause he forget % rsjpiu the |
team being finally sent back to the Atlantic, has
bcen signed BY the Indiluspoli Association team.
President Nick ICorfSh Of the south Atlantic |
League: makes 1t snoun that the Sally League
schedule for 1915 VIII be made up bv no less per
sonage than Georgs StallingS. This may b al!
right advertising stunt, but it vas not mag
inCd that as schedule maker StallEnss ranked 50
high.
It tskes a baseball PLAYER to show the insids
angles of the game. Control IS ono Of the most
essential assets that a pitcher mnst command 10
hold his own in the major lCagles.' was a rcvea-
ton which Dick Rudolph made in his nrst news
paper srticle
Moriecai Brown who promised hy the Fet-
erals that he Wnnld be taken care Of. was in Chi
caRo at th. Fed meeting 70 what plans bad
bpn made FOR his future but Il Is sgid he got little
information and returned tc his home in Indiana
inclined 10 the notion that YOU can take nothing
for granted in baseball.
The Imperial Valley League. . winter circuit IN
Southern California announced that no Federal
League PLAYERS can Oin its teams uhereuDOn Gecrge
Stovau. Fed representative IN that section. came
put with a protest at the injustice of such dis
,rimnatiou In retaliation be may sign all the
imperial players md break M the league.
Il wish him the best Of luck !" sid Connie Mack
when told that Eddie Plank had signed a Federal
Lrague oIhtTaet- "Are you sorry TO sc him got
Iaek asked. "Oh. no" he replied Il was
hrouEh with ann. He was after the money and
Eas quite willing to 20 TO the Federals He was
'ohdcF,nl pitcher. and he is a good one yet.