The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-22
LINING EN- OUT

Mordccai Brown says he was n
sucker when he worked FOR the Cubs
''When I was out there working
almost every other day and warming
up the rest Of the time, pitching my
arm Off" snys brown. murphy used
to come TO me and tell me not 60
worry, tina he realized what / had
done for him, how much money !
I had made for him and that he in
tended to take care of me FOR life.
Two months after I hurt my knee
with a t~hree-ycar contract ahead, he
| sold me to Louisville with the under
standing that 7 was never TO be sent
back to the majors and was never 90
get over $500 a month. Yet there
are some people wondering why
there was any need OF a Federal
league
Ruth. the $4,000 beauty bought
| by the Red Sox from Baltimore, has
a regular gumdrop OF a nickname.
They call him baby Ruth.
Ruth Il a large lefthander, hut ne
hasn't shown signs OF being a bear.
There are regrettahlc indications
that he may take the same route as
Marty O'Toole.
slowly. but surely. It Is becoming
dis-OrEanized baseball.
cobb in Trouble, "-Hcadline.
need It again.
Griffin has announced that here
after boneehad plays by his men will
entail moro or less heavy fines.
They'll have 10 go some e. beat Grit
nth's bone when ne forfeited "A game
Ia tho Athletics recently, And he
was fined only $50 for that.
johnson says ne hasn't received
q definite offer from The Feds. And
adds that he'll stick, even II h" does
81. Louis experts regard Jack ~
Ter. the Cardinals first bascman, as
the most valuable player the -
Louis Nationals have ewncd in years
The Cardinals are talking %pennant
No use denying Il. this IL a most up
set year Ia baseball!
Cobb's halrtrigger temper is still
working. During "A game on De
troit's last visit to Philadelphia h'
hurled a bat az Eddie Murphy, wh'
had made caustlc reply 20 a slzzlini
remark by Tyrus. Umpire Chill
didn't see the incident, but Conni'
Mack and the players did.
:. Connie. however. refused TO ontcr
tain the Idea of filing a complain
against Cobb. lie thinks Goth Ia
been punished enough lately. ant
does not want to be instrumental b
keeping him out OF the game am
longer. Al least that is what Con
ME say Possibly the idea tina
more trouble Tor cobb may cause al
idea that q jump 90 the Feds would
relieve lnceratod feelings had some
thing 10 do with Comics determine
ton. Connie Is foxy. The Feds have
l been buxzlng into Ty's ear. ard M
Am. league manager want Go see
: drawing card fSc Cobb lost To TN
organization.
In commenting on the inciden
Connie said. Il cannot see why al
q intelligent man like Cobb would d
"a thing like that. He made a dclib
crate attempt to injurc Murphy
: Cobb is q fine chap 60 meet and tail
! to, but hc has no balance wheel
u The Pacific Coast league has hai
: a lean, slender season financially
The passing Of the golden gate,
as Il were.
George Davis, ope time manaser o
the Giants, and for many years
star infieldor Of the Chicago whit
. Sox. has hesn added 10 the siouthin
force OF the New York Americana
George Is now out among the stick,
7 trying desperately 20 locate a fc'
{ hitteFs.
~ Is reported that Carol Browr
Z former Mack pitcher. who one sai
urday afternoon last year gave De
troit sixteen bases on balls In cigi
= innings and still beat them, wa
given 10 the New York Americans a
d GIT Everybody waived ON Brow.
4 and Mack wished him on chance &
y forestali a possibility Of the Fed
- getting him.
RI The nrookfcds are outdrawins IN
Dodgers almost two "a one, whic