Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22
BASE BALL BRIEFS,
Waterloo Of the Central Association has
purchased First Basennan Tex Sheldon
from Des Moines Of the Western League.

Waterloo Of the Central Association has
purchased First Baseman Tex Sheldon
| from Des Moines of the Western League,
Pitcher Dick Robertson, turned back to
Savannah by Cincinnati. has been sold to
the Birmingham Southern League club
| for price said to be $4,000
Hal Chase's play to jump to the out
laws turned out to be more or less Of a
hivver. At least, he showed that he Is
rapidly losing his grip as an artist at
the grandstand stun.
Joe Jackson is regular plutocrat. He
skips to the Nap training park each day
in his grand new seven-passenger ma
chine. He likewise travels back to the
hotel in the same machine.
A. G. Mills, once president Of the Ma
tional League. and leading base ball
historian, makes the interesting state
ment that the original demand for the re-
serve rule came from the players.
Catcher Wilson is with the Giants, but
not the veteran Arthur. who has Joined
the Federals. The new Wilson is Tom,
who has been taken on from the Calves
ton Texas League team for a trial.
Bert Noblett formerly a well known
pitcher, now engaged in the sporting
goods business in Grand Rapids, has pur.
chased half interest from Bill Essick
in the Grand Rapids Central League club.
The Middleboro club of the Appalachian
League announces an ambitious training
trip for a class D club. The Middleboro
team will tour Ohio and Indiana and
make several stops in Michigan as well
jeff Tesreau is the latest of the Giants
To IN I'M 1e Stj11 to
clubs as sticks and calls the shafts
handles" In golf, as in pitching, he
possesses plenty Of speed, but lacks con-
troll.
Hank Ramsey, manager of the Troy
team of the New York State League,
claims to be the oldest base ball manager
in point of continuous service. Hank
has been plotting minor league teams for
nineteen years.
Secretary James Hayes of the Daven-
port Three-I League club announces tho
purchase of Outfielder Bert Graham from
the Danville club Of the same league
Davenport may use Graham on first base
this year.
Pitcher Bill Chappelle, last year with
Beaumont and now a Federal Lacquer
has been practicing with the Memphis
and St. Paul teams at Memphis 1t may
be all right, but it's hardly in accordance
with the ethics Of the game.
Some surprise is expressed at Fort
Worth at the announcement that Charley
McCafferty has signed to umpire in the
Western League. since he is under re-
serve to Fort Worth, and nothing has
been said about him obtaining his re-
| lease.
John NJ. Ward, business manager Of
| the Brooklyn Federals, admits that the
park in Brooklyn will not be ready for
games before the first of June at the
earliest, and that the Brooklyn team
| would have to be kept on the road until
| then.
| It's a bum ball player who can't show
| fancy check these days. Johnny Evers
! has one calling for 5000. bearing the
signature of President Gaffney OF the
Boston Nationals. and given Evers as a
| bonus, 1t is told, for signing with the
Braves.
| shortstop Ray Chapman Of the Maps
| said he would learn a new hook slide
| or break leg, and he did-break leg.
He will be out for a couple Of months and
the accident is harder blow to the
| Maps hopes than all the damage done
| by the Federals.
| Manager Wilbert Robinson is shaking
up his batting order. Jake Daubert, who
| has been in the cleanup position, may
| be his new lead-oh man, though Cut
| shaw is also considered to top tho bat
| ting order. Wheat will bat third and
Red Smith fourth in place Of Daubert