Evening star., 1914-12-24

some manner. With the Indianapolis
Feds last year he pitched only 379 in
nings
When looking for guuners how did
Wilhelm of Germany ever miss Kaiser
!lng OF the Hoosiers. who hit seventeen
batterS last season.
Jim Gaffney says that the new field
OF the Braves probably will be copied
after the Yale bowl. If Mr. Gaffney is
IN any doubt he has only to consult his
townsmen, Charley Brickley and Percy
1aushton, to receive the most flatter-
ing reports of structures of the bowl
type.
Fred snodgrass is against it. He
says 1t would be no fun to be hit with
! a pop bottle tossed from the thirtieth
row.
An amendment to the national agree
ment has just been adopted by both
major leagues whereby the national
| commission may call a meeting of the
rules committee each year.
What a pity Chief Bender jumped
| to the Federal League. He should have
| remained with the Athletics in order to
! pitch against Lai Tin, the new Chinese
| infielder of the White Sox. Indian
against Chinese-it would have afford
| ed a spectacle of race conflict not pro-
vfded for elsewhere in destiny,
! There will be ball team at Comiskey
/ Park, out in Chicago, next season. He
| will be seen in the vicinity of second
base.
! Bennie Kauff, who batted 1856 in the
| Federal League, is called another Cobb.
Steve Evans of the BrookfedS oatted
! 1855, but nobody calls him another
| Speaker.
From the point of seniority it is Tom
my Leach's turn today to be mentioned
! as the next manager of the Yanks
George Wiltse, released by the Giants.
was quite Il southpaw in his day, but
Phi1adelphians, with that game of the
world series of 1913 in mind, remember
him better as a first baseman.
Col. Rupert. the brewer who bought
the Yanks, will fine any player drink
ing his beer $50, it is reported. Ii
they drink anybody else's beer he will
fine them S100.
The German feet" Well, HerZog
Schang, Moeller, Groh, Lobert, Wambs-
ganns and Paskert certainly can pedal
some.
Famous Bens of the day are Ben
Lineup, Ben Shibe, Ben kauff and Ben
Hur.
oQe patneClc point OF Cne present
| muss is that James T. Sheckard is too
old to jump.
Now 1t is said that the Feds may get
Maranville, but too late to do the Ath-
leticS any good.
Colloquial appellations bestowed on
the inoffending base ball by players in
clude pea" onion and apple" but,
Judging from the official batting rec
Ea a
grape.
collins Sold Because He Was Trou-
blemaker" says a headline. He was
for seven American League clubs.
John McGraw Wilbert Robinson.
Hugh Jennings and Joe Kelley-the old
Orioles have contributed extensively to
present managerial berths. Then there's
Kid Gleason, who assistant-manaSes in
Chicago.
|. Joe Tinker and Mike Doolan had a
| close tussle for fielding honors among
| the Fed shortstops. The former won
chances per game than Doolan, but
proba bly, doesn't know. it,
Earl Hamilton, the Browns left
| handler, who hurt his bread-w inning
wing In an automobile accident this
| fall, reports that the arm seems to
: have mended properly.
| Americans will be in No. 8, the list not
including manager pro tenn, for a while
| Charlie Hemphill.
| If the Arkansas legislature permits
Sunday base ball Fort Smith will prove
| a gold mine to the Western Associa-
| tion, as it promises to be one OF the
F, best towns in class d ball for attend
! ance.
| Reports from Los Angeles have it
| that Walter Boles will succeed Frank
Dillon as manager of the Los Angeles
team under the new ownership. Wheth-
er Dillon will go to San Francisco with
the Berrys and succeed Del Howard is
not stated.
Jack Haskell, veteran umpire of the
Western League, has dealt organized
ball a fearful blow by jumping to the
Federal League. The story may not be
true, though Sandy Griswold tells it as
a fact.
Roger Bresnaban. manager of the
Cubs. is said to be trying to land
Frank ORourke, the former shortStop
of the Yankees and Braves. ORourke
hit over 800 and put up great game
in the field for the Wilkes Barre club
of the New York State League last sea-
son.
After period of doubt in which the
fans were allowed to do much guess
ing. President Gardner of the Dallas
Texas League club lets it be known
that Catcher Joe Dunn is the man he
has picked as manager Of the Dallas
team for the coming season.
Connie Mack has picked the Boston
Red Sox as the team most likely to win
the American League pennant next
ft0 vt~ Sf
contender. Connie is wise old bird,
but he has made wrong guesses. For
instance, he picked the Athletics to
win the 1914 world series.
One of the thrilling features of next
years American League race will be