Evening star., 1914-11-13
TOUR Of WEST IS
ENR|CH|NG TEAMS
AII-American and AII-NationaI
Combination Are Drawing
Enormous Crowds.
SHARE OF PLAYERS WAS
500 EACH NOVEMBER 6
Miller Higgins Makes Deal for
Pinch Hitter Hyatt of Pirates.
Base Ball Gossip.
By J. ED GRuLo.

That base ball is far from being dead
is shown by the brilliant financial re-
suits the All-Nationals and All-Ameri-
cans are achieving on the present tour
of the west.
Frank Bancroft, the business man
lager of the Cincinnati club. in letter
to William Shettsline of the Phillies,
says that to November 6 each player
had been handed a little more than
$500 in dividends, with the best dates
of the trip-that is, the most profitable
yet to be played.
Before the players started on this
trip Bancroft impressed upon them
that there was but one way to make
the tour a financial success, and that
was for the players to work just as
hard In every game as If pennant
depended on the outcome. This the
players have done, and as a result
they have drawn great crowds. They
also have been favored by splendid
weather.
The touring teams will start for
Honolulu November "a. 1t will take
cisco to Honolulu. They will play six
games in two weeks and then return
| to San Francisco for number OF
games before starting for the east.
|
most successful in the history of the
game and proves that interest In the
| sport is decidedly alive.
Hyatt, the pinch hitter who for sew
| eral years has been terror to teams
opposing the Pittsburgh Pirates De
cause of his ability to get hits when
| they are most needed, is to be mem
Der of Miller Huggins' team next sea-
| son. The ST. Louis manager has made
| for Hyatf and he will use him
| exclusively for pinch hitting. Hyatt
| is not capable enough to play any po-
sition regularly. Clarke tried him In
the outfield and at first base for Pltts-
| hureh. He failed in both instances,
but has always shone as pinch hit
ter.
| Because the Giants need third base
man. McGraw is given credit for nav
ing exactly nine applicants for the 5op'
| If rumors are to be believed. mere
| is a list of names which nave peeh
mentioned in connection with the
job: I'd
die Grant. Milton Stock, George Burns,
Arthur Shafer, Robert Heed. Destnoio
Beatty and Arthur kores.
| Raw Morgan may find it no easy mat
ter to hold the second-base position
next season, for Douglas Mem, the LOT :
mer Virginia College player, is 10 oe
| tried in that position. Mem, VINO mas m
really never had q chance with the
Griffmen because Of illness. ought TO pe
| in perfect condition next spring 10 20
| through a grueling training period. As
! a college player Neff differed from most
| of that class because he was nat
| ural hitter. There was not a single
wear that Neff played with Virginia
| that he did not lead the team IN MT
| ting. which is splendid record and un-
, doubtedly means that he VIII nave
among his requisites the most essen
| tial Qualification, that of being nat
ural hitter.
| Neff is fast and superb fielder, and
he may prove the surprise of the Ma
| tionals' training camp next spring.
| A number of former major league
players are going to come back,
saws an exchange. The list of players
| drafted. by the major league clubs
shows that sereral players are going
| to get anothgr chance in fast COM
pany. For Instance, among the men
drafted by the New York Giants are
Pitcher Ralph Stroud of Sacramento.
who was With the Detroit Tigers in
1911 and 1912: Catchers Jack Adams
of New Orleans, who was once with
Cleveland, and Pitcher Alvah Gipe of
Seattle, Who was given try-out by
| Manager Mack at San Antonio in 1912.
One Of the seven pitchers drafted by
Brooklyn is Fred Toney. The latter
was with the Chicago Cubs and was
sent to Louisville. Under Jack Hey
don's management Toney made good
last season, and now he Will get
berth with the Dodgers.