New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-13
DONOVAN TURNS
HIS ATTENTION TO
PIPP And HIGH
Manager of Yankees Lets
a Day Go BY Without
Signing Player.
AGNEW MAY COME
TO HUSTON'S TEAM
Bill Carrigan Would Have the
Worlds Series Played in
Ten Big Cities.
Bv HEYWOOD BRoUN.

BY HEYWOOD BR0UN.
Yesterday was Just twenty-iour
hours and nothing moro M the lie OF
"Wld" Ban Donovan. for he did not
fetch a single ball PLAYER into the Yam
lcc fold lie hopes 20 make up the
lost ground hy arranging two contracts
TODAY. Alter the capture OF PeckIn-
pau.h Bill evacuated Cleveland ana
moved on 10 Detroit. where he went
into conference with NavIn concerning
the dcstinics Of Piup and High.
AZ the last American League confer
crcc The Detroit club agreed 20 let the
Yankee, have the two players Tor a
rrorcr consideration. DonovGn's task
Is therefore tvoioid this time. He
must strike % bargain with Navln and
the PLAYERS ass well.
pir1 f. first baSeman who PLAYED
WITH Providence last season. while High
Is % second string outhelder o. the
Tigers. The manager o. the Yankees
announced tr.t he expected 10 get Doth
men before hc loft town.
: success fol completion OF the deal
would not mean q cessation Of Dono-
vans activities. for as soon as he clears
I'D his business IN Detroit he hopes 10
swing q trade with Branch Hickey. Of
the Browns for the services OF Sam
Acuew. catcher. Nunamaker may hg-
urc I'M the exchange II transaction Is
made.
Acncw is good catcher, but no great
hitter. as he has not been above .zIo
in the averages for the last two years.
II is 20 be hoped that the Yankees
get both P.nr and High. Either name
fts nicely into . head.
Whom BID Donovan gets through
signing other people he expects TO take
3 moment off and sign himself He is
stiu working under an oral agreement
with the owners Of the Yankees.
All the prospective deals for the
Newark International League team are
of and the club will continue in the
hands Of Charles II. Ebbets next sea-
son.
Charlie Fbbets began his new years
choppne yesterday by cutting down the
pitchirc staff OF the SUperbas. lie re-
leased John Enzmann and William
Steel 20 the Newark club Of the Inter
national League. Steel came to the
R~ooklyu club from the Cardinals. but
failed 20 distinguish himself last season
except as che accidental batting leader
Of the National League. He took part
i'm only a few games.
Fnzmaun was brought to the Su-
perbas from Newark last season. but
after a bricf and more or less IN
glorious term OF service he was sent
back 20 the international League. but
this time 90 Rochester. He was re-
called al the end OF the season.
Dick Kinsella. the veteran Giant
Il ...4 far nas ON
shouded in great mystery. He denied
that he had given a bird dog to Roger
Bresnahan for a pitcher when Roger
was manager Of the Cardinals mo"
said Kinsella, 81 never had a dog that
would send 70 st. Louis
A new worlds series suggestion
comes from Bill Carrigan, manager Of
the Red Soy. who would have the con-
tenders meet in fifteen game series.
"Why not start such a series with q
game on the home ground Of each con-
tending club, says Carrigan, "and then
play az least one game in every big
league city? l. is certain that no club
would win eight in "a row or even seven
OCT Of eight As there are ten major
league cities, TINS would give an op-
portunitv for a grand triumphal tour,
With rea game IN every city.
"Ther. II more games were needed.
the series could be finished out in the
cities of the pennant winners. ! be-
licve this would make new fans every
where n would be the greatest thing
ever attempted in baseball and a Won
derful boost for the game all over the
country
The Superbas may not win the Ma
tonal League Denuant but there is no
telling what viii happen II the luck
Of Charles II. Ebbets holds. On Mon
day he sent umbrellas 20 q number of
members Of the Baseball Writers As
ISOLATION and yesterday ii rained.
Tommy Connolly. umpire. was one of
the speakers az the dinner which the
citizens Of Natick. Mass, gave on Mon
day 20 Eddie Nahan, captain of the
Harvard eleven and pitcher of the
nine. Nahan is the first pitcher ever
honored by Connolly.
Probably there is no truth in the re-
port that when Nahan began 70 speak
in modest protest 10 the many compli-
mcnts heaped upon him the veteran
umpire pulled out his watch.
l. j. Galore a young pitcher Of the
Eagle" that he was a strange child.
81 lived in Brooklyn until | was
twelve years old" he writes. "and il
was my only ambition TO be able 10
play on the Brooklyn team"
Usually boys want to become base
ball players.
Blu. there is no accounting for tastes.
"NeXt 10 making a name for myself
rs a baseball player it has always been
my ambition 20 become newspaper
writer" IS the statement credited 70
Casey Stengel
In the same great human document
Stengel declares: 81 may be q poor
hunter and a hick Of farmer, but
defy the boys 10 show me anything
about dancing" Folk who have
watched Mr. Stengel circling about
under high fiy will readily credit his
claim 20 terpsichorean ability.
Hank O'Day Rallies
After an Operation
Chicago. Jan. 12-Henry O'Day, for
rner manager Of the Chicago Nationals
and veteran umpire. who underwent an