Evening star., 1915-02-26
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Charlie Herzog evidently pays little
attention to winter base ball. In spite
Cuba upon the form Of Gonzales, the
Red manager is signing every backstop
In sight. Herzog will go into training
with at least six catchers.
Fans of Detroit will see the Cincinnati
Reds for the first time Monday, May
TO- Both Detroit and Cincinnati will
enjoy an Off day on that date, Cincin-
natl getting leeway to make jump to
New York for the first game of the
first eastern invasion, and the Tigers
being home to await the arrival of the
Red Sox. Detroit will jump back from
New York to play the Pirates Sunday
game at the City of the Straits June 6.
Eddie Plank, veteran southpaw and
former idol Of the Athletics. has just
announced that he was secretly mar
ried a short time ago. Plank will
leave today for Key West, Fla, to
await the st. Louis Federal League
club, which will train In Havana, Cuba.
President Britton Of the ST. Louis
Cardinals has decided that the players
shall receive no share of the spring Sc
ries money this year. Last season the
athletes threatened to strike for a share
in. However. this season Britton wants
all the Cardinal share of the gate in
the series with the Browns for his club.
He figures the salaries are too big, any
how.
second baseman of the New York
Americans, has written Bill Donovan
that he need look no further for a
guardian of the keystone. Lutte Is will
ing to stand on the record he estab-
lished with the American Leaguers dur
ing the recent tour Of all stars through
the war west and Hawaii. Boone says
he will be in midseason form when he
reports at Savannah, Ga.
Davy Robertson, one of McGraw's
handy men, has decided to go to Marlin
with the first consignment. Robert
son, who is completing a college course
in the south, has been able to arrange
his studies SO that he may escape In
another week. Robertson was a south
paw when he first commanded Nc
Graw's attention. An injury received
in foot ball game ended his twirling
last season, but is also q rather fair
sort Of left-handed first baseman.
The final chapter has been written
in a disastrous deal made by the San
Francisco club. 1t bought Eddie Col
ligan from Des Moines in the fall of
1912 and later learned 1t had purchased
a player with broken ankle. The
national commission, however. COM
pelled San Francisco to pay for the
player. He was of no use and was
turned over to Sacramento, where he
drew more pay for not working until
the end of the last season. He then
reverted to San Francisco and Man
tional release. Here is a case of hard
ship imposed by the commission, but
1t will be noted that q club owner and
not a player got the worst of it, as
usual. Colligan played about thirty
games In two years. but so far as
known didn't miss any pay days. It's
a hard life.
Roxie Roach, who was with the New
Yorks under Stallings several years
ago. is coming back as a present to
Wild Bill Donovan. Ed Barrow pre-
sented the athlete to Capt. Huston in
order to save the fiery inflelder from a
Federal League fate. Donovan. who is
familiar with Roach's International
League form. believes the young man
President Barney Dreyfuss of the
Pirates having announced that he is
willing to share his territory with the
International League. 1t Is up to the
Barrow people to take him at his word
International ball. A class AA team at
Forbes Field could do no worse than
the Pittfeds, who drew an attendance
of some $4,000 last season.
A rumor from Kansas City has 1t that
John King is the real hacker Of John
Savage in the purchase of the Topeka
Western League club. and that the for
mer star catcher will himself take the
management of the team. Savage Is
closing up his business as secretary OF
the Kansas City American Association
club, and will take charge of affairs at
Topeka the coming week.
In the opinion of McGraw there is no
better fielding third baseman in pros
pect than Angelo Aragon of the New
York Americans. He says the little fell
low is as quick and fast as Maisel, but
that his hitting In Cuba this winter
has been very discouraging. Mac can
not account for this, as Aragon swatted
about 400 in Long Branch last year.