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conditional release and call II square.
Magin took him up and McChesney now
Is free agent.
Manager Bresnahan Of the Chicago
Cubs says he has decided that Art Phe-
Ian is the man for second base on the
Cubs and that he will start the season
there. Phelan had rheumatism last sea-
son and it prevented him doing good
work, but he writes Bresnahan that he
has entirely recovered.
Jimmy Ryan, once with Anson's Chi
cago team. a great and grand ball
player, is to coach the University Of
Indiana, at Bloomington. next spring.
Ryan was a right-handed hitter and.
wonder Of wonders. a deadly accurate
In the middle sos. and was a good man
when in 1902 the Washington Ameri-
cans let him drop.
Reports from Texas indicate that the
players who have SO far been sent new
contracts with cuts In salary made to
conform to the new limit are accept
Ing the reductions gracefully. Dodo
was one of the first players of the
team to sign for next year, though 1t Is
understood he was told he could have
his release II the contract offered was
not satisfactory.
Scotty Alcock. ex-Indianapolis Fed,
has concluded that 1t Is time to get out
Of the wet. He quit the Feds year
ago and was taken on by the Chicago
White 6ox. That club made a deal for
him to go to Oakland in exchange for
Quinlan. but having had a taste of
major league life Alcock baked and
sulked the remainder of the season at
his home In Iowa Now he has come to
- I'm In ~
tract and will report in the spring. Al.
cock looked pretty good In the spring,
but faded when the season got under
way. Judging from his record he will
In the coast league.
Damon Runyon Of the New York
American rises to remark: AN esteem-
that Jennings greatly improved the
Detroit Tigers the last two years. and
that II Cobb had not been on the hos
pital list for fifty games last season
first division. Somebody ought to send
Jennings that and give him q chance
for laugh. Hughie wasn't out of the
first division three days all of last
season."
The New York American says: "The
Philadelphia fan. according to Mr..
Mack. has been fed on SO much rich
IN his spending arm. Consider. you
Philadelphia fan. consider the Cleve-
land fan who has been standing in the
bread line!
In looking over the list of 1914 year.
lings in the major leagues there was
none more promising than Jer Pfeffer
and Ollie O'Mara, captured by the Brook
lyn Dodgers last season. Pfeffer was the
pitching find of the year. and it seems
ne will make Brooklyn fandom forget
Nap Rucker. If O'Mara's injury does
not handicap his playing next season
he should develop into a second Maran-
vile, though players of the .Rabbit's"
ability come only once in decade.
In talking over the Collins deal with
ter Trumbull of the New York World,
spoke of the fact that Chicago had a
strong pitching staff. "Yes." he said,
its a good staff. but not as good as
league" The published averages would
lead to the same belief. Leonard,
Foster and Shore each held their op-
ponents to An average of less than
two runs per game. Collins and Wood
allowed less than three runs per game.
Manager Branch Hickey of the
Browns Is great booster of "Gloomy
says the st. Louis fans do not do the
big fellow. justice. Among other vfr-
tues for Gus. he says, next to Fritz
Maisel he is the best base stealer in
the league. and that his percentage OF
steals In number of attempts is better
than that OF any big league player
with the exception of Maisel. One OF
gloomy Gus strong points was care
fully omitted. however, by Branch. He
forgot to mention that Williams struck
out some forty-odd times more than
any other man in his league Perhaps
that is why the Brownie fans are not
more appreciatfve.
Lee Magee, manager of the Brook
lyn Feds, said yesterday that every
body is wrong on the spelling of his
real name. The Leo is right. he said.
but the other part is this way: Hoern-
schmeyer. No. haven't any middle
name; don't need one!"
The indianapolis Federal Club is try
ing to raise money. At meeting Of
stockholders. at which eighty of the
partners In the club were present, 1t
was decided the only way to get the
coin would be to sell bonds and an
effort will be made to float an issue Of
100000, the collateral to back that
sum consisting of the Federal League
franchise and the players under con-
tract. II the money can be raised the
Indianapolis club will buy its bali
park.
A new rumor was heard In Pitts.
burgh the other day to the effect that
the Pirates might get Fred Merkle
to play first base. but Barney Dreyfuss
sat on It I'VE are not after any play
ers that are going back: we want men
with a future" said Barney. discussing
Merkle.
Johnny Evers, the Braves lighting
captain, is again home with his fam
lily, In Troy. N. Y. and Johnny spent
q very merry Christmas after ALL His
doctor permitted him to leave the
Somerset Hotel for Troy two days be-
fore Christmas. and he says Johnny has
almost entirely recovered from his re-
cent illness
As soon as Capt. Huston gets things
going smoothly with his New York
30 the tip IL given. he win
try to coax Rafael Almeida back into
the game. Capt Huston 10 . great ad-
mirer Of Almeida, and II positive that
Don Rafael. rightly managed. will be
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