Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-29
BASEBALL, BRIEFS

:" iepi"cc the irregular Instances now
in vogue.
BASEBALL, BRIEFS
Manager Cliff Blank enship announces
the signing for his Salt Lake team for
next year of Pitcher Bugs Reisigl, for
mcrly with San Francisco.
The Wichita Western League club
announces that it has closed with the
Chicago White Sox for exhibitiou
games in Wichita, April and ). The
White SoX also have booked dates in
Moline on their way home from their
training camp at Mineral Wells.
Harry Wolter, OF the Los Angeles
team, has declined an offer 10 return
70 Santa Clara College as coach OF its
pail team He says his business in
Los Angeles during the off season will
not Permit linn TO devote the time TO
the coaching job, all of WHICH ind-
Gates that VOTERS business is paving
dividends.
When players who we're with the
Worcester, New England League, team
read they had been reserved by the
club for next year they united in I.
protest to Secretary Farrell. setting
up the claim that, not having been paid
their salaries. they are free agents
They seem to have the case decided
about right
Terrc Haute will be moved UP a
notch in the Central League standing
as 1t appears in the records. At the
meeting OF the Central League club
owners In Evansville a game played
between Terre Hautc and Fort Wayne
April p and credited as a victory for
Fort Wayne was awarded 10 Terre
Huate OH protest.
Ralph w. Reeve. forme. manager of
the Lynn team, of the New ENGLAND
League, and now II rising young at
torncy in massachusetts. has been
named assistant prosecuting attorney
FOR his district Reeve Is II Dartmouth
graduate, and WAS Il famous athlete in
college before becoming u professional
ball player. He graduated from Dart
mouth in 1905.
Word received in indianapolis from
President James G.. McGin by Manager
Jack Hendricks intimates that the Iu-
dams may again make u trip TO the
Pacific Coast as part of their training
course. Such "trip last spring cost
McGill $4,000. IL is said, as he was dis
appointed in attendance At exhibition
games played, but he is game to try
II again, believing baseball conditions
VIII have improved by next spring.
WORD comes from Tulsa that Jack
O'Connor. once n major league catcher
ana aiterWarf manager of a team in
the Federal League for Il season has
made bid for the Tulsa franchise I'm
tho Western Associa ton Whether his
Intentions have any bearing ON the
rumor that the Feds would like to en-
list the Western Association with them
is not stated.
Manager RoWdy Elliott, Of the Oak
land team, refuses to he disturbed ny
the stories that Jimmy Johnston clint
Trough KoNcy Middleton and even
Jack Ness viii jump to the Feds Let
them jump. says Elliott. He figures
that By spring these grassh.Ippers will
hnd there Is nothing TO jump TO- and
that they will he in u hunhi. pie eat
ing mood, which Will be to thA Oakland
clubs advantage.
Report from Dayton is that Johnny
Nee will return to manage the team
there next year. Nee, after inning Il
pennant In 1914. retired" from the
game. only to bob up again lat, i'm tie
season Of 1915, having concluded that
baseball after all is Il pretty good
proposition. II does a hall play er auod
TO retire" once in awhile foI. he then
learns what il hard time other people
have making a living.
Mobile people interested in retaining
the southern League franchise are can
sidering several propositions. one is
for lease of the club to Lew whistler
the old Southern League manager, who
has been out of baseball 10: several
years. II is reported Whistler has Of
fered to take over the franchise and
guarantee Mobile baseball but that he
viii not consider assuming any Of the
Mobile clubs old debts.
sas city American Association Club
threatens to go to the mat with the
Whole minor league association he
cause OF certain claims OF players de-
cided against him. They can vote
away his money. says Tebcau hut Ehen
1t comes to collecting il, tnat is an
other matter They can .ako away
his franchise. too, for REFUSING; TO pay
claims. and that is another matter
Hunky shaw. outfielder OF the Seat
tie Southwestern League ,cam will
have TO pay $500 for bruising the nail
OF the thumb Of a fan who sat in the
biaachers Decoration Day. The fen
made remarks TO Shaw, AMI the ball
player in retaliation threw ball Mt
the fan. II hit him on the thumb, and
he sued for damages" and a Jury
name is Owen Powell
Pitcher Ben Harris, formerly with
DEWEY and Topeka In the Western
League. who decided to taxa a flyer
with tho Feds in 1914 aud 1915. sign
ms with George Stovalrs Kansas City
team, only TO be dumped when the
Fods tired OF him. Is out with an an
nouncement that he is done with base
ball. Ite has "a Job as travelling saias-
man, and VIII attempt to forgot his
baseball finish In the absorbing busi,