Evening star., 1915-05-10
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Who do you think is going to come
league? Stony McGlynn, who has been
signed by John McCloskey for his Ell
Paso team of the Rio Grande Associa
tion. Jack Bliss, formerly of the st.
Louis Cardinals, and later in the Coast
League, will be McCloskey's field man
ager. Frisky old Kitty knight will
play first base for him.
A player has to show a lot to be
worth anything these days. 1t is said
the Decatur Three-I League Club offer
ed to take $1,000 for Pitcher Kirmayer
if the New York Giants would keep
the st. Louis Cardinal management
that 1t would consider any sort of an
offer for Shortstop Daringer, but
neither major club was willing to in
vest a cent more in the players.
The Lawrence team of the New Eng
land League needs only to beat the
Boston Braves and then IL can claim
the championship of all classes. Last
fall i. beat the New London team win
ners of the Eastern Association pen
nant, in a post-series. Last week it
beat Providence, winners of the Inter-
national League pennant. in an exhi-
bition game. Now it issues a def to
The rival Winnipeg factions having
failed to reach an agreement an injunc-
tion was issued restraining Harry
Webb and the Northern Association
from operating a ball club at Winni-
peg. but upon Webb and the league
giving bond of $4,000 as guarantee
against any damages that might be
awarded Pulford and Erzinger, a stay
was granted. and the Winnipeg club
to
trial of the case.
The signing of Frank Baker by the
Upland club of the little independent
Delaware County League caused some
thing of a storm among the other clubs
IN the league, the managers of which
declared that while they are independ
ents, they are not outlaws and would
have contract jumper in the ranks
The management of the Upland club
was told plainly that 1t could either
drop Baker or drop out of the league.
South Atlantic League clubs already
are beginning to shift players about to
balance up the league. Charleston an
nounces the release under option of
Pitcher Spaid and catcher Tubanks to
Augusta where it is hoped they will be
OF use against the rivals of Charleston
| for the pennant While there may be
, no rule against II, the theory of loan
ing players to club in the same league
! is morally bad and should not be per-
mitted.
The Kansas State League will have
the distinction Of playing the shortest
season of any organization In the game
this year. The league decided not to
start. Hutchinson and Emporia, how
ever had gathered their teams and de-
cided to play a series of five games for
the championship of the league"
After this series the Hutchinson team
was disbanded, but 1t is understood the
Emporia players will be taken on an
exhibition tour by Manag ger Ira Bid
we'll
The veteran Jim Connor. for many
years with the Providence Grays and
at one time manager of that team. has
been signed to manage the Pawtucket
team in the Colonial League. New
Bedford will this year have two teams
in the league. since the promoters could
not get a park in Brock ton in which
to nlay One of the New Bedford teams
will be known as the Tiptops and the
other as the Whales, which leads to
suggestion that Weeghman well as
the Wards may be backing this little
Fed circuit.
pitchers discarded from the st. Louis
Cardinals are doing wonderful work
taking them altogether. The other day
Franklin Johnson, pitciihS Ior CihaHd'
held Sioux City to one hit Wildness,
however marred his game. Three
masses in the first inning and error
gave Sioux City two runs.
ponoyan's Yankees will deserve to be
named the midgets of Ban Johnson's
circuit. There's four regulars on the
team barely over five feet. Lined up
against teams with six-footers they
look like schoolhoys Besides, the new
uniforms of gray tend to make them
look smaller.
Manager Charley Herzog has his bat
ters hitting at the first ball pitched. it
is said, and the records would indicate
it, for the Reds are showing few strike
outs. going through three games with
out a man being famed.