Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-11
must SELECT NEW NAME
FOR CLEVELAND TEAM
maps" Is Now Misnomer With
Larry Lajoie Out Of the LINEUP.
Aid Asked of Sport Writer'S.
MACK ADOPTS NEW SCHEME
VIII Divide His Veteran Pitchers Be-
tween the Regulars and Re.
cruits During the Training Season.
Smith to Coach S. C. Squad.

CruftS During the Training season.
Smith to Coach S. c. Squad.
CLEVELAND, January 10. - A now
name must be selected for the Cleveland
American League baseball club now. as
with tho going Of Nap Lajoie tho name
Of Maps is a misnomcr.
This fact was one of the first things
that Charley Somers thought Of after
disposing of his star player to Phila-
delphia, and he has announced that lie
intends calling conference OF the
baseball writer's of Cleveland 10 select
u new name for the team. name that
Will be short, expressive and appro-
PIRATE.
Connie Mack expects to have Larry
hat fourth or NTH for the Athletics
During a tanning bee Connie dopcd
out the following batting order: Muir
ply, r. f.; Barry. S. s.: OldrinE, !. E.:
Baker. 3D.: Lajoie. 2b; McInnis, III;
Strunk, c. 4.
When dividing his squad of Athletics
on the exhibition trip this year Mack
intends TO depart from his usual sys-
ten. Heretofore he has sent tho old
pitchers with his recruit inflelders and
ouirielders, while his regular veteran
lineup was accompanied by the recruit
pitchers. This year no Will mix his
players all around. For instance, the
squad that has Baker and McInnis as
members will not have Lajoic and
Barry. The latter pair will stick to-
Gether. as Mack wants them to get used
TO each other.
COLUMBIA. S. c.. January l0.--Sid-
ney Smith, former Atlanta ball player.
has just signed contract to coach the
University of South Carolina baseball
team next spring. Smith halls from
Camden. and was formerly student at
the university.
Smith was n member OF Billy Smiths
Atlanta teams several years ago. when
Billy landed his first pennants for At
lanta. Later he was sold to the Attn
letics, and by them traded to tho ST.
Louis club. For several seasons past
he has been playing In the American
Association, being 4 member of the Co
lumbus team. Just before the close of
the 1918 season he was purchased by
the Pittsburgh Pirates and will Join
Baseball SidcIiGhts.
Outside OF the Federal League filing
suit against the National Commission
and organized baseball, to show cause
why 1t should not be dissolved as a
baseball trust. the next important fca.
ture of last weeks events was the an
finally fallen for golf. The Little Ma
noleon' has long evaded tho temptation
OF the ancient game, but succumbed to
II last week when Captain huston pro-
scented him with complete set Of golf
implements.
Manager McGraw will leave some
tim" this week for Cuba, and while
there he Will receive his first lesson on
inc art OF golfng from Captain Huston
Huston, devoted admircr of the game.
hopes TO mould the manager into "a
sterling performer. and instead OF read
ing McGraw's achievements on the base
ball field in the future tie fans vii,
probably focus their eyes on something
IKE this; Manager McGraw easily
heat Matty. his famous pitcher. ana
Heinie zimmerman, on the links"
Wild BIZ Donovan. the new leader
OF the Highlanders, has not taken up
golf as yet. wild Bill" said recently
that he had too much trouble on his
hands Just at present. but may follow.
in McGraw's footsteps after he wins
scVeral AmGrican League remnants and
worlds chan. plonships for New York.
II the managers and club owners keen
on trading and selling their players to
dinerent clubs the fans will have a
hard time recognizing the teams whe II
the season gets under way.
Ihe two Philadelphia teams have lost
many OF their stars. Eddie Collins vii,
play with the Chicago White Sox, Plank
with the Brookfcds ana Bender with
the Baltimore team OF the new organ
Hatioh. From the Phillies Lobert will
20 TO the Giants, Sherwood Magee Ia
me Boston Braves and Doom probably
with the Cincinnati team To replace
MS men Connie Mack will have Lajo,e
at second and Pat Moran will supplnnt
Lobert at third with Milton Stocl,
moran VIII also have AL Demaree and
JACK Adams. two former Giants.
The signing OF Ray Caldwell In s,
week means that the Highlanders vii
again nave STAFF OF pitchers equal tt
any In The American League. Donoya,
viz nave besides Caldwell. Jack War.
hop. Ray Heating, Ray Fisher Caro-,
Brown Cy Pieh and Cole Jimmy Ring
thc sensational young BROOKLYN pitcher
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