The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
FRAGS OF THE STOVE LEAGUE.

WsItr- Arr.ugton I>a' am. romedIan-rnsch-mmTjre
sDunklod some N bis read, o'yr the Alley dur
InE tine lraS.- u.efrnE.
Roger Brr~uarrn hos "fcrrd Leach and two pitch.
crs fnr Homie 'rrDh lrt Hcrzos cannot any ad-
vantage IN -u,h deal.
Aunur D,Iu. the rnrmcr r'uud ba-cu.u OF the
Giarls. around the Waldorf during the league
meeting Ioohins hortcr Than olcr.
Tex Erwin. Formerly ol Tie Surs.rh5- vino finished
with tho Ba'tlmorr ln'cuatiouals ls~t -,a>ou. 4
tree agent now and wants gub
Manager Rohn-on. Of the BROOKLYN team. an
nUunsed during the lefEUc meeting that his team
would train neat sIrrinE at Ds}fona. Tia.
Manager ,.cor=e Ntalliug> must bc a s,ockholdcr
in the Boston National club as Ec has brcn elected
mcmb,r Of the club bosnl Of directors.
Manager Charlie Herzog uf the Reds ha, ,eIcc1cd
AleNSudria La. training camp Tor 1915 This
Is the old Stamping ground o; the Cleveland NaTrS.
The Pittsburgh club has turned bach iu the Read
ing club. Of The Tu-Statc League. pitcher Fat
Bohau. who VAS secured last summes snI given Il
lTuf uUal
NCS York TO Pittsburgh, vherU the l2th inst
he signed formal contract to manage the Pirates
another year.
Il Is sgld Mike Dunhn refused to entertain an
oucr 0f the management Of the san Francisco club
Mike has .eTer9l irons in the lTe ami will remain
closer 10 Bruaduav
Iuby the big first baseman. who was in Marlin
with the Giants uuc sjriug aud who has played
strlnyiug law at New York University
Dick RudDFh. Of the Brunx. views with alarm the
ECau RHsmmsl tendencies Of his manager George
StaliinEs- The ''MTac'e Man easily the fash
ion sensation Of the National meeting.
President DTeyfUs. Of the Pittsburgh club an.
noUnced during the league meeting that he proposed
TO pnt Up fight in the courts for first baseman
konctchy. who has signed Eith the Federas
TIE signing Of HeTzng completes the Complement
of National League managers for 1915 Miller Hug
gins. O: the Cardinals. and Fred Clarke. Of the
Pirates. while still unsigned. have .ccepied terms
with their employers
Tommy Cornran. the old shoTtsiop. once a-faror.
tie Al Cincinnati and with the Giants. was at the
league meeting talking shout the old DAYS and
getting many a friendly slap on the back He is
now in the hotel business in S.mth NorvaIk
First baseman Butch Schmidt Il the Braves was
at the league meeting. trying TO get raise in sal
aIy out of Jim tafney, owner ot the Boston Brave
he looks better than he ever did. being several
pounds lighter than he usually Is in winter,
Third haseInan Red" Smith Of the Braves
writes from his home in Atlanta -that the master
cast EaE removed trum his broken leg on the 5tb
inst, and that the setting was all right and that
he will soon be his long siege q enf1rrd rst
Charlie HerzOg has trusting naturR. ON Der,m
ber 10 he signed contract TO manage the Reds
for two years The amount Of salary which ne i te
receive was left blank but he hopes that Cars
Hermann viii be in good htmor when be tskes H.
pen IN hand.
Manager BreSnahau. Of the Cubs. On the arst day
Of the league meeting settled a bidding for Heiuie
Zimmerman when he todd Manager McfsraW that
the onlS basis q trade would be Burns Dov1e
Fletcher and smith, of the Giants for the Cubs
cratic infelder.
A welcome and unusual visitor to the Nstio,,l
Beague meeting vas, Buck" Freeman the lannon's
old homerun hitter Of the Washington eaub
Buck was tTied out ss sn umpire last SUMMER
and made 80 good that there are three lsagusy now
bidding for his services.