The Washington times., 1915-01-27

cisco club. His debut was good and
he showed himself = savage swtnger,
driving the ball miles when fortunate
enough to mt M is o,nsfs tSs !"
But failure to take the best care OF
himself increased his embonpoint until
during the last two seasons. 3odie was
too slow to hold his own with the team:
To make matters worse, his hitting fell
cff. He reached .22s last season and
that Is not sufficient in this company.
Bodies sunny disposition. coupled
with his Ignorance Of many things
ers. made him the butt of numberless
practical jokes. He liked to sport loud
cravats and fiery waistcoats. the colors
always shrieking with pain. As re-
suit; the Chicaeo baseball writer's never yer
great popularity with the fans. who
were with him from the beginning until
they realized that he was a weakness
to the welfare Of the team: Ping has
gone. but his memory will live long.
Armando Marsans. the Cuban out.
fielder, who hoped from the Cincinnati
Reds to the Sloufeds last summer, has
refused all offers from Johnny Nc
Marsans. who signed a two-year con-
tract with the st. Louis Feds. insists
that his new bosses have treated him
we'll and that he will remain with them.
Graw. who wanted the Cuban star for
his own team. Not only did Marsans
decline to consider playing with the
Giants. but would have nothing to do
Marsans, a fiery Cuban. did not get
along well with Buck Herzog last sum
mer. After several small quarrels.
Herzog wound up BY calling him "yel-
low That ended the whole affair.
Where an American might have gone
over and walloped Herzog on the nose
and forgotten all about it. Marsans
went up into the air and quit. The
Feds had been on his trail and he went
to them with his troubles After mott;
quit at the expiration Of ten days. he
signed with the st. Louis Feds. An
injunction took him from the lineup
after he had played four or five games.
Billy Purtell. once with the Boston
Red Sox, has been released by Detroit
TO Vernon. of the Pacific Coast League.
he played few games in this city last
season when George Moriarty was inca
pacitated, but seemed to have lost his
pep
RED" Mckee, the Tiger backstop.
to hop to the Feds. has a queer COM
plant. He says that Hughey JENNINGS
didn't work him enough. With Oscar
Stanage on the job. 1t is pretty tough on
d souIs SaeSncI Trying 70 MAKE BOOQ
with the Tigers.
Joe Birmingham will take his Indians,
as they are to be called next summer,
TO San Antonio. Tex. on February 26.
arriving at the training camp two days
later. They will call them Indians for
a while, but here's betting they won t
continue long. Lame ducks" will about
suit that bunch by the end OF May
Connie Mack Is said to have taken
Larry Lajoie from Cleveland with an
understanding that. while he will pay
Larry his 5000 salary. Charlie somers
will pay 20 Connie $500 a year. thus
reducing Lajoie's expense to the Ath-
letics by one-half.
The Browns are going to have trouble
finding good third baseman. now that
"Peppery" Jimmy Austin has gone to
the Feds. Asking for waivers on Aus
tin. Branch hickey was surprised at the
ease with which he got them from
every club in the league. Then. over
night. Austin hoped to the Feds. Now
Hickey has only some green bushers to
use at third base. unless Bobby Wal
lace can move around fast enough for
the berth.