Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-01

another rookie pitcher hailing from the
Mound City suburbs. His name is Miller
Ash and he has made good record
with the Jerseyville. H.. independent
team. He will get a trial in the
spring.
Pitcher Byron Houck, formerly of the
Athletics, was the first player to take
advantage of the offer of the Brooklyn
Federals to cancel long-term contracts
on so per cent basis. Houck turned
over his contract. got one-half the
money it called for and was made a
free agent as far as the Feds are con-
cerned.
President Ebbets of the Brooklyn
Dodgers announces that he is up to
and within the limit of thirty-five men
exactly and all but two of them were
safely signed at last accounts. The
two outside the fold were Pitchers Cha
bek and Prieste and doubtless both Of
these will have come into line before
this appears in print
Edward C. Racey, city civil service
commissioner of Chicago and former
president of the Chicago Federal
League Club. died in Chicago last
week. He had been prominent in Chi
cago politics for several years and it
was largely through his political infiu
ence that the Chifeds got in good with
the powers that be in Chicago.
Manager Pat Moran of the Phillies
has taken on several players in addi-
ton to the twenty-three who were
eligible for the world series and now
faces the problem of cutting to twenty
one to get within the league limit next
May. He is topheavy on pitchers and
may offer several for trade. outside
| the staff he expects to make few
changes in his team, if any.
One of the bits. of gossip from New
York is that Larry Doyle and FREQ
Merkle will change positions on the
Giants next year. Larry is slowing ul
| and not covering ground at second, bu,
McGraw must keep him in the game or
account of his hitting. Merkle showed
| in the games he played in the outfielC
that he can handle most any position.
The St Louis Federal League club
announced October 10 that 1t had no,
found 1O-cent base ball satisfactory
and that it would return to standard
ever, the Federal League seems COM
mitted to the Decent idea and the
league regulations may compel the st
Louis club to set aside at least few
seats for that price.
According to reports from Chicago
| the White Sox next spring will do their
training at Acalo, Florida resort near
Jacksonville ana Dack from the coast
| where the chill winds will be avoided
| 1t is certain the White Sox will not &C
| to California. but the report of a trip
to Florida is not officially confirmed.
| Harvard is said to want Christy
Mathewson to coach its base ball team
| next spring, while Yale wants Johnny
| Evers. Yale will need something, since
| the cream of its athletic talent has
been barred because of the faint OF
professionalism. several stars having
been found guilty of playing for theiI
bed and board and little on the side
during the past summer.
4 When 1t was. announced that Harry
Legore. the Yale athletic star, had beer
declared Ineligible as a college athlete
because he admitted playing base bal
for money, number of major league
managers FASTENED to offer him con.
tracts, but he turned them all down az
he did last spring. There Is a suspi.
cion, however. that crafty Connie Mack
may yet land Legore for his Athletics
| Pitching averages of the Colonia
| League show that John Tillman of the
| New. Bedford club, who Joined the ST
Louis Browns at the close of the sea
| son. was in a class by himself as q
/ game winner. He won TWENTY-FIVE
games and lost but six.