Evening star., 1915-03-19
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Arthur p. Cooper. former secretary
of the New England League and
| protege of Tim Murnane, has been
made publicity agent by President
Lannin for the Boston Red Sox.
Secretary Foster of the New York
National League Club has denied on
behalf of President Hampstead that the
, latter has any intention of taking
stock in the new Jersey City club
being organized by President Ed Bir-
row.
Charley Herzog Of the Reds having
found that he could switch to a new
position in the infield and make good
at it. is now trying the same plan with
Henry Groh. who has been moved over
to third base, with Ivan Olson taking
second.
Frank Schultz is glad that Manager
Bresnahan of the Cubs has put a ban
on cigarettes Schultz says he has
tried to quit under his own orders and
failed. Now that the orders come from
his boss he will have to live up to
them.
Eddie Holloway. the Giants infield
recruit from the Three-I League, is
laid up at Marlin as the result of an
operation made necessary by a strain
in his groin and is not likely to re-
cover in time to take part in any more
practice work.
Charley Mullen of the Yankees is un-
fortunate. He had the fight of his life
to beat out Walter Pipp for the first
base job under the most favorable CON
ditions. and now he is laid up with a
sore shoulder that is bound to handi-
cap him in the competition.
Eddie Fitzpatrick. the Toronto sec
ond baseman sold to the Boston Braves
and who at first refused to report, has
changed his mind. He wanted more
| money than was offered him by Stall
ings, but soon became convinced that
this is not big money year for re-
cruits.
Milton Reed, the former Philly short
stop, says he jumped to the Feds be-
cause Charley Doom broke his nose
one day last season in a more or less
I playful scrap In the clubhouse. But
since Doom had been let out by the
Phillies before Reed jumped, the excuse
is hardly logical.
Finners Quinlan has finally signed hi.
contract with the Chicago White sos
Chicago from his home in Scranton
Pa. In the meantime he has missed
the training trip to California ant
probably killed his chances to max,
| Pitcher Arthur Clarkson, the NIL
| Waukee semi-pro who went south witt
tthe New York Yankees. became dis
eouraged and quit camp. believing h,
+! packed his goods and departed withou
| saying goodbye to any one. Not tn,
kind of a disposition that will max,
! good anywhere.
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with Detroit a short while and thel
! drifted to the minors playing part o
last season with Denver in the West
ern League, which club still seems t,
have: him on its reserve list is in tn,
camp of the st. Louis Browns at Hous
ton working out. 1t is not likely, how
ever. that Manager Hickey will max,
| an investment in his services.
| Pitcher Earl Hamilton of the st
| Louis Browns has been playing han,
ball to convince himself and Manage
Rickey that the shoulder he broke las
fall Is all right. There appears to b,
nothing wrong with 1t. and If Hamil
| tons disposition improves, as he saw
it will, the Kansas southpaw ma,
again take his place among the star
of the American League.
The st. Louis American Club ha
| transferred First Baseman Charlie,
Gold to the Waco Club of the Texa
| League Bold was in line for a reRula
| berth with the Browns last year, Whe,
he broke leg and was PRACTICAL,
all season. He is still in his teens an,
| Manager Hickey believes that with
| years experience in the minors he will
come back fitted to hold regula
| job.
st. Petersburg fans apparently TAX
to the Phillies and the Cubs more thai
| they did to the Browns, who traine,
there last year. 1t is reported 200
fans saw the Phillies and Cubs pla,
! their practice game March s, which i
| about ten times as many as the Brown
managed to get out to any Of their ex
hibition games Perhaps 1t was tn
novelty of seeing two National Leagu
teams against each other outside tn
regular season. pi