Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-20
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

The Chicago White Sox booked an ex-
hibition game for July 81 with the
Henry Ull) independent team. Then
Manager Rowland learned that Henry
was harboriug a contract jumper from
organized ball in the person of Henry
keupper and 1t is possible the game
will not be played. At any rate,
keupper will not appear in uniform, or
IL he does Rowland and his whole lot
of White Sox will be in bad.
The trouble that has bothered both
Bill James of the Braves and Hub Leon
ard of the Red Sox so far this season is
SAID TO be due to pitching too much
winter ball, and there is agitation in
Boston for rule that will prevent
major league players taking part in
any games after the regular seasons
close.
The veteran Eddie Killian pitched a
holiday game recently for a team In
the suburbs of Detroit and showed that
he is still there by tanning twenty
three men in thirteen innings and al
lowing but six hits. but he lost his
game to /. For eleven innings Kill
liam did not allow a run.
John McCloskey has to record the
promotion of one failure in base ball at
which started out with six clubs and
soon dropped to four. threw up the
sponge on July because of lack of at
tendance. The league when ii quit
embraced Ell Paso, Albuquerque, Phoe-
nix and Tucson. Most of the players
had come from the Pacific Coast and the
northwest and some of them will get
berths in that section. Others have a
long way to go before seeing friends
and the old family dinner table again.
Ed Maier has another plan for dis
playing a little Southern California
hospitality to inhabitants of the effete
east Mailer is plannin gto invite the
entire delegation which attends the an
nual gathering of the National Associa-
ton OF Professional Base Ball Leagues
In San Francisco in the fall to visit Los
Angeles. While in Los Angeles the
whole congregation will be entertained
by Maier. and. such being the case, may
be assured of having a great bit of en-
joyment for all.
The Southern Michigan League. after
conference held in Jackson on July Z.
decided not to start the second half of
Its season because of the poor outlook
for the game. The Flint Club already
had surrendered its franchise and Bat
tie Creek reported that it's finances
were in such shape it could not con-
tinue. Bay City also threw up dis
tress signal and the other cities. Jack
to suspension. though they were in good
shape to continue, South Bend, in fact.
having had big season and made
money with winning team.
Ed Walsh. the famous White Sox
pitcher, is to return to Yale University
next season. as coach of the Eli
pitchers. Walsh served in that capac-
coaching regime, but following the in
auguration of the graduate system
Walsh's services were dispensed with.
Old Yale men have been insisting that
more dependable twirling staff than the
Ellis had this past season, and the man
agement closed deal with Walsh to
take charge Of the pitching squad when
indoor practice starts and to remain
with the men as late in the spring as
possible.
Announcement is made that plans
the new plant he will erect at San
Francisco in time for the opening of the
1916 season. The present Recreation
Park will be the site and the grand
stand will be a double decker. Total
seating capacity of the park will be
10000, or even more than at the aban-
doned Ewing Field. Berry has secured
a lease on an additional strip Of
ground IS feet in width that will
field. The present right held fence
will be moved back SO feet farther
from home plate. The architect has
incorporated what he considers the best
ideas gathered from a study of all the
modern major league plants.
Manchester in the New England
League will come about as near having
municipal base ball as any town in any
circuit. An organization of fans has
been given a one-half interest with the
three original promoters Of the club
and has named three committeeman
who shall have equal say with Ready,
Herman and Smith, while in case of
deadlock the mayor of the town will
cast the deciding vote. If the Man
chester plan works out maybe some Of
the privately owned New England
League clubs will be put on their feet
in the same way. Private ownership
and syndicate operation has done much
to get base ball in bad with New Eng
land fans. though it seems to be a fact
that but for the men who were willing
to shoulder the burden as owners there
would have been no base ball at all in
that circuit.