Evening star., 1915-11-26
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

John A. Holland. a pitcher of thirty
years ago, and later an umpire in sew
eral leagues, died at his home in Read
ing, Pa, November 10, aged f1fty-four
years He was a sergeant on the Read
ing police force at the time of his
death.
It's pretty hard to tell where those
Yanks will train. A week ago it was
stated positively they would return to
Macon has been selected. Anyway. it
is all in Georgia. which means the
same thing as far as the players are
concerned.
At the annual meeting of the New
York National League club last week
Harry Hampstead was reelected pres1-
dent and John Foster secretary of the
club. The old board of directors also
was reelected, and the statement was
repeated that the Giants are not for
sale.
II used to be the minor leagues
how ed at the injustice of the draft,
and the arrogance of the higher class
leagues in claiming players for a
are bowling and threatening to revolt
because the drafting graft has declin-
ed, 1t was ever thus.
failure to land the job of managing the
Oakland Coast League team, is quoted
as saving that he is done with the
game for good. He has been IN IL a
long while, and it is wise player VINO
knows when to quit and give somebody
else a chance
Toe Wilhoit, the Coast Lacquer who
goes to the Boston Braves next season,
has been signed to manage the Calexlco
team in the Imperial Naiiey League,
but he may give up the job II the rule
of the national commission is enforced
barring organized ball players from
associating with outlaws
The Chicago Cubs next spring plan to
iumn from their training camp at Tampa
TO Mobile. thence to New Orleans, up to
Memphis. and so on. And it was stated
only a week ago that the team would
avoid cities that have regular ball teams
You can't even believe What masnate
saws about a training trip.
The visit of the Feds to French Lick to
talk over plans for next season spoiled
Barney Dreyfuss vacation He had plan
ned to visit the Indiana resort but when
he heard the outlaws would be there he
cha nged his plans. The Pittsburgh mag
nate loves the Feds so much that he
won't even stop in the same hotel with
them
.Joe Tinker once a famous shortstop in
the National League, is reported to have
entered hospital in Chicago for an opera
ton for relief from gall stones. His CON
iition has been such that he has been
unable to play ball much for a year past,
and some doubt is expressed that he ever
will actively enter the game again.
News comes from down Boston way that
Rabbit Maranville is playing basket ball
of the Braves put a ban on the Rabbit
playing basket ball because he feared his
shortstop might suffer injury. Now he
does not seem to protest Can 1t be that
Stallings doesn't care what happens to
Maranville?
The latest is that Bert Whaling. former
catcher with the Boston Braves. will join
the Pittsburgh Pirates. Whaling objected
to being transferred to a Pacific Coast
League team, fancying that he still is a
major Lacquer. and the Coast League club,
not desiring a dissatisfied player, is said
to have arranged a deal with Pittsburgh
for his exchange.
Ty Cobb has been hunting in south
ern Alabama with q pa-tv of friends.
His heart was set on setting a
"ba-an," but he was disappointed.
However he maintained his batting
average by killing two deer and nearly
q hundred squirrels as result Oh SIX
days work. Who wouldn't be ball
player privileged to hunt on any mans
plantation?
P A. B. Wtdener, the Philadelphia
traction magnate who died the other
day, was one of the chief angels of
the Players League in the Brother
hood war of 1890. In fact, it was his
money largely that financed the dis
astrous venture of the rebellious play
ers. He is supposed to have sunk lot
of money. but being wise man, he
knew when to quit.
George Moriarty's release by Detroit.
it is said, was at his own request. He
plans to manage a minor league team,
but will not be definite in saying
where. 1t is known, however, that had
the Mike Finn-Detroit deal gone
through for the Atlanta Southern
League club. Moriarty would have
been installed as playing manager,
with Finn looking after the business
end.