Evening star., 1915-12-29

The Cincinnati club has returned
pitcher Robert (Pat) Callahan to the
Spokane Northwestern League cluo.
was decided that he is not yet ripe 1oi
major league company.
Pitcher Stanley Covaleskie. who was
ticketed for Cleveland. now goes ~ ',in tne :
arraneement between the Nationa,
league champions and the Portland
Coast League club.
Among the eleventh-hour jumps re-
corded was that OF ga sang ayyonEixn I y Feds
who was Sandy Piez? Well. the rec
ords do not make 1t quite clear, put,
anyway, he drew money from -ehe
Giants for a season.
The Detroit club has booked eXhIbio =
tion dates for Kansas City April 8. >
and 10 Since it will be Ty Cobb's first
appearance in the recent MAJOR
league" city by the Kaw 1t IS expecteo
the fans will show much interest IN the
games.
Frank Caporel. a pitcher of the Ell
mira New York State League team, mas
been sold to the Cincinnati Reds and
will report at Alexandra. Omctal av
eraees Of the New York State League
for the season show that Caporel won
twenty games and lost eleven.
The Boston National League club an
nounces the return of Catcher Bruggy
York state League and the transfer of
Fletcher Lowe, the, former Dartmouth
College star, to Montreal of the Inter-
national League under an optional
agreement.
vi earned fame IN
base ball as shortstop of the Philadel-
mia Athletics before Jack Barry be-
came. member of the team and caused
his retirement. has been engaged to
coach the University OF Maine base
ball candidates. He will report at
Orono April /.
Irving Porter. a young outfielder with
the Lynn team of the New England
League, may be noted in history as the
last jumper to the Feds. He agreed to
flop just before the New York meeting.
and when the storm broke he fastened
to find his manager, Lou Pieper of
Lynn, and ask that he be forgiven.
Pieper told him he was safe. since he
had not played a game with the out
laws.
The Brooklyn National League club
may not get Jimmy Johnston. late of
the Oakland team, who signed a con-
after the Coast League season closed.
but 1t will have a Johnson after all.
Word comes from Tacoma that Presi-
dent Ebbets has closed a deal to give
who played with Tacoma the past sea-
son. t'
At the meeting of the base ball rules
will be requested to cover the follow
ing instance, which occurred on a
southern professional diamond last
summer. An umpire, very recently
promoted from the playing ranks, was
ofiiciating behind the pitchsr's box.
drove high line drive over the hurl-
eI's head and the umpire. thinking
that he was still shortstopping,. spear
ed the ball and threw to second, thus
a double play.
In addition to other honors acquired
during the year, the Detroit outheld
draws the prize for having been on the
Job more of the time than that Of any
other club in the American League. OF
the 1856 games played by Detroit, Cobb
and Crawford participated in them all,
while Veach missed only four. No
wonder. Hughey Jennings considered
Jacobson excess baggage and let him
virate. Speaker. Lewis, and Hooper,
missed thirteen games.
In spite of President Tener's asser-
ions during the SEE son that he had the
,est umpire staff the National League
'ver wars blessed with he plans, it is
aid, three changes for next year
Kitty Bransfeld. Charley Moran ana
Bill Dahlen are the likely new ap-
,ointees. |
Andrew Freedman. former owner of |
he New York Giants. died leaving a for |
une estimated at more than five millions. |
all OF it goes to charity, the |
,ulk of it to found a home for the |
ged. His mother and sister have a |
ife interest. however, in a portion of |
he estate. His only brother was left |
so, 1000.
An interesting story comes from Call
ornia of Frank Chance and John Evers
,urying the hatchet 1t seems that \
Barney Oldfield. mutual friend. got
he two together. made them shake
lands. and they agreed to forget the
,rudge of years. The reconciliat tion
vas properly celebrated. with the sx-