Evening star., 1915-04-08
BASE BALL BRIEFS.
Fred Clarke is reported as giving his
Pirate batters special drilling in the
art Of hitting southpaws.

Manager McGraw. it is said. would
much have preferred to keep Catcher
Bobby Marshall instead of Larry Nc
Lean. but you know about those iron
clad contracts, and Larry had one of
them.
Pitcher Ollie Kirmayer has fallen heir
to Hickory Johnson's uniform with the
Giants. Dick Kinsella hated to see
Hickory go to St. Paul or any other
place, but gets some consolation out
of the fact that another Three-I grad
uate gets his suit.
1t looks like a quiet summer for Wal
ter Rehg OF the Boston Red Sox. He
has water on the knee and the injury
thinks he will be able to play in a
couple of months. but tho club train
ers are doubtful.
Cubs goes back to the Pacific coast,
where he won his fame as a base steal
er. He does not return to San Fran
cisco. however, but to Oakland. Bres-
nahan may recall him IN the fall after
the tWenty-one-nen limit passes.
Pitcher Ed Klepfer. it is reported
from the coast, has failed to meet the
favor of Manager Rowland OF the
White Sox. and will be dropped off at
other confirmation of the old saw that
they seldom come back.
The Chicago White Sox have taken an
option on Pitcher John Couch. young
ster with the San Francisco team. 1t is
stated to be part of the deal for Ping
Bodie. The story that Comiskey paid
San Francisco to take Bodie off his
hands is thus exploded.
Manager Roger Bresnahan has been
practicing in the infleld lately. and ex-
plains it by saying he intends to be his
own utility man this season. st. Louis
fans who saw Roger play second base
with the Cardinals are willing to admit
that Rog as an infielder Is great
handler of pitchers
The ST.. Louis Cardinals. with Ham
Hyatt on their list, will be about the
only team in the National League to
enjoy the luxury of pinch hitter this
year McGraw of the Giants. however,
will manage to keep a pinch runner
for Jack Meyers, even IL he has to sac
rifice a utility outfelder.
The Cleveland Indians have returned
Shortstop Archie Tanner to Waco of the
Texas League. San Antonio wanted
him for ground rent, but Cleveland had
purchased him from Waco for $500
provided he made good, and President
Somers concluded that would be TOO
high a price to pay for ground rent.
Fielder Jones Is in dutch with the
members Of the st. Louis Feds. He
took his players away from havana at
10 O'Clock the rnurning' OF. the Sohnson-
Willard fight. They tried marc 70 IN
duce the manager to wait until night
or the next morning, but Jones refuseo.
They talk Of striking.
iutimations come from the Cincinnati
camp that Manager Her1og did not
give Pitcher Sayre. the University OF
pennsylyania. :ecruit, much chance to
show what he could do before turning
him loose. Sayre. being college man
of high degree. may not have ht In
with HerZog's idea Of choke en-" and
if you can't choke 'em insult them.
Ray Caldwell has announced his 1915
(! base ball ambition. and Bill Donovan
| has put the stamp Of hearty approval
| on the aims and hopes Of the Yankees
star bo&man. Caldwell firmly believes
that he can turn in twenty-five veto
ries to the credit Of the New York
! team, and this Is the target that he
will shoot at. At the same time he de-
clares that he has an outside chance
Of registering thirty victories
| Ty Cobb was with the Tigers two days
when he did something sensational In an
exhibition game at Mobile he hit ball
over the fence Tor home run. Inc Dali
| in its flight beyond the ball yard hit
pickaninny In the mouth, caved in his face
and caused a commotion in Blackville.
| The negro boy. however, as soon as he
recovered and learned what had hit him
was tickled almost to death, and will
! never tire telling of the event in his life.
The collapse of the Atlantic League
puts lot of 800 hitters on the market,
but in all kindness managers are here
| hv fACffcAllV
batters in that league hit between 800
and 400. Indeed. the batter who didn't
paste the pill for 800 was conside4o1 Q
livery weak sister.