Evening star., 1915-04-22
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

Pitcher Bob Stinson, who made
great reputation twirling for the Bates
College team. has been signed by the
Manchester team of the New England
League. Bob's pitching won the col
lege championship of Maine for his
team.
Sherwood Magee has a bet that he
will steal fifty bases this year He
says that the hitters on the Philly team
wouldn't let him run last year, but he
has great protective batter behind
him in Schmidt this year. and II he
doesn't win his bet he ought to retire
The Pittsburgh club sends Infielder
Jimmy McAuley, Catcher Bill Wagner
and Pitcher Carmen Hill to Youngs-
town of the Central League. All are
out under option and Manager Curley
Blount of Youngstown will attempt to
polish them up for Fred Clarke so that
they can be used next year.
AS an indication Of conditions in base
ball this spring it is stated that when
the Waycross club of the Georgia State
League advertised for players recently
letes wishing jobs, and the league sal
airy limit is about $50 a month to the
player.
showing Poll Perritt made in the ex
hibitions. is said to have decided pof1
needs more work. There are others
who opine that what Poll really needs
most is Miller Higgins back of him
there on second base to tell him how to
pitch.
One OF the Pirate outfe1ders is said to
trying hard by telling him. you
haven't chance to win a berth, so
what's tho use OF exerting yourself"
INC kind OF man who succeeds ulti-
1nately IN base ball or any other busi-
ness Is the fellow who keeps plugging
when there isn't q chance"
That old world series thing is flne for
team that does not look like a cham
pion asks couple Of thousand boost,
because he isn't going to get fall COIN
ANA man who has drawn that money,
ana expects to draw 1t again. wants
raise just the same. on general princi-
pies.
Derby Day Bill Clymer, now at To-
,onto, not only took Roxie Roach from
the Buffalo Bisons and tried, it is said.
70 get Joe Mccarthy, but now he has
up and taken the Bisons' trainer
James Hutch. who has a reputation as
a conditioner. not only of base bali
players, but college athletes as we'll,
Pitcher Earl Yingling of the cinoin-
nati REDS, who refused to accept a
~ odlt Lake, though the Gin
cinnati club assured him that his full
saIary would be paid, has now been
transferred to Minneapolis. that club
| taking over his contract, which has two
years yet to run and calls for about
The Brooklyn club has placed tho
| name OF Roland B. Howell on the sus-
pended list because he failed to report
to Manager Robinson according to the
provisions of his contract. Howell was
dra1ted from the Chattanooga club last
fall The action was taken al this time
| TO prevent the player from having any
financial claims on the club in the
| future.
According to Secretary Farrer1s bull
letin the New York club has completed
the purchase Of Pitcher Kirmayer from
the Decatur club of the ]. l.. /. League,
John MSGraw evidently intends to hold
| on to Kfrmayer, who has created a
nne Impression in his work down
| south.
| Douglass Baird of the Sioux City
club OF the Western League, and Paddy
| Siglin of the Waterloo, Iowa. team OF
the Central Association, are out hus.
| ting for the keystone sack for Pitts
burgh. and both show many major
| league movements. The hitting Of Sig.
lin has been ono Of tho big features Of
the training at the Pirates' camp.