Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-02-27

Catcher Harry Gowdy, who, it will be
remembered. figured in the 1914 world
Palm Beach, Fla, to mix with the 400
TOT couple of weeks before reporting
TO the Braves training camp at Macon
It's tough to be ball player.
Having been stung for $4,000 worth
OF bonus last season, President Britton
of the st. Louis Cardinals has decided.
1t Is said, that he will try and get
even by not giving his players a share
OF the receipts from the spring series
with the Browns in the Mound City.
Last year the players held up Britton
by a threat to strike, though it is in
their contracts that they shall take
part in exhibition games if the club
owner asks il.
Joe Tinker of the chifeds invaded the
Western League meeting at Chicago
last week and Immediately the press
agents opined that the Western was
about to flop from organized ball. Tip
ONeill, putting on his most serious
front. confirmed it-saying that every
its franchise to the outlaws-all they
had to do was to come across with the
proper price, but he wanted 1t under
stood that real money and not Weegh-
man doughnuts was to be considered
as currency.
Lee Magee. manager of the Brooklyn
Federals, wiln convoy the Tip Top
squad to Browns Wells, Miss Magee
has ordered most of his men to report
to him in st. Louis March l. A few of
his fasteners will sail from New York
for New Orleans February 81.
James E. Gafney has received word
from Haddock. Ga, that George Stall
ings has improved greatly and that
within a week or ten days he should
be ready to start printing his Braves
for another pennant dash. few Of
the world champions may visit the Mir
acle Man at his plantation next week.
Harry Sinclair's connection with the
He is a crank on golf. foot ball and all
the other outdoor sports and pastimes.
He is a graduate of the University of
Kansas and one of the most enthu-
siastie hackers OF athletics that ever
attended that college.
An umpire's job is q thankless one.
according to most base ball fans, but
there were 800 applications filed with
President Blewett of the Northwestern
League for berths on his staff during
the 1915 season.
Report comes from Williamsport, Pa,
that Pitcher Lou Richie is seriously
i'll and not likely to be able to play
ball for the coming season at least
Ritchie's drop has been rapid, and it
appears he is done as a ball player
The European war has it's draw
backs and its advantages for ball clubs
In Canadian cities. For instance, there
are 10000 soldiers garrisoning Victoria
in the Northwestern League, and every
one Of the khaki-clad lot is ball
fan.
Sam Crane reports that the ancient
Jerry Denny came to him recently and
sought his advice about buying the
Trenton franchise In the Tri-State
League Jerry has been out of the
game for about twenty years, and 1t is
| odd that the fever should strike him at
a time when base ball is about at its
worst
John j. McGraw believes that if his
young pitchers prove worthy he should
have the best team of years. He thinks
very highly of Palmero. the Cuban.
who has been very effective this win
ter.
Charles H. Ebbets will have as his
guest at Daytona Billy KLEIN. the cele-
brated National League umpire. KLEIN
is going to oficiate in all Of Brooklyn's
spring exhibition games in the south.
| It is likely. too, that he will help In the
Ebbets Field contests between the
Dodgers and New Yorks.
| The two Canadian teams of the Inter-
national League-Toronto and Mon
jtreal-will pursue a course OF complete
/ loyalty in their spring training. They
have made arrangements to train at
Bermuda, the popular British posses
sion. The athletes will sail for the
lfsland from this city March 81.
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