Evening star., 1916-10-15
BASE BALL BRIEFS,

Detroit is Walter Johnson's ink
town. He couldn't win a game there
all season. Even when Clark Griffith
saved him up for the Tigers and he
was given five runs to go on he had to
lose.
Jap Barbeau. recently released by
Oakland, Will return to Milwaukee for
next year, it is said. Thus are Presi-
dent Timme's plans for a team of
youngsters being carried out.
The Muskegon club of the Central
stand reserved for school children, who
will be admitted free to all games
Funds for building the childrens stand
were subscribed by school society.
Report from Hamilton, Ont, has it
that "a franchise" in the International
may be transferred to that city next
year and that Ed Barrow, president of
the International, soon will visit Ham
ilton to look over the field.
iris Speakers last hit of the season
was Il two-bagger in the ninth inning
OF the final game. and it boosted his
batting average to $50. The unofficial
records show Speaker went to bat 544
times and cracked out 2l2 hits
From out of the far west comes a
story that Ping Bodie has announced
that he will not play with the Ath-
letics unless Connie Mack agrees to
pay him $4,000 a year. Ping may be a
bit previous. for Mack may offer him
more than that
The failure of the st. Louis Browns
to finish i'll the first division cost the
fans of the Mound City many a bet
heep
same proposition. New York's final
triumph over Washington landed Smii-
ing Bill Donovan in the charmed circle
ahead of Fielder Jones.
Tom Turner, formerly pitcher for
the Athletics, claims the credit for dig
ging up Harry Seibold, but it was Harry
Smith at Wheeling who made a pitcher
out OF the youngster. When Connie
got MIN a year ago he considered Sci
bold only as an infielder, though he
had pitched some good ball for Cedar
Rapids in the 1915 season.
Jumping from a class G league to the
majors and hitting above the $50 mark
all season. most of the time around .275
is quite an achievement for any youne
ball player AL Walters of the Yam
KEGS can claim this distinction, Not
alone has he hit often, he has hit hard
as "ell He has made ten doubles and
- in,
about sixty games
Boston has twenty major lea1,e
base ball championships to its credit
-FOUR National Association C72 to '75,
ms ilneius1Ve3. q, nine n National League c77,
American League d9O3. 1904, 1912.
1915, 1870, one Brotherhood I,earun
lS9U) and one American Association
ls9l), Chicago comes next with thir-
,een, three In the American League and
ten in the National ~ otu
Ihe Pittsburgh Pirates. after the
Jos lose OF the season. were sent out by
resident Barney Dreyfuss to fill a
e" exhibition dates. In spite of the
Day some Of them strenuouslv Objected
% TINS hardship" and such a roar was
nade that several were dismissed and
permitted to go to their homes with
money IN their pockets they had not
IN spite of all the talk of the aid the
iiants gave the Dodgers, it must be
admitted that the Braves also helped
ocate the National League end of the
world series in Brooklyn. The worst
he Giants could do would have availed
nothing had not Stallings made his
good stand against Moran in the final
series.
The veteran Paddy Livingston. who
played with the Sioux City Western
league team the past year, will, it is
eported, be signed by the st. Louis
or Miller Hugeins' young pitchers. One
# the reasons given for the failure of
iuggins' pitchers to come through is
hat they lacked veteran catcher to
york them out in the bull pen.
benefit game was played at San
Antonio October / for Earl Dunckel, |
.rst baseman of the San Antonio Texas |
league team, who broke leg in the /
asst game of the season. The receipts
we're $1,000 and check was sent to
)unckel for that amount. The teams !
tagging the benefit We're one made up !
# Texas League players and a fast /
ian Antonio amateur team.
One of the stories coming out of the |
american Association is that Tom Chiv- !
ngton, retiring as president of the cir |
uit, will become manager of the Kan !
ng his ownership. An interesting |
tory in connection with the rumored |
ale of the Kansas City Club is that |
Robert /. Hedges, former owner of the |
he offer made Tebeau.
Records show that second base has |
'een the position major league man
gers have worried over most the past |
eason and there have been more shifts |
here than at any other position. A |
ear or so ago it was first base that |
here was trouble in filing satisfac- |
orilv and before that it wSe behind !
he bat. Possibly next year the man
gers will be fretting about third base
nen. 1t looks that way now.
The contest between Walter Pipp and |
frank Baker, teammates on the Yam
;ees. to lead the American League In |
ONE runs this season was an interest
ng one to the end. Baker in one sense
Ias the big end Of the argument, for |
Ie has, BY playing in few games. had
ess OPPORTUNITY to hit his olouts, while |
Ie also has scattered his homery over |