Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-31

League.
Pitcher Pagan. the youngster Sc
cured by Detroit from the Western As
sociation, where he did not lose
| game last year, has been turned over
| to Mike Firms Beaumont team Of the
| Texas League.
| Manager Fielder Jones, it is announc-
| ed from Palestine. will work right
hand and lcft-hand hitters according TO
| the pitching. He can outdo George
Stallings at this stunt, for he Will nave
enough batters of each variety TO
| change teams almost entirely.
| Detroit is said to have uncovered
recruit who lis displaying Cobb-hke
speed, a Sam Crawford wallop with the
bat and a regular Neach throwing
arm The date of his return to the
minors will be announced later.
| Report comes from New Orleans that
Lee Foil expects to get Clarence Wal
ker from the St Louis Browns for the
Indians. Just how Foil got the idea
| that Jones would let Walker go is not
| clear. since there has been nothing
| from him to indicate such intention.
| Pitcher A. Rankin Johnson. who re-
verted to the Boston Red SoN when
peace was declared. has been sold by
! that club to the Fort Worth Club OF
the Texas League for price said to be
$500. johnson. it was reported. had
! been rendered contract for $3.50 a
month, which he refused to sign.
The st. Louis American League club
| is likely to have Bobby Vaughn back
| on its hands, since he is reported as
| refusing to sign a contract with Port
land, to which he was transferred. The
st. Louis club agreed to pay part of
his salary with Portland. though this
is against the Coast League rule.
/ uf CT at a
have appeared that Lee Magee was the
| best player in the Fedora. League last
| year Benny says Magee was only
| lucky, while he Denny kauff) was the
real class. Benny is quite positive
about it. too. There are quite a num-
Der of people who will agree with
Benny.
| Chicago White Sox and the st. Joseph
/ Western League team. who quit the
! game to take up the practice of law
I in st. Joseph, is a candidate for mayor
| in that city on the democratic ticket.
, and they do say he is the most popular
man running and likely to be elected.
The worth of Hugh Fullerton's exact
| Deductions as to the strength of every
| major league team in each and every
! position may be Judged by the fact
| that he doesn't yet know the st. Louis
| Cardinals Will have Roy Corhan at
| now being syndicated has Artfe Butler
| playing short for the Cards.
| There is a lot of bunk being printed
| about changes in the size of he base
| ball diamond. AS a matter of fact the
diamond hasn't been changed a particle.
| 1t is possible that few diamonds
| have had the pitchers plate wrongly
| located, and that second base has not
| been stationed where it belongs. but
these are the only corrections to be
| made
| While Jack Meyers is busy in the
| camp of the Brooklyn Dodgers taking
| off weight. RUDE Marquard is seeking
! to take en- poundage. Marquard for
| some reason unexplained has been fall
| ing off in weight the past couple Of
| years until his strength has been con-
| Siderably impaired. In fact. ever since
he took to vaudeville he has been vast
| ing away.
| The Cleveland Indians can boast of
one thing this season at least. That is
the youngest catching staff in the bust
ness. There are four catcherS on the
| Indians roster. ONeill, Billings. DAILY
and Mills. Steve is the oldest of the
bunch, and he's only twenty-five. Next
Josh old, for he has just passed his
| twenty-third milestone. I.emoyne Mills
Of Portsmouth, ohio. boasts of twenty
one summers. while Tom DAILY. who
came from the White Sox. is the baby
catcher. Tom is only twenty. It's "A
pipe that three of the quartet will
stick out the entire season, and their
average age will not be more than
twentyfour.