Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-11

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diving into a swimming tanl, at his home
town of Utica and is laid up again.
The Boston Americans are cleaning out
their catching staff to make room for
Sam Agnew. They ask waivers on Cady
and sent Devine, younSster. from AL
bany to Montreal of the International
League.
The Pirates have decided rot to take
on Pitcher AL Scfacht of the former
Harrisburg team of the International
League. Manager Callahan found he had
dozen pitchers already and he con-
sidered that enough.
Tommy DAILY as a member Of the
Cleveland Indians may get a chance to
do some regular work. either behind the
bat or in the outfeld, and may thus
show some of his latent ability. With
the White Sox he never had a real
chance.
Bernard Lee third baseman and cap
tain Of the Tufts College team. will get
a tryout with the Braves at Miami this
spring. He is noted as hard hitter III
college circles and fast fielder and may
beat Carlisle Smith out of his job.
Eddie Plank having failed to win his
point that he should be declared a free
agent. decided to make the best of it
and sign up with the st. Louis Browns
ana SO Manager f1eluer Jones mas
another southpaw to shoot against De-
troit.
With the Indians acquiring Chick
Candi, jay kirk is compelled to ma Ike
another trip to the minors. along the
path he has worn iii the past five or
six wears. Jay has been UP and down
enough times 20 know the route with
his eyes shut.
Dave Davenport. pitcher for the 81.
Louis Browns, was married III Runge,
Tex, February IS. to Miss Lille Gallo
way, Il resident of Runge. Davenport
| has been holding out on the Browns,
but with two to keep he is now eX-
pected to come to terms.
Ivan Howard dropped in from Cali
, fornii to st. Louis. expecting to go to
camp with the Browns just in time to
| learn that he had been transferred to
| the Cleveland Indians. The change did
not seem to disturb him. He is too
wise ball player for that
Tyrus Cobb is at the head of a COM
| nany which is building an apartment
house in Augusta, Ga, at a cost of
| 1900. IL the real estate venture is
| successful as hoped it will be enlarged
and cobb's company viii spend quar-
| ter of a million in similar buildings in
| Augusta.
! Lee Foil of the Indians doesn't say
| much, but when he does it is to the
point. He declined to take an eX Fed
! when offered him. His team. said Foil.
! though making bad showing. pulled
| together. and he doesn't mean to have
any anarchists on it-CIeveiand has
| had enough of that.
| The Brooklyn club has consented to
cancel the exhibition games with the
Athletics. scheduled at Ebbets Field
for April 10 and II, at the request of
| Manager Mack. who has 50 many
young players that he has deemed it
! advisable to give them the final in
| ;spection on his home grounds on these
| days.
| That President Weeghman of the
! Cubs seriously made an offer of Roger
Bresnahan to the New York Yankees
has been confirmed and it is said that
| Manager Bill Donovan Of the Yanks
| of Weeghman. it is said, is to split the
salary that Rogers contract calls for.
President Dreyfuss of the Pirates
| says it is true that Ed Ruelback may
| be Pirate. He is willing to take him
on if he comes untrammeled and give
him "A chance. but he denies that he has
/ purchased" him from the Feds. Drey-
fuss is one peace agent who is not pay
Another former major league star
who made the mistake of casting his
lot with the Feds went down the line
last week when the Chicago Cubs re-
leased Pitcher Ad Brennan to the st.
Paul club of the American Association.
Brennan was one of the first players
of any note to enlist with the outlaw
movement.