Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-07


II Eddie Muhan decides TO enter OF
a professional baseball career. We VII
give YOU just one guess on naming
the team that gets him.
Secret of the success of the major
LEAGUE owners ia conquerinK their nm
m , we;.l'hy FEDERAL hsasn C.. o p.
owners knew their business.
Dave Davenport and Eddie Plank II
contracts with the 81. Louis Field.
Browns. hu, Fielder Jones is not
worrying.
Indianapolis report has i, tha' th'
Cincinnati Reds Will close = deal foi
the transfer or Joe Kelly, the hmcri.
can Association speed merchant. u
licrzogs team.
President John Powers, OF the Los
Angeles CLUB. announces I" his fans
that nc is to get three playnr1 fr@H
my Callahan his release. He doe not
name them as yet. however.
Louis Pa, haeI Hro Is among ,h the qsS
in the American League. he may bs
OF immense help IN packing the fans
on big DAYS
Now comes Joe Tinker. manager OF
the Chicago Cubs Whales. who de
have Lee Maree on his team. Too
many stars. says Tinker. are not goo,
for "a team. Tha, may be the reason
for looking on Mage with favor, an'
sons.
pgrtns the excitement 1 a ,,.,,,i !
-, a
TO whether or not il would retain Bill
Rodgers. The option was to have
expired December 20. AS result The
Cincinnati Club is now hound 10 iieci
Rodgers and pay for him. Portland
however. IL st!ll willing 10 take hin
back.
That James w Garneau. one Of the
now owners OF the 81. Louis Browns
and president % The company tina,
owns the ball park. intends TO go into
ounccment that he has disposed OF
his meat packing interests TO his
partners. He IS said to have received
$3.50 600 FOR his *har" in the packing
concern with which lie was connected
The philadelphia Nationals have pur.
chased Pitcher Brewer from Utica, o'
the New York state League. on AT
optional agreement with the under
standing that the Utica Club will re
cetvG Loo If tho pitcher romans viii
inc lulillsS Hytsr MAY :. tsN0w'r VIII
80 South with tho Phillies
Down in Richmond they arc happy al
the thought OF Baltimore being in the
same circuit, FOR Richmond considers
itself rival of IN" OrIolc City aut
believes games between teams repre-.
r"ntinS the ;wo cities will draw big
crowds. Baltimore. however. has diff
fcrent opinion. !, turns np us nos,
at Richmond and imaginca Itself :
natural rival Of Philadelphia and New
Work.
Tho PITTSBURGH Pirates offered Il
take over tho contract the chicago
cubs had made for training at Tampa
Tho Pirates have decided not to TRAN
ct Hot Springs again. Cincinnati alsc
stood read. II is stated. 20 take over
the Cubs' Tampa contract as AicNan.
dria has been abandoned.
In numbers alone tho Ros,on Brave,
appear To he well fixed for outfel6ers
but in quality and talcn the Sailing.
tribe is in bad way. II most Of tn,
can't field. II they can Held they cam
hit their weight Sherwood Mage,
doesn't come under either classification
but he's the exception that proves tn,
rule.
For the benefit of the o,ae7.2I5 eve
experts who told Umpire Tom ConnoIl,
last season that he couldn't see. ths
arhiter Won turkey ut shoot ir
Massachusetts, the other day.
That hotel down in Tampa. Fla.
where the cubs train is one OF the hig.
gest In America, hut il will likely have
70 build new wing n that 10 house
Joe Thinkers enlarged Chicago army.