Evening star., 1916-11-10
MORAN LETS0UT
VETERAN PITCHERS
McQuiIIan and Chalmers Sold
to Kansas City Club.
MAUMAUX IN VAUDEVILLE
BY J. ED GRILLo.

Pat Moran, manager Of the Phillies.
has made good his threat to eliminate
some Of the dead wood from his pitch
ing staff.
Pitchers George McQuillan and. George
Chalmers. both from the metropolitan
district, have been sold to the Kansas
City club of the American Association.
/ Neither pitcher was of any use to the
Phillies in their last pennant race.
After one successful year in 1911,
Chalmers developed lame arm and he
has not been fit to win games since.
| McQuillan looked for a time as If he
would develop into an Ed Walsh, but
he was careless in his work, and after
most successful season in 1908 went
to Cincinnati and then dropped to the
minors, where he was successful enough
to come back into fast company.
Al Maumaux, the clever pitcher Of the
Pirates now is in Marty McHale's
class-not as a pitcher, but as song
bird Maumaux has made his debut in
| vaudeville. where he is doing song
! and dance act.
spending too much Of his time around
the bright lights Of Pittsburgh: The
Youngsters plunge into vaudeville may
| not make much of a hit with Barney
Dreyfuss.
Three members of the Cincinnati
team are to be dropped during the
present off season by Manager Mathew
son They are Heinie Schulz. the left
handed pitcher; Bob Fisher, utility In
| fielder, and George Twombley, out"
| fielder.
Schulz, who lives in Toledo. will play
! for Manager Bresnahan, owner OF tnat
L n III
more Fisher probably will stay in
| the National League, for when waivers
were asked on him two clubs refused
them, which means they are wiling 70
take a chance with him. because ne
proved himself a good hitter while only
| a fair fielder.
The directors of the Cincinnati club
| met last Tuesday and it was FOUND tnat
right side of the ledger, made possible
| by the long eastern trip at the end OF OF
the season, when all the contenders IN
| the old league race were drawing ehor
nous crowds.
| President Dreyfuss and James J. Cal
|lahan, manager of the Pittsburgh clup'
held a long conference yesterday, dur-
ing which the rebuilding Of the Pirates
was discussed. 1t Is not known what
action was decided upon, but assur
lance was given that several changes
will be made In the team, with the
hope that it will be improved enough ~
make it a real contender.
| Callahan picked up several young
| sters late last season, who apparently
possess a lot of ability, and they VII,
| all be taken to the training camp ana
| given a chance to show that eheif "of n
last fall was not nuke
| That Fielder Jones wants TO get rid
I of Jimmy Austin and Ward Miller may
be true, but the report. that he is will
ling to trade this pair and Del Pratt 10
washington for Eddie Foster and Ray
Morgan, is not true
| To begin with, Jones would not part
| with Pratt under any conditions. for
| next to Sisler he is the most valuable
! player on the Browns.
| The only reason that Jones wants to
get rid of Austin and Miller is because
| he is paying them more money than ne
| figures they are worth and he is de-
| sirous of hanging them on the payroll
| of one of the other American League
| clubs He probably will fail in this,
| however.
| It was noticeable that every one of
the contracts which were promulgated
by President Tener few days ago
| stipulated a single year. which indl-
| Gates that the long term contracts are
a thing of the past In the major
| leag CUES.
Club owners do not want to take any
/ chances of being tied up for two or
back at any time and be of no value
/ to his team 1t Is a much safer policy
! to sign them year after year and take
| no chances of them breaking down
and having to be carried at full salary
| for several years.
| Connie Mack searched the minor
| leagues for years during the period
| that he was in possession OF the one
hundred-thousand- dollar infield for an
| infieIder who would be able to I'LL the
place of any one of his stars. But he
did not have any success.
! Claude Derrick, Billy Orr and Billy
| kopf were the best of the lot, but all
/! were sent to the minors.
Orr has made good in the Pacific
! Coast League. He has played second
base for the last two seasons for the
! Salt Lake City team. Now comes Bill
Bernhard. who will manage the Salt
Lake City team next season. and says
that he will play Orr in the outfield.
He him play in that position last
| fall and thought SO well of his ability
| that he will keep him there.