The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-03

/ 1niCAEp report mas II tnAt the SiEH-
/ ing Of Otto Knabe by the Cubs to act
| as handy andy around the team will
mean the release OF Jimmy sheckard.
/ An echo Of last summers raids on
baseball lotteries was heard In st.
i Louis last week when two operators
Of baseball pools who had been con-
yicted after long delay were fined
$3.50 each.
+ Add Lee King, Pittsburg outfieider.
10 the list OF major league bali players
who have been put In the first call
under the revised draft classification.
He looked ike a good prospect last
season.
I The rumcr that Connie Mack might
manage the Boston Red Sox this year
became go persistent that President
Ban johnson himself dignihed II with
a denial. The American league head
stated positively that Mack would re-
main in Philadelphia with the Attn
! letics.
! Outhelder Olaf Hendricksen, re-
LEASED by the Boston Americans last
fall. may try a comeback in the Ma
ttional league. Out Of several offers he
has received he likes that from the
Brooklyn club best. Other clubs to
make him offers were the St Louis
Americans and the Pittsburg Ma
tionals.
/ John j.. McGraw on his way to Ha-
vana passed through Jacksonville,
where he changed trains. He was
met at the railway station by Larry
Doyle and the two talked over plans
for the 1913 Giants. In McGraw's
party to Havana were Germany Schae-
/ u he pfn
+ The st. Louis Browns took over two
wartime contracts when they got the
bunch OF FIVE players from the Yam
KEGS These reminders OF Federal
/ league days are held by Joe Gedeon
aud Les Nunamaker and are said to
call for about $1,000 a year each.
They have one more season to run.
In mailing contracts to his players
for the season of 1918 Harry Sparrow,
business manager OF the New York
( Yankees mailed one to Kane. young
outfelder, drafted from the Providence
club. Sparrow received word from
the postoSIice department that the reg
/ istered letter was forwarded to Camp
/ DevenE.
Catcher James McAvoy will be with
the Athletics this year after all. He
was drafted and ordered to an army
camp, but a brother who was left as
support of their mother. became in
valided and 80 the catchs- was grant
ed exerh ption.
Catcher Ed Spencer, of the Detroit
Tigers is acting as coach OF the base
ball squad at Santa Clara university,
in California. This is his second year
AT such work and he made n winner
out Of the Santa Clara team last
spring
! The refreshment privileges at the
Cincinnati ball park. which always
/ have been operated by the ball club,
have been leased out. There's not
much In serving soft drinks and pea
nuts to a Cincinnati crowd. 1t was
different in the old days when beer
was sold.
Under the terms of settlement made
by the American and National leagues
with the Federals the Ward estate is
to get 5000 "a year for twenty years
as rent for the park used by the Feds
/; in Brooklyn. That park has now been
turned into "a skating rink. Just who
In collecting the rent from the rink
promoters is not clear.
! The release of Catcher Myers, First
Baseman Griffin and Pitcher Parn-
ham by Connie Mack to Baltimore was
to complete trade; by which Mack
gets from Baltimore Catcher McAvoy
and Shortstop Shannon. In addition
to the trio named Baltimore also gets
from Mack Second Baseman Lawry
and Catcher Alex Schaufele.
The salary of Lee Magee, who was
working under hangover Federal
league contract given him by the
Wards that called for $500 or so a
season--s25,0 900 for three years. was
cut by the st. Louis Browns to $4,000
for this year. according to report.
Magee ie said to be quite angry about
IT. He may even conclude that base
ball Ia not worth while.
Catcher Forest Cady. Third Base
man larry Gardner and Outfielder
Clarence Walker are the three players
irumor picks to go from the Red Sox
to the Athletics In exchange for First
Baseman Stuffy MeInnis. To succeed
Gardner on third II Ia the plan, ac-
cording to the same rumor. that Me-
Innis shall play third. with Dick Hob
litzei at first.
Fred Toney's appeal to his district
draft board for deferred classification
has been turned down. In spite of the
fact that his wife, who was alleged
10 be making her own living as tele-
phone operator. went to the front for
him. He sticks IN class LIB. subject
. TO an early call. And more than that,
, he still faces charges OF attempts TO
evade service,