The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-22

"CC6uAlou VI lhC SoO.
seems to suffer one woe after another
Unless Charley has more than the
usual quota of gumption he is prob
ably in tears at this moment JUS
seems like everything is going wrong
for him. His most recent sorrow i:
the ailing of Phil Douglas who 1t seems
will not be able to play ball till the
latter part of the season, and perhap.
not even then. Douglas was operated
on for something or other not Ions
ago and as the physicians said it wa:
appendicitis Pills recovery will bt
slow. At any rate he doesn't lool
likely to be strong for quite while
Weghman was banking on Douglas tt
finish out quartet of twirling stars
with Vaughn, Alexander and Tyler
that would have the rest Of the league
helpless. With Phil cut of it the Cubs
will have only Grover for the right
handed hurting. Vaughn and Tyler
will do the southpawing and Tyler
can't paw very often. So Weeghman's
plans on a cinch pennant are becom
ing less splendid every hour.
As Pitchers Toney and EIIer are
slated to do military duty in the near
future, Manager Matty of the Reds
is looking for a rieht-hander and a
southpaw to take their places.
With John Henry released to
the Braves, Eddie Ainsmith will
do practically all Of the catching
for the Washingtons in future,
with young Charity as his al
ternate.
1t developes that Napoleon Lajoie
has not been engaged by several ma
jor league clubs in need of first
baseman because the impression pre-
walls that the big f'renchman cannot
hit low curve ball. Three prominent
managers have declared of late that
in recent years the American league
pitchers had discovered that this was
Lajoie's weakness. He petered out
as a hitter with the Athletics in 1916.
and was allowed to drift out of the
circuit to the Toronto club Lajoie
rolled up a big batting average last
year, but the pitching in the 1nterna
tional league lacked the class shown
by boxmen in fast company.
Ed. Konetchy, the Braves big first
sacker, is holding out for an increase
in the amount of salary offered te
him by the club :or the season of 1915
and has informed Manager George
Stallings that he will retire from base
ball rather than play for the sum
which his employers think his ser
vices are worth. The Big Train had a
war time" contract with the Braves
but that contract expired last fall, and
when the time arrived to make new
contract, his salary was promptly
slashed. If konetchy makes good his
threat to quit unless he is treated
more literally, Stallings may bring
back Butch Schmidt jas his first base
man rather than give in to Honey.
The Cubs will be without the
services of Leslie Mann, the out
fielder, next season. Mann is an
athletic instructor at Camp Logan,
Houston, Texas.
The veteran Pat Donovan, who man
aged the Buffalo club last year, is
anxious to scout for one of the big
league teams. Donovan formerly was
the manager of the Pirates, Brooklyn
and Boston Red Sox. He has discov-
cred many famous players, for which
reason his services should be IN
demand.
George Stallings OF the Braves is
the proud father Of a son. George
has not yet announced if the newcom-
er is Highlander or southpaw.
Fred Tenney, former first baseman
of the Giants and Braves, bobbed up
at Brockton, Mass, recently.
Paul Smith, the outfielder
sought by the Yankees. starred on
the Montreal team of the Inter-
national league last season. In
1873 games he batted at 1902 clip.
His fielding average was 1863.
In a recent basketball game between
the Fort Slocum team, captained by
Ray Fisher, the former Yankee hurler,
and team representing the University
of Syracuse, Fisher displayed as much
gameness as a ball player has ever
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play the university five far outclassed
the soldiers and started in to roll up
a high score. Fisher went to nearby
hospital and after first aid had been
rendered returned with his nose ban
daged and continued in the game. His
great playing nearly enabled the Fort
Slocum men to tie the score, but the
time was too short and when the
final whistle blew the college five
were leading Is to IA.
The National league is the first to
come forward with an arrangement to
aid the bat and ball fund which Is
being raised by Clark Griffith. At the
league meeting recently the club own
ers OF the senior major organize ton
voted to set aside two days on which
% per cent OF the receipts Of the home
clubs at all games in the league will be