The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-20
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The Brooklyn National league clut
just discovers that 1t has had 10 mer
instead of Is In service. thus breaking
the tie that was supposed to exist will
Pittsburgh for honOrs. The nineteenth
man is Catcher Otto Miller. He was
supposed to be at work in a %shipyard,
but he sustained an injury at that en-
ployment hat made him decide to gar
out, 50 he enlisted as Il yeoman in
the navy.
Outfielder Bill Johnson, Of the Phil
adelphia Athletics, drew his release
from the navy last week. He had been
in training at Great Lakes and there
he had won fame as the star basket
ball player Of the whole station. john
son, prior to becoming a professional
ball player. was a member of the Hi
nois Athletic club basketball team of
Chicago that captured the champion
ship Of the Amateur Athletic union.
A Boston writer, who believes that
there is some fire behind all the smoke
of Harry Frazee's alleged effort to
buy the New York Giants, has it that
II Frazee should make the deal Ed
Barrow would go with him as manager
OF the Giants to succeed John McGraw.
Just how McGraw's contract with the
Giants would be taken care of Is not
oN"hNuE ~ ShA lbAit 10 HNAlAlhl9ANN ava
manager Of the Red Sox in case Fra
zee and Barrow depart.
Eddie Collins doesn't want to be
made a peaceable civilian. Eddie, now
in the marines at the Philadelphia sta
ton, say he won't get out OF service
until he is pushed out. Maybe that's
because luck kept hin at Philadelphia.
Some Of the marines can tell him that
II he had been to Paris Island for real
training, instead Of being kept in a
soft job, he would be willing to swim
the four miles to the mainland for q
chance to get out of the service.
President Hermann. of the Reds,
was asked as to his intentions regard
ing a manager for next year. 1t was
hoped to bring out an expression as
to whether Pat Moran might not sue
ceed Christy Mathewson. I'VE don't
need a manager in winter time" was
Garry's answer, But he also dropped
a remark to the effect that he hadn't
heard from Mathewson since back in
September, and he said it in a way to
indicate he was not exactly pleased at
Matty's failure to send even a post
card.
President John W, Norton of the st.
Paul American association club is
quoted as saying he has nothing defi-
mite as to the intentions of Mike kel-
ley, but that he will keep the Job Of
managing the Saints open for him,
The story was that Kelley meant to
stick to his live stock business in Ten
nessee. Now comcs another story that
he may be connected with the New
York Yankees as coach and scout. Bob
Connery and Paddy O'Connor were as
%sistants to Manager Higgins along
these lines last season.
That Johnny Lavan's declaration he
meant to remain in the navy and
make n career was serious Is indi-
Gated by the fact that he has been
sent overseas for service. Lavan is n
navy medical officer with the rank
Of junior lieutenant, and as such he
is the highest ranking ball PLAYER in
the navy. Manager Clark Griffith had
pleaded with Lavan to ask for his dis
charge 30 that ne could return to play
short for the Washington club, but the
hustling little infielder declared he pre-
ferred Uncle Sans uniform and the
opportunities the navy. offers.
They say the influence OF the press
in baseball is not so great as the
Let lis see. Bar Johnson was a news
paper reporter before he became a
baseball leader. John Heydler was first
n newspaper printer and then a re-
porter before he became a baseball
leader, And August Hermann, wnv
makes up the triumvirate that controls
major league baseball, was Just a plain
printers devil and then a printer, then
a newspa Der man before he landed as
a baseball leader. Cheer up, ye soribes.
there Is yet some influence In the
game for your profession.