Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-13
Baseball News and Gossip TerseIy Told

The latest hint regarding Sap La
lol" Is that III may show up aa INST
sasemau for tho Cleveland indians
since the Cleveland club has los; all
is hrst has" candidates through army
graft or enlistment
Pres dent Iiaughton Of the Bos,or.
Graves. already Ia. announced himself
g strong for fan series with the
Red soX nest fall Evidently le ,ioen'i
-" I" 'fHn"" for either team To a.;
ir,o the lals worlds series
Jimmy walsh. T:cd Sox outnoldcr.
may or may not play ball with the
boston team this GEAR. He has Doen
appointed TO place on the city fire
department in his home town Of SyrL-
"usc. and il said 10 Ike the lob 50
Wei lac may tick at it,
Oscar iIoristnau. the young right
handler who is expected TO be a star
Oh Jack Hendricks Cardinal pitcnin,
c,;In this year, is one OF the nrst to
''Sn new contract. and President
hickey thinks wei! OF him that i,
was made FOR two years
The ST. Louis Cardinals are expected
to return to san Antonio for their
spring tr9 ginning Whatever deals may
ne made between now and March 10.
IL - the inter ;ion that Manager Jaci;
Hendricks Will HAY" not over twenty
five players in his squad.
several rumors are heard In st
LOUIE concerning the lulnrc OF Jimmy
Burke. who has been dropped by the
Detroit Club scout and coach for
-casous OF economy. one of the
.;ories is that the browns may take
Burke on 10 act as coach for Fielder
Jones.
Arthur shafcr. former third base
man Of the Ncw York Giants. who re-
tired. as fans Will remember. because
be couldn't stand for the mash notes
silly girls sent him, has joined the
, avy aviation service aud is In camp
~ San Diego. Cal. learning to oper-
Hfc Il seaplan".
With the reporting for service OF
'Hfelder Ellison the Detroit Club can
coun. six Stars in it's service naG. The
others arc George Burns. Red Oldham.
Del Baker Fred Nicholon and Ernie
Alien. a pitcher who might have had
trial with tho Tigers had he been
availa BILE.
As u measure OF economy i, is
stated that both major leagues will
DO away with the ninth or reserve"
umpire for next season, but eight men
being carried. The makeup of each
leagues staff is still an open question
and it seems light change will be
made in each.
twelfth player when Pitcher sam
Jones was accepted for service in tn.
National Army last week. IL Dict:
Hoblitzci goes through with his Il.
tention of joining the army dental
department he will make the thir-
tcenth Red SoN to go to war
Though the st. Louis Browns have
what looks like "A nifty outfeld, the
objection is raised that all the candi-
dates I'm sight hit from the left side
of the plate. AS matter of fact. tho
Browns are lcft-handed hitting team
almost exclusively and will be even
more so with Pratt gone.
Christy Mathewson himself has e1..
plodcd the yarn that he would con-
slider himself as an active member OF
the Cincinnati pitching staff next sea-
son. Matty eiiates that lie has no
such intention, that the game lie tried
10 pitch last season against the On,
cago Cubs convinced him that his day
as pitcher is absolutely done.
An interesting story comes out Of
New York that Manager Miller lug
gins had all but closed Il deal for
Outflclder Clarence Walker OF the Red
::oX. when the enlistment OF Chico
Shorten in the navy blocked it. Since
the Red SoS have secured Amos Strun<
however, there may yet be a chance
for lIuggins to land Walker for tho
Yankees.
Ball clubs that cut playing squads
may havo to even UP on the EXPENSE
by employing more ticket sellers To
take care OF the change making wita
tickets selling at odd cents. II is
seriously stated in ono bit OF baseball
news that the ticket Office at tho
ball park will be enlarged to accom-
,nodato the large force of ticket sellers
necessary"
The regulations permit a club to
have thirty-iivc members on the pay
roll during the training season, but
III sending ont notices OF options re-
served the Chicago National I.eagu,
club mailed but twenty-nine letters