Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1913 — GOSSIP AMONG SPORTS [ARTICLE]

GOSSIP AMONG SPORTS

They have christened Miller Hug gins the “henpecked manager.” Tim Keefe, once one of the greatest ball players, is now in the real estate business. Pitcher Stroud has been sold by the Detroit Tigers to Harry Wolverton’i Sacramentos. Even *the St. Louis Brownß are choosing spring training dates -for some sort of a title. Danny Murphy of the Athletics will open a case in Norwich, Conn. It will be called the White Elephant ( Zuppke, the new Illinois coach never played football. He tried out at Wisconsin, but was too light. The St. Louis Browns and Cardinal! will have another spring series. It will open March 29, for seven gamea The Bostdn Red Sox will play their first game at home on April 9, when they meet Harvard In an exhibition game. Jess Tannehill, who has signed with St. Joseph in the Western League,' act as a coach for the young pitchers. Fred Hyde, who always has one or two speedy ones In June, Is wintering a dozen head at Charter. Oak park, Hartford. Only four Cubs are left who eztab llshed a record in 1906 by winning 116 games. They are Evers, Sheckard, Schulte and Reulbach. Manager McGraw looks for A 1 Demaiee, his young twlrler, to be alongside of Christy Mathewson, Teareau and Marquard next season. Like all the other playing managers, Jake Stahl Is beginning to figure -*n retiring—to the bench. He says it’s pleasanter there on rainy days. A race between Joe Patchen 11. and Vernon McKinney in one team and Minor Heir and George Gano in the other, would draw a few people. A ball team of managers: Stovall first base; Evers, second base) Tinker, short-stop; Huggins, third base; Clark Birmingham and Jake Stahl, ontfleld; Dootu, Callahan and Griffith, pitchers i