Show f. f I J BILL OER ORR IN TOWN OWN t William Orr On former idol of the tho Skyscraper r fans tatU and now utility Infielder Infielder In In- fielder of the worlds world's champion champlon Athletics is In saying Howdy t this to his many friends in this city en route to his homo home at San Francisco Francis Francis- C co from the big series with the Giants The former local shortstop shortstop short short- stop atop carries his right hand band in a aeling asling sling eling as a a. result of ot a a. collision with Topsy Hartsell of the Yankees in a game Just prior to the close of the season His hand is 18 still in bad condition but the injury will apparently leave no permanent ef ef- ef- ef Orr states that the injury came as a a. result of one ona of at those peculiar accidents which often occur occur oc oc- oc cur in baseball He was playing first for the Athletics when Hartsell Hartsell Hartsell Hart- Hart sell was coming into tho the bag made mado a wido wide peg to Orr the runner and th the tho ball bail striking Orrs Orr's right hand band at the tho same time timo A bone in the right hand just back backof of the thumb was broken The former Sk Skyscraper has orders fro from In Connie Mack to rejoin tho the team at Jacksonville Florida early in the spring C Bill BItI Orr says he hr believes Eddie Collins la is the greatest oil all around ball player In tn Inthe inthe the world and that Connie Mack Is ts In a class by himself a as a manager Just Juet to gIve he you yon oa an Illustration of how Connie Connic runs his ball team and how his men carry carryout carryout carryout out Instructions sold said Orr this morning wo we were ware Ire playing In Washington ton one da day with Milan on second on first Ore one out and two t strikes and th three balls bails on tho tim batter Quick as a flash Connie Instructed Laup to let Jet Milan go ItO he Is a 0 I streak of greased lightning and aM cut the I third strike to second to catch Collins had It In tn an Instant Sure Suro enough the batter struck truck out Lapp LauP cut the ball bait to sec second md and ca caught ht Just as Milan who had gotten a bl bi biff lead was tho the plate The run did not count of course and the double play olay had retired tho the side There Is nothing so wonderful In tn thin this pIa play D perhaps but It Illustrates how Connie the catcher Collins Colline Col Col- line lins and the bunch works together They necessarily have to work ork together for Connie Is 18 apt to send out a R. signal to do almost anything and md his hili men work In such perfect harmony that a play of this kind Is carried out In a a. second after otter It tt Its itis Is s flashed from urn Connie on the bench C C Kansas KAna City Oct 21 George 21 Gcorge Stovall formerly manager of the St. St Ix LouIs American American Ameri Amen can league baseball club came to terms last tast nl night ht with the directors of the Kansas Ot City club of ot tho the Federal league to manage manage manage man man- age the local t team am next season Stovall announced h he tie would not sign his hili contract con con- tract however until November 1 1 when Robert Robrt lI hedges gell president of or the St. St louis club has hall promised to give ive him an answer on alls Sto request for an on unconditional release C C Philadelphia Oct 20 WI O William Ills in Jo P. P Baker former pollee police commissioner of oe Now New NewYork York City was WM elected pT president of the Philadelphia National league baseball club at a meeting of the directors yesterday Charles Doom will be ret retained as na manI manager man un and contract will be aJr ager f of or tho the team a I offered Mm him when the th club officials meet In January Januar Fred T T. Chandler of or this city was all elected vice president nt of the club and I L. L C. C Ru Ruch h of New York was made Imide a I director C 0 Brainerd Minn lInn Oct OcL 21 Several eral Several thousand thousand thou thou- sand enthusiastic r fans fan greeted Leslie Bush of or the Philadelphia Athletics upon his hla hl arrival home yesterday As All he stepped from toni the train the bands banda truck struck k kup up Se See the Conquering JI Hero lItre ro Comes Cornu and Bush was nUl seized and und tossed aloft by fifty hands Every Lery er whistle In town a welcome and several factories fac lae- fae- fae tories an and business houses houles closed to pr- pr r- r mit employees employee to attend the celebration which Included nn Rn automobile parade The home borne coming ming fr festivities were concluded 1 with a 0 dance last lut night j |