Show INVENTOR OP or BASEBALL IS IB DEAD 13 BOSTON STON Mass Doc Dec 21 One man who contributed d much to the tho I game of ot baseball was waa Ellis Drake who is dead doad at his hta homo home to in Stough ton at tho the age of 76 years yearn He Hain- Hain in n. n V vented th tho leather leathor cover of tho the baseball in to its present form fonn but like liko many other men men ho did dM not reap tho reward of or his work ao lie an-lie he did not have havo it patented also alo inv invented a cannon shot and nc held other patent S 5 I INow Now 1 V that the 9 strike has been baen settled at Jh the McGill Nay iC v smelter Billy an and Harry r. r h have havo gone one back to toi i their winter Jobs and this time hope to remain n until spring Fortier Fortier- will not re ro me- turn urn He will so no direct from rom Ely Elm to th Paso Paco Robles Cat Cal where the Portland teams will train llla la says he be will Ret Bet into tip top shape shapo on hi his hie own hook this and and then when he Is r ready adY to show th that tl he ho h has 8 come me back he hc will wUl sign with tho the highest Bt bidder S I JV 1 JiG G G. TT ls r Dell e I.- I. the elon elongated t twirler of or the tho Butto team who did such good work last season is employed as DIS an e electrician in fri Butto Butte S S S Jack Murray of or the Ogden team Is lIS t located lo- lo ted at Wallace Ida whore where ho lie is managing man wan aging a bowling alley The attitude of or Boise toward the Union association and it its duty to th the Western stern State Trl league has haa been c early 8 set oot t I forth by b- President Pres dent Fred Bossner Boesner of ot tho Bolso club President e Bossner favors the plan outlined by tho the Cap Capital Capita I News New Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day as as' as asono asno ono one no of ot tho the three possible poasi- poasi ble blo a avenue to bo be followed by Bolso next season Reason Or reorganization of both the Union and Tn- Tn Trl tato leagues providing the latter Jatter tails falls to go so ahead next season and Salt Lake and Ogden of the tho are arc willing to break away from the thc Montana Mon Jon tana Lana end Bolee Boise News New S S Ralph Frary and ad Gene Oen Wright two umpires who worked in t the 0 Un Union o 3 association asso asso- SO last season are wintering at MIssoula MIs MIs- soula The They have hav not sl signed for foti the coming season Both Bolh are aTe number ono one men and nd the league that la It fortunate enough to obtain them wilt will get capable officials S SC Charles Dockstader th the o outfielder of the thc Butte team has haa lat lately h Joined the ranks ranka of or the having married a leading society bello of Butte Bulte V VS S S Cliff elite has already signed thirteen new men mer for tor 1913 and If Ie an anor any of or the them prove rove fast tast enough to supplant some of tho the holdovers from 1912 those supplanted will Mil bo be used in trades or sold to other clubs Tho The new men include Morrow Sweeney P Peters Carpenter and Infielders Wolter and OHara outfielders outfielders- Navarre N Linn Brooks Brooks' nd Smith pitchers and ancI Moore catcher With Ith three exceptions all an these men are from California and are touted as very promising prom prom- 1 ising material otter Wolter and OHara O'Hara the outfielders are arc highly recommended aa tuI two of ot the tho best players In lu Call Call- fornia Dick Moore the catcher I Is th the same samo player that reported in Iii 1912 Ho He lack lacked cd e experience at t that at time but re reports reports re re- ports from the west NeRt are that ho hI has baa de d developed developed de- de doped into V a grand young catcher S S S Welcome the tho name of Climbers for the Washington American league team Senators Sen Son atoms did not suit tho the Washington public and Nationals als di did n not t suit anybody V dy else I S C Hal Chase was a first to offer otter a welcome a to Frank Chance as manager of ot the Yan Yan- kees The Tho greatest first baseman of the tho American league said he would consider it an honor to work under the direction of or tho the form former r greatest In tho the z National S S S Philadelphia Dec 21 Charles Doom mana manager cr of or the Philadelphia Nationals National today purchased Charles Charita Schneider a a. pitcher from the the L Louisville club S S S St. St Louis Louie Dec oger i. Roger Brenahan Bresnahan deposed S manager of the Cardinals V now eald said to be the property of ot th the the- Reds tOday to today to tO- day refused an offer otter of at t 0 a week for tor a a. theatrical tour After Arter w watching Rube Marguard's sorry acting I ma- ma made mae e up thy rny mind to never co zo o on the f 26 Ro Roger er saId eald X I 1 prefer my reputation to toa toa a a. little easy nonY mony 0 t J 5 5 S New York Dec 21 As 15 As vanguard to the New York Nationals Nationals' annual Invasion In of ot Marlin Tex John Murphy Mum Mur phy o of the polo grounds bround started for Mar Mar- lIn today to put the bas baseball ball park parts there thereIn In readiness for the train training ng season The New Nev York team have hav become an institution at Marlin where the tho citizens cItizen have presented tho the club with an n up to 10 date park Murphy made made- madea a fine d diamond amend of ot it last year ear but he contemplates late a anum- anum num- num bar bor of or Improvements including a a drainage drain drain- ago age system an occasional flower bed ad ada and anda a new seeding of r grass a S S S Chicago Dec Dee 21 Manager l.- l. Manager nGer Evera Evers Ever of or ortho tho the Cico Cubs expects to get a good food pitcher in trade for tor 1 Jimmy an and Tommy trae L Leach ach before tho the le next t. t s SeasOn aEO op opine ne With that deal deol added to the five for three Tinker trade trade Pre President ld nt Murphy belh believes es esthe side aide team toitin will bo be In the hunt the west et est tem e for the National lel league pennant next eca- eca belief to the con con- bop despite definite the general belet 1 Tho The Cub maale returned today from fram tho the New Now York meeting of the Na Nat Nati National Na Na- ti Just perfectly confident ta that t the thc deal del t na w with tW Cincinnati CincInnat would benefit benert tho the team greatly greatly- He Ho did not claim however how how- V ever t to have e the the b better te of or it S SI i Those who are aro at nt all Interested were ere given a a. a sample of big league politics last lut week when a 0 deal W was consummated whereby Frank Chance the peerless lead lead- and Joe r i-r rr pr la is to go to tho the Yankees Tinker some lome time actor and baseball player 1 iS If to tn go to Cincinnati The Tho amount of or scheming nd arid and dickering which was ne necessary to accomplish what appears ap pears WI to tho the layman ac as a 3 perfectly simple sim pIe and nay easy business change really rean really outdid outdid out out- esy did in finesse and circuitous negotiations the the- negotiation of a tl diplomatic treaty be- be b. b two twO n th United States States- and 8 a a. raft of ot opposing ro foreign powers power Miles Nils 1 s and ad miles mie of un underground wires wire and ad mines 11 had bad to be laid and not ono one of them could coul be touched our off oc until everything everything every every- thing nicely co when tho the whole product was va sprung simultaneously ouel and very ver dramatically Tho The average ave erge e rage In layman as 38 ho he sIts site Q at t his Is desk dek and rge th buying and B Belling of or players reads read of or tho the changing of f managers and the dicker dickering ing ings InK and of magnates magnate dow does doe not get a very ver thorough understanding ng of ot the tle wonderful diplomacy and finesse these thee men me are aro cle called upon to exercise But the consummation of ot the deal hero here hort referred re TO- termed to did let Jd the public in tn to H s greater extent than any Incident that thal hits has occurred In modern modem moer times It I 1 required the hand of oC a genius to work the out out properly but when It cm comes comas s st to fIne haired bIrt work commend us to tho the gentlemen t to who compose the hed bodies bOles ordinarily referred to an sa the bi biff l leagues The They have havo hIo the science of ot diplomacy down finer than an any diplomatic corps on 01 the face of ot the earth And nd sometimes sometimes some some- cors times It I Is really Amusing the the way they e it t the Rapine gaping public nubile |