Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-23

yE14 rHx rR0FEssfOxAI PLAYERS
ARE NOW DOTS0.


Ih0 professional base ball players winter.
'lAy Ia Boeton are passing their time playing
\ Do1o on skates
Hob Blskiston's proper name Is Black
Tho Sporting Life contains the advertise
& 1iSents Of a number Of ball players who want
X 11(uationA Among fhcm arc the following
3 ~ho ars well known here: Foreman, Geuhrcr,
! tnta VIM. Hyndnian. late of tho Ironsidcs,
Defs, Pfcrco and yadcbonccur of York,
Y fL4fbcrry and Hatfield Of the Domestics,
( Qalligan, Allentown, Murphy and Stone of
ronton. Murphy calls himself tho .noted
& 6etern Lesgue pitcher and has catcher
~ whom he wants an engagement also.
John Murphy, Of Philadelphia, who is said
q 70 have been engaged to manage tho new
lancaster club, desires players wanting
e1tnntions TO write to him.
Denny Mack, a reliable ball player, who
q has had considerable experience as manager,
u at his home, in Hokendaqua, awaiting an
Although tho Pittsburg people think they
4 Will havo the best members of the Columbus
nlno for next seasons club. Morris and
\ Carroll, the famous battery send out word
50 70 tho Smoky city upon any conditions
Patsy" /" Powers will be at the head of the
Z Trenton club again, and he wants players to
communicate with him.
w. G. Seddons, who was the best friend of
the Richmond club last season, has resigned
- president, as he intends removing to Bal
Z timore.
Donald, late of the Ironsides, will play in
Hannibal, Mo-, next season.
Jersey City is having Lancaster's expert
ence. Two clubs in that place are fighting to
become members of the Eastern League
Vim. r. Parks, of Easton, wants to be an
Eastern League umpire. He was member
Of the famous Easton nine of 1874.
Tho Norfolk people say they will have
strong team in the Eastern League
Mr.. Scanlan, of the National club, of Wash
ington, D. c., which is a member of tho
Eastern League seems to be trying deep
scheme with that association. He claims that
before spring opens he will be admitted to
the American Association. He thinks the
Motropolitans will be transferred TO Brooklyn
In few weeks and the team of that place
will drop out. He will then fill the vacancy.
1t is known that Scanlan is organizing
strong team which includes Gagus and Wise,
pitchers, Fulmer and Baker, catchers, Nor
risey, third and Mcclellan, short Hoover
late of the Keystones, of Philadelphia, may
play in the field. If Scanlau succeeds in
gotting into the American Association it Will
be hard blow to the Eastern League as clubs
will have TO jump from Trenton TO Richmond.
AFew Points.
Bob Ferguson talks of putting an Eastern
League club in Baltimore but, he is great
organizer-in ball headquarters
Some Of the ball players who went TO New
Orleans expecting to reap rich harvest may
have to walk home to be in time for the open
ing of the season.
Ball players will be as plenty as flies next
season and salaries will not be as high as last
year. At present the different headquarters
IN Philadelphia are crowded with them every
day. Some look pretty seedy and are very
anxious to get hold of little advance for
Christmas. 1t is surprising that any of them
should ever be out Of a job, If half that they
say is true. They can all play with their
mouths.
Goodman and Zecher, late of the Ironsides,
and Parker, of the Lancaster are i'm this city,
but have not signed for next season. Good
man will go TO Trenton. He agreed to their
terms to-day and will sign at once. Parker
-say get ON the new Lancaster.
wilmington got enough of base ball last
season, and no effort has been made TO organ-
izc another club there.
It. T. T." is bright base ball correspond
sporting Life columns.
All the California players, who were in the
East this season are at their homes in San
Francisco.
There are quite number OF uncertain
clubs in the different organizations, and
several may drop before the blue birds sins
Although Lancaster is to have a profcs-
sional ball club next season, nothing has vet
been done towards forming an organization,
or securing money.
II is not certain whether the Lancaster club
will play on the old grounds or take those of
the Ironsides this coming season.
Hanna, late of the Virginias, is in Balti-
more waiting for an engagement.
Pyle and Tomney are in Reading and
Newark clubs are said TO be after tho former
Higgins is working at painting in Whining
ton.
Although plenty of players have been zen
gagged for the Lancaster club, by people who
have no 'say'' in it, those who know inform
us that no one has been signed.
Jack Lynch says tho s'Mets' started out
with two bats last season, but they cribbed
enough in short time to help them win the
championship.