Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-01
BASE aAtI Nurss.
Trouble In the Atntetic management Otber
Notes OF the Diamond,

Notes OF the Diamond,
Lew. Simmons, one of the hackers of the
Athletic club, Is now as unpopular in base
ball circles as he was In the Minstrel busi-
ness, and he has had row With Messrs.
Sharsing and Mason, bis partners. Some
time ago simmons allowed himself to be
interviewed by n Sporting Life reporter,
the result OF which appeared 10 that paper
last week. Simmons attributed the loss
Of the championship to the management.
tie said Lon Knight, who had charge of
the team great part of the time, was too
easy with the players and did not fine them
often enough. He also stated that one
game was lost through Stoyey, who he
alleged was drunk. In toe life Of this
week, Sharsing and Mason publish o card
IN which they get back beautifully at tho
late Niger singer. They speak highly of
both Knight and Stovey, and wind up
with these words about the coming season
There will be no more experiments, aud
Mr.. Alonzo Knight will manage aud Mr..
Harry Stovey captain the team, Under
the circumstances the prospects we con-
si6er very tiatteripg. Mr. Simmons claim
that his management won the champion 70
ship in 1888, was simply one of his mid
night dreams"
Stovey also publishes card. in which
he denies all Simmons said about him.
aud seems anxious to have personal
interview with him. [Stovey is at his
home in Massachusetts,. He further says
he would rather DO released than play
| under Simmons. The latter has only been
in the ball business for a short time, yet
| claims to know all, while the truth is that
he is a bad case of "big head"
For some unknown reas IN Jim Fields,
/ READING 81 ha nf ha
bus, which will be transferred to Pitts
burg, has been released. Probably it is t.
make room for Swartwood.
| The "Only" Nolan and Charlie Bastian
the high price second baseman, have beer
| signed by the Philadelphia. Gazell apC
| Foster, an excellent battery of the North
| western League, have also been secured
| Daily, of the Harrisburg club, has beer
signed with the following players
Ferguson and Vinton, pitchers Clements
| Cusick and Lynch, catchers Mulyey
third base Myers, second base, anC
Fosarty and Purcell, fielders.
Wesley Curry wants to be an American
Association umpire.
| Big John Shetzlne has signed With tn
Cleveland. Mike Mulioon, of that CLUB
will go to Barnie's BaltmoI, team.
| A meeting TO arrange PIN for the or
| gahlSatlOp OF the Eastern League Will B.
held at the Bingham house, Philadelphia
this evening. 1t will be submitted TO tn
meeting on December 12.
| That we'll known base ball Jonah, Harr
l., Spence, aunoun tes that ne is open fOi
an engagement. A club desiring hard lucl
should secure his services.
According to the averages of tn
Eastern League the best batting min
would be : Battery, Nolan and McC Closkey
Goodman lb, Bastian 3D.. Shetzline 3b,
Tomney S., Cullen If, MoTamany Of.
KenZil rf. The best fielding. team woulC
be: Cusiok and Burns battery. Smith / b.
Bastiau 2b., Hatfield 3D., Green IS.
Bradley IT,, Recoius cf., Brouthers RI.
| doc" Landis is working in a Kensing
ton foundry and has not signed yet
Henry w. Grady, of the Atlaut
| Constitution, Is president of the Souther
| League Of base ball clubs.
| Louis aud Jimmy say and the thre
Mausell boys have net yet signed.
| Buck Ewing is the great "kidder" O
professional ball players AMI Mike Welc
the wit.