Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-02-17
BUDGET OF BASE BALL BRIEFS.
Some Newsy Notes OF the Diamond Interesting
to Lovers OF the National Game.

Some Newsy Notes of the Diamond Interesting
TO Lovers OF the National Game.
Hen Myers, second baseman of last years
Trenton club, has been negotiating with
Detroit for an engagement, but all to no
purpose, He would like to get back to Tren-
ton.
Secretary Diddlebock is getting out the
Shibe Eastern League guide.
Mike Moynahan, who was the short step of
the Athletics when they won the champion
ship is in Chicago and has not signed.
Mike Mansell denies having signed with
Virginia
A writer from Christiana says "This city
will put a strong independent team in the
field this season." Guehrer, of last years
Ironsides is TO be member of the nine, and
he is now in Christiana, telling them what he
can do.
Harry Boyle, Barney Mclaughlin and L.
S. Moore, the reinstated players, are eligible
to sign February q. Boyle has had a num-
ber of offers. He signed some time ago with
Lucas, but that contract Is not binding now.
Nine of the Louisville team are married,
and three others soon will be.
Ned Cuthbert has retired from base ball
and gone into the saloon business in Gin
cinnat
James Donald will play on tho Lancaster
club.s notwithstanding reports to the con
nary.
Williamsport have signed Kappel, Brooks
and Green, of Philadelphia. The last named
is supposed to be John Green and he will
play second and strike at wind.
The National club of Washington is proba-
bly, stronger than last season. Ii includes
the following players Pitchers Barr, Ga
gus, Powell and Wise catchers, Fulmer and
Baker basemen, NJ. Powell, Evers and Nor
rissey short STOP Burch fieders, Hoover
Baker, Powell and Wiso. Another catcher
will be engaged.
The Richmond people think a great deal
of Pyle, and in describing the team cores
pondent of the Sporting Life says: First
comes Pyle, the great pitcher of last seasons
Ironsides, known as the skinny pitcher, who
doubles himself up in a knot and delivers
the ball with Whitney speed. His catcher
will he Householder, OF last seasons
Brooklyn" or another popular player of
the team he says " Higgins of last seasons
Ironsides, will play short stop, and If he fills
that position as well as he did second base,
he will do well. This young player is tine
batter and runner, throws well and picks up
grOunderS in fine style"
Hines and Gilligan still refuse 10 sign with
Providence, as both want more money.
Hines also complains of unfair treatment last
year.
The two Southern Leagues have united and
now all is serene.
Barnie objects to an Eastern League club
in Baltimore, unless he controls it. He thinks
League club il in other hands The Eastern
League people don'tcare who manages it as
long as the big jump between Lancaster and
Washington is broken.
Lew Simmons declares that he will not
play the Philadelphia cluba series of games
before the regular season opens, because if
the leaguers win it will injure the Athletics
How the mighty have fallen. Schappert,
who was once considered a fine pitcher, will
captain an amateur club in Brooklyn, the
coming season.
The clubs in the American Association will
be almost equally matched, in the League
two or three clubs will be so far left behind
that they cannot be found. For that reason
the former association promises to draw
the crowd
The Philadelphia club will make some of
the other league teams hustle this sea
son. arE.
1t is likely that an Eastern Pennsylvania
association will be formed, and II so Lancas-
ter will have club in il
There will be plenty of good clubs outside
Of all the associations
Dundon, Cahill and Bauer, of last years
Columbus, will play in Atlanta, Ga Ale
gheny claims Cahill
Newark opens with the Bostons, April
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