The Washington critic., 1888-02-18
NEWS FROM THE BOYS.
What the Nine Say About Them
selves.
THEY ARE EAGER FOR WORK
Calvin and Miller Come to Time
and Sign With Pittsburg.

| nine have written the management that
they will report as directed on March L.
A number have not yet signed, but they
will come around in time.
Irwin, the third baseman, writes from
Boston that he isin good trim and anx-
ious to get in the field. He says Murray,
the new catcher, is in splendid shape and
may be expected to do some fine work.
Hoy, the mute, has been in a law Office
| in Findlay, Ohio, all winter. He is in
| good condition and ready for the Southern
| trip.
In last Saturdays issue of THE CRrr1c
was an i1m TO the effect that the Nationals
wished TO exchange Donnelly for Davis
| of the Kansas City Club. This statement
| the Post refuted. THE CRITIC was right
| the Post was wrong and the statement Is
| rcasserted rs being absolutely correct.
c. III. Getzein has signed with Detroit
and J. Il. Calvin, g. f. Miller and j.. II.
Carroll with Pittsburg..
The Troys have released James Say and
| Chicago j. Il. Dallas.
The CRITfc has arranged for special cor
| respondence during the Southern trip of
the nine, detailing their movements and
| giving much interesting news, which will
be printed exclusively in this paper
Manager Selee of the Omaha Club says
Ol COWueT5, one OF tne BOStOnS new
| players: "IIe has fine command of the
ball, has several deliveries and uses the
| same motion in them, thus greatly puz-
| 2ling the batsman. He has splendid
drop, and this is his most effective ball.
| He Is fair fielder in his position, and a
| good batsman. j think that he will prove
| all that the Boston public may anticipate.
| With the proper man behind the bat to
| hold him-a man like Kelly-he cannot
4 fnil In win pnpnae Hp xvaq vpry tnpIlnr y
| in st. Paul and in the Northwest and was
| called Smiling Billy Sowders.'"
Brynan, who is one Chicago's ponies
| this year, is young, of good build, very
| speedy, q fine fielder, watching his bases
| beautifully, is good base runner a fair
batsman, and is considered better bali
| player than Krock
Phil Baker will captain the Troys
and Knowles the Rochesters,-[Boston
| Herald.
The cities that will match teams this
| season in the International League are:
| Rochester, with population of 100000;
| Syracuse, with $4,000; Troy, with 10000;
Buffalo, with $4,000; Albany, $4,000;
| Toronto, with 10000; Hamilton, with
| 10000, and London, with 35 900, making
an aggregate 775,000 population to which
| they look for support. From Troy in the
| East to London in Canada, the teams will
| travel on each round.trip old miles, which
| will be divided, say, as follows: Troy TO
| Albany, 9 miles; Albany to Syracuse, las
| miles; Syracuse to Rochester, 81 miles;
Rochester to Buffalo, 20 miles; Buffalo to
Toronto, 106 miles; Toronto to Hamilton,
3s miles, and Hamilton to London, 65
| miles.
| Professional cricketers are thought TO be
almost too well paid in this country, but
| what would our sportsmen say to parting
! with 81 800 for the release Of q crack
| bowler from one club TO another? This,
however, is the price paid by Boston to
the st, Paul (Mlnn. Club, for William
Sowders, a noted "pitcher' at baseball,
for the sum Of $500. - Newcastle
| Chronicle.
The prospective reduction of baseball
salaries is alarming financiers all over
the country. If we are young and Wig
orous nation, as many of us suppose, how
comes it that we are driven to economy in
SO important department of the worlds
work? The panic which may be precipi-
tated by the enormous Treasury surplus
will be doubly ruinous Should It happen
to strike us just after general ieduction
in baseball salaries. 1t is unfortunate
that the President in his remarks upon
the surplus did not strengthen his posi-
tion by pointing out this additional peril.
II Editorial in Louisville Courier-J Journal.
Mr.. Watterson had better confine himself
to discussing Tariff Reform and leave
such an abstrlise subject as ball-players'
salaries to the baseball editor. There is
no. Immediate or prospective likelihood of
reduction in baseball salaries North
American.
| AS was to be expected, Calvin has come
to time and signed for Pittsburg for
5000 Still he will have "that man Dun
lap behind him picking up an occa-
sional ball and drawing $1,000 for it.
Monday. Joe will play with the Jersey
City team this season. He has not signed
a contract yet, but will do so at once. He
had an offer to play on the Kansas City
team, but as this is his last season on the
ball field he wants to play near New. York.
Joe Is looking well, and says that he ex-
| poets to play good ball. He says that af-
ter the coming season Is over he will pack
up and 60 to Cincinnati, where he will
engage in business.
Catcher John Milligap, who was sold by
| the Athletics 10 the st. Louis Club, pur-
chased his release last night from Presi-
dent Chris. Won der Abe, and he is now
atliberty 10 sign with any club. Milligan
| paid $500 for his release, and will prob.
ably sign with Baltimore.
TWO MANAGERS vIeTIMIzEp.
While the Schedule Committee were
having a friendly time at dinner recently
in Pittsburg the conversation turned on
the story of Manager Watkins having
been yictmized by a confidence man
Watkins repeated his story, saying how q
young fellow approached him politely,
saying that he had been introduced 70
him in Detroit. After talking some
little while the stranger asked
Watkins for the loan of $40,
as he had lost all his money at the Coney
Island races. The fellow was so plausible
in his talk that Watkins loaned him the
money, and he at once took off his watch
and chain and handed ii to the manager,
who placed II in his pocket without the
slightest examination, After the fellow
had gone, Watkins became suspicious,
and, in company with Hardie Richard
son, took the watch to jewelry store.
The whole outfit was found TO be worth
| $150.
"What kind of looking man was It p
asked Manager Harry Wright, who had
been an earnest listener
| "Oh, he was quite q nice looking fellow,
| tail and respectable in appeafance,n u
answered Manager Watkins.
"Did he have light curly hair?"
"Well, yes, rather light and slightly
| "Was he handsome, intelligent look
ing manp
eyes, he was.'
wasn't he?H
Eyes. But why do you aslS2 Do you
know him?n
| '.AhP' answered Harry. II have the
watch at home"
Watkins wasn't the only manager that
was done up.
| cLARKsoN AND BOSTON.
/ =,
said Tim Keefe the other day.
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