The Washington critic., 1888-02-25
THE BASEBALL WORLD
Notes Of Interest About Some of the
. Players.
WHEREABOUTS OF THE MEN.
Preparations Progressing for the
Coming Season.

Gardner, Mack, Schoch, Gilmore and
Gilligan are in town, and Irwin, Wilmot,
Hoy, Murray and o'Brien have wired
they win report promptly.
\ O'Day and Mack have signed with the
Nationals.
2 The club will go from Washington, OH
March 2, direct to New Orleans.
Arrangements have been made to play
one game in Selma, Ala, and the follow
ing dates have also been made: Trenton,
N.J.,Apnl 10 and 20; jersey City, 2ist,
and Newark, 23d.
The following excerpt Is from an iden-
titled exchange: "0f all the big clubs in
the country the Wasbingtons alone seem
to have made no effort to strengthen
their nine. Hines, their star player, was
released, and no really first-class men
have been secured. President Hewitt of
that club apparently is not alive to the
situation. His nine certainly has surety
in last place, and he does not appear to be
worried
The Troy International League team
has been completed by the signing of
John German, who played left field last
year on the Denyers of the Western
League. The full nine is as follows:
keating Gentleman, Keeling, Scoring,
pitchersi Wright, Bonny, Kirpen, catch
ers; Phil. Baker first base; John Troy,
second base; James Halpin, third base;
John German, left field; John Milliman,
centre'field; George Kelly, right field.
Beginning with next Friday and ex-
tending over ten Gays the baseball men
hereabouts will have their hands full.
First thelLeague will meet, then the As.
sociation will hold their annual meeting.
N fhn meantime fha Nat,Apa1 IL
Scorers Association meeting and meet
ing of umpires will be held.-[New York
Sun.
White, the great short-stop of the Lou
isville Club, has decided to again play in
Louisville next season, and is now ready
to sign.
The Philadelphia League team will not
go very far away from home this season
for its preliminary practice, as Manager
Wright has given up the heproposed South
ern trip, as he thinks the long journey
South affects the men when they begin
the championship season. Instead of go-
ing South, the team will be taken TO At
lantic City or Cape May, and the men
will probably be boiled out in one of
these places. The difference between the
Athletic and Philadelphia clubs over the
arrangements for the local championship
spring series are as far from settlement as
QfCAs pllt buOMds any IlADOSlJlOIl
to back down, and unless one club or the
other does So, Philadelphians will be de-
priyed of Their customary spring treats.
The New York outfeld will be selected
from Gore, Tiernan, Dorgan, Foster and
Slattery. There will be great hustling by
those men in the. preliminary games in
the spring, as they will all be given an
opportunity to demonstrate their prowess.
II Mike Dorgan's arm has not improved
in thnt f1fna hn MI rho1,t ha ,I1ot.
tute. Every New Yorker knows Dorgan
is splendid batter, but owing to an af-
fection of the shoulder cannot throw the
sphere any distance. Last season Ward
and Richardson ran half way into his ter
ritory when o quick return ofthe ball was
necessary. Slattery, and Foster, the new
men, have excellent records as outfielders
and batters, and either of them will be
selected 10 fill Dorgan's place should the
latter not pan outiYel, --- Z.
President Young has called q special
meeting of the National League, to be
held in. New York in the Fifth Avenue
Hotelon Friday March 2, at IL o'clock
a. M. This will be the regular spring or
schedule meeting. 1t was understood
that this meeting was 10 have been held
simultaneously with the Association
schedule meeting in New York, March 8.
Dalrymple has returned from San Fran
cisco. He says "I am prepared to tell
the truth about California as baseball
Mecca. Until Christmas the atmosphere
wasdelightful. Frisco folks turned out
BY tens of thousands, and every player
thought he would bring back hatful of
gold. Since December 20 the weather has
been generally abominable, and receipts
have been light. Personally, am salts
fed. | had my wife with me and paid
expenses. expect to remain in Chicago
until April 1.'
President Nimick of the Pittsburg Club
writes that the Smith matter will be left
in abeyance until the meeting of the
League, and at that time some deal may
be made with Boston, or Smith may sign
there.
The Cleyelands will play their first
game at Columbus with, the Torontos, on
April 4. All the Cleyeland players have
been notified TO report at Columbus, April
l, in condition to play ball. Manager
Williams has lately heard from all his men
and every one of them reports himself in
the best of trim, Manager Williams says:
"0utside of the pitching department /
candidly believe we will have as good q
club as there is in the Association, bar
none."
Fred. Dunlap sin active training. He
generally reports In the spring in better
coAulbioh tDdu any owner lDelnDer OF bne
team to which heebelongs. His habits
are regular and his diet watched with
care. He works at racket and pedestrian
ISM Hardio Henderson, who will be one
of the Pittsburg pitchers, has placed him
self under Dunlap's care. He now
weighs 220 pounds. ~.
The Ohio League Baseball Association
have decided to make the number of
clubs ten, and Toledoand jackson, Mich,
will be admitted, provided they file bonds
before Marchs10. The offices of secretary,
treasurer and president of the League
were consolidated and Mr.. w. II. Me-
Dermith of Columbus was elected to the
Office. ~
\ The manner Of dividing the receipts is
causing hitch over the arrangement of
the Philadelphia-Athletic spring series Of
games. The Athletic people want half of
everything, and the Philadelphia people
wish to divide the gate money equally,
and each club to keep the revenue de-
rived from its own grand stand.
lfnI4nsaoV ConS~a.,