Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-27
BASEBALL TALK.

The Chicagos will leave for Hot Springs
March /.
RYAN says he will play center field for
Chicago, but his pitching days are over.
Titcomb says fe was changed about three
times last season and yet cleared s., 100
The salary of League umpIres Will he 81 800
and expenses.
New Orleans firm has put up a silver
cup for the Southern league clubs to contest
for
ClarkSon thinks that with himself, Smith
and Andrews, Boston would have cham
pionship team.
Tom Brown signed with Boston for 81 800
Sadie Houck has signed with Charleston
Dave Foutz is running such profitable
poker game i'll Frisco that he will not come
east until ordered to do so.
Conway and Twitchell have signed with
Detroit Eight men are now still unsigned,
namely, Bennett, Baldwin. Getzein, Brouth
ers Richardson, Rowe, White and Hanlou
The Old Union Baseball park at st. Louis
may be used for athletic meetings, six day
walking matches and other sporting events
next season.
Binghamton, n Y, may sacrifice its place
in the Central Ball League because of ina
bility pay the required guarantee and raise
advance money for its players.
Deasley's brother Beb will play with the
Camden club next year. He is a third base
man, and is as good in that position as his
brother is at catching.
Clarkson being asked whom he thought
the best pitchers in the country replied that
keefe was his first choice, with Ferguson
Getzein and Whitney coming next, but not
in that order of excellence, as he was unde-
cided which of the latter three was the best
The San Francisco Chronicle says the win
ter baseball season has been a financial failure
to the managers, the players having been
paid all the money that was taken in.
There are $50 men in the country who are
willing to endure the hardship, of an umpire
if given an opportunity; at least there are
that number of applicants for the position in
the League.
The Della ware club, of New York, has been
formed and the following officers elected:
Edward Maher, president; Frank Merritt
secretary; Frank Simons, treasurer They
have secured Peter Troy, brother of John, as
manager.
The only one eyed player in the profession
is pitcher Irwin. whom the arbitration COM
mittee has Just awarded to Manchester. De-
spite the fact that he has but a single optic
he watches the bases extremely well, better
in fact than many pitchers with the usual
complement of orbs
The National league, American association,
International ASSOCIATION, Central league
New England league, Ohio league, Western
association, Southern league Central Inter.
state league and Texas league are all under
the protection Of the National Agreement.
Manager Barnes. of Minneapolis, offered
Pitcher Shaw, The Wizard, s., 500 for his
services this year, 500 of it to be advance
money Shaw wanted 81 900 advance. which
was refused, AID the deal hangs fire on that
point.
If Andrews is secured by the Detroit club
he will be made captain Of it. Andrews was
but was not very successful. and it is a ques-
ton whether he would prove as good man
in that position as Hanlon was.
The Cleveland club viii not, in all prob
ability, be scheduled for Sunday games at
home next season The club would prob
ably not Object, but local sentiment is OPP
posed to Sunday games.
Each minor league club desiring the right
to reserve players must, by May l. pay to the
League and Association $50 Probably
about sixty clubs will pay, and this will
make Si5,cA for the Old organizations to
divide between them.