The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-12
Won DER AHE Is HOME.
THE BOSS MANA6ER OF TIE ST LOUIS
TCLUB GETS BACK FROM EUROPE

he will Remain In New York Several Days
to Learn what has Been Dsne-Keefe
Wants tn riay In Bssten-weleh fer sale.
President Chris Won der Ahe Of the st.
Louis Base Ball Club arrived home from Eu-
rope yesterday. MIR. Won der Abe has been on
a several weeks visit to the fatherland with
his wife. Tho party went at once to the Grand
Central Hotel, and after q short rest Mrs. Won
der Abe took the evening train for homo. The
boss" manager, however, will remain in town
for several days to get posted on what has
been done In base ball since he loft homo. He
says that he has hoard but little about the do
ings In the national game since he went away.
He Is feeling well and has had a lne time.
Manager Mutrie Of tho New York Club
was one OF the first base ball mon
to see Won der Abe. He wants to play q
series with tho st. Louis Club this spring.
This matter Is not yet settled. Won der Abe
says that he would like 70, play the whole
League, but the shortnsss. of the spring exhibi.
f sis n sssson 1m Si1l Sassv sana s,' fals s sags p ssas ~ e.
would IKE 70 take the h0ys across the water
e eSot tai piay SS1 to t.. make mSHaa up % two lST Sines 70 H ioKe
ever, he has a whole season to think it over.
Boston. Feb. 11.-Tim Kesfs, since hs re-
turned to his home in Cambridge. has been
quite outspoken In annonncins q desire to play
in in the ISss same ao club fsS With clars sons Who W he Ssi Is " very ~
Tim says: The same reasons that clHrk s,.,9p
R Bssto %f Il p II %g hSS t. Ne; s Yo1t iG ier sh mt. fTsf Ssn.
fse; IN GsI Nsw YORK "a . long Hst sime.' Srst with the
Metropolitans and then with the New Yorks,
and it would DO better y al around for ne e make ! &
ric chtn bat Boz Boston eSn is bs nes.0 Il is N natural rail- for me- ms
to feel that way, as this Ia my homo. And what
y more. would like to DO on q amino with John
When Jim Mutrio was hero some time eeohs
s "a an he II th9 ;Ss ti you had asd, Ss IN tn amp 9%n With III
4 you hang of and make them believe in New
Boston buy yourrelesss. you can got big money
tlon fh II 4 al II th m tin Tssq | ss az sH Ss:1 1n elsf sniss1 ssii
neither one Of the Boston directors has ever
spoken i, to me . about hf,pp phlayips with AXIS, gSston; When en
George Wight asked me one day how ! would
like to play in Boston, That Is the only time
aller. the fact that / should like to come
need nc R 10" IN Se SRd York. a %ses hs sss so 81 ws shs,
. great pifchsr: Wesieh hasn's signed yet. Wien
wh hen' be 'n told M sheS what hat s Sssn news he Wanted aae ' this
s s| tI 1is would by SIs release: Ne'f didn u
Jim Mutrie says the New Yorks are going to
win the pennant this year.
Yes. so are several other clubs. the way
they look at 1t now. am afraid Now York Is
going to have that fatal weak spot at third
again. There seems to be q fatality about that
position in our nine. No one can seem to play
it for us. Do you know l think the best man
We could find for third would be Sutton. and
Boston has no especial use for him either.
'.Sut would be q great player for New York.
He hasn't forgotten how to field yet. and he can
hit the ball. too. And, BY the way. there amt
was last. Although tho new three strikes rule
will make II much easier for me. l am very
s sSrrdY t N tho as0 Pa%e IT. We u Is w ! pa sim mIye h ioT the =
pitchers game again. No one wants that. As
l look at II. the batsman Is going to be at the
pitchers. mercy. and that Is exactly the oppo-
site to what We want"
BASE BALL NOTES.
Tho National Base Ball Club of Long Island City has
reoreanized for the season with the following players:
Murphy, p; Weiland. c.; D. Lehman. LIST b. 4, Lsib-
mar, I'd b.; ?. Lehman. Sd b.; J. SpotA & 3 L. 7. Stev.
enson; c. { NcGuinness. RI: MeCahry, ~ The niue
would ike to arrange games with outof.town clubs
r. Z. Kane, manager. Blissvtllo, L. !.