Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-02-20
BASEBALL TALK,

The Chicagos will leave for Hot Springs March 1.
 Ryan says he will play center field fo1 Chicago, but his pitching days are over.
 Titcomb says he was changed about three t mes last season and yet cleared $2, TOO.
 The salary of League umpires will be $1 ,50o and expenses
 A 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 a cham. pionship team.
 Tom Brown signed with Boston for s1 ,9oo
 Sadie Houck has signed with Charleston.
 Dave Foutz is running such a profitable poker game in 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- CTS, 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 iu the Central Ball League because of ina bility opay the required guarantee and raise advance money for it's players.
 Deasley's brother Reb will play with the Camden club next year. He is 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 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 hardships of an umpire if given an opportunity; at least there arc that number of applicants for the position in the League.
 The Delaware 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, aa manager.
 The only one eyed player in the profession is pitcher Irwin, whom the arbitration com. naittee has just awarded to Manchester. De. spite the fact that he has but single optic, he watches the bases extremely well, better, in fact, than many pitchers with tho 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" $2, 500 for his services this year; $500 of it to be advance money. Shaw wanted $1 900 advance, which was refused, al.d the deal hangs fire on tha, point.
 If Andrews is secured by the Detroit clut he will be made captain of it. Andrews wa. captain of the Philadelphia club for while but was not very successful. and it is a ques tion whether he would prove as good mar in that position as Hanlon was. The Cleveland club will not, in all prob ability, be scheduled for Sunday games al home next season. The club would prob ably not object, but local sentiment Is CD posed to Sunday games.
 Each minor league club desiring tho righ, to reservo players must, by May 1, pay to ths League and Association &a6h p1ptnhas about sixty clubs will pay, and Hhis VI make S16Joo0 for taas ud tfgsniEstS tSHat 5, 01v5de betweHn them 'F-FR ,a An Odd OomtHnatfuu. An odd combination of warut b u0esed tE . shop in the Italian city of Bari, on th Adriatic. A sign informs would be custom CTS that within can be obtained sInches ! s srssa E:s n |