The Washington critic., 1888-03-17

sist of fine cuts Of what will be known
on the poster as "Pittsburgh's Big Six"
or, in other words Calvin, Morris, Nc.
Cormick, Carroll, Miller and Calvin.
Tom Deasley will prove a good one
judging from his Birmingham display.
Season tickets will cost $50 this year.
Pfeiier's baseball publication will be is.
sued about May 1.
indianapolis wants to sell Hoclett.
All the Cincinnati men bat right
handed.
George Wright will write his baseball
experiences.
New Orleans has six pitchers, but they
haven't shown much strength yet.
The Washingtons let Hines go because
he could hear little bit, and they have
gotten Hoy, who is a deafmute, in his
place. He's their mascot Chicago
Inter Ocean.
Van Haltren wants to stayin California
until April l. He wrote Arson: "Cali-
fornia Is the best training ground for
meh
President Smith of the Detroits thinks
there is no doubt that Spaulding has al
ready made up his mind to sell Clark
sons release. Boston is ready to pay
$500 for IL.
Pitcher Stagg is determined that the
Yale nine shall win every game IL plays
during the coming season,
The handsome new grand-stand of the
Boston Club will be eopened May 49,
Glasscock has not yet signed with In
an increase in salary, while the Hoosier
management wants to cut him down
$500.
The report that Ewing will play third
base is not so. He will play behind the
bat.
Harvard is rather despondent over her
prospects for freshman baseball team.
Ed. Williamson will, most likely, sue
ceed Anson ON first base, In fact, he is
the under study now.
According to Manager Phillipss figures
the Pitttburg club must take in $4,000
before cent of profit can be made.
Will White sign Detroit contract
This is the important baseball question
of the hour. Hanlon is holding
out for more money thinking evidently,
that 81, 500 is not enough for playing CEN
tire field and acting as captain. y
Members of the club will be asked to re-
port at the Battle House, Mobile, Ala, on
March 25.--[ Detroit Journal.
The. Detroit and st. Louis Clubs have
arranged five exhibition games for the
spring. Two games will be played at
New Orleans April 2, 3, one at Nashville
April @, at ST. Louis April IL, II.
The New York Club this season will
display signals at o number of prominent
points about the city whenever there may
be any doubt about game taking place
on account of rain.
The Philadelphias will do their train
ing at Cape May, N. ]. They went there
March IA with Manager Wright.
President J. B. Day of the New York
Club claims that he Is sole owner of the
Jersey City Club, Powers being salaried
manager.
Baseball will have q big boom in Mon
tana the coming season. The Montana
League will be composed Of teams from
Anaconda, Butte City, Helena, Marysville,
Great Falls, Phillipsburg, Billings and
Missould, all red-hot towns, that make it
very unpleasant for the unfortunate uni
pires.
The Southern League schedule COM
nittee' will meet next Monday at Bir.
mingham, Ala.
The Games of the New Orleans Club
are literally patronized by the clergymen
of the Crescent City. A good many of
them keep score.
1t is calculated that there.is no town of
1900 inhabitants in the Uuited States
that has not at least one baseball club.
All Of the Texas League clubs have
been incorporated. Each club has q paid
up capital Of $4,000. except Galveston,
which starts with $12;00O in its treasury.
The salaries of players are limited to
$1,000 for the season. The umpires will
be paid $75 per month each. The reg
ular season will open April l and close
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