Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-27
BASE BALL.

Meeting of the Atlantic AssocIatIon-
 Application For Admission From
 Four O1ties-VForcester Has Signed
 ScheAer.
 A special meeting of the Atlantic associa- tion will be held at the Fifth Avenue Hotel on Friday afternoon for the purpose of com pleting the circuit of the league. It is ex- pected that Easton, Hartford and Albany, and probably Scranton will be applicants for membership in the league. There is no doubt now that Hartford and Easton will be the clubs to fill the remaining vacancies, although Ablany has fighting chance to get in.
 No quorum was present at the meeting of the stockholders of the Lowell base ball club Monday night called for the purpose of consid- ering the matter of maintaining a club in the Atlantic league. Several directors were present and talked on the prospects of the club. It was not possible to take action, but it was decided to have 8 canvass made of the stockholders individually to ascertain their wishes. A plan has been considered of get~ ting the stockholders to surrender their rights to the charter and franchise to a syn dicate who shall maintain the club, or to agree to an assessment to raise the debt of $2, 900, and sufficient to start the club in the playing season.
 Manager Burnham of Worcester has signed Fielder Schef1er. He is frst-class fielder He is 23 three years old and made his first appearance as a professional ball player under Manager Spence, now of the New Ravens, of the Torontos in 1885. In 1886 he was with Manager Spence iu Portland and helped win the championship. In the fall he was signed by the Metropolitans, but was released in the spring of 1877 and was se- l. IL 1-I the New England league as a batter. In 1888 he began with the MaDchesters but was sold to Detroit for $500, and in the fall was transferred to Cleveland. He has just been released there. He is heavy batter.
 The directors of the Worcester association met Monday and voted to issue 100 shares of new stock at $25 share, making the total capital 5000. The directors took $500 worth of the stock, and will sell the remain der to all corners. Walter w. Burnham was engaged as manager.
 BASE BALL NOTES.
 The present indications are that Wheelock Meister, Terrien and Stafford will be the only Worcester players re-engaged for this season.
 Jack Gleason, the old third baseman of the Louisville club, is to leave the fire de- pertinent of St. Louis to reappear on the di- amond.
 The indianapolis cluo mas secured oAort Stop Miller. The club paid $500 for him.
 The American association will meet at Columbus on March instead of March 12 to arrange schedule of games.
 According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, the American association players who have money to spare are as follows: Bobby Carruthers, $3O, ,Oo0 and rich prospects; Nat Hudson, $3O,OOO. These players inherited their wealth. Those who have saved money out of their earnings are Charles Comiskey and Long John Reilly, about $15,0 ,0O0 each. The other prudent players are John Corkhill, Bill Gleason, Biddy McPhee, Hugh Nichol, Joe Sommer, Harry Stovey, Tony Mullane and Dock Bushong. They are worth from $7, 900 to $10,OO0. The most notorious of the improvidents are Ramsay, Latham, Browning, Foutz and Snyder, the latter now of the league.