Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-02-08
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Arson and his colts will leave for st.
Augustine next Monday.
Guy Hscker will manage and captain the
Pittsburg League team.
The Chicago Brotherhood captured great
man when they got Duke.
Ward says he has couple of dark horses
already entered on his list.
There is no depression In Players league
stock, lawsuits or no lawsuits.
Ed Daily and Old Reip" are both down to
play with Jim Kennedys Brooklyn team.
Harry Staley will arrive In Pittsburg about
March 10. So he informed Fred Carroll.
Gleason of the Philadelphia National League
team says he wants more advance money.
President A. G. Spalding of Chicago will
leave for home tomorrow. He ran over to
Philadelphia yesterday.
Benjamin Hit has purchased the stock Of
the Philadelphia Players League club for
merly held by AL Meyers.
Cleveland il naming societies after Pete,
the gladiator. At least there is one Brown
ing society in the Forest City.
have agreed upon q plan by which they hope
to make their spring games success.
Manager Ryan says he has team which he
will back against any semi professional club
in America for the best two out OF three
games.
The Boston Players league team will have
opera chairs in its grand stand. The order
has been given to the Harwood Hanufactur-
ing company.
]. @. Kennedy signed Joe Gerhardt yester.
day for the Brooklyn Association team. He
also signed o young catcher named BoWes.
Frank Fennelly has agreed upon terms and
will probably sign today.
Brush has made another bluff by putting
season tickets on sale in Indianapolis. OF
course he does not care for few dollars
whom he can squeeze some Thousands out Of
Day Of Soden. Sly old dog IL John T.
Martin Duke, the famous Minneapolis
pitcher for whom the club refused &, 900 Of
year stamps him a. one Of the best twirlers In
the country, has signed with the Chicago
Players league.
The National league and American asao-
citation will combine to make strong attract
ions in the spring exhibition games in the
larger cities. New York and Brooklyn will
have large field to select from and It Is
likely that the opening games of this year
will be of better class than ever before.
President George K. Frazier Of the Syra-
cuse club, arrived In town yesterday morning.
He came in quset of players, particularly
Burdock. When he found that "Burdy" had
actually signed with Jersey City he gave
him up. He left for Boston In the even
ing, but sigued Burns of Lowell, before
going.
John F. Rogers, who il referred to in Phil
adelphia a. the Essence of verbosity, -
stands almost alone among the League mag
mates in favor of more law. II was his idea
that started the machine, and to be consistent
he cries for moro of 1t. It II pity that the
magnates allow themselves to Be led around
by such fellow.
Tim Murane, in the Boston Globe, says:
1.-THE Players league now has eight well
equipped teams, and IL ready to start the
season tomorrow. while the old league has
considerable work yet on hand before it gets
it's teams into anything like shape. The
league men will fnd 1t q big job to make
three-minute horses trot in 2:20 class.
Manager Harry Wright of the Philadelphia
League club has taken the frst step toward
getting the players together for the projected
southern trip for early practice. It IL his
desire to start for Jacksonville, Fla, next
week, and he has sent notices to all players
under contract for the coming season. Mr..
Wright thinks that thay will be on hand, a.
the trip last year was q enjoyable ~ II was
beneficial to the players.
ssIt ia the frst time / ever knew that
player under contract and reserved could
sign personal contract to play elsewhere
said President Day Of the New York club.
tsThis appears to be the state of affairs, o.
the Columbus officials present IL, ii the case
of Mike Lshane. No; Il can't be done, and,
furthermore, ! can say that e soon a L.
haze IL released BY the BuHalo club he win
be signed to play with the New Yorks.
BALxuEozr, Feb. 7.-Naubger Dar1ie q