Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-05

ing Life thinks Rorner would be good man for Anson. So he would, but the 'sold man" would hardly give up as high as "four fg- ures" for his release, which is about what he is worth to the local management.
 Home Runs.
 Brush is said to be after AeGeachy.
 Mutrie hasn't lost his power of speech.
 Ewing appears we'll in his new league suit.
 All but three of Byrne's team are married men.
 Aaron Stern has gone west again-proba- ply looking for players.
 Turner and Lehane have been signed by Manager Mutrie of Charleston.
 Chris Von de Ahe has renewed his lease of Sportsman's park in St. Louis. Will MT. Day succeed in borrowing MT. Brush's players for a year or twof Tom Brohan, the pitcher, has signed with the Troy club, of the Hudson River league. Dan Brouthers' picture must go into Spal- ding's guide az the champion batsman of 1890. Director Billings has gone south. He will probably stop of at Richmond to sec Billy Nash.
 The Baltimore Atlantic association team will report for duty March 20 and go to Rich. l mond.
 l According to the Louisville Courier Jour- nal Lshane will be blacklisted by President Phelps. A suit for temporary injunction against Jehn Str1cker has been brought by tho Glove. land National league club.
 and that settles it. What does he care for the arbitration committed
 The Central labor union indorses tho Bro-
 therhood. It was expected, as being about
 the correct thing for laboripg men to do.
 "Dar5y" O'Brien, the Cleveland pitcher, | went south with tho Philadelphia team to get the practice. His health has not been very
 good of late.
 There was nothing small about the demon
 stration at the dock when Ward and his fol-
 lowers sailed yesterday. It shows which way
 the wind blows.
 The indorsement of the Central Labor
 union is about as strong move as the Play
 ers' have had in their favor since Day tried
 to bribe Ewing, Connor and Richardson. There is now in the south base ball player who deserted . Players' league club
 several weeks ago. and who wants to return
 to the fold. He wants to get back bad. too.
 The offer of Won der Ahe, of $7,5O0 fo.
 five players of the Sioux City club of the
 Western association, has been declined, and
 sioux City will hold the team and play the
 season. J. J. Rsidy, third baseman and change
 catcher of last years Buffalo International club, signed . contract yesterday to play with Jersey City. Reidy is . Ane fielder and fair hitter.
 vickery, is the first "young bloodr star te fall to the earth. When he signsd with } Colonel Rogers hs was great pitcher. He ' had trial in the south and Is failure. 9th CTS will follow. President Soden scoffs at that million.d lar offer and says the Boston franchise alone Is worth half that. And yet. in an sddrea, league said it had cleared only $1bO. 900 sine. . its organization.
 The Brooklyns and Phillies got . grea send-off. Put your ear to the ground at 3:S( next Thursday afternoon, and if 1t doesn' rain in Savannah you will hear the gong rinl for the first game between two clubs of tn :. Players national league.
 t John M. Ward says that if Pickett is un f der contract to the Kansas City club Score - tary Brunel will not promulgate his agree 6 ment with the Philadelphia club of tn |" Blayers' league. Ward does not think, how . ever, that Pickett ever signed with the Cow F boys.
 . According to Harry Palmer, the Sportin ]. Lifes Chicago correspondent, 1t is proposes It by the National league to borrow the In D dianapolis players for New York mex It season. This is the funniest idea yet bu 7 if all reports are true the magnates arc doinl d . great deal of borrowing these days. }, Tim Murnane, in the Boston Globe: 9Th {. time is drawing to cloae-will bluffs go un lt calledi The League must show their hands c and shall be mistaken If tho public don' /. rise up and chase many of the young pre- T tenders to the woods when they bring then ss to this city advertised as League ball play ers."
 e Tho situation. @ The two home teams were defeated las .- night and by this unexpected turnabou ,- Meriden is once more tied with New Britai Ie for last place. These two teams seem n have trouble over this position and eao ,r team is fighting hard for the honor of hold
 ing it at present. New Britain dsfeate Is Aeriden the last time in Meriden, and on }. Neriden polo writer said the Woodchopps, .l could not do it again. but he was mistaken tv The Kangeroos keep up their spurt. and th bs "git there" style of the champions was of n If use last night. The race at present seems t I1 Iv be between Bridgeport, Springfield an {. Hartford for first place. and New Haven h Neridsn and New Britain for last place 'd Bridgeport is not playing championship pol !. and if they keep 1t up will be good for abou lv third place at tho end ot tho season. Tn y local team is in fourth placs and ought ,d have no trouble in ending tho week in tho ,e position. The boys are playing good pol ie and have won four out of the last i've ganea = = The champions will be here Friday nigh is and by downing them the local team will b = :. mo step nearer third place. The race is ii tough one, and although about one mont - '. more playing time remains 1t is inst as har ,r to pick out the winner now as 1t was mont st ago. standlng Of tho Clubs. V Games Games Pel v Won Lost. con se Bridgeport. ................- 4 90 .6s Fe Springfield. .....s.......... eS 35 .o1 10 Hartford. Sp SSss .aa