The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-03-08

The League is urging dishonesty among
players.
The League has struck its colors and hoisted
the black flag.
Carsey, whom The HERALD spoke of three
weeks ago, has been signed.
Paul Hines will play centre-held for the
Nationals. Paul is all right.
Sam Wise will play with the Baltimores as
second-base. Sam is popular player.
George Keefe is getting himself In fine trim
and says he will pitch the greatest game of his
life.
The American Association, to its credit has
not committed any dishonesty. Can we say as
much for the League?
Sam Wise, the old reliable ball-player, form
erly with the Bostons, Buffalos, and Washing
tons, has signed to play in Baltimore.
When John Ward hears the news he will HE
himself to a secluded spot and whistle soft
and low. He will sigh to be with the boys.
There is great competition between Keefe
and Becannon aud AL. Reach for the privilege
of furnishing the American Association with
balls for the championship series.
The story that the National Club is after
Kilroy, the pitcher of the Baltimores, is denied
by Director Scanlon. If Klroy is too weak for
Barnie, what do the Nationals want with him?
Sealed proposals for the privilege of selling
score cards, cigars, etc., at the National Base
ball Park, will be received at the club head
quarters, 40S Ninth street, until Monday
March 16.
1t seems to be the opinion of the ball cranks
hereabout that the National team as far as Sc
lected is a strong one. The New York Sun
says that Boston and Washington will fight for
the lead in the Association.
The League will place club in Cincinnati to
fight the one of the Association. That city is a
twenty-five cent place, and, with Aaron Sterns
at the head OF the Association and Louis Kramer
to assist, the League will be in the soup, so
to speak.
limited number of season tickets for all
privileges for the National baseball games here
have been placed on sale at the clubs head
quarters, 40S Ninth street. The price of these
tickets will be S20 They will be transferable,
emitting the holder to admission to grounds
and grand stand.
St. Louis is bad place for the League agents
just now. Mark Baldwin went to that city to
induce several Of the st. Louis team to lump
their contracts, and President Won der Abe pro-
cured warrant and had him sent to prison to
answer charge of conspiracy. That's the
stuff, and tits to be hoped Baldwin will be made
to pay the full penalty of the law.
The National Club has engaged up to date
the following players: Mcguire and Cook,
c. Bakeley, Keefe and Carsey, p McQuery, 1b.:
Dunlap, 3D.; Smalley, 3D.; Hatfield, ss.,
and Beecher, Hines, and Visner, fielders They
have yet another battery in view, and then
they will be ready for the opening series If
they secure Chamberlain and Cross, or O'Brien
and Cross, they will have strong aggregation.
In some quarters there is disposition to
criticise the National Club because of the en-
gagement of Paul Hines to play centre-field.
This criticism seems to be quite without justi-
hcation. Hines is an honest and conscientious
player. The cry OF 'back number" is absurd
in his case, for in his thirteen years of profes-
sional life he has always stood among the first
ten of the star batsmen of the country He is
a Washingtonian, and will play with his heart
in the game.
The past week of stormy weather retarded
the work on the new ball park. The contractor
had hoped to have placed the grand stand in
position, but now it will require the present
week to accomplish it. The set back however,
will not interfere with the opening games the
first of April, as the contractor is confident he
will have everything in readiness The field is
all cleared, and the only trees left standing
within the inclosure are on ridge that
shields the Freedmen's Hospital building from
view.
Jack O'Connor signed contract to play in
the Columbus Association team and received
advance money. On Wednesday an agent of
the Pittsburg League waited on him and made
an offer of an increased salary If he would iump
his contract and sign with them. O'Connor
telegraphed the Columbus people that unless
they increased his salary ($600) he would Jump
into IN the League The Columbus people refused
This is sample of the work the agents of the
League are carrying out.
The latest report at baseball headquarters
yesterday was to the effect that Manager Trott
had about given up hopes of securing Chamber
lain and Cross, the Athletic battery, and was
devoting his attention to other available men.
Con Daily, the catcher of the BROOKLYN Players'
team OF last year, may be engaged as he is
deemed very acceptable man in every respect
and is at present anxious to come here and play
Director Scanlon has his nets out to capture
Sowders, the crack pitcher of the Bostons. He
would make decided acquisition to the Ma
tional Club.
VIII Hart, OF the Gas Company, says he is an
authority on base ball, and when he sizes up
player and puts his approval on him it goes.
lie says Carsey, the new pitcher of the Ma
tional Club, will be the leading one of the team.
and that the blonde-haired Pacific Coaster will
become great favorte here. In this opinion
Hart is borne out by Tommy burns, the great
Chicago player, who says Carsey is the coming
man. Every one hopes that Hart's opinion
will pan out correct.
The National Club have issued their annual
season tickets, and they are ON sale at ScanIon's
and other prominent places They are in book
form, and have coupons attached for seventy
games, not only emitting the holder to regular
admission, but also to seat in the grand stand.
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