The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-01-04
BASE BALL.


Among the players Manager Trott is uegotiat-
ing with are "Cub' Stricker and Mark Baldwin.
"Dude'' Latham is wintering at his home in
Lynn, Mass, and is playing on the local polo
team.
President Thurman, OF the American Asso-
citation, will he in town Monday to consult with
the leaders of the club here.
Haddock is at his home in Boston engaged in
business that nc has established out of his
salary as bal-player. Haddock is a credit to
the profession.
A prominent base ballist offered to make a
big wager last week that before February the
National Club will be a full-Gedged member Of
the American Association.
The happy smile that adorns the face of
Director Scanlan is reassuring to the friends of
the National Club that there is good news
IN the wind. AS q wire-puler in baseball
circles Mr.. Seaman cannot be surpassed.
Whistler, of the New Yorks, is not only
trst-baseman, but asecond-baseman and an out
fielder. The first position he ever held was in
the outfleld. 1t would not be a mistake to give
him place in New York's outfeld next season,
as be will certainly be of the heaviest htters
in the League.
The statement published in the Post of yester-
day that Whistler will play first-base for the
National Club next season is mistake. Whist
Ter will play on the New Yorks this year, and
this statement was made to the New York Sun
on Saturday by Mr.. John Il. Day, president of
the New York Club. "He is too great player
to be allowed to leave us,'' said Mr.. Day.
There is good deal of interest among base
ball cranks as to whether Jim O'Rourke will
play on the New York team next season. The
question cannot be answered, as it is not known
how much weight the orators letters have had
on John b. Day. The latter told q reporter
some time ago that O'Rourke would never play
on any team with which he had anything to do
with
Joe Hornung has had fine of $50 remitted
which Umpire Lynch imposed for no other rea-
con than that Hornung objected to decision
which was, to the spectators, manifestly wrong.
Lynch called Hornung out when he played a
splendid trick by sliding in under the frst-base-
man and really reaching the base safely. The
matter was left to President N. e. Young to
decide, and the other day he sent check for
the amount of the fine.
President Thurman, of the American Asso-
citation, is strong advocate of the admission of
Washington into the Association, and is neeo-
tiating to effect that end. Rochester and SYRIA
cuse have been fixed, and their retirement is
only matter of arranging details. With
Toledo it is another thing, as the Ohioaus have
so far refused every offer to retire. 1t is under
stood that they desire $4,000 for their fran
$4,000.
=, Anson,s team for next year is complete
Tommy Burns signed the other day. In addi-
tion to the men who played with the team last
season Anson has secured Graft, late catcher of
the Rivertons, of Riverton, N. j. Graft is an
athletic young man with remarkable record
He caught in forty-four games during 1890, had
only four errors led his team in stolen bases,
and made eighty-ei clean base-hits. The
old man has also signed young Dalen, the phe-
nomenal second-baseman Of the Cobleskill
Club, of the New York League.