Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-07

| M8$M he feels that in coming
| ~k NssSzW MM here he is being given
| Mk> VT ny a chance for brilliant
| VNM> NJ work that he has never
| -A PLAYED ball on the
| sHoRTsroP HATFIELD. bench SO long that to
own the position of shortstop on a team like
Washington is going to help him make record
| ODDS AND ENDS.
The word comes from Baltimore this morn
ing that Sam Trott is there negotiating for the
release Of Kilroy by the Orioles to the Nation
ais. Barnie feels that he can afford to let him
| 60. and he may play ball here this year.
The work on the grounds has been seriously
hindered by the two SHOWS that have fallen this
| week, and the completion Of the fences, stands
and grading in the stipulated time is now more
doubtful than ever.
The board Of directors held a meeting the
other night and decided to issue 400 season
| tickets at $40 each. There are to be seventy
games played, and at this rate it will cost the
holder Of such a ticket % cents game. As
to the grand stand, it seems to be pretty
cheap rate. The directors feel that they can
easily sell 400 such tickets.
new form of advertising boards was adopted
to be used this year in various parts of the city
| in place of the old-fashioned brilliant poster
| that has formerly been used. The board is
| about four feet long and fifteen inches wide. 1t
| announces that there will be Base ball today
Washington vs.. Boston. Admission. rs cents "
The varying facts are to be painted on slides of
| wood that can be interchanged easily. The
directors are also considering plans for q
| scheme whereby patrons Of the game can be
told Of the condition Of the grounds that might
lead to mo game"
THE AMERICAN CLUBS.
The composition of the association teams is
made known this morning in the dispatches
from Cincinnati, in bulletin from President
Kramer, giving the men now under contract:
With st. Louis-Charles Comiskey, John
Boyle Charles King, John Stivetts John Mum
yam, William klingman, William Eagan, Will
lam Fuller, Dennis Lyons, William Hoy. Thos
Mccarthy, James McAleer, Joseph Neil, c. Mil
| Ter.
With Columbus-Mark E. Baldwin, Harry
Gastright, John l.. Sneed, John O'Connor.
James McTamany, W. H. Wheeler, C. E. Duffee,
| John E. Easton.
With Louisville-John R. Ryan, E. NJ Daily,
John T. Doran, H. L. Taylor, 8. J. Shinnick,
Ole Beard, W. b. Weaver, w. E. Wolff, John
With Baltimore-Curtis welch, W. Z. Robin
son, John Mcmahon, George H. Townsend.
Perry Werden, Clarence L. Childs, Peter Gill
bert, /. r. Ray, w. L. johnson, John Healy,
With Washington-James Mcclure. Enoch
Bakely, MILFORD Carsey, George Keefe, VIM.
McQueery, Fred. Dunlap, Gil Hatfield. Wm
Smailey, Edward Beecher, J. P. yisner and
Owen Clark.
With the Athletic--wm. Mailman. T. Cor
coran, Henry Larkin. Joseph Mulvey, August
weighing, Vim. Callihan, VIM. Hustled, George
Meakin, w. j. Bradley, w. Van Dyke. +.
Schiebecker. Saul Cross, ]. McKeough and Z.
J. Chamberlin.
With Boston-Morgan Murphy, Daniel
Brouthers Thomas DOwd, John Stricken Paul
Radford, William T. Joyce, Hardie Richardson.
Thomas Brown, George Haddock, John o Brlen,
William Daley, Michael Madden, Charles Buff
linton, Michael Sullivan.
With Cincinnati-J. G. Reilly j. A. McPhee
z. ]. Mullane, W. A. Latham, William Rhines,
J. W. Holiday, Charles Mari, o. Tebeau. E. j.
Delehanty, Joseph Duryea, E. J. Forman, Jerry
Harrington, Mike Kelly.
lumbus Club.
COMMUNICATION Chamberlain to the Ath-
letic Club.
Louisville 'Club.-H. H. Raymond, C. Ham,
burg.
Baltimore.-J. J. Sommers, L. g. German, J.
Club. LOUIS KRAMER.
President A. B. b. B. c.
The absence Of Hines name from Washing
| toms list is not significant, he was signed
after the list was mailed to Kramer.
RESULTS OF THE FIGHT.
It cannot be denied that so far in the great
| fight the association has bad the best Of it, at
least as far as the public sympathy is con-
cerned. The action Of the league in giving a
tacit approval to the vandalism Of the Cleye-
land club in approaching and signing con-
tracted men has lost the grand old organiza-
| ton hosts of friends, and it is probable that
vote OF the cranks in the unaffected districts"
that is in the places where the interests Of the
| two organizations do not have their effects
| upon popular sentiment, would reveal o large
| majority for the associa ton on general princi-
| pies. The arrest of Baldwin in St. Louis will
| probably not amount to anything, but it shows
that the association has its eyes open for all adj
vantages and is ready to act withou. Meditation.
| dispatch from Baltimore this morning says
| that Vonderhorst has filed bill for an in
junction to Childs playing with any other team
| than that Of Baltimore.
| DO THEY WANT PEACE.
The following significant telegram is sent
east from st. Louis that is important, il true;
President Won der Abe during the past two
days has been in receipt of several kilograms
from Mr.. Byrne and other league magnates,
| asking him II there was any way in which a
conference could be arranged between the
| league and American Association. Another
telegram was from the sporting editor Of New
York daily paper, doubtless inspired, as the
relation OF the journalist in question to the
league IL very close. The latter asked il Won
der Abe would consent to the American Asso-
citation meeting the league.
The 81 Louis presidents reply in each in
stance was that as far ~ he was concerned he
would have nothing to do with the league either
now or In the future. He said that the Ameri-
can Association would 90 on attending TO its
own business respecting the contracts Of all
base ball associations and signing only players
who are free to sign. Mr. Won der Abe also
telegrsPhed his conferees in the American As
ISOLATION to have nothing whatever to do with
| the league under any circumstances Com
menting upon the latest move Of the league
this morning he said: The very fact that the
league men are requesting the association men
to meet them 10 proof Of their weakness"
| NOTES.
Jimmy fogarty IL improving.
Presdent Bennett will attend the schedule
meeting In Cincinnati Tuesday.
Catcher Farrell, reserved by Chicago, has
| signed with tho Boston Association team.
Manager Chapman Of Louisville has AZ lat
| succeeded In signing Ehret, his star pitcher.
after two weeks Of effort Ehret wa vnnted
BY several League teama
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