Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-07
CURRENT BASE BAIL GOSSIP.
The Twelve-Club League Story Gone 10 the
Graveyard of sfakea."


Graveyard of sFakes."
HKrrrNo OF TIE ASSOCIATION CIRCUIT CON-
MrrRR-rHE RESERVE LIST roR lss2-voS
DER AaK HAS LINES OUT ron a STRONG rran
--eLAsscocK AND BUCKLEY TAKEN FROM NEW
rosK-orHER MOTIFS.
The yarn started by the New York Herald 70
the effect that the league was endeavoring to
enlarge lite membership to twelve clubs of
which Washington would be one. has been uni
versally denied by those association represen-
tatives who would be personally interested in
such move. When President Phelps read the
report that Boston would desert the association
he smiled significantly and said: There 10
nothing to base that rumor on. hold 81 per
cent Of the capital stock Of the Boston club,
and again have personal reason which con-
vinces me Of the absurdity Of the rumor." He
received the following telegram from Mr..
Prince Of the Boston association club: There
10 absolutely no truth in the New York He7'dfs
story that have offered to sell out Report
has doubtless been started by the league to
cause feeling OF uncertainty in our ranks.
You are at liberty to make such use of this ne
you may consider to the associations inter
ests."
Mr.. Prince declares in an interview that he
has not set price on his club stock. He is
ready to buy out the National League club OF
he Is ready to consolidate on an equitable basis
fair TO all parties connected with base ball
MEETING OF THE CIRCUIT COMMITTEE.
Manager William Barnie Of the Athletic club,
who is the chairman Of the circuit committee
Of the American Association, has issued call
for q meeting IN Baltimore on November Is.
Manager Barnie, whose home is in Baltimore,
is anxious to get the committee together and
fix up the circuit.
He declined to state his views on the subject.
but from what he animated Columbus will drop
out. In case the 0hioans decline TO do so il is
not AN impossibility but that Brooklyn will
have club in the American Association for
ten-elub circuit.
ASSOCIATION RESERVE LIST.
The following Is the association reserve list
for 1892:
By Columbus-John o'Connor. John Doyle, Marx
iii Thonss psss se lanes sshb posas JOHN fsstSn
John Leip.r. Frank knauss, Phil knel. Ralph John
By MiiwauEes-yohn Given, II, ysusban,, Frank
Dwyer. George ". Davis frank b. Kieu. ". Mlin.s.
Q. SchocA. W. L. Dalen. Abner Dalry.nple. Edward
Burk; Bob Peititt and Thoma. LetcheT;
Dowd. James Mcclure. l. A. Murphy. 2. J. Don
By Baltimore william shindle John McMahon.
William Robinson. john Healy. Curtis Welsh. Geo.
n. J; Grimm. NJ. J. Madden. Peter Gilbert. Perry
Warden.
La-kn. Thomas Corcoran. Harry Stoyey, Lave Gross.
Joe Muvey. A weighing, W. W. Mailman. Louis
BY Louisyilie-cahfl. Weaver. Taylor. stra.ton.
By so:tOn. Mem; IurIsy; ShsTe.:y 4: FaTTsI,.
.Sascn. Thomas +, Brown. Hugh Duffy. John i.
BY s. Lou. .ThOInss Mccarthy. Charles Comiskey.
John Stiyetts, John Boyle. William b. Fuller. j. l.
O'Neill, VI. McGil. ID. Lyons
Won DER AHE's PLANS.
st. Louis dispatch says that Jack Glass
cock, the shortstop Of the New York base ball
club, will be captain and manager Of the St
Louis Browns Ext year. having signed a three
years contract. The fact that he has signed
such a contract is not proof by any means that
he will keep it for the New York club has also
II he is convinced that 1t will be for his inter
est to go to St. Louis then President Won Der
Abe will see him. 1t is claimed that Glasscock
is dissatisfied with the New York management
He viii be paid about $4,000 year in St
Louis.
Catcher Buckley Of the New Yorks has also
been signed for the Browns. Mr.. Won Der
Abe is confident that he will secure Pitcher
Stivstts name to a contract The great pitcher
wants considerable of an increase over last
years salary to play there, but the amount
asked will be given him.
Louis uniforms next season: Nicholson of the
Sioux Citys, who will play second base; Frank
Jennings Of the Sioux Citys, who will cover
third, and Vandyke OF the Sioux Citys will oc-
cupy Hoy's old place at center, Pitchers Bur-
rill and Breitenstein, Catchers Moran and Bird
and Right Fielder McCarty having also been
signed.
The California twirler, Knell. will probably
be secured to fl, the complement of pitchers
for the team, knells release to be purchased
from Columbus Either Perry Werdcn or
Harry ,ylor Of the Louisvilles will be secured
to play at first. werden is anxious to 60 to st.
Louis, which is his home and II Tayiors re-
lease cannot be procured from Louisville the
hard-hitting first baseman Of last years Balti-
more team may be signed. Boston and WASH
ington are also after Werden.
BASE BALL NOTES.
The Athletics are after Center Fielder Griffin
of the Brooklyns.
Pitcher Jimmy Calvin says that he will leave
the Pitts6urg Qeague) club unless he is paid
on Monday the $50 which he says was prom
ised if he would win a certain proportion of
his games.
John L. Brush says that Comiskey has been
signed to manage the Cincinnatis ut the highest
salary ever paid base ball player.
Fontz has been spoken Of a possible first
basemsn of the Nationals Jay Faatz is prob
ably meant. Dave Foutz is wanted by John
Ward in the pitchers box next season.
And now the New York directors want
Manager jim Mutrie to walk the plank.
neglect to abstain from that which stingeth
like an adder is given as the cause of his un-
popularity. Somebody must be a scapegoat.
The Athletic club is after two of the greatest
favorites that ever played ball IN Philadelphia.
Buck" Ewing is happy because he is to
succeed Roger Connor at first base, but I'M
happy because his unpopularity is growing in
New York.
The National management has been putting
out feelers for John Ward TO captain and
manage the club. He has been offered an in