Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-30
BASE BALL NEWS AND GOSSIP.
New Managers Being Engaged and what
They Are Doing.

New Managers Being Engaged and What
They Are Doing.
The engagement Of Watkins as manager OF
the st. Louis Browns, Gus schmelz a. Cha.sa-
nooga and Bancroft at Cincinnati are indica-
tions that preparations are going on withou,
! interruption for next years base ball season.
Affairs in Washington are still in an uncertain
state. The STAR has already indicated the
policy OF the club owners and that is about all
that's settled.
ST. LOUIS PROSPECTS.
Manager Watkins has already gone to work.
The first man he signed was Jack Dolan, who
pitched for Washington last season and wa.
hastily released by Manager Irwin. when he let
60 that other excellent pitcher-Kilroy. The
Browns new manager says he has the nucleus
for good team. He'll retain Glasscock. Glea-
son, Crooks, Buckley, Brodie. werden and
Hawke. MY contract" said Manager Watkins,
specifies that am to have full charge of the
team and Mr.. Won der Abe will not interfere
with my affairs in any way. l think base ball
will be on the improve in ST. Louis next year.
MT Won der Abe is building new stands, and
III promise you they'll be mighty nice. Tue
grand stand is built on a big SCALE and will
| easily accommodate 5000 people, 1t ia made
OF iron and wood All told. there will be seat
ing capacity for from l2.000 to $1,000 people. -
viii there be any changes in the diamond
"From what Mr.. Won der Abe tells me the
pitchers will be set back five feet. Ths, will
make wonderful change in the games II
will increase the batting. There will be little
chance for curve pitchers for the only ones that
Will have success viii be the straight speedy
pitchers
The Browns will do their preliminary wori
for the campaign Of '93 in the south, and Mana
ger Watkins will try and make arrangements
with Coniskey 80 that the Browns and Reds
can double up and play exhibition games In the
south.
Watkins had talk with Glasscock Monday.
The veteran short stop said he satisfied to
return to st. Louis If he was given encourage
ment and not abused as he was last year. Wat
kins promised him good treatment He will
only have to answer to the manager Glass
cock will get cut in salary, but is satisfied.
THE OUTLOOK AT LOUISVILLE.
1t has not been determined who viii manage
the Louisvilles 1t is known that q majority Of
the directors if not all of them, oppose the re-
engagement Of Manager Chapman. Active work
on next seasons team will begin this week.
The manager, whoever ne may be. will be given
absolute charge Of the club. Before Pfeffer
issued his ultimatum the directors had fully de-
termined that he should cover second base, for
they consider him the peer of any player on the
diamond in that position, but since be states
positively that he will not play here a PROPOSE
ton to exchange him may be made. Should the
club be unsuccessful in this the position can
be well cared for by Harry Taylor.
The directors, SO far be ascertained,
have no knowledge Of the reported proposition
to exchange Refer for Danny Richardson. in
case the latter goes to New York. With the
exception Of an additional battery the team
viii be the same as last season. The directors
viii probably decide this week where the new
grounds are to be located
MEN PoR CINCINNATI
1t has about been decided that the services of
Tony Mullane will be retained There were
many clubs who made offers for the cratic
pitcher, but the count stands high in the esti-
nation OF Capt. Comiskey, who would not let
him slip from his grasp unless he could have
In exchange for him such pitchers as Stivetts
Young or Rusie. Comiskey says he will be sat
isfied with one new outfelder, and it is highly
probable that he may make q change at third
base. Latham may play the position. but it ID
reasonably sure that Commv will have that
brilliant western player. Smith, on the bench
to substitute in case the dude is found want
ing or his throwing arm should prove treacher-
Gus.
The pitchers will be Mullane Sullivan.
Bumpus Jones and Frank Dwyer. 1t would be
interesting to know what has become of Gin
cinnaSis big left fielder. Tip O'Nell, says the
Commercial Gazette When the club started on
its last eastern trip Tip was left behind and
since that time Comiskey or the club officials
have not seen or heard anything of him. 1t is
presumed that ONeill retired to his Canadian
home in disgust. He didn't get permission to
go and Is still on the reserve list of the Cincin-
natl club. His work with the Reds was a sore
disappointment. not alone to the supporters of
the home club but to Comiskey as we'll Time
und again he pulled the old st. Louis Browns
out of tight places by his timely stick work. but
with Cincinnati he was lamentable failure
The Reds captain attributed it to sickness and
a run of ill-luck in the beginning of the season,
which SO discouraged the big fielder that he was
never able to regain his grip or win the good
will Of the home patrons. He has PLAYED his
last championship game as a member of
Comiskey's team, but he may blossom out with
some other league club in 1898.
cHIcAoo's NEW COLTS.
As THE STAR Monday said. Arson has been
engaging more ''colts'' for the Chicago team.
One man the sighing of whom brought joy I'M
speakable to uncle's heart was W. A. LANCE, a
catcher and outfelder of the Oakland Club of
the California League.
Another man signed is Second Baseman Tay-
Tor. This player started the season at Aurora.
and when the lllinois-Iowa League disbanded
he was its champion batsman. After the Au-
rora club disbanded. Taylor went to the Wis
Michigan League and led that body in
fielding. Late in the season Jim Hart made
trip to Oshkosh Just to see his man Taylor
work. He WAS not pleased with him at the
time. but must have changed his mind since,
as he has signed him and will give him trial
at least.
The pitching department has been well taken
care Of One of the additions is Pitcher Mauck
Of the Birmingham club of the Southern
League Jim Harris brother is president of
the league and it was on his recommendation