The morning news., 1892-03-14
GOSSIP OF rRE TwIRLERs.
me washingtons to Play Their Firs

ne Wsshirgtons TO Play Their first
Game in savannah Tomorrow.
The Washington base ballIsts spent YES
,sriav in taking in the points of interest in
The city and also the suburban resorts. To-
Say they will practice twice at the park
md tomorrow afternoon at S go o'clobk the
Tisitors will cross bats with the c. L. A.
club.
doubt attract big crowd Of spectators.
Manager Barnie is well pleased with hfs
men. They are all fine ball players and the
rractices indicate that they will play well
together. Manager Barnie said some peo-
ne are putting down Washington for fourth
TIscs in the pennant race. but before the
season changes these prophets may have
reason to change their opinions.
President Williams of the Western Ieaeue
has received the following list Of PLAYERS
contracts: Thomas G. Vickery, the we'll
known ex-Chicago pitcher; Charles II.
Dewald, who last year shared the honors
with Billy Hart in the pitching department
of the Sioux City team; W. E. Alvord.
third baseman, formerly of the Washington
association team; Lewis K. Camp, the lead
ing center fielder Of the North Pacific
league: John Peltz, an outfielder last wear
vi
land pitcher; George w. Darby, the crack
twjrlsr Of the San Jose club, and Joseph
Walsh, q shortstop last year with Balti.
more.
Only twenty-four more players are
needed 10 I'LL the roster of the Western
league, and the list will be completed this
week. The spring meeting of the new
league will probably be held In Chicago to-
MORROW
The meeting of the Eastern association,
which concluded Thursday last at Roches-
ter. was unique in the history OF minor
league organizations Heretofore the or
ganizers have been compelled 20 go cut and
drag towns into the circuit, in order to have
enough towns to warrant making a
schedule, but at the Rochester meeting
there we're eleven cities struggling desper-
ately to fill the eight places on the circuit.
Every one of them was determined to get
IN, and the scramble was exceedingly lively.
After q long session on Wednes-
day, the delegates were called
of l:SO o'clock this morning, and did
not finish their deliberations until O'Clock.
Finally the fight narrowed down to Ell
mira, Erie, New Haven and Providence.
Elmira has but 81, 900 inhabitants, while
Providence has 1900 and New Haven
$4,000. Walter Burnham had worked like a
Trojan for those two cities, but the efforts Of
Jim Mutrie were too much for him, and
Elmira got the place. The repr ssen tatives
Of each city were ready to put up the neces
sary CASE on five minutes notice. Ali this
simply goes to show that base ball has
been put on a bass where capitalists feel
justified in investing, and the outlook for
the game ia very encouraging.
Pat Powers. manager Of the New York
club, succeeded in buying Dan Murphy's
release from the Pittsburg club last Thurs
day. He will take the catcher along to
Richmond, and see what he can do. Pow
ers saw Charles King, and instructed him
to report in New York next week. The
manager OF the Giants has made an
agreement with Joe (Reddy) Mack by
which the player is to be given a thorough
trial at second base. The club has not
given up Bassett. The difference between
Buck Ewing and Bassett have been exag-
gerated by the newspapers, as also have
the differences between Day and Spalding.
Manager Powers has gone to Cincinnati to
have a talk with Catcher Boyle He will
also visit indianapolis to pacify Amos
Rusie.
John F. O'Brien, the base ball pitcher,
died Friday at West Troy, aged % years,
after an illness Of two weeks from pneu-
monia. O'Brien was considered one of the
best twirlers in the county. In 1890 he was
member of the Cleveland league team and
last year he was winning pitcher for the
Boston association teaIn. O'Brien bad
signed to play the coming season with the
st. Louis league club.
Sidney Hemphill, the old pitcher, was
married las
The Philadelphia eastern league club will
use the grounds Of the Phillies when the
latter are away from home.
Tommy Corcoran, by his failure to leave
for Florida when Ward did, has been COM
pelled to pay his own fare south, the Brook.
lyn officials having refused to do 80.
Mark Baldwin writes from Hot Springs
that Beckley never batted better in bis life
than at present. aud Hanlon never ran bases
better. The latter's throwing has also i'm
proved.
Tom Brown, the great outfielder, has at
last decided to play with Louisville the
coming season. Brown and Manager Jack
Chapman Of the Louisville club had a con-
ference at the United States hotel in Boston
thursday night. and at its conclusion
brown signed the contract.
When Brown was assigned by the Ma
uonal League commit ee to play with the
Louisville club, he interposed an objection,
and efforts were made to have him trans
Ierred to some other city, but without avail
Ioe Chicago club was willing to exchange
Fteifer and Wilmot for Brown and Cana
van, but the Louisville people would not
agree to this arrangement. and they ex-
pressed determination to hold on to Brown
at any cost.
Finally Brown. finding all efforts to get
away from Louisville futile, accepted the
situation, and he will play bis best game
tnere this year. Brown will not take his