Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-06

| New York has but one catcher on their list o
players.
| Some of the New York papers now blame
Walter Spalding for failing to get Mike Kelly.
| Advance money IS the players watch word
Jim O'Rourke played first base for the Boston
| league team in 1878.
Last year DUNCAN. Anson's new man, played
| in the Western Association. first with Milwau
kee. then with Omaha and when the league
| disbanded with Kansas City. His batting aver
| age 355 in 81 games
| John GARRISON has shaved off his mustache
| and looks much younger.
| Mark Baldwin is eIaphatically opposed to
! changing the rule from four balls to three. He
! thinks all pitchers will kick against it.
/ Kennedy. Wheeling famous brick yard phe-
nomenon. is living at Bellaire, but is olsen
| gagged. The reason Is plain. He asks "a, 600 to
| pitch this season.
Capt. Arson will take his "colts" to Hot
4 Springs for their preliminary work this spring.
/ All of his PLAYERS have been ordered to report
| at Hot Springs March Z.
| 1t is now about settled that the league cham
| pion season will open Saturday, April Is.
| The Pi;tsburg directors have decided to
| take no legal action Ill the Lyons case. They
mean to lay the matter before the league at the
/ March meeting.
Buck Ewing will leave for Hot Springs about
February 10 to timber up his candy arm.
1t was Jimmy VOLTS father. ana not the ball
| player, who died in Louisville recently.
Cub Stricken, who assigned to st.
Louis, will probably not play there. A deal
will probably be made to exchange him for
pitcher.
Between the new national agreement hubbub,
the schedule business and the controversy over
dissatisfied PLAYERS the March meeting OF
the league and association promises to be a
lively affair.
.'Washingtou," said Western League man,
got the pick of the Western League short
stops in Schoch, who, besides being great
/ ground coyerer, is an intelligent player and
works all the fine points of the game. He also
slUgs and hunts we'll
Kelly is said to have remarked, when he
heard of Pittsburg's move for him, Il want to
| play in big town"
Tom Brown may yet be secured by the Phila-
delphia club.
! Tommy Dowd has accepted Washington's
/ terms.
| lin Keefe is coaching the Phillips Andover
Academy team Saturdays, In addition to his
I Harvard work.
Each particular town has its ancient base
| ball idol for comparison with bright lights Of
| these days. In Boston they compare tielders
with Andy Leonard. who in 1872 was the Won
der Of the Hub III lett field.
Next season the players must dress on the
home grounds and use the horse cars to and
from the games.
Jim Mutrie will most likely organize team
in Elmira. y. y, for the Eastern League.
The salary list of the Boston league team
Z
salary of any other team in the country.
Uuquestionably the smallest professional
ground In the country is the Minneapolis
teams home. 1t is called a cigar box by the
PLAYERS, and resembles a One-acre lot
Opinions differ to whether the Brooklyn
club will retain or release FoutZ and Collins.
Henry Gastright. the Washingtons' new
pitcher, one of the best ball player gun experts,
has been challenged by Ed. Lackman to meet
him IN a so blue rock shoot for a small stake.
IL "A al. Of abY,.T
into active training Monday.
Boston is likely TO make a preliminary south
ern tour.
Arlie Latham is building a house at Lynn
and expects to have house warming about
March L.
Giants to train in that Georgia city.
The Western has applications from good
men who viii play for $50 a season.
Washington Will be well fixed behind the bat
next season. Last season Milligan caught So
and McGui-e SO games.
Herman VIII probably play center field for the
Giants this year, and Fuller will head the bat
ting Order.
Chicago has agreed to trade Pfeffer and VIII
mot for Tom Brown and Caravan.
Catcher Mcclure has signed for the coming
season.
The Pittsburg club has signed Ned Hanlon
tie VIII captain the team. The entire team has
now been signed with the exception of Catcher
Connie Mack. The club is trying to cut him
down 500 in salary.
President Hart OF the Chicago club will be in
Louisville IN few days to consummate the
Prefer deal
Reilly is too good player to drift out Of the
big league and Capt Ewing is urging New York
TO make place for the Reds ::old first baseman.
Inc opinion prevails In some quarters that
the base ball magnates, having secured the
upper hand, have determined to grind the ball
players into the dust There is good reason to
believe that there is no foundation for such an
opinlon.-N. \. Sun
The New Works lost 81, AS. " last season.
Director Abel OF the Brooklyns thinks the
new league will lose money next season.
The Eastern Association will meet at the Ken
more. Albany, on Tuesday, February 9, at II
o clock noon. The cities Of Providence. New
Haven. Newark, Lebanon, Harrisburg. Wilkes
barre, Scranton, Blnghamtun, Elmlra, Buf-
falo, Erie, Rochester. Syracuse, Utica, Troy
and Albany are especially invited to send rep
resentatiyes to tie meeting.
Glasscock Is happy and the people who have
been talking about his being dissatisfied with
Won der Abe and ST. Louis will have To take il
all back. Won der Abe has told Gasscock tina,
he had no idea of trading him, as his services
Were needed ON the team.
Mr.. SOden states that the Boston club NAV
retsln heily, as there is a desire to keep him
1hCre. ~ any rate. the Boston president says
Nelly can best be disposed of when the matter
Is fully discussed By the representatives OF the
various clubs at the schedule meeting
j. Walter Spalding will probably soon initiate
his brother al and retire from base ball c.
l.. Waite Will succeed him al secretary of the
New York club.
Calculating on last years averages the clubs
should rank as follows this year: batting
Brooklyn, New York. Boston. Washington,
Louisville, PIttsburg, Philadelphia, Cleveland.
chicago, Baltimore. ST. Louis Cincinnst ii !;
iieiding-St. Louis, Washington, Chicago Gin,
elnnati. Brooklyn, Pittsburg Philadelphia,
Louisville, Cleveland, Boston, New York, Balti-
more.
The first emphatic movement of the New
York Base Ball Club toward getting ready for
the lerce battles on the diamond during the
coming season was made yesterday by Manager
towers He told each player to report at
llchmond, Va. on March 20 and there go into
training. whereby stiff joints will be limbered
ana frozen arms thawed out. The team will
stay at Richmond until March 49,
THE SILENT sTEED.
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