Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-12

WASHINGTON. D. c. S.
year ~ hsvs three Arst-cia. men. We were
| weak In the box last year. but this season I
| think We viii be particularly strong. II the
| Louisville deal goes through We will have o
nicely rounded team l feel 81 il my team ID
all right and Jill win more than its sbars Of
gamsA"
western League Schedule.
The schedule Of games for the new Western
League has been completed and il ready for
the inspection of the magnatss at the Chicago
/ meeting next week. The season opens April
| ~, the same day 20 the National League, and
closes on October /. The first division of
games ENDS July IS, aud consists Of eighty
| six games. The second has ffty-four games.
| In the first division Toledo OPENS in Columbus
and Minneapolis in Kansas City. Labor day
and Decoration day dates are booked in the
| east, Fourth of July in the West and Sunday
games are scheduld in every city on the circuit
with the exception Of indianapolis.
Making Up the New York Team.
special dispatch from Cincinnati says:
Manager Powers of the New York team ar
rived here this evening from indianapolis
where. after isng talk, he succeeded in induc-
ing Amos Rusie to sign a contract at a reduced
| salary. Manager Powers met Lyons and Boyle
here and tomorrow he will have talk with
Second Baseman Mack, formerly OF the Orioles,
who lives IN Newport. Ky. across the river
from this city. II is possible that Mack will
be engaged to take Richardson's place on the
New York team. Buck Ewing and Fuller will
return from Hot Springs Monday. They, in
company with Lyons Boyle and Mack, il Mack
Ia signed, Will leave next Saturday for Rich
mond, Va, where the New Yorks will do their
practlcing. Manager Powers also made a call
on John Ewing. who is under contract to pitch
for the New York club. There is not much
prospect that Ewing will pitch this season, as
ne is very III with consumption.
League Teams Meet
The Brooklyns won the game yesterday at
Gainesville, Fla, in the first two innings by
hard hitting, earning seven Of the nine runs.
making ten hits, two for home runs. The Phil
lies started off well, scoring four runs on two
bases on balls, muffed fly, safe hit by Hail
man and two bases by Delehanty In the fourth
Delehanty came home Oh his hit over left field
fence. In the seventh Hamilton scored a home
over the right field fence The weather was
hne, clear and calm. Brooklyn, H. Philadel-
phia, 2.
Earned runs, Philadelphia 2, Brooklyn
3. Two base hits. DeIehanty, Hart. Home
Burns 2. Bases stolen. Mailman, Allen. Struck
out, Allen, Esper 2 Ward, Hart Griffin. First
base on errors, Philadelphia g. Brooklyn l.
First base on called balls, Hamilton 2, Glenn
ents, Mulvey, Allen, Daley 2, Burns, O'Brien.
Hit by pitched ball, Stein. Passed balls, Daley
4 Time, $50. Umpires, Reilly and Kinslow.
Movements of the Ball Players.
Thomas Corcoran, the short stop, signed
contract with the Brooklyn Base Ball Club
Thursday. He will start south at once and join
the club.
TOM Brown was signed by Manager Chap
man Yesterday to play with Louisville this sea-
son.
There may still be trouble with Pfeffer over
his salary. Prefer wants $1,000. which is
Just 81 900 more than we can afford to pay
him." says President STICKY OF the Louisvilles.
This is $500 more than he received in Chicago,
as he there drew 50, 500 salary, with a guarantee
of 81 600 on the score card privilege, while We
offer to pay him "a 900 fiat, with no conditions"
Browns contract calls for $500.
Manager Powers has left for indianapolis. He
means to get Rusie's signature to New York
contract before he returns.
Burnham and Shannon have the consolation
that they will have a chance to get into the new
New England league which is about to be
formed.
James Mutrie is we'll pleased with the pros
pect Of Elmira base ball towA He will
manage the EiInlras.
Joe Hornuu2 will probably manage and
captain the Buffalo club.
When Jimmy Ryan turned up in Chicago q
few Gays ago he had with him in a tank live
shark that he says he captured with hook and
line while down in Florida.
Arthur Irwin is spoken Of as the manager OF
the new Athletics Of Philadelphia.
Dan Murphy has been signed to catch for the
New Yorks. Murphy is steady, reliable
catcher, with an excellent minor league record.
He caught for the Providence and Troy teams
last year.
Shorty Fuller, who will play short for the
New Iorks, takes q run every morning and
plays ball every afternoon at the Hot Springs.
Wilmot claims that he will play great ball this
season, as lie has recovered his health entirely
and feels good and strong. Under those con-
ditions he will be valuable man.
The Lafayette College nine will play George
town University in this city on April IA and the
c. A. c. nine on the 18th.
Repairs costing 49, 600 will be made to the
grand stand at Louisville, and there will be
such stand as the cranks never saw before.
The Chicago management has signed Walter
L. Lawrence, an intieider. He is given . good
reputation by Ryan, who says he is a heavy
batter
Joseph (Red) Mack has signed a contract to
cover second base for the New Yorks next sea-
son.
There is some trouble about Breckenridge.
Corbett and several other players of the Illinois
League who had been reserved by that organi-
cation, but atterward signed Western League
contracts. President Williams says the men
will not be surrendered, the reserve rule
was knocked out by the Indianapolis combina-
uon.
Manager Buckenberger of the Pittsburgs SAYS
regarding Denny: IF Denny will sign at q
reasonable figure we will have him and play
HIM at third. If he comes here we will play
Farrell in left field, but we do not by that mean
to release Corkhill. We will keep the latter, as
it may be necessary to use Farrell as an extra
man..
Pete Browning has left for Hot Springs He
said that from there he would 60 to California.
where he has an offer to play with Carrolrs
team.
vigorous fight will be made in the Ken
lucky legislature against the bill to prevent
Sunday ball playing, and it is thought that it
will be defeated. yet it will require hard work.
As the farming districts are we'll represented
and their education is not far enough advanced
to appreciate Sabbath bail playing
Pitssburg is the first club to find fault with
the schedule.
Brodie has not as yet signed St. Louis con-
tract. There is hitch about the salary.
The Athletic club is capitalized at sec, 600.
Ben Shibe, Al. Reschs partner, holds big
block of the stock.
Work is going briskly along at the Pittsbure
grounds, and if the weather keeps favorable
the park will soon be in splendid condition.
Charley King, who is to pitch Tor the New
York team, weighs 20i POUNDS and wants to get
DO sn to about $50 before he leaves Pittsbur9
for New York on the 18Th Instant.