Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-30

| ton 0luD TO voluntarily release MN. ms II
q matter between the officials of the two clubs. "
Can the New York club appeal the case to
the league?'
That am not prepared to say; the CON-
mittee. as | understand it. is clothed with full
power to dispose of players as it sees fis A
precedent might be made if the league desired
to have the caae brought before it for further
consideration and action. / do not believe.
however, that an appeal will be taken"
President Young denies that there was any
understanding at Indianapolis that Danny
Richardson would be given to New York
If New York can appeal to theleague to over
| rule the assignment made by Messrs. Young
| and Phelps in one case why cannot other clubs
do the same? II all clubs can appeal from the
decision OF the committee of what value is tine
| committeef
| Hitch In the Pittsburg Club.
| There is hitch in the Pittsburg club over
the signing Of Catcher Connie Mack At the
end of last season Mack was offered a contract
at greatly reduced salary. He refused this
and nothing more was heard of him until re-
Gently when he was located in Florida He
was again offered the reduced salary but he
| row claims that the contract which he signed
last year is good for this and that rather than
stand reduction in salary he will take his re-
| lease.
President Temple states that Catchers Briggs
and Mack. Pitcher Maui and Third Baseman
Arthur Whitney have been placed in the league
| pool" and they can be assigned to any league
club that makes requisition for them. Each Of
the four, with the exception of Maui has re-
| ceived advance money from the Pittsburg club
| (Whitney $780, Briggs $3.50 and Murphy 5000,
and any club claiming one of the four will have
! to refund to the Pittsburgs the advance money.
John Corkhil was also in the pool, but he was
claimed on; by PRESIDENT Temple. This leaves
sixteen mer--MIller, Mack, Earle. Calvin,
Ehret, Woodcock. Baldwin. Smith, Camp, Beck
Icy, Bauer, shugart. Farrell, Hanlon, Swartz-
wood and CorkhilL
| Recent Contracts Approved.
| Mr. Young has approved the following con-
tracts:
| Chicago-S. NJ. DUNCAN and Martin Duke.
New Iork-Denny Lyons
| Washington-Frank Foreman and Charles
Duffee.
! Louisville--James Caravan, Ben Sanders,
Emmett Seery aud Thomas Dowse.
Cornell Preparing, for More Irlumphs.
| Cornell University boosted crew last year
that was the fastest ever seen at New London.
| They broke the record for three miles and
rowed the last quarter in perfect form. OF last
years crew six Of the men have presented
themselves as candidates for their old seats,
and four of last years freshman crew, who
were substitutes on the regular crew, are also
| anxious to secure permanent seats in the boat.
| Trainer Charlie Courtney has had the men in
| charge for the past month, and promises to
| pick his crew in short time. For the eight
| places in the freshman boat there are fifty-two
candidates. and Courtney will proceed to weed
out the weak men. The varsity crew will be
| every second as fast as last year.
How much more sportsmanlike it would be
| for Harvard and Yale to row good crew as
the Cornell men have proven themselves TO be.
| What a splendid sight it would be to witness a
race that had as contesting crews Harvard,
YALE Cornell, Columbia, University of Penn
| sylyania, Princeton and Bowdoini The result
Of such a race would settle the question of
which was the best crew and satisfy all collsgea
Base Bali Notes
Harry Stevens has the score card privileges
at Pittsburg, Washington and Columbus. and
is worthy of the title, THE Score Card King"
President Won der Horst has sent letter to
each Baltimore player asking him to report
about March FL, and directing him to get in
| good condition before that time.
| Catcher Mcclure of the Washington club is
! the relict Of the old Philadelphia battery,
Casey and Mcclure. The former has about
| given up the business. He was great pitcher
| once. but with faint heart.
| Glenalvin who it will be remembered filed
| Pfetfer's shoes on the Chicago team during the
| n B
ISOLATION in batting. and Dooley, who was the
same season on the local team, leads the field
| ing.
| Dahlen of Chicago, although young player,
is Of the kind who will not take any advice, and
| through snubbing older players who gave him
a tip in the kindliest way. became the most I'M
popular man in the team. His third-base play
was crude last year-that is, fine points were
| not made.
Tom Burns of the Chicago club says: II
| oh, hnx-o snlA a.
can remember that when I was boy looked
at Arson. O'Rourke. Bennett and others play
ing the game. Because man is over thirty he
| is not old.
There is talk Of changing the rules to three
| strikes and three balls.
| As Secretary Meaus was short about thirty
| games his association records are valueless.
| The Boston Glote claims to have published the
| only complete records of the doings OF the
| American Association players in 1891.
| The league should make u rule preventing
| catchers from putting their masks on the base
line to interfere with runner sliding to the
! home plate.
A. B. Jones, pitcher of last seasons Bradford
Penn. team, has been signed to play next sea-
| son with the LouiSvilies
President John T. Brush is not moving
| spirit in the new Central League indianapolis
club
The Cincinnati club will have the honor Of
| having the highest salaried man in the twelve
L
miskey will draw more pay than any man in
! the league. Johnnie Ward Of the Brooklyns
| will be Comiskey's only rival Both will draw
in the neighborhood OF $1,000.
| The president of the Louisville club recently
| sent dispatches to every other club in the
| league, stating that Brown would not be traded
| or sold under any circumstances by the local
organization. He wants to stop the constant
stream OF dispatches that have been pouring in
on him ever since the greatplayer was assigned
| to the Louisvilles.
President Hart OF Chicago SAYS There has
been no cut in Gumbert's salary. He signed
last year at q, zoo per year. with an option of
five years at tho same price. l simply sent him
| a new contract, but it. like the old, stipuia.es
his salary to be $4,000. Gumbert can't play
anywhere else aud can only get $4,000. What
is more, his salary will not begin until he signs
| q contract
The Western League will engage ninety-six
players.
Cy Sutcliffe lives in a town just outside
OF Chicago. but on his first trip to Chicago rode
on hay wagon. s... =
The Law and Order League Of Cincinnati
threatens to interfere with Sunday games.
The Louisville club has accepted the terms
of Ben Sanders, the pitcher. Sanders is now
at Vanderbilt University. He will graduate
this spring.
The Pittsburgs have wired President Soden
that the Pittsburg club would DO glad to have
Mike Kelly, and would assume the three years
contract tor $500 year If the Boston club
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