Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-23

offered as high rs s2OooO to have M lief, out
aud themselves admitted. and others offered
raore II less srrns But We got in for nothing
on my representation.
Now. this new troube has sprung IN after
1 assured the others that there would be no
! more. and il places me in a very embarrassing
position, ard. what grievcs me far more. SCI
! rioasly ieoyariizos Louisvilles foothold an the
league. other clubs are still willing 10 give
4 b;c sums 90 set an. aud at the next meeting
| Louisville men may feel little insecure. N
| Louisville should he ousted the city would loss
the greatest advertisements il ever had
Il hink that II some 81 the suing stoch-
| holders, who invested because thew wanted 10
see the game IN Louisville, realized this facs
! they would withdraw. like MIR. Sebastian Zorn
\ IL Is this fact that makes the suit a serious
thing. because 10 not think that the plaintiffs
have the slightest grounds and most a=suredly
viii lose the case. Ii is 10 be hoped that the
matter will be soon settled"
rHx NEW YoRks
John r. Day seems very hopeful OF succes
for his club the coming season. In an inter-
view he says: Everything points to . success
full year. The men we have signed are hSs,-
class and in the new league they will have TO
| play ball. L have just received n letter from
Silver King, our new pitcher. He SAYS he has
been out in the country for a while. but IL nov
| back in PIt;sburg getting into form, and will
be IN the test kind OF condition on April I.
There some who think that our third
baseman. Lyons. ~ inclined TO be wild He
| tells me that he will he in better condition
] than ever this year. Rusie Is out in Indianapo-
| las very Iauch a; home, but he will be with us
when the time comes. l would like TO see
| Mike Kelly IN the New York Club II he would
| not try 10 interfere with Buck Ewing position,
and don't think lac would. bel Is great
hearted fellow and n good ball player. There
has been no definite action taken as yet about
| signing lSm."
some criticism has been made OF the Sizing
| mp Of The clubs In last Saturdays STAR, the
/ allegation being advanced that New York was
| Eut too high. This Is what tho conservative
Iua,S thinks OF the new Giants:
| A comparison ot the present nine with the
| teams that represented this city in years gone
l by can be made very easily. To begia With.
husIe, Ming and John Ewing are by long odds
better than any trio of pitchers New York has
ever had. As pitchers Eusle and hing compare
| favorauly with keofe aud WEIGH when they
we're IN their prime. BOYLE and Kelly. IL the
latter Is secured. are not 30 strong as Ewing
and Deasley were. The difference. however, 10
very slight At first hase Capt. Ewing is the
equal OF tonnor as a fielder and batter, Superior
az a base runner, and he surpasses HIM to Q
/ marked degree a team worker.
! Eassett Is not the equal of Richardson buS
| nevertheless lie is far from beng a poor man.
Bassett plays much better ball than lac gets
credit Tor. He is of the ''get thar" order,
working steadily every day and making fev
circus plays. At short Fuller will become n
/
lug the position As a fielder he is stronger
than either Ward or Glasscock and compares
iavorably with them IN base running and bat
| ting. Fuller Is perhaps the most active man in
| thc profession. Though under the medium
heigh; he covers an immense amount Of ground
Some OF his work as a member Of the ST Louis
| Browns has never been equaled.
Lyons is the best third basemAn that New
York has ever had He Is n better fielder than
Denny while with the New Works, and hs
surpasses either Whitney or Denny in the
! batung line. The outiield-Iiernan Gore and
% Rourke-ls as coed as any that has ever been
seen here. New York has not been strong in
| the outiold in any year. The men are good
hltters, but they are not as active ns they
/ might he. Herman is tie fastest runner of the
J trio and ought to cover the most ground. In
order to bring his running qualities into play
lac Will be placed in center field and Gore viii
go to right
| THE CHTcAGos.
Arson is a firm believer in early spring prac-
tice. The Chicagos almost invariably the
first team to report in the spring. They have
made practice trips through different parts Of
the country. Tours of Texas. Florida, Louisiana
and months visit TO Hot Springs and Denver
| respectively have been among their ventures.
Now the old man has new trip mapped out
| for his windy city crew. Next spring be will
venture on new territory. The team will go
to California about the LIST Of March. They
will so direct to San Francisco. aud after play
| ing there two or three weeks will come back by
the Southern Pacific route. playing games IN
Los Angeles. salt Lake city, Denver, Calves
ton, Houston. New Orleans, Memphis. Nash
vile and up the line. arriving in Chicago In
time TO open tho championship season. Arson
and has warriors will prove blg card On the
Pacific slope, and more than enough money
viii be taken in at the gate In San Francisco 10
pay the expenses Of the entire trip.
| The Chicago club is being rapidly shaped up.
| The catching department 10 already taken care
| of, with hlttredge, Schriyer and Murphy, and
! the pitching departing mt las about been filed
up. The club has five men under contract,
| viz: Hutchinson, MeaAin, Duke, Gumbert and
| Luby. All these viii be carried except Gum
| BERT who will no doubt be released Arson
has great hopes of Duke. This twirler has
shown ability enough when right ~ hold has
own in any company, and whatever Ansons
| faults might be he has a way OF keeping men
straight peculiarly his own. Dave Rove
said last winter that Duke was easily
the best pitcher in the Western League.
| Pipp may be a good man. Dahen is TO cover
| third and Cooney short stop in the event Glass
| cock cannot be secured. Tom Brown, Ryan
| and DUNCAN were wanted FOR the outned, bus
| the former has not yet been secured. III he ~
not, and Tom Burns arm comes around all
right. he may be put on third and Dahlen used
| in the field. Wilmot will not be with the team
| The Pittsburg club Las been writing TO secure
his release If possible.
THE BRooKLYSs.
Johnnie Ward did not have an opportunity
| to show his caliber q manager-captain lsst
season. He was laid up with a bad hand one
third Of the season and his team was weak In
the pitchers box. Next season be will have .
| team TO his own belief. and any one under the
impression that the Brooklyns will lie among
the trailers will be treated 10 a surprise party.
| With Brouthers Ward and Joyce on the bases,
| Corcoraa at short. Burns Collins and Griffin in
the outticld and Lovett, Haddock. Hart Terry
and Caruthers tor pitchers the city Of churches
will mex season present the best team that hss
yet represented 1t.
| Wills Filed Yesterday.
The will OF the late Mary Dorsey was fled