Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-06
THE FIELD OF SPORT.
WHAT the Various Ball Clubs Are
Doing.
frTTIEGlLL TO START AT IVY CITY.
Charley Mitchell to Sail for Amer
lea Wednesday.
BASE BALL NEWS.
what Diner.ut Clubs Are Doing for the
Coming season.


Coming season.
Local base ball enthusiasts are growing
FESTIVE over the delay in signing men for the
Washington team. but circumstances compel
tins state Of inactivity. As soon as the New
York y organized = number Of deals that are in
abeyance can be concluded abandoned, as
thc case may be- IL IL absurd to attempt TO
give the probable composition OF the Washing
ton team now. Any prediction il the merest
gue-s work In fact who will own and control
ths club Is not assured fact Mr.. Wagner
tays that he IS not going around offering his
club for sale But. at the same time. he is not
rrfusing any good offers. Pending tns reor-
eanizasion Of the Giants every bOdyis lying low.
There u some activity in tho other CLUBS.
Manager HsnlOn 81 Baltimore IL active IN ar
hanging for the Haltimores and has closed with
Your rev PLAYERS for the team The men are
Catcher Clark OF the san Jose (Csl-) team; Out
fielder Trcadwav Of Los Angeles. Cal; Pitcher
Natsvorth 81 Atlanta. Ga. and First Baseman
.EroWn Of oakland Cal The other men under
eo1trsct with the BaItimores for next season
are Pitchers Baker Of chattanooga. McNabb OF
I.Os Angeles and schmidt 81 last year club III
Mcmahon wishes to play ball again he viii have
10 Apply - hi- old club. Catcher Robinson
has not signed. but be will surely be one OF
Ialhmore's catc.er- next season % kourke
and NIr(iraw have also been secured Stricker,
Shiudl, ard GuusOu have 90 far ignored Man
ager Eanlon' = letters.
The new men are considered unusually capa-
bic players by Manager Hanlon- The man.
ager -aii An the great players started IN the
smaller leagues. and we have endeavored TO
secure the very beet men we can get" Clarke
h catcher Of great pToallse. he played
cighrv-tOar games ltst seasou IN the California
League. lie ranked second IN fielding, went to
al bat SIS tUes. made - base EIt9, "a sacrlnce
hit 8, runs. stole - bases and had batting
aSrra.-,, Of .9T7- Baker Chattanooga star
twirlrr and ranked third in the southern League
ia batting. WadsWor;h was Atiantas maiEstay
N the box and MeNabb Was considered IN Los
Angels the s'ar % the Pacific coast pitchers.
Brown u a me fielding first bsseman and a
hard hitter and has had experience with the
New York and Philadelphia league clubs.
Treaiwav the new oItfelder, Is a brilliant and
swift plzysv aud led the California League IN
batting lat wear with an average Of 800 in
eIghty-three games. He was fourth in fielding
among twentv-oue men
The CINCINNATI club officials have received
contracts signed by Harry Vaughn. catcher,
Gad J1d Smitb. the third baseman discovered
IN Montana BY Tony Mullane Seven Reds are
now under cover Comiskey. Jones. Mullane,
Holiday and DIVER being the other five.
Latham and Daniels are virtually landed
Those who have not vet signed are Morgan,
Murphy McPhee and George smith None of
theui have been heard from NcPhee Is known
40 be dissatisfied. and the club officials fear
they NAV lose the great second basemsn. Nc
Phee does not wan, TO submit to another de-
Grease Of salary.
The s. LOUIS Browns will have their in
fieldsrs the coming season: Perry Werden. at
first. Quinn. formerly of the BCstons, second;
Glas=cock. short. and Crooks, third. with Jack
k,weu A. extra intelcer. Their Quilted VIII
Danny GrIfhn ia iefs, BrJdie IN center and
->oWd or Caruthers in right
There Il a bright outlook for base ball in
Cleveland during the coming season The club
has signed two new men, They are Scheller-
man the Buffalo pitcher of last year, and Boyd.
his catcher. There will be two additional
Young pitchers signed by the management
One j. Williams who was virtually under the
tav OF the team al last season, and the other.
Hastings a Young West Virzinian. The latter
pitched for the Canton (OhiO) club one sun
.lay near the close OF lass season when that or
sanizAtion defeated the 81. Louis Browns.
Cleveland had been watching Hastings for some
time and when the st. Louis game was won by
his good work decided to give him trial this
year
The plans for the new base ball park at Lin
coin and Polk streets. Chicago. have been re-
ceived by President Hart. who declares that
when thev are complsted Chicago viii furnish
the most thoroughly equipped base ball park in
the world
The grand stand will be divided into %. 30
and 7j-cent sections and so arranged that il
will be impossible for the various classes Of
patrons to lningie. 4 tower will pierce the air
from the center OF the stand and in il will be
ioeaTeJ the Uress seats. The club houses will
b. IN he form OF neat cottages and a tWo-storv
brick once viii oecupy the corner at Lincoln
and Polk streets Work on the plans will be
bezau A. once
Iitrher Terry has written President Bucken-
be-rsr 81 P,t.sbury from BROOKLYN stating that
n. h In excellent form to mitch next season
ave, n the pit-ber Il moved back of second base
into center Acid Terry IL working in the Wes-
Ievau University gymnasium while coaching the
Ve-Isvan team He will go to Charleston by
nav Of boat leaving New York on March 10
Manager Seele Of the Boston Bas, Ball Club
IA. ordered his men 10 report in Boston on
Ayril inst. al of March Is President Soden
4 IN hora- Of openina the season away rom
Lone v.b-n asked when he intended To sign
h. ravers he sand. II would like TO see the
other c,ub- sign their men first. / don't
tins We vii have much trouble: the bows will
NJ do-ibt he r,.sonabie We didn't make any
money lat -ea4ou-in fact. W. came ont inst
even On she wear Nov. We wou,d ike some
thing ~ our Investment Certainly men like
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