The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-20

ment for three weeks. New Orleans signed
him then and the contract was approved
by President Young. SIS. Louis did not
| protest At the end of the season New Or
leans reserved Newell, and the reserve list
was also approved by President Young, and
again st. Louis was silent Afterwerd S..
Louis made up its mind that Newell's re-
| lease had never been paid for. The fact
was hardly found out for the first time at
that late date, but it was sufficient excuse
for the National League to declare the claim
valid. lJ has been q bard season. so it was
easier to quote law than pay $780,
Items From Other Diamonds.
Manager Ward expects to sign about fl
teen players, but will not carry that many
all season.
Short Stop Frank Shugart has the small
est feet of any man playing ball. He wears
a No. shoe and must have his shoes made
! to order.
According 20 Buckenberger. Charlie Far
rell will be permitted to sign with Boston
at 800, which is 5000 less than Pittsburg
| offered him.
Manager Ward proposes TO give two
Unlontown College players, Sterling ard
| Wilhelm, a chance to see what they can do
| tAb pIOAessAOhhla.
Buffinton has become too fat to play ball
any more He is doing we'll in the coal bust
ness at Fall River. SEovey Is in the same
line in New Bedford.
The Washington club still talks about se-
curing Catcher Gray, although that man re-
| verts 10 the Eastern League under the rul-
ing Of the national board.
Herman Long says he won'b play with
| the Boston club, but would like to join
the Chicago team. Herman, like many
another man, doesn't know when hs is well
off.
One of the few sensible players is Cub
| Stricken. Says he: Now the game is down
on earth and we must all pull together.
Ny cut is big one, but will not affect my
work"
Edward W. Timpson, who fell dead March
| 10 at his home in Orange, N. j., was "A good
base ball player, and a member of the
Orange Athletic Club. He was only q
years old.
Manager Barnie OF Louisville has relin-
| pushed his claim TO Breckenridge. Mr.
Bsrnie says he 10 negotiating for third
baseman, and if he secures him Bassett will
| play hrst base Tor Louisville.
P. 7. Bowers will make the best president
| the Eastern League or any minor league
ever had. He not only knows base ball
from to z, but be is a hustler AID will
keep things moving all the time.
No player seems to be in better trim than
Ed Crane. Perhaps more radical change
never was effected in any base ball player
h. 10 = I'll e.
habits that have proved the ruinstion OF SO
many good men.
1t 10 worthy Of note that no two managers
or players have the same opinion as to the
effect of the new rules. And yet their
views Largely governed the rulemakers. Nc
wonder she legislation was loose, impotent
aud paradoxicaL
Ban johnson firmly believes the coming
season will he successful for these three res.
sons: First, the presidential campaign is
over; second, there being but one big league,
interest must be confined to it; third, there
! will be but one short season.
A week ago it was announced that
O'Rourke. Maui and Mulvey had been
signed by Washington. Mulvey says he has
not yet signed or even accepted terms.
| President Wagner still clings to his repre-
hensible habit of anticipating events and
mixing facts and fancies.
Long John Healey will pitch no more.
He has an excellent and wellpaylng posi-
ton with st. Louis business house, and
will this summer 60 on the road fer his en-
ployers. Physically, Healey is in splendid
condition, but there Is not enough money
in the game now to tempt him back to the
diamond.
There Is need Of a revival Of the Scorers
league. Not until one has swung around
the circuit can there be a proper realization
of the wonderful lack of unanimitY among
scorers of the country. There is scarcely a
city that is not welded to certain inter
probation of the rules, and that interpreta-
ton is religousIy carried out
The young catcher, Billy Merritt who
has been released by Manager Barnie OF
Louisville, IL winteriug at Lowell, Mass,
where he can he addressed at Lawrence and
Watson streets. He caught forty-three con-
secutive games for Louisville last season,
did good work, and cannot imagine why he
has been released, especially as Manager
BRrnie did not see him play.
Clarence Dow, the well-known base ball
writer and statistloian Of the Boston Globe,
died at his residence, No. 30 Lowell street
West SOmerviiie, Saturday night. after "A
lingering illness. Mr., Dow, about year
ago, was seized with an attack Of acute
bronchitis. which, step by STEP, grew more
severe, and finally developed into oonsump-
tion. He continued his work on the paper
which employed him until about six months
ago, when he was obliged to relinQuish its
duties. Mr.. Dow was born 10 Chsrlestown
thirty-eight years ago. he always mani
tested a warm Interest in all outdoor sports
and particularly in base ball, he having
been prominent player in the old Union
Club of Charestown and the Frsnklins and
Riversides OF Cambridge.
New York has a team that has set the
old-time cranks chatte.inR like mRgpies
There are only two members of the team
stu unsigned. They are Rusie and Me-
Mahon. John Ward now has the contracts
Of eleven men in his pocket. They are
Connor TO play first base, Fuller for short
stop, Keller for third base, Herman, Davis,
Burke. Lyons aud McQuaid outfelders.
Crane and King pitchers, with Rusie to
come; Doyle catcher. with Mike Kelly in
prospect and probably some other good
! back stop. There is a team that is strong